Nae's Not Like You

  So remember in my Wicked: For Good  review, I mentioned that the first movie is no longer my favorite movie from last year? That’s because I finally saw several movies from last year that I either A; neglected to see, or B; was unable to see. Hopefully this will not become a habit, but here is a revamped version of my favorite movies of 2024. #10: Smile 2 I finally watched both the Smile s for Halloween earlier this year. They are FREAKY! But in a good way. I do not know if I would say the second is better than the first, but it did a really good job expanding the story without feeling like a complete rehash of the first movie. Naomi Scott’s performance was fantastic. Due to clunkers like Aladdin and Charlie’s Angels , I’m quite surprised that she had that type of range in her. She really understood Sky’s anguish and portrayed her deterioration almost flawlessly. I hope she does more drama projects in the future. I also liked that the ending technically speaking is the same ...

  Thank God we did not have to wait another decade for this one. Though I am aware that this franchise is far from over. Obviously taking off after the previous film, Jake and his family (who are currently in mourning) are still dealing with Quaritch. And to make matters even worse, he's got a new friend; a psychotic Na'vi leader by the name of Varang. To my surprise, this selection in the franchise fixed some issues from Way Of The Water , notably Spider. The previous film did not know what to do with Spider, but this movie gave him more to do and made him relatively interesting and I really applaud it for that. We also see some growth in Lo'ak and Kiri, with Lo'ak I found significantly less stupid in this than his first appearance (which makes sense considering the tragic circumstances of his brother), and Kiri becoming more independent and developing into her own person. Varang is completely INSANE and a very good match for Quaritch, and I am TERRIFIED to see what sh...

So here's a very strange pairing for a double review. A Very Jonas Christmas Movie  is a fictionalization of the Joe Bros struggling to get home on time for Christmas. Train Dreams chronicles the lonely life of Robert Grainier, portrayed by Joel Edgerton. A Very Jonas Christmas Movie This was ridiculous, but entertaining. The boys themselves pretty much carried this entire movie, they really fed off each other's energy (which they're probably used to). My only issue with this movie is that I found the songs pretty bland and forgettable. But other than that, I'm good with the movie. Train Dreams This was very good, but I did not expect it to be so sad. 2 of the biggest strongpoints of this movie are Edgerton (obviously), and the cinematography. It is gorgeous and probably some of the best I've seen this year. Edgerton broke my heart in this, again I did not expect this movie to be as depressing as it was. Not that I'm complaining, I'm just surprised. Great mo...

  More Billboard ;   Last Christmas - Wham I've never really been a huge fan of Wham (or George Michael), but I won't deny that the song is incredibly fun and extremely catchy. That chorus is obviously the standout of the song, It is incredibly infectious. It's hard to not sing along with the chorus whenever it's heard.   Grateful-  Dante Bowe Ft. Fridayy I have mixed feelings towards this song. On one hand, It's another song that's a good example of everything wrong with modern day Gospel music. But on the other hand, It is not too bad to the point where I find it unlistenable. Overall, the song is just decent, but still not necessarily special. Thanks For Reading.  Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/naomi.chadwick.58/ TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nae_not_like_you?lang=en 

Christmas music all around for Billboard ; Secular Music; All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey https://naesnotlikeyou.blogspot.com/2023/12/billboard-on-christmas.html   We Three Kings - We Are Messengers I've heard this song many times, I've never really been super impressed with it. This is probably the most interesting rendition I've heard as this sounds like something you'd hear at a medieval kingdom. Definitely not what I expected, but not bad. Thanks For Reading Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/naomi.chadwick.58/ TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nae_not_like_you?lang=en 

Both off these movies I heard about earlier this year, and I did not receive access to them until recently. Rental Family stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor in Japan who's hired by a rental family agency and gets a little too attached to his clients. Based on the novel of the same name,  Hamnet is a fictionalized retelling of the Shakespeare family's lives and the creation/production of  Hamlet . Rental Family Rental Family  was actually pretty good. It did surprisingly make me laugh and had some incredibly sweet moments. Fraser did a good job but Akira Emoto was probably my favorite. Not only was he hilarious, but he also almost made me cry 😭. I was not super impressed with the movie (honestly I did not think I would be anyway), but I did not leave disappointed either. Hamnet This Movie Was SOOOOO GOOOOOD! And I did not think I would be terribly impressed with this either, but literally 5 mins into the movie I was intrigued. Jessie Buckley was without a doub...