And here we are, once again. The final day of Movie Month. Today marks the 390th overall movie and the 330th podcast of my favorite podcast project of the year! Today I went back to the theater one last time to see the latest DC Studios release, Supergirl. Despite some opinions and smaller than hoped for box office receipts, I (spoiler) enjoyed this movie and loved Milly Alcock as Supergirl.

Since this is the final Movie Month episode of the year, I decided (all by myself and with no suggestion) that I should come up with a top 5 favorite of 2026. If you've been listening all month long - you shouldn't be surprised.

Until 2027, the Movie Month box office is officially closed! Thanks everyone for listening!!

Finally. Finally. Finally. This movie eluded me in the theater. I just couldn't find the time to get out and see it. My wife even saw it with her students on a field trip - but I never got out to see it. Until today.

I read Project Hail Mary last year and it was probably (not probably) my favorite book from that year. Possibly my favorite book in the past couple years. The end of that book left my a blubbering mess so I was so excited to see that the movie was now streaming.

Does seeing it at home instead of on the big screen lessen the experience? Perhaps a bit. But I got as close to my television as possible to make it as big of an experience as I could.

And it worked. In the words of Buddy The Elf, "I'm in love and I don't care who knows it!"

Remember when seeing Dinosaur's in a movie was breathtaking? Decades go by, visual effects get better, and sequels and reboots keep those dinosaurs coming - but nothing can come close to the magic of the original. That being said, I have watched every Jurassic World movie as part of Movie Month, and enjoy them each to varying degrees.

This one? Well, it happened. I enjoyed some of characters, liked most of the actors, and thought the dinos were cool enough. There were some good action set pieces, some cool shots, and some moments that made me smile (though they were probably looking for a laugh.)

Not to spoil the podcast, but there was a B-story with a family that I found both dumb and annoying. And the father of this family should lose any custody or visitation rights he has to his children. He was the true villain on this movie.