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Mercy (2026) Dustin Rowles This movie is something else. I'm at a complete loss for words. I mean, even putting the terrible script and bad direction aside, fully two-thirds of the movie are just close-ups of Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson's stoic faces.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
The Rip (2026) TK Burton As it stands, in the quiet of your living room on a night with nothing else to do, it's a decently entertaining diversion. It has strong tension and buildup, and the moodiness works until it tips into self-parody.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Jason Adams It dances on the grave of nihilism and this film really considers, with decency and love, what real survival in this terrible world could and should mean... The Bone Temple is truly an Empire Strikes Back or a Godfather Part II level sequel.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
People We Meet on Vacation (2026) Dustin Rowles It is all very Netflix-y, which is to say that once the rest of Henry's novels are turned into streaming movies, no one will remember which was which. Still, it is an easy enough way to pass two hours, and that may be exactly what it is designed to be.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Is This Thing On? (2025) Tori Preston It lets Cooper's talents as a director shine even as he takes a backseat as an actor. There is no whiff of flop-sweat to this thing, only the cool confidence of a guy who loves what he does and is damn good at it.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Primate (2025) Dustin Rowles Watching Primate feels a little like getting punched in the face, in a good way. Once it gets going, and the first 40 minutes of setup are a little tiresome, it becomes an all-out assault on your eyes and ears.
Posted Jan 12, 2026  Edit critic review
Greenland 2: Migration (2026) Dustin Rowles For a January sequel nobody asked for, it's decently made, grimly competent, and wholly committed to the bit. If you like your disaster movies joyless, your dads self-sacrificing, and your supporting characters disposable, this one will do just fine.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
Marcello Hernández: American Boy (2026) Dustin Rowles It may be a lighthearted hour overall, but it's also more thoughtful and funnier than I expected.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Americana (2025) Dustin Rowles The film feels generic, less like a straight Tarantino knockoff than a rip-off of a Tarantino rip-off, like 2 Days in the Valley, than a rip-off of the real thing.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025) Dustin Rowles Chase at least acknowledges his capacity for cruelty... and repeatedly jokes that those moments should be cut from the film. They are not, and their inclusion makes for a far more compelling portrait of a deeply flawed but enormously funny man.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
A Little Prayer (2023) Dustin Rowles It lingers in the heart long after it ends, and I am deeply grateful to have found it.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Goodbye June (2025) Dustin Rowles It's not immensely dramatic, and to Winslet's credit, she doesn't yank at the heartstrings so much as gently tug at them. The film is lovely and mostly restrained, anchored by a particularly fine performance from Helen Mirren.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) Dustin Rowles If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is essentially Requiem for a Dream for parenting. It is very much not chill. It probably should come with a trigger warning for parents. That said, good god, Rose Byrne is phenomenal.
Posted Dec 30, 2025  Edit critic review
The Best You Can (2025) Dustin Rowles The chemistry between Bacon and Sedgwick is obviously electric, and the film engages with some very real issues. Mostly, though, it's a good hangout movie and a pleasant diversion.
Posted Dec 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Anaconda (2025) Dustin Rowles The cameos are fun, the meta commentary is amusing, and the cast has real chemistry, which is great if you like the cast and care about the original. For everyone else? Maybe wait for the next Jumanji movie next Christmas.
Posted Dec 30, 2025  Edit critic review
The Great Flood (2025) Dustin Rowles As a holiday time-waster, it's perfectly serviceable. Just keep your expectations firmly in check.
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Marty Supreme (2025) Jason Adams Safdie's master-class in inexhaustible cinematic anxiousness... Chalamet unspools the performance of his career-to-date here. It's pretty much whatever the ping-pong equivalent of a slam dunk would be.
Posted Dec 23, 2025  Edit critic review
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) TK Burton Are there parts of the film worth seeing? Absolutely. Is it worth enduring the painful and extraneous dialogue, the leaden storytelling, the sheer overwrought excess of it all to get to those parts? Absolutely not.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
The Housemaid (2025) Dustin Rowles As a theatrical experience, it’s hard not to recommend The Housemaid, if only to watch Elizabeth Perkins steal every single scene she’s in.
Posted Dec 20, 2025  Edit critic review
Oh. What. Fun. (2025) Jen Maravegias The sort of upbeat holiday comedy that you can throw on after all of the presents have been opened, and everyone is dozing on the sofa with a beverage of choice while mom prepares Christmas Day dinner.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh (2025) Jason Tabrys A rebellious freak yell with an abundance of ooze, animation, and vividly described bodily functions.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Dust Bunny (2025) Jason Adams Delight incarnate -- a rascally fable of huge, fuzzy, hungry heart and teeth and soul
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
My Secret Santa (2025) Jen Maravegias While the script is, you know, what it is (not much), [Alexandra Breckenridge] is believable and having fun. Which helps us, the audience, have some fun with it along with her.
Posted Dec 15, 2025  Edit critic review
Joy to the World (2025) Jen Maravegias Joy To The World sounded like a fun concept and featured Chad Michael Murray, who gave us a good time in last year’s Merry Gentlemen. But it also fell flat due to a lack of commitment to the bit.
Posted Dec 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Jingle Bell Heist (2025) Jen Maravegias The time I spent watching Jingle Bell Heist is time I’ll never get back. The pacing is slow, which kills the jokes and sight gags. And there is no chemistry between Holt and Swindells, which kills the vague romantic aspect of their relationship.
