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'Project Hail Mary' Review: A Miraculous Sci-Fi Adventure
Tom Chatalbash
Mar 9, 2026
'Project Hail Mary' Review: A Miraculous Sci-Fi Adventure
Tom Chatalbash
Mar 9, 2026

Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are back at it again, this time adapting Andy Weir’s beloved novel ‘Project Hail Mary’, delivering a miraculously well-made sci-fi adventure that is as ceaselessly entertaining as it is achingly hopeful.

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Tom Chatalbash
Mar 9, 2026
'The Bride!' Review: A Beautiful, Bold Swing And A Miss
Tom Chatalbash
Mar 7, 2026
'The Bride!' Review: A Beautiful, Bold Swing And A Miss
Tom Chatalbash
Mar 7, 2026

Writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal takes aim at Mary Shelley’s beloved Frankenstein, with ‘The Bride!’ delivering her own inspired riff on the source material that while bold, audacious and singular, swings for the fences with an audible whiff.

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Tom Chatalbash
Mar 7, 2026
'Holy Days' Review: It Pays to Have Faith in Kiwi Filmmakers
Kyle Climans
Mar 5, 2026
'Holy Days' Review: It Pays to Have Faith in Kiwi Filmmakers
Kyle Climans
Mar 5, 2026

What happens when three nuns and a young boy go on a journey across New Zealand? You get one of the best indie movies of the year in ‘Holy Days’.

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Kyle Climans
Mar 5, 2026
‘Dreams’ Review: A Profoundly Misguided Erotic Drama
Maxance Vincent
Feb 27, 2026
‘Dreams’ Review: A Profoundly Misguided Erotic Drama
Maxance Vincent
Feb 27, 2026

Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ fails to meet the moment with a mostly empty erotic drama that takes a repulsive turn near its allegedly shocking denouement.

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Maxance Vincent
Feb 27, 2026
'Scream 7' Review: A Fun, But Messy Sequel That Can't Stick The Landing
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 26, 2026
'Scream 7' Review: A Fun, But Messy Sequel That Can't Stick The Landing
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 26, 2026

Ghostface and his iconic getup are back to terrorize Sidney Prescott yet again in ‘Scream 7’ - a fierce, fun, but ultimately messy sequel that shows a franchise that is beginning to show signs of wear and tear.

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Tom Chatalbash
Feb 26, 2026
‘Psycho Killer’ Review: An Unmitigated Studio Disaster The Likes of Which We Rarely See
Maxance Vincent
Feb 20, 2026
‘Psycho Killer’ Review: An Unmitigated Studio Disaster The Likes of Which We Rarely See
Maxance Vincent
Feb 20, 2026

Awful in almost every conceivable way, ‘Psycho Killer’ is a note-perfect exercise in screwing things up from the get-go and never recovering as it trudges through a ridiculously inert conclusion.

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Maxance Vincent
Feb 20, 2026
'How To Make A Killing' Review: A Slick, Deliciously Entertaining Ride
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 18, 2026
'How To Make A Killing' Review: A Slick, Deliciously Entertaining Ride
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 18, 2026

Writer/director John Patton Ford returns with ’How To Make A Killing’, a deliciously entertaining tale of how the pursuit of money and status can corrupt and poison, which showcases yet another stellar turn from Glen Powell.

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Tom Chatalbash
Feb 18, 2026
‘Pillion’ Review: Finally, A Sexy Film That Doesn’t Hold Back
Maxance Vincent
Feb 13, 2026
‘Pillion’ Review: Finally, A Sexy Film That Doesn’t Hold Back
Maxance Vincent
Feb 13, 2026

Thanks to incredible, career-best performances from Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling, Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’ overcomes a relatively conventional story with a transgressive approach to sexuality and offers a glimpse of a world audiences rarely see depicted in mainstream cinema.

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Maxance Vincent
Feb 13, 2026
'Wuthering Heights' Review: A Fiery, Steamy, Messy Mixed Bag
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 13, 2026
'Wuthering Heights' Review: A Fiery, Steamy, Messy Mixed Bag
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 13, 2026

Writer/Director Emerald Fennell returns with her third feature, this time tackling an adaptation of Emily Bronte’s beloved novel ‘Wuthering Heights’. With a fresh, unique approach and two perfectly cast leads, this adaptation hits the bullseye far more than it misses the mark.

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Tom Chatalbash
Feb 13, 2026
'Crime 101' Review: A Rock-Solid, Old Fashioned Crime Thriller
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 11, 2026
'Crime 101' Review: A Rock-Solid, Old Fashioned Crime Thriller
Tom Chatalbash
Feb 11, 2026

After a long absence, writer/director Bart Layton is back with ‘Crime 101’, a refreshing and old-fashioned crime thriller that thankfully doesn’t waste a tremendously good cast.

