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Peter Debruge

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The Weight (2026) EDIT “In the past, Hawke often played characters who were shy, scruffy and slightly unsure of themselves, but here he’s the film’s proactive problem solver -- a classical hero more than capable of carrying the film.” – Variety Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Chasing Summer (2026) EDIT “A familiar “you can’t go home again” story (till now, Reese Witherspoon had a corner on the market) that miraculously doesn’t feel like we’ve heard it before, even if the moral is perfectly clear from the get-go.” – Variety Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% EDIT “What’s so much fun about “Send Help,” beyond its twisted B-movie premise and refreshing disinterest in anything more highfalutin than handing Linda a chance to turn the tables, is how unpredictable it manages to be.” – Variety Jan 26, 2026 Full Review Wicker (2026) 92% EDIT “One could say the filmmakers have been strategically reverent toward the source material, but slyly disrespectful in all other respects.” – Variety Jan 26, 2026 Full Review Union County (2026) 100% EDIT “The make-or-break ingredient turns out to be British actor Will Poulter, whose immersive commitment dovetails beautifully with Meeks’ unvarnished sensibility.” – Variety Jan 26, 2026 Full Review The Gallerist (2026) 50% EDIT “Facile but fun... The movie is full of art-world in-jokes, but breezes right past its many plot holes, which are more conspicuous than the slashes in Lucio Fontana’s “Spatial Concept” canvases. ” – Variety Jan 25, 2026 Full Review Josephine (2026) 100% EDIT “The standout of this year’s Sundance Film Festival competition, in terms of both audacity of subject and maturity of execution.” – Variety Jan 24, 2026 Full Review I Want Your Sex (2026) 88% EDIT “Once you get past the shock, the plot falls apart. But that hardly matters, since Araki’s achieved his main goal: getting a repressed generation to loosen up about sex by pushing the boundaries between profound and profane. ” – Variety Jan 24, 2026 Full Review The Oldest Person in the World (2026) 100% EDIT “Whatever comes next (and the movie makes a beautiful kind of peace with not knowing) Green has given his subjects an incredible gift: the kind of immortality only cinema can provide.” – Variety Jan 24, 2026 Full Review The History of Concrete (2026) 100% EDIT “Wilson feigns interest in “something that occupies so much of your visual environment.” But mostly, what he’s pulled off here is a DIY parody of nonfiction filmmaking, poking fun at everything in a movie about nothing.” – Variety Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The Rip (2026) 80% EDIT “Between the sheer complexity of the plot and the intricate way Carnahan assembles the puzzle, “The Rip” is easily worth a second viewing. Having done so myself, I can attest that it’s even more satisfying on closer inspection. ” – Variety Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Ella McCay (2025) 22% EDIT “Brooks’ best quality as a writer is the way he wears his heart on his sleeve, writing characters who do the same. But there’s a clunkiness here that suggests test screenings or studio notes cost the movie key exposition.” – Variety Jan 15, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 93% EDIT “For genre aficianados, it’s bold, mind-bending work which satisfies that so-often-frustrated craving for a zombie movie with brains.” – Variety Jan 13, 2026 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 48% EDIT “The jokes practically write themselves, which is why it’s surprising that there aren’t more of them.” – Variety Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% EDIT “In the defining performance of his still-burgeoning career, Timothée Chalamet -- aka “Marty Supreme” -- makes you want to believe in this instantly iconic character too … even if sometimes you also want to strangle him.” – Variety Dec 1, 2025 Full Review The Forbidden City (2025) EDIT “The film’s plot is too complicated by half... But it ultimately results in several memorable fight scenes and a reasonably well-earned love story.” – Variety Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Madly (2025) 80% EDIT “The high-concept romantic comedy is ripe for reinvention in a diverse range of languages and cultures. If and when that happens, however, one hopes each new filmmaker will make strides to improve the story in the retelling.” – Variety Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Dracula (2025) 66% EDIT “At 169 minutes, “Dracula” may be a demanding sit, but it’s never dull. And unlike so much so-called content, which is so beholden to formula that it may as well be generated by AI, Jude’s gleefully tacky counterattack proves wildly unpredictable.” – Variety Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 91% EDIT “These movies are comedies first and crime-film homages second, but it’s their tertiary value as social commentary that makes the franchise so indispensable: Behind the laughs are teachable moments.” – Variety Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “The film fixes a common complaint of the show, giving the pair more scenes (and songs) together in this final stretch, which now feels like a robust tale unto itself.” – Variety Nov 18, 2025 Full Review Predator: Badlands (2025) 86% EDIT “The strongest film with “Predator” in the title since the 1987 original (Trachtenberg’s earlier “Prey” notwithstanding).” – Variety Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Hedda (2025) 89% EDIT “It’s a bold reinterpretation of the material, with revelations aplenty. If you can’t handle a little good chaos, perhaps better to take Eileen’s advice and stay out of the path of destruction.” – Variety Oct 30, 2025 Full Review The Twits (2025) 50% EDIT “The film’s irreverent tone feels largely in keeping with the author’s own politeness-be-damned approach to children’s entertainment. It’s there in the smudgy skin and ratty hair, as well as the rusty, run-down production design.” – Variety Oct 14, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% EDIT “It’s remarkably scary, considering the deliberate pace... which I credit to how all bets are off when dealing with dreams. ” – Variety Oct 8, 2025 Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 53% EDIT “Whereas the original 1982 Disney film on which it was based felt ahead of its time, Sean Bailey’s latest attempt to franchise-ify the “Tron” brand reads mostly as an exercise in nostalgia.” – Variety Oct 7, 2025 Full Review
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