WHALEFALL: Swallowed Whole by Schmaltz
There’s a Raimi-esque quality to the abuse Abrams is subjected to… but by the end, the whole thing turns saccharine and false.
Author: Kyle Pinion
THE SOCIAL RECKONING: Death by a Thousand Status Updates
A sequel no one asked for, taking misfired broadsides at a target whose relevance to the current moment is questionable at best.
Why Don’t You Have a Seat? PRIMETIME explores “how we got here”
A tense, grimy thriller anchored by Robert Pattinson in arguably one of his greatest performances. This one will haunt you.
TIFF 26: ALL OF A SUDDEN is about everything, literally
A film whose ideas come upon us, slipping over the audience like silk sheets.
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, Same Old Clutter
An enormously cluttered experience… smothering the one lovely throughline with cross-property synergistic junk.
THE ODYSSEY – Nolan Finally Makes His Horror Movie
The Best Picture race is already over
GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS, David Wain’s Oz Riff Comes Out Frayed but Fun
Comes out cleanly in the wash, if a little frayed – a fun little trifle powered by a genuinely revelatory Ben Wang.
Fantasia 2026: Curtain Raiser – Five Movies We Can’t Wait To See
With the world’s biggest genre fest right around the corner, here’s five films being unveiled that we can’t wait to see
THE INVITE and the perils of making new adult friends
A comedy of manners that never feels hemmed in by the concept
THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD – A Legend Unearned
A failure of execution over intent.
DISCLOSURE DAY – A Power Chord That Never Goes Out Of Tune
The kind of big-scale adventure in the classic Spielberg mold that you’re always hoping he’ll lay in your lap.
THE DRAMA: I’m Afraid of Americans
Borgli dives in where others fear to tread, and the results are as hilarious as they are genuinely unsettling
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE – The sidequest is the point
DaCosta brings her own sensibilities to Garland’s vision, and while the results may feel more like a necessary pause than a triumph, the craft remains undeniable.
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Dominates Atlanta Film Critics Circle’s Awards with Seven Wins
Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterwork took home Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, among others. Sinners and Weapons notched big wins as well.
MARTY SUPREME: When Mastery Becomes Formula
Josh Safdie’s first solo outing delivers the familiar Safdie rush, but two weeks later I’m wondering if I’ve seen this serve too many times; a good film that makes Uncut Gems look tight by comparison.