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7/10
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Hoppers
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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Daniel Chong's film isn't perfect, but it reaches such a strange fever pitch of hilarity and political prescience that it demands respect.
Posted Mar 02, 2026
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4/10
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In the Blink of an Eye
(2026)
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Emedo Ashibeze
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Poignant as these stakes may be, the presentation of this message doesn’t sting well enough to justify skin-deep characters.
Posted Mar 02, 2026
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8/10
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A Body to Live In
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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Yet, despite the intense acts depicted on the screen, A Body to Live In is a surprisingly smooth watch thanks to its careful attention to the intentionality of a trailblazer.
Posted Feb 27, 2026
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8/10
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Paul McCartney: Man on the Run
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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It's a beautiful film that entertains in as much measure as it deconstructs an often untouchable icon, making him seem more human, and thus, more impressive.
Posted Feb 26, 2026
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7/10
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The Napa Boys
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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If this all sounds rather asinine, it's because it is, but very much by intelligent design. But most of the hard plot points are merely springboards for Corirossi, Weitzman and their impeccable cast to wander in persistently surprising ways.
Posted Feb 26, 2026
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3/10
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Scream 7
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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Scream 7 injects nostalgia and self-referentiality like a weak drug, a stash of weed purchased so long ago it has gone so stale it crumbles to the touch.
Posted Feb 26, 2026
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8/10
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Micro Budget
(2024)
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Gregory Nussen
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Micro Budget is packed with superstar improvisers, immortalizing the no-budget film set life through the eyes and ears of a team of the stupidest possible people. It's a deliriously perfect, laugh-a-second satire.
Posted Feb 25, 2026
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3/10
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Undercard
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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The film's first half hits its beats fine, if without uniqueness, but the back half is packed to the gills with every requisite trope one can think of for an underdog sports film.
Posted Feb 25, 2026
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7/10
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Ghost Elephants
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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Ghost Elephants is an almost diaristic documentary, eschewing normal pathways for a more esoteric exploration of survival, science, intuition and mortality.
Posted Feb 24, 2026
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4/10
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Dreams
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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Dreams deconstructs the parasitic relationship between the 1% and undocumented immigrants with club-footed grace.
Posted Feb 24, 2026
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7/10
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The Bluff
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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The script, by Flowers and Joe Ballarini, is mostly bare-bones, with an appreciable efficiency, quickly becoming a ninety-minute showcase for extremely tense, bloody fight choreography.
Posted Feb 23, 2026
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1/10
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Psycho Killer
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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Psycho Killer is filled with stilted and cartoonish performances, and, for all of its genuflecting towards satanic panic and its own seediness, it is an extremely dry and normal affair.
Posted Feb 19, 2026
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5/10
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Midwinter Break
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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To put it simply: it's just not very stimulating to watch two people who have a hard time talking... have a hard time talking.
Posted Feb 18, 2026
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4/10
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How to Make a Killing
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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A surprisingly bland film that somehow manages to dampen even Glen Powell's usual brand of effortless charm, How to Make a Killing is sketched together with thin characterizations, limp commentary and a sluggish pace.
Posted Feb 18, 2026
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4/10
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This Is Not a Test
(2025)
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Emedo Ashibeze
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In the end, one is left wondering what exactly audiences are meant to take away from the This Is Not A Test experience beyond stylish blood splatter and a sharp punk-rock soundtrack.
Posted Feb 18, 2026
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8/10
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Redux Redux
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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Sometimes the central metaphors of the film are so cleanly didactic they risk becoming preachy, but, more often than not, the film tilts in such inventive ways that recognition only breeds appreciation.
Posted Feb 16, 2026
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4/10
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Hellfire
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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Richard Lowry's script is bare bones, but mostly in a way that allows space for the main attraction, which is Lang, sweaty, bloodied and broken, to mow down scores of bad dudes. It's not complicated.
