Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)

(This was originally published May 23, 2026)

This feels like half of a season of the tv show cramped into a 107 minute movie. It's not good. The one positive thing that I can say is that it move fast. It's not trying to monopolize your time.

This should have been another season of the tv show. Everything feels underdeveloped and poorly written. Wendell Pierce gives this monolouge where the word cost is said about five to ten different times in two minutes. The villain is dull and never feels threatening. The film never gives him time to be, he just comes off as an upset middle age man on a cellphone. He could be talking about bad customer service and not terrorism.

I don't like John Krasinski's take on the Jack Ryan character. He feels more CIA operator than analyst, which is a point the film goes out of its way to stress to you about every five minutes.

This movie is super forgettable. No one outside of the Jack Ryan fan base will remember this movie in six weeks. My review is a D, you can skip this.

Obsession (2026)

There were so many things that I liked about this movie and three things that frustrated me. Of those three things I will only address two of them because the third is a spoiler.

I think this is a great commentary on young men in their 20s and all the wrong ways that they can deal with unrequited love. This movie is going to be the subject matter of countless video essays on YouTube for the next five to ten years. It addresses a lot without feeling too "this is the message".

I am not familiar with the two leads, Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, but I thought they were great. I look forward to seeing them in whatever their next projects are. Whoever did the lighting in this movie, they did amazing work. They really set the tone for how crazy this movie was going to get.

This movie has pacing problems. The main character often finds himself in awkward moments. The film really want you to feel the awkwardness of those moments. The problem is it stays in those moments too long and it just slows the film down. What is supposed to feel like a stylistic choice ends up feeling like padding.

My other issue with this movie it feels like it was a short film/ story idea that was stretched out to fit the length of a feature film. The second act of this movie plays some of the same notes over and over again when it should just move on to the next one. The two leads make it easy to get through these moments, but that's a testament to their acting abilities rather than the script.

All my issues with the pacing of this film come during the second act. Especially compared to the fast paced and chaotic nature of the third act.

Do I recommend this movie, yes. Do you need to see this in a theater, maybe. If you like horror movies then yes. If you’re a casual horror movie fan like I am then I recommend waiting until it hits streaming services. I think this movie is going to play better on rewatches, there is a lot this movie is trying to say and I think it takes more than one watch to get it all. Also I would pair it with 2025's

Companion for a "the dangers of unrequited love" double feature.

My review is a strong B-.

Super Girl (2026)

I am not saying this movie is underrated or some sort of masterpiece, but it has taken a lot of unnecessary criticism. I heard people call this movie a disappointment or a film with nothing going on and I don't agree. I think a lot of people expect this to be James Gunn's Superman part 2, when in reality it's feels more like a movie tie in back up story to Gunn's Superman movie from last year. It's a fun story that gets you on board with this take on the Supergirl character. It doesn’t really push the character forward or the DC films forward.

As someone who is halfway through the book this movie is based on, this movie feels like it should have been an eight part miniseries like HBO Max's The Penguin. There is no depth to this film, it just feels like it is running to the next scene. This film is too concerned with getting through the plot to worry about developing it's characters. If I was a Supergirl fan that would be very frustrating, especially since the flashbacks feel like they are supposed to do that. They kind of do, but they mostly left me asking more questions. If you told me that there was another half-hour or hour left on the editing room floor I would believe you.

It's got enough fun action scenes that I can't write this movie off. Jason Momoa is pretty good as Lobo and I don't even like that character. I think this movie is going to do crazy numbers on basic cable and streaming, this has all the makings of a future TNT/TBS/USA Network classic. This a great movie to fold laundry to on a weekend afternoon. You will be folding your clothes and Supergirl will be folding up her enemies. I call that a win win.

If you like superhero movies then I recommend seeing this, but you can wait for streaming on this one. My review is a C.