Posted Dec 12, 2025  Edit critic review
She Rides Shotgun (2025) Dustin Rowles he Rides Shotgun operates with the clarity of a classic crime tale. Its path is visible almost immediately; its pleasures come from how confidently it travels it. Sometimes there’s real satisfaction in watching a thriller unfold with precision.
Posted Dec 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) Lindsay Traves ...by favoring the character reveals over basic plotting, FNAF2 becomes another fan-service mess for the "but it did well at the box office" heap.
Posted Dec 05, 2025  Edit critic review
Bob Trevino Likes It (2024) Dustin Rowles It is unbelievably good. It’s also tremendously warm. It will make you cry -- in a good way -- because it’s lovely and touching and sweet and completely wholesome. It’s a big giant hug of a movie.
Posted Dec 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Oh, Hi! (2025) Dustin Rowles It’s more charming than funny, there’s some decent chemistry between Lerman and Gordon, and it’s very watchable, even if it ultimately doesn’t really go anywhere or say anything new.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
Wicked: For Good (2025) Melanie Fischer A pastel-colored slush puddle that feels more like watching two hours’ worth of Wicked-themed music videos than a narratively cohesive film.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025) Jen Maravegias It’s not A Hard Day’s Night, but the Jonas Brothers have been performing for a long time. They have natural chemistry together, and they’re very comfortable on camera.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
A Merry Little Ex-Mas (2025) Jen Maravegias I guess the rules of Christmas movies don’t allow that sort of growth. In Christmas Movie Land, small towns are the best towns, where all of your dreams come true as long as they aren’t too big.
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
The Family Plan 2 (2025) Dustin Rowles The Family Plan 2 never gets bogged down in pesky things like plot or character development. It’s zippy, nicely shot, and instantly forgettable -- which is to say, it does its job.
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Champagne Problems (2025) Jen Maravegias You can argue that it’s just a silly Netflix rom-com that I should not be watching for authenticity. But as an actor, all you’ve got is authenticity. If I don’t believe what you’re saying or how you’re reacting, what’s the point?
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Greater (2016) Dustin Rowles It doesn’t work. It’s treacly, poorly acted, badly written, and blandly directed. And honestly, I’m a little offended that his gravestone is marked with his football achievements.
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (2025) Tori Preston It works! It’s an entertaining diversion! But rather than being a smart or clever adaptation, it settles for just being cheeky, winking at its themes in broad strokes and letting us connect the dots.
Posted Nov 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Playdate (2025) Dustin Rowles Playdate is bad. It’s borderline unwatchable, even by family action standards.
Posted Nov 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) Dustin Rowles I may be the only critic in America who went into the third film with real expectations, but it’s a genuine bummer how disappointing Now You See Me, Now You Don’t is. It’s a drag.
Posted Nov 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator: Badlands (2025) Dustin Rowles That’s the real magic of Badlands: Trachtenberg turns a character who’s been the villainous monster for nearly 40 years into a sympathetic protagonist. He gives him a name -- Dek -- and by the end of Badlands, you’ll love him.
Posted Nov 07, 2025  Edit critic review
Regretting You (2025) Melanie Fischer Everything about the movie feels small -- not just because it is quite simply not good, but by the fundamental nature of what it is.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) Jessie Wallace Clichés abound, some truly groan-inducing, and the film’s key structural hook is not enough to overcome the lack of depth granted to the people we are made to watch repeatedly. In fact, it ends up working against itself.
Posted Oct 30, 2025  Edit critic review
No Other Choice (2025) Jason Adams Park Chan-wook’s latest maniacal triumph, the darkly comic capitalism satire No Other Choice, which sees the forest for the trees and diagnoses us all chainsaws.
Posted Oct 29, 2025  Edit critic review
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) Dustin Rowles The problem is that the movie takes a period of Bruce’s life that isn’t cinematic and tries to make it cinematic anyway. It’s an introspective story about an introspective artist, and introspection just isn’t much to look at.
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025) Kayleigh Donaldson It’s just another legacy remake that only exists because some executive was handed a folder full of the IPs their studio owned and went, ‘eh, why not this one?’
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) Tori Preston The back half of the film delivers all the visceral action and bloody mayhem you’d expect, and then some.
Posted Oct 27, 2025  Edit critic review
Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) Jason Adams This is a sly and sweet rumination on the unfamiliarity of family... one of Jarmusch’s best and wisest films
Posted Oct 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Bugonia (2025) Jason Adams Another masterclass in misanthropy from our finest purveyor of the stuff
Posted Oct 23, 2025  Edit critic review
Buffet Infinity (2025) Jason Adams Some adventurous cinematic nonsense of the highest and finest order ... a Sloppy Joe satire force-fed to us in colorful and hilarious thirty second bursts that make the medicine go down, down, down, until we’re all happily gagging on it.
Posted Oct 22, 2025  Edit critic review
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) Alison Lanier The film is intimate, painful, vital, and messy. I think only a family friend could have made this documentary in a way that didn’t feel invasive, instead grieving with and for the Owens family.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
Good Fortune (2025) Tori Preston Good Fortunes is a clever enough spin on an obvious conceit, particularly when it delves into grueling and unfair struggles of the gig economy, and the cast elevates it to a level of charming that makes the ride worthwhile.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
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