* Enola Holmes 3 (2026) Netflix Original Movie – Good Enough to Watch, this is a Mystery-Action-Adventure Movie set in the 1800s about the supposed younger Sister of Sherlock Holmes as she goes work on solving Mysteries on her own, with the help of her famous Detective Brother, of course. This is the third Installment in the “Enola Holmes” Franchise, this one is just not as good as the first two Films as far as I can remember. The Mystery Part seems a bit forced, as are some of the Action Sequences later in the Movie. There are still some good Stuff enough to watch, like the Humor in some Parts work very well, and Millie Bobby Brown has enough Charisma to carry a Movie on her own. I also like the Parts where they tackled the United Kingdom’s (UK) Colonial Ambitions during those times. I’m not sure if we will see more of Enola on Netflix, but if it does, I am hoping it goes back to what made the previous Movies work better.
* Smile 2 (2024) Movie – Above Average, this is a Psychological Horror Movie about a Singer who ended up being infected with a Demon Parasite that is seeking to kill her while infecting other People also. The first three-fourths of this Movie is probably the best Psychological Horror Movie I have seen in recent times, but is subsequently ruined for me by its very poor ending or the final one-fourth of the Movie. I just felt that the Writers just ended up convoluting the Story or Plot so much that they were unable “unconvolute” their Way out of it. It became difficult to distinguish where reality ended and the hallucination began, and eventually leading to a Plot Hole on how the Main Character was able to go thru the Motions of living while still in a hallucinated state. The Movie is still very much watching though, if only for the very creepy Atmosphere with they Way they shot it. Some continuous shots on certain Moments as well as lot of Close-up or Zoom-in Shots just added to its creepiness. Naomi Scott was awesome in the Lead Role as the tortured Singer, ably switching from terrified to spunky to whatever it is the Script required of the Scene.



