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January 31, 2026

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#Get Out the Popcorn! January-February-March Movies

by NancyElin

MARCH:

  1. Frankenstein (2025) – nominated for 9 Oscars 2026! – I liked it…only a few ‘gory’ scenes!  – very good…but not super!
  2. Sinners (2025) – Loved the soundtrack but I’m not a fan of ‘vampires’ etc. So I was not the target audience. – 16 Oscar nominations 
  3. It Was Just an Accident – (2025) – I simply do not understand how this film got Palme D’Or and Oscar nomination… huge disappointment.
  4. One Battle After Another (2025) DiCaprio, best actor? I hope not! Movie was TOO long…and I did not see the ‘masterpiece’ qualities at all!
  5. Train Dreams – …just the kind of film we need for these troubling times…a beautiful film. Oscar for Cinematography? = EXCELLENT

FEBRUARY:

  1. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy (1979) – Wonderful series based on John Le Carré’ book – EXCELLENT
  2. OLYMPIC GAMES! – I was glued to the TV for two weeks….!!

JANUARY:

  1. Mr. Mercedes – (Netflix) – Love Brendan Gleason…but NOT in this. Turned it off after 3 episodes – disappointment 
  2. Lost Illusions (Apple)Movie only tells only  part 2 of the book…does NOT do Balzac justice! – Bah
  3. Pluribus (Netflix) -I like Rhea Seehorn…otherwise I would have turned it off after episode 3 – boring
  4. Murder in Monaco (Netflix)- Sloppy production, boring and waste of my time.  – boring  – 01.01.2026
  5. Weapons  (Apple) –  Beyond bad…! Nothing remotely creative/intelligent …just a bunch  of zombies. Bah. o2.01.2026
  6. A Real Pain (Disney)Not what I expected…Culkin is too crazy…..and Eisenberg too stiff. 04.01.2026
  7. His Three Daughters (Netflix) -..It was okay…not great.  New York Times films 2024.  06.01.2026
  8. Man on the Inside (Netflix) – NOT funny…each episode felt like cringy …stopped after 5 episodes. 17.01.2026
  9. Cover-up (Netflix) – many memories about the news in 1960s  EXCELLENT
  10. The New Yorker 100 Years (Netflix) – my favourite magazine! – EXCELLENT
  11. Sunday Best: the Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Netflix) – EXCELLENT
  12. The Holdovers – (Netflix)  ….good feeling movie, loved it!  – EXCELLENT
  13. Evil Under the Sun (BBC 2)..love Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith = EXCELLENT
  14. Documentary (Art History)   “Basquiet: Rages to Riches”. (53 min)
  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23gz8pbPKOI  = WOW…just WOW!
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  1. Feb 2 2026

    I think I liked A Real Pain but didn’t love it, as I had hoped to.

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    • Feb 2 2026

      Funny, many very popular series often disappoint me….they just fizzle out in the second season. I’d prefer mini-series (4- episodes). The best “mini” series last year was “The Fall of the House of Usher” . I watched for RIPXX. With your “walking dead/zombies” watching experience…you’d probably think it very tame but I sat on the edge of my seat!

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