Posted Feb 14, 2026
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6/10
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The Mortuary Assistant
(2026)
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Grant Hermanns
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...with the terror never really registering and overstuffing its short runtime with lore, the movie feels like a throwback to the ambitious-yet-mediocre days of the video game adaptation genre.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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10/10
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12 Monkeys
(1995)
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Grant Hermanns
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Even more supportive of the script's twisty nature is the mesmerizing direction from Gilliam. Utilizing the same hyperstylized art design he had on Brazil, the Oscar nominee brought a haunting feel to the apocalyptic future.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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9/10
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The Hateful Eight
(2015)
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Grant Hermanns
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The tension simmers perfectly through the whole film, even after what appears to be the occasional reprieve, and with a cast at the top of their game, and direction that never feels like it's distracting from the core excitement.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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4/10
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Night of the Reaper
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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It doesn't really have enough going for it to stand apart from its genre counterparts. It's a fairly slow, low-stakes journey that, despite its interesting ending twists, never has enough of a hook to feel like more than a slasher retread.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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4/10
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The Jester 2
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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In his apparent effort to pull from the success of Terrifier 2, he learned the wrong lessons regarding mythology pacing and crafting a compelling final girl, making this slasher sequel another learning experience rather than a celebration.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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8/10
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Bang Bang
(2024)
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Grant Hermanns
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Janowitz's script has lots of potential to break free from its trope-filled genre, and has moments of doing so, but if it weren't for the great performances at the forefront, it'd be easy to become disillusioned with the darker parts of the film.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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4/10
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Whisper of the Witch
(2024)
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Grant Hermanns
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The haunted object formula actually has some proper stakes, while the imagery proves memorable enough. Yet its clumsy story, bizarre character choices, and awful dubbing turn it into a truly messy affair.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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9/10
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Lurker
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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In addition to providing a great script, Russell proves to have an excellent eye in the director's chair. He and cinematographer Pat Scola nicely mix a range of visual styles for their scenes, making particular use of handheld close-ups.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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8/10
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V for Vendetta
(2005)
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Grant Hermanns
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With McTeigue and cinematographer Adrian Biddle also making some of the more emotionally powerful scenes feel just as grand, V for Vendetta remains an absolute treasure to watch 20 years later.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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8/10
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Mission: Impossible
(1996)
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Grant Hermanns
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De Palma delivered some great imagery for future filmmakers. Even as the stakes in the film continue to rise and the set pieces become bigger, he never forgets to keep the characters in the forefront of the camera to make the film feel intimate.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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10/10
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Jaws
(1975)
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Grant Hermanns
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While Spielberg's stylish direction and the haunting shark may be what initially draws us back to watch the film, it's the excellent performances of Jaws' cast that keep us hooked from start to finish.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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3/10
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Lake Jesup: Bonecrusher's Revenge
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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Where Steven Spielberg's Jaws hid its shark villain due to practical production issues and a desire to build tension, it seems they tried to hide Bonecrusher for most of Gator Lake simply because they didn't spend enough money on a good-looking puppet.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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5/10
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Predator: Killer of Killers
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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It's really disappointing how much of a mess Predator: Killer of Killers is by comparison to Prey. It's a directionless way to continue the franchise and tide audiences over while they wait for Badlands' release.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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7/10
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Nonnas
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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Featuring everything from handmade pasta to beautifully rolled cannolis and even the unique delicacy of capuzzelle, I could practically smell the kitchen through the screen, and it certainly kept me hooked on hanging out with the movie's charming cast.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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3/10
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The Trouble with Jessica
(2023)
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Grant Hermanns
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Despite all of their posturing about morality and ethics, there are few moments that allow us to sympathize or empathize with them, adding up to a largely frustrating escalation of events and character moments.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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1/10
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The Grove
(2025)
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Grant Hermanns
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White lacks any real charisma, emotion, or humor. He follows in the footsteps of Tommy Wiseau in putting himself at the forefront of the film in the belief of authentically playing his lead role while also having steamy scenes with his co-star.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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8/10
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The Rule of Jenny Pen
