Is Digger Tom Cruise’s Biggest Flop?
I saw Digger in the theater—with popcorn, a Pepsi Zero, and a little help from my Regal membership. Now I’m still trying to answer one question:
What the hell did I watch?
The reported budget was enormous. The opening weekend? A lot smaller. But the box-office numbers aren’t the only thing that surprised me. Digger has oil, environmental satire, family drama, theater, and comedy all competing for screen time.
The critics seem to love it. I didn’t have the same experience.
Could Digger become a cult favorite like Edge of Tomorrow? Or does it have too many stories going on at once? I share my full take in the video—and you can decide whether I’m completely wrong.
Watch my Digger review: NielFlamm.com/videos/moviereviews
The Invite: Dinner, Drinks and a Very Different Kind of Party
What happens when you take two couples, put them together for dinner, add some wine, and give them VERY different ideas about relationships?
That's basically where The Invite starts.
Joe and Angela, played by Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde, are in a comfortable relationship.
Maybe a little TOO comfortable.
Then there's Pina and Hawk, played by Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.
They're newer, more adventurous, and definitely more willing to explore their relationship.
And Pina happens to be a sex therapist.
Yeah...
You can probably see where this is going.
Or can you?
I actually really enjoyed the chemistry between Rogen and Wilde. Their banter feels natural, and Olivia Wilde—who also directed the movie—knows when to let Seth be Seth and when to take control of a scene.
Then you have Cruz and Norton bringing an entirely different energy to the table.
Literally.
Because once these four people get together...
Dinner gets interesting.
I had a pretty good idea where the movie was going.
But there were enough twists, uncomfortable moments, and relationship questions to keep me watching.
And that's what I get into in my full review.
Is The Invite worth watching?
Is it funny?
Is it uncomfortable?
And what happens when one couple's idea of a healthy relationship is VERY different from another couple's?
I'm not giving all of that away here.
You'll have to watch the video.
🎬 Watch my full The Invite review:
NielFlamm.com/videos/moviereviews
And trust me...
This is one dinner party where “Just bring a bottle of wine” probably won’t cut it.
Holy Moses: A Pregnant Nun, West Texas and… a Cow?
Every once in a while, the algorithm drops something in front of me that makes me ask:
How the hell did I get here?
This time, it was the short film Holy Moses, starring Amanda Seyfried.
It's only about 15 minutes long, but somehow it connects a pregnant nun in 1960s Ireland with a man at a gas station in West Texas in the late 1980s.
And what ties these two worlds together?
A cow.
Yes.
A COW.
The premise was strange enough that once I started watching, I needed to know where this was going.
Amanda Seyfried plays Mary, the pregnant nun, and the story jumps across decades and thousands of miles through what is described as a peculiar miracle.
It's weird.
It's religious.
It's mysterious.
And it's ambiguous enough to make me wonder what exactly I watched after it ended.
But unlike sitting through a two-hour movie only to discover I have no idea what happened, Holy Moses asks for about 15 minutes of my life.
I can make that investment.
And I actually found it interesting.
It feels less like a traditional short film and more like someone opening the door to a much bigger story, letting me look inside for a few minutes, and then closing it again.
Apparently, that isn't entirely accidental. Writer-director Eli Powers created Holy Moses as a proof of concept with the possibility of expanding the idea.
I'd watch that.
Because now I have questions.
Lots of questions.
And most of them somehow involve...
THE COW.
🐄 Watch Holy Moses here:
Resident Evil (2026): Bryan, Get a Clue!
I went into Resident Evil (2026) knowing almost nothing.
I had seen a few creepy trailers—including those arms coming out of the house and grabbing the door frame—and that was enough to get me into the theater.
Then my friend asked:
“Is this a remake of the movies based on the video game?”
My highly researched answer?
“I don't know.”
Afterward, I asked THE GOOGLE and learned this isn't simply a remake of the Milla Jovovich movies. There are familiar elements, including Raccoon City and the Umbrella Corporation, but this movie does its own thing.
And then there's BRYAN.
He's a medical courier. He's our hero. He's funny.
He also makes some decisions that had me wanting to yell:
“BRYAN! GET A CLUE!”
Throw in a snowstorm, a desolate city, a wandering woman, some seriously gross horror, and the consequences of people creating something they probably shouldn't have created...
And I had a pretty good time.
Did I need to know all the Resident Evil games and movies to enjoy it?
Nope.
I needed Bryan to make more thoughtful decisions.
🎬 Watch my full Resident Evil (2026) review:
I Can't Wait to See This... Which Is Exactly What Worries Me
Okay...
I REALLY want to see this.
The trailer absolutely did its job. I'm interested, I'm intrigued, and I'm already wondering when I can watch the whole thing.
But I have two concerns.
First:
Did I miss any of the good parts?
We've all watched fantastic trailers, only to discover later that someone basically took the best four minutes of the movie, chopped them into a two-minute trailer, and saved us the trouble of watching the rest.
I'm hoping that's NOT what happened here.
My second concern?
Please don't go the Backrooms route.
Some of the producers involved here are also connected with Backrooms, so I'm hoping this one gives me a very different experience.
For now, though, the trailer has me.
I'm absolutely planning to watch this one.
Hopefully, when it's over, I'll be saying:
“That trailer didn't even show us the best parts.”
And not:
“Well... I guess I already saw the movie.”
🎬 Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mnTITqqiT0
I'll definitely have more to say after I see it.