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Deep Water Movie Review
I went to see the movie Deep Water the day after it was released, May 2nd of 2026.
Starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley and directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4, Deep Blue Sea, Prison, Driven, The Strangers 1 and 2), the movie is about a plane crashing in the Pacific Ocean, and how the survivors try to stay alive on what is left of the plane, amongst the open ocean and sharks.
Deep Water is a classic disaster movie, in the vein of the Airport franchise, The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake, Starflight One, you name it. It has everything that makes a disaster movie. Some characters you care about, some you don’t. But it is a thrill ride and I recommend seeing it.
Thank you to Gene Simmons (KISS), one of the producers of the movie, for putting the word out about it.
Again, Deep Water is a very good disaster movie. Check it out.
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I’m Going To Miss Chuck Norris Forever!
Nine days after his 86th birthday, one of my heroes since childhood, Chuck Norris, passed away.
He had been a martial artist since he was in the military in the late 1950s and maintained being a martial artist his whole life.
He was an instructor and ultimately formed Kickstart Kids, which has helped sooooooo many kids stay away from gangs and helped them become martial artists themselves, as well as better people.
He had no aspirations to be an actor, but with encouragement from friends like Bruce Lee and Steve McQueen, he took some acting classes, got some early bit roles, such as The Wrecking Crew, and most memorably in Bruce Lee’s movie Return Of The Dragon (AKA Way Of The Dragon), and ultimately became the star of his own movies.
Slaughter In San Francisco, Breaker! Breaker!, Good Guys Wear Black, A Force Of One, The Octagon, An Eye For An Eye, Forced Vengeance, Silent Rage, Missing In Action, Missing In Action 2: The Beginning, Braddock: Missing In Action III, Lone Wolf McQuade, Code Of Silence, Invasion U.S.A., Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos (5 episode animated series), The Delta Force and Delta Force 2, Hero And The Terror, Firewalker, The Hitman, Sidekicks, Top Dog, Hellbound, Forest Warrior, The President’s Man, The President’s Man-A Line In The Sand, Logan’s War, Bells Of Innocence, Dodgeball, The Cutter, The Expendables 2, Agent Recon, Zombie Plane.
He also became the star and title character of Cordell Walker in the 8-year series Walker Texas Ranger.
He wrote several books, including a few autobiographies and co-wrote some really cool western books (review here).
He even had his own brand of water (C-Force).
He had his own fighting organization for a while (UFAF).
He was a loving family man, very kind, humble, and gracious man.
Several years ago, I got a signed picture from Chuck in the mail, which I’ll forever cherish.
But for the last several years, Chuck attended many conventions, expos, and comic-cons.
I got to meet him at three of these, the first being actually on his birthday, in 2018.
I gave him a birthday card. He signed my poster of him in The Expendables 2 and he told me how much fun he had making that movie.
My cousin Zachary met him that day too and Chuck signed a DVD set for him.
When I met Chuck the last time in 2022 (I just got my picture taken with him in 2019 also), he signed a DVD of his cartoon series Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos, again told me how much he loved doing The Expendables 2 because I told him I loved him in it so much. The last thing he did was clutch both my hands and say “God bless you”.
Each time I met him, he was always happy and always had a huge smile. He was very kind to everyone. I can’t say he had a bad bone in his body. I think he truly was one of the nicest people ever.
When I first read that he was in the hospital for an undisclosed medical emergency, I didn’t think much of it because the report said he was joking and was in good spirits. But then I worried because he was 86 so it could have been anything.
I know he was always healthy, but again, he was 86.
But as sad as it is, he did so well in life.
And he truly left his mark on a lot of people in the best of ways.
He was the ultimate role model.
I wish his family, friends, and fans all the best.
I’ll always love you Chuck. And I’m glad I got to be in your presence. Godspeed and God Bless.
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“The Bride” Movie Review
I saw the movie “The Bride” about a week after it was released.
Like most movies this year so far, it sadly has not done extremely well at the box office.
However, that does not mean that it is not a good movie.
I enjoyed it very much.
It’s sort of a combination of The Bride Of Frankenstein and Bonnie And Clyde.
Frankenstein (played by Christian Bale), wants a bride. Well, he and a doctor played by Annette Bening, dig up a woman (played by Jessie Buckley) who had been killed, but who was also possessed by Mary Shelley (Frankenstein author), and the doctor re-animates her.
After that, some interesting adventures ensue.
The cast of Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Benning, and everyone else is very good.
Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, I highly recommend this movie, especially if you are a fan of The Bride Of Frankenstein and Bonnie And Clyde.
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Robert Duvall (1931-2026)
One of the best at what he did, Robert Duvall, passed away on February 15, 2026, at the age of 95.
