So I guess posting got me to thinking correctly… the scanner and the agent were pointing at the legacy stuff once i changed those to plex movie i was able to apply the upgrade matching and then i could choose plex movie in the fix match and suddenly dozens of movies fixed themselves… hurray
FYI, with the new Plex Movie agent you can add IMDB or TMDB IDs to the folder and file name.
Plex uses the ID first when trying to match movies. So, if you’ve one that won’t match, add the IMDB/TMDB ID to the folder/file name and refresh the metadata. It should match right away.