I know I said I’d do this for every four movies I watched, but when your mind is busy because of a critically ill loved one, you don’t really have to focus to watch a lot of new films. But in an effort to get better at self care, I jumped back into it this week and ended up seeing some pretty good films. Here are my last four films watched.

Iron Lung (2026)
So this movie was written by, directed by, and starred Mark Fischbach, better known to millions of his fans as Markiplier. Now, I was never big into YouTube beyond watching trailers and the occasional funny video so I don’t have a history with any of these famous Youtubers AND I had never played the video game this was based off of so I went into this film with fresh eyes.
And you know what? It was pretty damn fun. This film was made on a 3 million dollar budget and while that would be life changing money for most of the world, as far as films go, that’s not really anything. As of the second day of the films release it had already grossed 7 million and as of today 2/6/26, it has grossed a little over 20 million meaning it should be considered wildly successful.
Iron Lung is a locked room style horror that completely takes place in this tiny submarine and the whole movie was carried on the back of Mark’s talent, which I’m happy to say he had plenty of. This movie was intense at times and it gave me the vibes of films like Event Horizon. This is a slow burn film so if you’re looking for something action packed, look elsewhere. But if you want a solid indie horror that builds up to a satisfying crescendo, then this is for you.
8 out of 11

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
I felt like this movie was good when taken all in but getting to the final point was a little disjointed. This wasn’t fully the whimsical romp I’m used to from Wes Anderson and it feels like the second act tried to go in a different direction. There was a stacked and talented cast as always, which is never a shock when it comes to Anderson’s films. High caliber acting is never a question in his movies. Where the movie lagged was its pacing and it’s only thanks to a solid ending that I looked upon this film favorably when it was all done.
This made me laugh a couple times and even made me tear up a time or two, but this is far from my favorite Wes Anderson film, though I can see why others would have such fond memories of it. I do have to keep in mind that this was only Anderson’s fourth film so that could explain the odd nature of the second act, but if he remade this film and leaned more heavily into his more modern style, I think this sould be great. But as it stands, this film is simply good. And hey, being good isn’t bad.
7.5 out of 11

Shelter (2026)
Yes, my friends, we have another movie where Jason Statham plays a retired hitman or a former operative who is in hiding and he’s forced back into the life when someone up ends his peaceful existence and he is forced to remind everyone why you don’t mess with him. And you know what? I love these movies. I’ll watch them forever. If there’s some universe out there where both Statham and I are immortal and he makes these movies for the rest of time, I’ll always watch them.
That being said, this was a middle-of-the-road Statham flick. It wasn’t bad at all, but I’m not sure I’d ever revisit it outside of a Statham marathon or something like that. The action was good but this movie failed to make the operative sent to kill Statham feel like a real threat. We needed to see just a little bit more from him, maybe see him complete some mission first before being called to go after everyone’s favorite British bad ass. He just kind of shows up and starts attacking Mason (Statham). Also Bill Nighy’s Manafort, the other bad guy, feels like he was tacked on last minute.
So the antagonists in this film could have beena lot better, but again, this film was still a lot of fun and if you’re a fan of these kind of films, there’s no reason to skip this one.
7 out of 11

Send Help (2026)
I’m very upset at myself for forgetting to look for Sam Raimi’s car. Logically I know that there are only a few scenes it could have been in, but that’s not good enough for me!
A lot of people have been calling this movie the love child between Castaway and Misery but I want to add one more film to that. Let’s add a bit of She’s All That too. Rachel McAdams’s Linda Liddle is a lot like Rachel Leigh Cook’s Laney Boggs in the sense that we have this beautiful actress playing this frumpy nerd and then what’s that? She gets a glam up and look who’s suddenly hot? Though in the latter movie it was a makeover and in this film it’s more of a love of Survivor that helped her get her grove back, though she’s no Stella.
This movie played out almost exactly how I assumed it would and I’m not mad at that. I knew what I was going in to watch and I got what I wanted. This movie has Sam Raimi written all over it and there are some very memorable moments and I’m glad that the trailer didn’t spoil them all. If you’re the squeamish type, maybe wait to watch this at home so you can fast forward certain parts, but for everyone else, let’s support theaters and go see this on the big screen.
8.5 out of 11

So, my Future Friends, what are your last four films watched? Let me know in the comments and if you’ve seen any of these films, let me know what your score is.