I’ve not seen all of his work, but everything I’ve seen him in (which is a lot) he was always great.
He truly is the definition of an amazing professional actor. He also became a very good director.
He did it all in the entertainment business, and dare I say, he always did it perfectly.
It did not matter if he was the main star, supporting star, or cameo, he always delivered.
I’m so glad I was alive in his time to see his greatness.
All the best to his family, friends, and fans.
I’m going to list some of his enormous body of work, and again, I can tell you he was amazing in all of it. Here it is:
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Outer Limits “The Chameleon” episode. He truly was a chameleon actor.
The Outer Limits “The Inheritors” two-part episode
Countdown
True Grit
THX-1138
The Godfather
Joe Kidd
The Godfather Part II
The Killer Elite
Breakout
Network
Apocalypse Now
The Great Santini
Tender Mercies
The Natural
Colors
Days Of Thunder
Lonesome Dove
Falling Down
Geronimo: An American Legend
The Paper
Phenomenon
The Apostle
Deep Impact
Gone In 60 Seconds
The 6th Day
Joh Q
Assassination Tango
Gods And Generals
Secondhand Lions
Open Range
Broken Trail
Crazy Heart
The Judge
That’s just a small portion of his mastery.
Seek them all out.
Rest In Peace sir.
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Wicked: For Good Movie Review
Wicked: For Good, which is the sequel to 2024’s Wicked, was released on November 21 of 2025 (earlier for some theaters though).
My girlfriend really got me into these movies.
I really enjoyed Wicked last year (review here) so I was looking forward to seeing Wicked: For Good.
At first, I must say I was enjoying it, but later on, the movie really went into a new gear and I was really loving it then.
The first movie did a great job establishing all the characters and the songs are fantastic.
But this movie is darker and the story has more teeth to it, if you will.
Wicked: For Good is really a ride and again, the songs are fantastic.
All the cast is great, as it is in the first movie.
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, and everyone else play their characters to the hilt and all do a splendid job.
If you are a fan of Wicked and The Wizard Of Oz, I don’t know how you could not enjoy Wicked: For Good.
Like anything, it’s not for everyone, but I love it, and so does my girlfriend (she’s already seen it 4 times and will go see it again).
Yeah I can attest it’s that great.
Go see it!!!!
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Tron: Ares Movie Review
Tron: Ares was released on Friday, October 10, 2025 and is the third movie in the Tron series.
I love the first two, so I knew I would love this one.
And I do.
This one is about a program named Ares (Jared Leto) who ultimately disobeys orders from his creator (Evan Peters) by not killing Peters’ rival (Greta Lee) and classic Tron style action ensues.
Jeff Bridges, the star of the first two, returns in this very good follow up to Tron: Legacy.
The music for this movie was done by Nine Inch Nails. Very good stuff.
If you are a fan of the Tron movies (like I am) then you should enjoy this one.
Go see it.
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This Is Spinal Tap/Spinal Tap II The End Continues Movie Reviews
I just went to see Spinal Tap II: The End Continues today, two days after it premiered (September 12).
I’ve been really excited for this movie.
In fact, I even re-watched the first movie, This Is Spinal Tap (released on March 12 of 1984) this morning.
Not only did I want to see it again, but I wanted to watch it and the sequel back to back.
Anyway, in case you don’t know, the actors Michael McKean, Christpher Guest, and Harry Shearer, along with director/actor Rob Reiner created the story of this fictional band, Spinal Tap, in the 80s and made a movie about the band.
It was filmed like a documentary of the history of the band, and life on the road for their latest album/tour and the drama that unfolds.
This movie, for some musicians, was met with frustration or puzzlement because some thought it too close to home to what they do and some really thought it was a documentary.
But in fact, it’s just a funny look at how being in a band is.
The movie is very entertaining and if you haven’t seen it, stop what you’re doing now or ASAP and watch it. And if you have seen it, watch it again and go see the sequel.
And speaking of the sequel, it picks up 15 years after Spinal Tap did anything (They actually did release a few albums and did a handful of shows over the years.) and shows the band reuniting to do one show, which they strangely were still contracted to do.
The sequel actually has some of the people who were in the first movie, as well as some rock royalty (Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John!!) making appearances, which is awesome, as well as some other cool musician cameos also.
Like the first movie, I found the sequel to be very funny and entertaining and you must see it.
Spinal Tap Rules!!!
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Freakier Friday Movie Review
Freakier Friday, released August 8th of 2025, was a movie I was not going to miss in the theater.
It is the sequel to Freaky Friday, released in 2003.
