‘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.
‘Over Your Dead Body’ Review: Jason Segel and Samara Weaving Hilariously Fight Till Death Do Them Part
Weaving and Segel excel as a couple straight out of hell.
'Lee Cronin’s The Mummy' Review: A Bloated, Formulaic Horror Better Left in the Crypt
Man, they’re 0/2 with non-Brendan Fraser Mummy movies. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
'Mile End Kicks' Review: Barbie Ferreira Rocks in Chandler Levack’s Delightful and Reflective Coming-of-age Music Dramedy
A Canadian's The Summer I Turned Pretty, but for the Almost Famous crowd.
‘Erupcja’ Review: Charli XCX and Lena Góra Burn Through a Volcanic Spiral of Sapphic Chaos and Millennial Ennui
Plays like a classic, breezy, light vérité piece, keeping you entranced with its situational premise, voyeuristic handheld lens, and sharp improvisational humor.