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Tom Chatalbash
Feb 11, 2026
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Review: Gore Verbinski Returns with His Biggest Misfire
Maxance Vincent
Feb 10, 2026
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Review: Gore Verbinski Returns with His Biggest Misfire
Maxance Vincent
Feb 10, 2026

Despite a well-mounted cast and a cogent subject matter that should theoretically work in the hands of such an assured genre stylist, Gore Verbinski’s ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ is an excruciatingly dull sci-fi comedy with a refusal to say anything meaningful.

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Maxance Vincent
Feb 10, 2026
‘Calle Málaga’ Review: Carmen Maura Shines in Emotionally Devastating Drama
Maxance Vincent
Feb 5, 2026
‘Calle Málaga’ Review: Carmen Maura Shines in Emotionally Devastating Drama
Maxance Vincent
Feb 5, 2026

Thanks to a deeply affectionate turn from Carmen Maura, Maryam Touzani’s ‘Calle Málaga’ will tug at your heartstrings and perhaps break you into a million pieces until you are renewed by a feeling of hope and tenderness. 

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Maxance Vincent
Feb 5, 2026
‘Whistle’ Review: Sound and Fury Signifying Mostly Nothing
Michael Winn Johnson
Feb 3, 2026
‘Whistle’ Review: Sound and Fury Signifying Mostly Nothing
Michael Winn Johnson
Feb 3, 2026

With an intriguing young cast, including Daphne Keene and Sophie Nélisse, and a somewhat original premise, Shudder’s ‘Whistle’ shouldn’t just be background noise. But it is.

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Michael Winn Johnson
Feb 3, 2026
'Send Help' Review: A Gnarly Return To Form For Raimi
Tom Chatalbash
Jan 30, 2026
'Send Help' Review: A Gnarly Return To Form For Raimi
Tom Chatalbash
Jan 30, 2026

After two decades, Sam Raimi finally returns with another R-rated feature in ‘Send Help’, a gnarly, ferocious return to form that will remind audiences what a wildly fun and singular filmmaker he is.

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Tom Chatalbash
Jan 30, 2026
'The Moment' Review: A Tonally Stunted Meta Take on the Concert Film
Arjun Persaud
Jan 29, 2026
'The Moment' Review: A Tonally Stunted Meta Take on the Concert Film
Arjun Persaud
Jan 29, 2026

Despite star Charli XCX’s well-documented cinephilia, ‘The Moment’ struggles to find a strong cinematic identity

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Arjun Persaud
Jan 29, 2026
‘A Private Life’ Review: Rebecca Zlotowski’s Almodóvar-Inspired Murder Mystery
Maxance Vincent
Jan 24, 2026
‘A Private Life’ Review: Rebecca Zlotowski’s Almodóvar-Inspired Murder Mystery
Maxance Vincent
Jan 24, 2026

Thanks to a committed (French-speaking) performance from Jodie Foster, Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘A Private Life’ is an intriguing mystery film.

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Maxance Vincent
Jan 24, 2026
‘H Is for Hawk’ Review: Philippa Lowthrope’s Simple but Effective Story of Grief
Maxance Vincent
Jan 23, 2026
‘H Is for Hawk’ Review: Philippa Lowthrope’s Simple but Effective Story of Grief
Maxance Vincent
Jan 23, 2026

Thanks to heartfelt performances by Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson, Philippa Lowthorpe’s ‘H Is for Hawk’ is effective enough to hold our attention, even if the approach taken here feels a bit too pedestrian.

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Maxance Vincent
Jan 23, 2026
‘Mercy’ Review: The Spirit of Albert Pyun Lives On in This Horrendous Knockoff
Maxance Vincent
Jan 23, 2026
‘Mercy’ Review: The Spirit of Albert Pyun Lives On in This Horrendous Knockoff
Maxance Vincent
Jan 23, 2026

Screenlife auteur Timur Bekmambetov attempts feats of ingenious IMAX 3D artistry with ‘Mercy’, but the results fall so flat they become unintentionally laughable.

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Maxance Vincent
Jan 23, 2026
'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Review: A Tonally Daring Interlude
Arjun Persaud
Jan 13, 2026
'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Review: A Tonally Daring Interlude
Arjun Persaud
Jan 13, 2026

Director Nia DaCosta’s take on the ‘28’ franchise brings bold tonal swings and dials up the madness in the latest sequel, ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’.

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Arjun Persaud
Jan 13, 2026
'Tafiti: Across the Desert' Review: That'll Do, Pig and Meerkat, That'll Do
Kyle Climans
Jan 12, 2026
'Tafiti: Across the Desert' Review: That'll Do, Pig and Meerkat, That'll Do
Kyle Climans
Jan 12, 2026

It might be a simple - perhaps, even bland - but ‘Tafiti: Across the Desert’ is far from the worst film about a pig and a meerkat meeting and becoming friends, and it teaches valuable heartfelt lessons that the family will enjoy.

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Kyle Climans
Jan 12, 2026