Once again starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, this movie is quite similar to the first movie, in which both of them end up going into another body.
Although unlike the first movie, Lindsay goes into her daughter’s body and Jamie goes into Lindsay’s daughter’s rival’s (soon to be step-sister’s) body.
If you like or love the first movie, you will like or love this one too.
It’s a lot of fun and I had a great time watching it.
Check it out.
Great job to everyone who made it.
Fun movie!!
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The Naked Gun (2025) Movie Review
My girlfriend Mariah and I went to see the 2025 version of The Naked Gun on Friday, August 1.
For anyone who doesn’t know, The Naked Gun is a sequel to The Naked Gun movies starring Leslie Nielsen from the late 1980s/early 1990s, which are followups to the show Police Squad, also starring Nielsen.
These movies are spoofs, so they are not meant to be taken seriously and they’re strictly meant to be fun and funny.
They are and this one is no different.
Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. (Leslie Nielsen’s Frank Drebin’s son), an L.A.P.D. detective who is very good at his job, but also bends and breaks the rules big time to get the job done.
In this movie, he ends up helping Pamela Anderson (who plays a detective novelist and does a very good job in this movie) solve the murder of her brother.
Let’s just say a lot of funny things happen throughout and you will laugh a lot watching this movie.
We need more laughs these days, and this movie certainly delivers on that.
It’s very funny and it’s just fun.
Go see it.
You won’t regret it.
And also stick around for all the end credits because there is more that goes on all the way to the end.
And there are funny references in the credits too.
See if you can find them.
Mariah and I loved it and I think you will too.
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My Tribute to My Favorite Wrestler Hulk Hogan (August 11, 1953-July 24, 2025)
As I type this, I’m still processing the passing of Ozzy Osbourne (December 3, 1948-July 22, 2025).
Two days after Ozzy’s passing, my favorite wrestler ever, Hulk Hogan, passed away too.
I had heard for about a month that his health was not well, but I honestly did not believe it.
In the last several years, Hulk Hogan has become someone everyone loves to hate, and fair enough.
I’ve not loved everything he’s done and said by any means.
Having said that, I became a fan of his when I was six or seven years old and he was the reason why I became a wrestling fan.
From 1989-1992, when I first watched wrestling (I sadly went away from it for many years but did get back into it and will forever be a wrestling fan.), Hulk Hogan was everything to me.
I bought into his whole character and he was one of my biggest heroes.
Even when I went away from watching wrestling, I never stopped being a Hogan fan.
And even when I got back into wrestling years later, he was the reason.
Many will forever argue who the “greatest wrestler of all time is”. I have many favorites, but for me, it’s Hulk Hogan.
He was the biggest star, sold sooooooooo much merchandise, and really put his name out there and professional wrestling out there too.
Wrestling was popular wayyyyy before he came along, but when he got really popular, wrestling definitely kicked into a new gear of popularity.
He wasn’t the only reason, but the biggest reason why because again, he put his name out there and put professional wrestling even more into the mainstream.
From 1984-1992 or 93, Hulk Hogan was IT!!
He went into a slight slump in the mid 90s, but when he teamed with Scott Hall (RIP) and Kevin Nash and formed the bad guy wrestling faction New World Order (NWO), Hogan’s popularity soared again.
In 2002, when the NWO attempted to make a comeback, the fans really wanted Hogan to be a good guy again, and that’s what he did.
His popularity, even in 2002, was off the charts.
Some years later, family/domestic issues became forever tabloid news, even to this day.
Like all of us, he was flawed and made mistakes, but for me, the good he did still outweighs the bad.
If you don’t agree, fair enough.
But no matter what, Hulk Hogan, for me, will always be my favorite wrestler and I will be forever grateful and thankful to him.
I sadly never got to see him wrestle in person or meet him (although I did get his autograph a few times via online and at a wrestling show), but I did get to see him at a wrestling pay-per-view in 2011 in Cincinnati.
I’m glad I at least got to see him.
I feel like I need to say so much more, but I’m at a loss.
All I can say is I’ll always be a Hulkamaniac and again, I’ll always love him for all the good that he brought to my life, and especially childhood.
I love you Hulkster!!!!
Rest In Peace and all the best to your family, friends, and fans all over the world.
Hulkamania/NWO 4 Life!!!
All the pictures I’ve included in this post are from my collection of magazines, books, DVDs, toys, and pics of the show I saw him at.
I included pics from the DVD of the show I was at and after thinking my personal pictures I took at the show were lost, I finally found them and have also posted them.
This is not everything that I have of Hogan, but you get the idea that I’m a Hulkamaniac.
Again, I love you Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea)!!!!!
Thank you for making my childhood and life in general better.
