‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: ‘Drag Race’ Icons Bring Fresh Life to Disaster Movie Parodies
A charmingly chaotic ride that delivers more laughs than derailments.
‘Scary Movie’ Review: The Wayans Brothers Return Chopped, Unc, and Outdated on Arrival
At least it made for a better Scream than Scream 7.
‘Masters of the Universe’ Review: Travis Knight Revives He-Man With Colorful Chaos and Surprising Heart
I haven’t had this much fun with an action summer blockbuster since Furiosa, and that’s coming from a they/he who doesn’t give a hoot about He-Man.
‘The Travel Companion’ Review: A Painfully Relatable Indie About Friendship, Freeloading, and Failure to Launch
A cautionary fable on what happens when you don't tell your lifelong bestie to grow up and touch some grass.
‘Power Ballad’ Review: Paul Rudd Seeks Song Credit From Nick Jonas in Charming but Slight John Carney Comedy
Essentially, it’s John Carney pulling a Big Fat Liar plot with classism.
‘Backrooms’ Review: Kane Parsons’ A24 Horror Nightmare Turns Liminal Spaces Into Pure Dread
The Creepypasta generation made Its own ‘Blair Witch Project’ and horror cinema might be in good hands for it.
'Tuner' Review: Entertaining Crime Thriller About a Safe-cracking Piano Tuner Plays All the Right Keys
Conventional as they come, but thoroughly entertaining nonetheless.
‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Review: Oscar Boyson’s Darkly Funny Debut Tackles Influencer Culture and Male Isolation
A sharp headshot on our current era of teen desensitization and internet fame addiction.
‘Is God Is’ Review: Aleshea Harris’ Neo-western Sisterhood Revenge Odyssey Burns With Fury
Aleshea Harris’ bold directorial debut delivers a fiery exploration of violence and identity, elevated by sharp writing and standout performances from Kara Young and Mallori Johnson.
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: A Shein-Level Guardians Clone With a Mortal Kombat Skin
Relies on reheating Gunn's nachos, rather than making his own toasty plate.
‘Swapped’ Review: Charming but Generic Body-Swap Fable Stuck in Disney’s Shadow
An okay, harmless, but overfamilar, body-switch fable that contributes to Netflix's generic landfill rather than establishing its own path forward, as well as that of Skydance Animation.
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: A Sharp Sequel That Turns Fashion Into a Fight for Journalism’s Survival
A glamorous, hilarious, and timely sequel that weaponizes nostalgia into a sharp satire of modern media.
‘The Sheep Detectives’ Review: A Smart, Woolly Whodunit That Revives the Soul of Family Movies
A thoughtful, well-crafted whodunit that blends heart, humor, and existential weight in ways most family films shear away from.
‘Animal Farm’ Review: Andy Serkis’ Smooth-Brained, CG-Animated Bastardization of Orwell’s Classic
It’s never too early to teach kids anti-totalitarianism, and it starts with avoiding this.
'Omaha' Review: Shattering Road Trip Family Portrait is in Need of Substantial Character
I mean, I cried, but felt manipulated to do so.