I'm saddened to see for Kbin was the first instance I signed up on.

That's sad to hear. I most enjoyed the weekly movie thread where I could write review snippets and peruse (and find) new movies to add to the list.

Blue Valentine (2010)
This beautifully raw film looks at a relationship in stages juxtapositional. It's euphoric, passionate, morose, and hopeful. It's the nature of love in real life and for most of us, will cut close to the heart. It's glorious.

That Thing You Do! (1996)
A classic tale of the 50-60s music industry done in the typical fun biopic style so much that I believed it was a real band. It is romanticist light fun and better than most biopics.

Terrified (2017)
An admirable attempt at the genre but falls to the classic pitfalls by the midpoint and logic goes out the window. The lingering scenes with the child was a clear high point of the film.
@kux@lemm.ee I finally watched it.

Vikram Vedha (2017)
I was recommended this as a film that tackles morality. It did not fulfill the promise as its characters and lessons are juvenile but it is an average action film with above par story for Kollywood (and Bollywood).

Elevation (2024)
Remove believable characters, modify the script, and you are now watching a (very) poor version of A Quiet Place. It fails on all fronts and is filled with tropes done poorly, which saddens me as I like Morena Baccarin.

Odd Thomas (2013)
A small town comes under threat and its native supernatural sleuth must save it. Although not ground-breaking in any sense, it has heart and is quite delightfully charming with its small town characters and setting with hopeful young love.

The Awakening (2011)
This period horror/thriller sends a professional skeptic into a haunted boarding house to unearth the truth behind hidden ghosts. Though it's mostly formulaic horror, its capable protagonist and cinematography and atmosphere carries the film even if the ending is weak.

My Spy (2020)
I erroneously thought I had watched this before watching the sequel late last year as the premise sounds vaguely alike to every other family spy movie. I thoroughly did not enjoy the sequel but this original was (surprisingly) decent with enough action and laughs for little and big kids alike. 

The Order (2024)
The Order takes a look at the white supremacist movements that are unfortunately still relevant in this day and age. It's a solid film though hampered by its indecisiveness of wanting to be realistic in one scene while becoming pure dramatization in the next.

The Legend of Hei (2019)
If Flow wasn't adorable enough for you, this film will surely fulfill that itch whilst incorporating more (traditional) story-telling elements. The artistic choice of melding classic and modernity was enjoyable though I wish it was more detailed during the finale. This is the latest "cat movie" I've watched in recent weeks and I unabashedly adore this the most.

Mickey 17 (2025)
Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho of Parasite fame, one can't help but expect something greater than what Mickey 17 delivers. The premise is interesting and is suitably absurd but the great tragedy of it all is nothing is explored leading to missing profundity resulting in an average film.

Moana 2 (2024)
Moana 2 is everything you come to expect from Disney, a safe, family-friendly film in a familiar cookie-cutter mould that doesn't enthral nor fully disappoints. Its mediocrity permeates throughout the entire movie including each of its musical numbers.

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
I remember watching Venom and although average, it was fun and the humour between the symbiote and Hardy was there. The latest Venom has a quarter of the fun and the humour all fell flat. I do need to draw attention to Juno Temple as the constant bulging-eyed stare on her expressionless face was absolutely jarring every time her character was on screen.

My friend actually has 2 (and 1 regular smartphone) and dailies the Galaxy Z Fold 6. She uses it for work and media consumption and loves it so much she's mentioned wanting the Huawei Mate XT.

I see the appeal for people who wants/needs the screen real-estate but it isn't required for regular users. Ultra/Pro models of phones being in a similar position of irrelevancy for people not obsessed with having the best camera.

It's using global numbers so it would actually be #4 after Ne Zha 2, Détective Chinatown 1900, and Captain America: Brave New World. It is #2 domestic though.

I adored Perfect Days for those exact reasons yet Suzume's attempts to pull at the heartstrings felt blatant and a little hollow and is why I chose the word "gratuitous". Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I entered without prior expectations of greatness or if I had a personal connection to the 2011 earthquake that so permeates throughout. Don't get me wrong, the film to me was decent but the romance was shoehorned and it wasn't cohesive enough to live up to the hype. I do intend to watch eventually Your Name as it's widely believed to be his magnum opus and I would love to see a more compelling Suzume.

I can see how as it was almost so ridiculous and fun it could be a cult film but it missed the mark IMO. There's no copyright on formats so by all means use it!

Dial M for Murder (1954)
This classic is full of twists and turns you see coming as 70+ years of film has invariably duplicated aspects of the classic yet still does not detract from the experience. Another timeless film from Hitchcock.

The Cutting Edge (1992)
Watching this movie was a stroke of serendipity. There is absolutely nothing original in this romantic comedy yet the chemistry between the leads are evident and their acting brings it to reality truly making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Suzume (2024)
This is sadly my first movie I've seen of Makoto Shinkai and I understand why he has a following. It is gorgeously animated and the gratuitous use of magic hour helped with the theme (and visuals). The story is simple and cute but too many unanswered questions and plot holes ensured it did not live up to its hype.

Doghouse (2009)
Reminiscent of Shaun of the Dead but unfortunately holds none of the wit and charm while carrying a misogynistic undertone. The comedic bits and their varied "zombies" made it watchable.

Terrified is on my (very long) watchlist so I now must also add When Evil Lurks.

Ne Zha 2 (2025)
The highest grossing movie you've never heard of. This was put on my radar from the other site and despite my reservations of seeing a foreign film in theatres (I know, it's likely my Hollywood-centric roots), this is what a cinematic experience is as the last animated film I had this much fun was Into the Spider-Verse. It is beautifully animated and I felt every emotion without feeling forced (the woman next to me cried twice). A few scenes had odd pacing and some jokes were clearly lost in translation, but I am now waiting for the IMAX (re)release in the NA market.

Patton (1970)
The most feared general of Nazi Germany from the US, or so the movie claims. We now know this to be false but historical inaccuracies aside, this film holds up to the test of time and explores the man behind the impetuous but talented general in a rose-tinted biopic.

Flow (2024)
A cute story of society and survival featuring not just the internet's favourite, a cat, but also includes a social media craze, the capybara. With Ne Zha 2 fresh on my mind, it might be unfair to compare its quality of animation as it only had 5% of its budget, but the animation was jarringly subpar at times as if it was an animated film from the 2000s. I do applaud the director's choice in making it free of dialogue and keeping anthropomorphisizing to a minimum, the latter I would love to see more of.

Sri Asih (2022)
The second movie in Indonesia's home-grown attempt at the MCU - DCEU as it's essentially Wonder Woman? - is exactly as predictable and formulaic as you come to expect. Better than Wonder Woman 1984 at least.