The Tortured Poets Department is Taylor Swift at her most raw and self-aware, blending biting wit, emotional wreckage, and sonic experimentation into a darkly addictive album that feels like heartbreak reimagined as performance art.

Raging Bull dives into the self-destructive psyche of Jake LaMotta with unflinching intensity, delivering a bruising, operatic journey through violence, jealousy, and raw human frailty, anchored by De Niro’s unforgettable performance.

We Still Don’t Trust You is an overstuffed, underwhelming slog that leans on recycled ideas and bloated production, proving that even Future and Metro Boomin can run a good formula into the ground.

Ricky Stanicky aims for outrageous buddy comedy but falls short, blending recycled gags with juvenile humor that feels more forced than funny, despite John Cena’s committed performance.

Ramona swings for emotional and theatrical grandeur but ends up feeling overproduced and disjointed, with Grace Cummings’ powerful voice often drowning in a sea of mismatched arrangements and missed opportunities.

Road House (2024) flexes big muscles and brawls with style, delivering a fun, if shallow, remake that’s more about grit and chaos than emotional depth—perfect for a late-night action fix.

Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé at her most daring, blending country, folk, and experimental sounds into a sprawling exploration of identity and Black history that’s as bold as it is uneven.

If tech billionaires already give you a certain creep factor, “Ex Machina” cranks that discomfort up to eleven, serving up a cerebral thriller that asks: "What happens when your Alexa has feelings, but your CEO doesn’t?

Gary Clark Jr.’s JPEG RAW is a bold, messy experiment that swings for the fences, blending blues, hip-hop, funk, and soul into a genre-defying ride that’s as thrilling as it is uneven.

Dream Scenario is a surreal, darkly comedic dive into viral fame’s nightmarish side, with Nicolas Cage delivering a hilariously tragic performance that captures the terrifying randomness of internet-fueled celebrity.

Currents flips the script on Tame Impala’s usual hazy guitars, trading them for a synth-soaked, danceable dive into heartbreak and self-discovery that hits harder the more you let it in.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a vibrant, nostalgia-packed adventure with thrilling visuals, but it leaves depth and emotional stakes behind, making it a sweet treat mostly for die-hard Mario fans and younger viewers.