Went to see a few over the past few weeks.
First, went to see the new Spiderman. I really enjoyed it. I liked the cross-over with the other characters, won't say more than that for the sake of spoilers, if anyone cares. I thought they handled that part really well all things considered. I liked that a couple of them got their redemption. Overall one of the better sequels in the MCU.
I give it 7 out of 9 stars, because I do not like 5-level rating systems, but you have to keep it an odd number so you cannot cop out with a 5 out of 10 on everything, and why make it a 5 star rating system if you are giving half stars? Just go with 9 already and pick a number.
Second, went to see the new Matrix movie, Matrix Resurrections. It was ok. I liked it better than either the 2nd or 3rd installment. It might be ok if they use it to springboard into something new, but for the most part it felt just like they rehashed everything to make a buck. No real change with any character at all. They are all who they are frozen in time, running through new action sequences, but older so the action sequences had to be a lot more tame because John Wick's old body can't handle the flippy-spinny **** anymore. An enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours, but really no more substance than that.
5 out of 9 stars.
Third, went to see the new Ghostbusters movie, Ghostbuster Afterlife. It was basically just an homage to Harold Ramis, and if you didn't have a good understanding of the original Ghostbusters, or who the original characters were, you would probably be pretty lost in this one. The action was ok, the child actors were fine, the story was the same but had a few unique twists. I liked the increase in scale of the final solution. I also didn't mind the arrival of the original dudes. No character gets much depth, other than the one who is actually dead through the whole thing. But for fan of the franchise in general, it was a good tug at the old nostalgia heart-strings. If you are not already a fan you probably won't get much out of it. I grew up with Ghostbusters, having seen the original in theaters 3 times. I didn't care for the 2 sequels, but I enjoyed the premise and the characters are fun. So for the nostalgia it was pretty good. As a movie, in and of itself, not so much.
4 out of 9 stars, but 6 out of 9 for the nostalgia factor.