Street Fighter Is Pretty Dumb But At Least It Knows That

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Street Fighter isn't as unbearable as Mortal Kombat. I'll give it that. Below is a mini-review for that as well as Whalefall, You Can See Everything, The Social Reckoning and Animals. One of those movies is one of the three best movies of 2026. HINT: It's not Street Fighter.

The Street Fighter game was fun because it was stupid but campy with cool characters and didn’t take itself seriously. That’s exactly what this movie is. I just don’t want to play the video game for 119 minutes.

Having said that, this understands its mission so much better than the Mortal Kombat movies. They take themselves way too seriously and are missing the light touch this has. This knows it’s weird and leans into it.

If you are someone who isn’t familiar with the game, this is a giant stay away. There’s nothing for you here. But if you enjoyed the games, this might be worth the watch. It’s faint praise but this is better than an average video game movie.

Never has a movie been more like its own character as this is to Ken Masters.

STREET FIGHTER: C

Whalefall is store brand 127 Hours but with daddy issues. That still makes for a pretty good watch.

Austin Abrams does a nice job carrying the entirety of another movie right after Resident Evil. Both movies are good but for his next movie, I hope he has some more scenes with other actors. He’s good here when he’s with Josh Brolin.

There’s not a ton to discuss beyond what the movie shows us. Guy with recently deceased dad (who he had a complicated relationship with) gets stuck in a whale. The dead dad stuff is always going to work on some level for me.

This is worth the watch and just because something has a very direct message doesn’t mean it’s not still interesting.

WHALEFALL: B-

You Can See Everything hits on so many themes from such an unusual place, you’re left almost in a state of disbelief when it’s over. You’re left to question love, truth, perception, fairness and more. The only thing you know for certain is that Nathan Fielder is a genius.

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There have been three great movies so far in 2026. This is one of them.

At times this feels almost voyeuristic; like we shouldn’t be there watching this. At times, it almost plays like a whodunnit where you thirst for more knowledge and access. Fielder continues to be on a plane of his own. He’s doing things that are too brilliant to even really be copied yet it feels so accessible. 

In a world where actual truth and fact feels like it’s further away than ever, this movie asks if it was ever there at all.  Absolutely brilliant.

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING: A

There’s half of a good movie within The Social Reckoning. I found the information about how Facebook made decisions to amplify negative posts to be an interesting look at tech business. The movie just loses its way the more self-righteous it gets. And boy, can Aaron Sorkin get self-righteous.

Even associating this as a sequel to The Social Network does this movie a huge disservice. That movie is one of the greatest movies of the century. This feels like it could have been made for cable.

Jeremy Strong, who is a very good actor, is horrendous here. He plays Mark Zuckerberg as some sort of villainous cartoon character. It’s such a giant drop off from Jesse Eisenberg’s complicated character.

Aaron Sorkin can be a great screenwriter but it’s clear he needs a director to keep him in check.

THE SOCIAL RECKONING: C

Animals is perfectly fine Netflix trash. The bigger question is why is Ben Affleck making Netflix trash? This is same guy who directed Best Picture winner Argo? What the fuck?

There is nothing in this movie you haven’t seen before right down to the twists. That’s not to say it’s bad. You’re getting solid performances by Affleck, Gillian Anderson and Steve Yuen. It’s all OK.

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But my mind can’t help but drift to why? Live By Night was worse than this but at least that had some level of ambition. It was trying to be something and failed. This isn’t even trying.

After this and The Rip this year, has Ben Affleck stopped giving a shit?

ANIMALS: C+

2026

1. Project Hail Mary

2. The Odyssey

3. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING

4. 28 Years Later:Bone Temple

5. Hope

6. Tony

7. Tuner

8. Send Help

9. Crime 101

10. Nirvanna The Band

11. The Drama

12. The Sheep Detectives

13. Obsession

14. The Invite

15. The End Of Oak Street

16. Lorne

17. Power Ballad

18. Pressure

19. Spider-Man 4

20. Heart Of The Beast

21. Death Of Robin Hood

22. How To Make A Killing

23. Toy Story 5

24. The Dog Stars

25. Buddy

26. The Weight

27. Disclosure Day

28. Hokum

29. Over Your Dead Body

30. I Love Boosters

31. Backrooms

32. Resident Evil

33. Jackass 5

34. Primate

35. Idiots

36. Primetime

37. The Christophers

38. Cold Storage

39. Hoppers

40. Motor City

41. WHALEFALL

42. Onslaught

43. Devil Wears Prada 2

44. Camp Miasma

45. Coyote Vs. Acme

46. Forgotten Island

47. Ready Or Not 2

48. Undertone

49. Solo Mio

50. Minions 3

51. Faces Of Death

52. Don’t Look Back In Anger

53. Is God Is

54. Gail Daughtry

55. The Moment

56. The Furious

57. Ice Cream Man

58. Supergirl

59. Scream 7

60. ANIMALS

61. The Brink Of War

62. Spa Weekend

63. Young Washington

64. Normal

65. Midwinter Break

66. The Rip

67. Deep Water

68. Mutiny

69. Masters Of The Universe

70. Mandalorian & Grogu

71. I Was A Stranger

72. We Bury The Dead

73. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

74. Epic

75. THE SOCIAL RECKONING

76. STREET FIGHTER

77. The Mummy

78. Nimrods

79. Scary Movie 6

80. Passenger

81. Forbidden Fruits

82. The Wrecking Crew

83. Goat

84. Dracula

85. Angel & The Badman

86. Wuthering Heights

87. Whistle

88. The Bride

89. By Any Means

90. One Night Only

91. They Will Kill You

92. Leviticus

93. Fall 2

94. Digger

95. Super Troopers 3

96. The Breadwinner

97. The Uprising

98. In The Grey

99. The Magic Faraway Tree

100. Animal Farm

101. Super Mario 2

102. Outcome

103. Michael

104. Greenland 2

105. Reminders Of Him

106. Stop That Train

107. Practical Magic 2

108. Moana

109. Shelter

110. You, Me & Tuscany

111. Mortal Kombat 2

112. Fuze

113. Iron Lung

114. I Can Only Imagine 2

115. The Pout Pout Fish

116. Verity

117. Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

118. Melania

119. A Great Awakening

120. Psycho Killer

121. Other Mommy

122. Evil Dead 6

123. Insidious 6

124. Mother Mary

125. Mercy

126. Charlie The Wonderdog

127. Protector

128. The Strangers 3

129. Return To Silent Hill