The Movie I Saw 2026

***** = Must see.
**** = Really good

*** = Worth seeing
** = A waste of time, but one or two good moments
* = Not worth your time
-0 = Less Than Zero: viewing this is likely to result in a dramatic loss of IQ points.

1. Song Sung Blue (2026) **** An excellent movie, with impressive work by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. Very funny at times, with unexpected wallops of sadness. Also longer than I'd expected. Not in a bad way, but I would have liked to have known ahead of time so that I'd have been better prepared. (You're welcome.) 1/1/26 

2. The Copenhagen Test (2025) ** Episodes 1 to 6 would've rated ***, but the last two episodes were just shit. A shame, as the premise (a U.S. agent's eyes and ears are hacked) and the stars (Simu Liu and Melissa (🔥) Barrera) were quite good. 

3. Greenland 2: Migration (2026) ** Some pretty weak shit here, but at least (1) it was short, (2) it kept things moving, and (3) Morena Baccarin is still super 🔥. The sub-text was vile, though: look out for yourself and fuck everybody else.

4. Rent-a-Cat (2012) ***** A quirky Japanese movie that really captured my heart.

5. Mercy (2026) ** I like Chris Pratt, but I wish he'd stop making bad movies. Is he behind on his rent or something? 1/27/26 

6. Broken (2017) **** Sean Bean as a troubled Catholic priest. A moving series, with some scenes so poignant that they made me cry. 

7. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) ***** This should be required viewing. Absolutely brilliant.  1/29/26 

8. Wonder Man (2026) **** A most excellent Marvel show. Ben Kingsley was particularly wonderful (no pun intended).

2/7/26 

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