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This season dropped some crazy bombs! (pun intended) Here is our review along with some of our theories for the final season!

A very underwhelming movie based on a popular book from 2012 left us expecting more of Ridley Scott.

In this adorable Whodunnit, sheep are the detectives solving the murder of their shepherd. Laced with comedy and heartwarming deeper truths about humanity, will this be our next fifth star movie???

Marvel broke box office records again, making this movie its greatest success since Endgame. Could this be the movie to turn the tide and stop the flops? We shall see. See if this is the movie to end our podcast and get us that fifth star.

Nolan is back with one of his most ambitious projects yet. The story is 3000 years old. Can it bring new life to cinemas in 2026? Will Matt Damon ever get home and was the pig scene necessary??? Most importantly, will it be a 5 star movie that Jaimie and Albert can finally agree upon?

Spielberg is back with a new original IP story about a secret the government has been keeping from the public. Is it a secret the public deserves to be privy to?

Is this Mattel's Barbie movie for boys? Themes of masculinity and strength are a core piece of this He-Man reboot. Was it worthy of five stars?

This book adaptation straight to Netflix has many divided. You'll either love or hate this movie, so please tell us where you fall!

The era of decades delayed sequels is upon us. Will this one hold up to the original? Let us know what you think!

This part one to Michael Jackson's life was a lot happier than we expected, it makes us wonder how dark part two will be.

This Mike Flanagan movie based on a Stephen King Novella really stole our hearts. If you haven't seen it, go watch it! If not, please let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Brendan Frasier stars in this Japanese movie, Rental family, which is about an actor that gets hired to play family members to lonely people. Watch our review as we explore Themes and Plot Structure!

Is this movie the next Interstellar??? Or is that comparison completely off-based? Let us know what you thought of Project Hail Mary in the comments.

We had a competition going and unlike the live action short film winners this year, we can't just leave it there. Find out how we plan on breaking our tie at the end of the episode.

We're Predicting the Oscar 2026 Winners... Most Correct WINS!!! Let us know in the comments what your Oscar 2026 Predictions are!

With everything going on in Iran, this movie seems to point to the cultural climate that his likely shifted drastically in the last week. Incredibly interesting take on revenge vs peace! Will it win the oscar for best foreign film? Even more importantly, will it be our next 5 star movie?

First Norwegian film to receive 9 Oscar nominations! This episode is shorter than most due to some technical difficulties, but we hope you enjoy!

This beautiful film transported us to the early 1900s logging industry. With a fascinating look into life, death, and love, will this movie push us into a five-star rating?

As we continue our journey through the best picture nominations, Bugonia makes a striking addition. Originally a remake of Korean film, "Save the Green Planet!" this movie takes a more modern approach on the direction history is taking us. Will it be our next five star?

This movie is LAYERED and up for 8 Oscar nominations. Exploring themes of grief, relationships and parenting, we rated this Shakespeare Historical Fiction based on his life from the minds of Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell. It could very well be a fifth star contender.

This could be Timothée Chalamet's year for an Oscar! With 9 Oscar nominations total, and Albert being a huge ping pong fan, this movie has promise, but will it be the one that ends our podcast?

The Avatar franchise is back with their third movie. Was it the best one yet? Or a letdown?

After 4 years of waiting, we finally got the conclusion to this story that started nearly 10 years ago. Did it deliver? Not really the ending we were hoping for.

Albert and Jaimie compare their top 20 pics of 2025 so far. MOST of the movies on our lists have been reviewed on our channel, so check those out! A few we have yet to see or review did not make it on this list, but hopefully a fifth star takes the top spot soon.

Rian Johnson's third installment of the Knives Out series brings faith into the conversation when a priest is accused of killing another priest. Will it be our next 5 star movie?

Did the sequel live up to the hype? The Box office seems to think so! Did Jaimie and Albert's stars finally align?

Taking a break for our regular movie reviews, we're taking a look at ST5 vol 1. We have A LOT to discuss in this episode, and it will include spoilers for not only seasons 1-5 but also the play The First Shadow.

After a year, we return to Oz to find out how Elphaba and Glinda's relationship turns out. Based on the classic Broadway show, will it be a five star movie?

Comment below if you think Albert should be a film history professor! This movie is definitely a small glimpse of how cinema has evolved and transformed thanks to films like Breathless.

Guillermo Del Toro took this project nearly 20 years ago and has finally released it to the public. It is currently on Netflix and has already been in the Oscar conversation. Will it be our next FIVE star movie?

Kathryn Bigelow's new movie House of Dynamite is on Netflix and has some mixed reviews online. Will it be our next five star movie?

This Indie comedy came out earlier this year, and provoked an interesting conversation about music, art, and British comedy. Will it be a 5 star movie?This movie was based on a Short film that you can watch here:part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z05-AcF8X0part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxvAd01X0Cs&list=RDnxvAd01X0Cs&start_radio=1

After much hype, Albert and Jaimie are finally reviewing Paul Thomas Anderson's newest film. With the oscar buzz alone, could this be their next five star movie?

Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell take on their pasts, untangling their relationship issues along the way. This magical realism movie is odd, but could it be five-star worthy?

In this court drama, the question throughout is did she kill him, or did he fall? Written with a script worthy of it's Academy Award, the actors bring this story to life, raising questions about marriage, parenting, and life choices. At its heart, Justine Triet's film is about the messiness of the morally gray human experience.

In this modern reimagining of Kurosawa's classic High to Low, Spike Lee makes some artistic choices and asks some interesting questions about the music industry. Will it be a 5 star movie?

While catsitting for his neighbor, Austin Butler finds himself mixed up in the wrong kind of situation. In this Baby Driver-esque story, Darren Aronofsky tries his hand at action comedy with a conflicting ending. Will it be our next 5 star movie?

Netflix just dropped a new book adaptation based on Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club book series. With stars such as Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley tied to a hilarious premise, could it be our next 5 star movie?

On this episode of the fifth star, Jaimie and Albert review Vanessa Kirby's latest Netflix film, Night Always Comes. They have to ask: what would you do if you needed $25,000 in one night? Will this be the final episode?

Singing pop songs while fighting demons? This movie has been topping Netflix's charts for over six weeks. Could it be 5 star worthy?

Lot of opinions for this reboot. Watch our Superman review for additional context!

In honor of our 50th EPISODE, and our one-year anniversary as a podcast, we decided to pick our favorite movies for each year starting from 1975-to now! Some are embarrassing, some are our favorites. Let us know what your movies are and if you have any recommendations!

The Superman movie was a hit to the public. Will it be our next 5-star movie? Next week is our 50th episode and 1 year anniversary as a podcast! We will be going through our top movies from the last 50 years and see how they compare.

Was the front man the protagonist? NEXT WEEK: Superman

Celine Song is back with another A24 film starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. Will this romance drama with a smidge of comedy be our next 5-star movie?

This story is still relevant today as it raises a lot of questions about how the news is captured and how we are responsible for the stories we air. NEXT WEEK: Materialists

Is this a worthy finale to the Mission Impossible franchise? We also rank every Mission Impossible movie!

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Spoiler Free Reaction
17:54 - Score Reveal
20:15 - Spoiler Review
43:41 - Ranking Every Mission Impossible Movie

As we get ready for the FINAL Mission: Impossible movie, we're going back to the beginning. Join us next week when we review the final movie, AND tier rank the franchise.

This movie isn't just about the horror appeal. It's far deeper than that and in this review we dive into the themes of Sinners and how Ryan Coogler might just be a genius.

Marvel brings us a darker story with a new ragtag team of "Avengers."