(2024)
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Grant Hermanns
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With the film oscillating between a darkly humorous take on aging to a genuinely unsettling psychological thriller, it's important to have actors who navigate that tightrope well, and Ashcroft couldn't have chosen better than when casting John Lithgow.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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6/10
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Rock Springs
(2026)
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Grant Hermanns
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Rock Springs is an unfortunate mixed bag... The themes she highlights are relevant and admirable, and she has a great cast, but in failing to make a cohesive whole of her different halves, it's hard to invest in her tackling of generational trauma.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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7/10
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Kokuho
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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When it focuses on their artistry and their individual relationships to it, the piece sings. That's in large part thanks to two extraordinary performances from Yoshizawa and Yokohama, who bring a largess to their respective characters' inner lives.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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4/10
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Dracula
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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...but it never leans far enough into that area to even register as purposefully funny. Most damning, however, is that the film looks just terrible. Garishly colored and overly lit, it can feel like we are a vampire who is suddenly subjected to sunlight.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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3/10
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The Strangers: Chapter 3
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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The finale of this tired franchise only finds a moment of intrigue in the dying gasp of its final seconds, if only because Harlin’s choices are so bonkers it’ll make you momentarily wake up to laugh incredulously.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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3/10
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The Infinite Husk
(2025)
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Emedo Ashibeze
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A repeating piano ostinato that bears criminal similarity to Hans Zimmer’s Cornfield Chase in Interstellar fails to evoke the transcendentally hope the 2014 film did. Nolan understood the effect of time and what it steals from life; Silverstine doesn't.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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6/10
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Misdirection
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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Because everyone is lying to some degree, motives are suspect throughout, which provides for an effective, if simple, formula for persistent tension. Generic from top to bottom isn't always a bad thing, and Misdirection goes down easy.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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4/10
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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The film has a fun time satirizing a world that is so broken and seems to be rushing headlong into techno-authoritarianism, but its not precise enough to hit its target effectively. And, in its place is an endless slog of cutesy, saccharine humor.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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7/10
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GOAT
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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It makes the progressive implication that if ball is ball, then all belong, and that our courts and fields and rings should not be discriminatory. That's an especially needed message when queer, trans and non-white athletes are being villainized.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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8/10
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My Father's Shadow
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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A deceptively complex film which marries the tentative hopes and fears of a country on the brink of a new age with the dynamic of a family caught in the web of financial scarcity, My Father's Shadow captures a rare feeling of heartache, and of love.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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7/10
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Cold Storage
(2026)
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Grant Hermanns
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Despite many of its foibles, Cold Storage isn't entirely a wasted effort. Koepp's script is plenty humorous and delivers exactly what one expects from its genre trappings, even if also taking a touch too long to get to a bigger sense of tension.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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2/10
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Gale: Yellow Brick Road
(2026)
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Grant Hermanns
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The creepy imagery in the first act improperly sells just how dull the movie ultimately ends up being for the majority of its overlong runtime.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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5/10
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Honey Bunch
(2025)
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Gregory Nussen
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Honey Bunch can frequently feel more like pastiche than as a genuine film. It's to the actors' credit that it works when it does, and what it ultimately posits about marriage is as grossly haunting as it is disturbingly poetic.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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6/10
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Crime 101
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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This is a purposefully languid movie that proves real, genuine tension can be built without crash landing right on your head. In an era of fast cuts and escalating explosions, it is refreshing to watch something this confident in its own particular DNA.
Posted Feb 11, 2026
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4/10
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Wuthering Heights
(2026)
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Gregory Nussen
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Despite some moments of wondrous physical beauty — or, perhaps, because of them — Wuthering Heights is flavorless, skin-deep and oddly staid.
Posted Feb 11, 2026
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9/10
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The Muppet Show
(2026)
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Cher Thompson
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The Muppet Show special is funny, warm with nostalgia, and offers a fresh take on the classic variety show.
Posted Feb 04, 2026
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4/10
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Moses the Black
(2026)
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Emedo Ashibeze
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Serbian filmmaker Yelena Popovic onboards a couple of black entertainers as stars, alongside seasoned actor Omar Epps, for an embracing yet no less dark film whose message won’t fade anytime soon.
Posted Feb 03, 2026
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