THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) is not just one of the best of Marvel's superhero films. It is also a life affirming look at a group of people mired in serious depression who learn to be better and happier by helping each other. Watching these sad-sack characters, each of whom is at the lowest point in their adult lives, realize that the way forward is to focus on the folks around them that they can support. They all come to see that even though they are broken, it is their loved ones are the people that can piece you together as long as you do the same for them. The film is both funny and touching in ways I had not expected.
The List
UNKNOWN WORLD (1951) – 5 (slow, dull journey to the center of the earth)
THE MEDIUM (1980) – 6 (Italian possession drama)
SEX IS CRAZY (1981) – 6 (Jess Franco’s episodic sex comedy)
SPECIAL AGENT (1935) – 7 (fast, fun criminal tale)
THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) – 9
DAMNATION ALLEY (1977) – 4 (rewatch on Blu)
I LOVE A MYSTERY (1945) – 7 (First of the series)
EXTERRITORIAL (2025) - 7 (German action film)
THE EQUILIZER 2 (2018) – 7 (well done action film)
THE UNKNOWN (1946) – 7 (third ‘I Love A Mystery’ film is a southern gothic)
FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS (1962) – 7 (rewatch on Blu – the shorter version)
UNTIL DAWN (2025) – 4 (some great cinematography and effects but ineffective)
THE AMATEUR (2025) – 7 (solid espionage/revenge thriller)
THE DEVIL’S MASK (1946) – 6 (second I Love A Mystery film)
THE PURCHASE PRICE (1932) – 5 (slight romantic comedy/drama with Barbara Stanwick)
SMILE BEFORE DEATH (1972) – 7 (sexy mystery from Italy – giallo?)
ASSASSINATION IN ROME (1965) – 6 (murder mystery from Italy)
AMUCK (1972) – 7 (rewatch on Blu) (giallo)
COMPANION (2025) – 8 (rewatch)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FINAL RECONING (2025) – 6 (too long)
THE EXECUTIONER OF VENICE (1963) – 7 (excellent period drama/adventure)
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