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'Mayday' Review: An 80s-Fueled, Action-Packed Blast
Tom Chatalbash
September 4, 2026
'Mayday' Review: An 80s-Fueled, Action-Packed Blast
Tom Chatalbash
September 4, 2026

Apple TV has paired Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh in ‘Mayday’, an 80s-fueled, action-packed comedy that continues to prove why the streamer may just be the best streaming service available.

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Tom Chatalbash
September 4, 2026
‘Onslaught’ Review: A Violent, Brilliant, Blast From the Past
Joseph Simon
September 2, 2026
‘Onslaught’ Review: A Violent, Brilliant, Blast From the Past
Joseph Simon
September 2, 2026

Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ proves that old-school finesse is still within the realm of reason, blending all the right elements of classic genre hits with the mastery of today. 

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Joseph Simon
September 2, 2026
‘Buddy’ Review: Casper Kelly Conjures Our Childhood Traumas
Maxance Vincent
August 28, 2026
‘Buddy’ Review: Casper Kelly Conjures Our Childhood Traumas
Maxance Vincent
August 28, 2026

Director Casper Kelly reminds us how deeply unsettling ‘90s childhood shows were by simply adding a horror prism to mascot figures in his feature directorial debut, ‘Buddy’.

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Maxance Vincent
August 28, 2026
‘Late Fame’ Review: A Character Study of Inherent Sadness
Maxance Vincent
August 27, 2026
‘Late Fame’ Review: A Character Study of Inherent Sadness
Maxance Vincent
August 27, 2026

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee give two of the year’s most moving and profoundly tragic performances in Kent Jones’ ‘Late Fame’.

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Maxance Vincent
August 27, 2026
'The Dog Stars' Review: A Twangy, Achingly Human Apocalyptic Drama
Tom Chatalbash
August 25, 2026
'The Dog Stars' Review: A Twangy, Achingly Human Apocalyptic Drama
Tom Chatalbash
August 25, 2026

Director Ridley Scott returns with his latest film ‘The Dog Stars’, an adaptation of the beloved novel by Peter Heller that thankfully leans far more human than apocalypse.

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Tom Chatalbash
August 25, 2026
'Coyote vs. Acme' Review: Art is Worth Saving
Maxance Vincent
August 24, 2026
'Coyote vs. Acme' Review: Art is Worth Saving
Maxance Vincent
August 24, 2026

Finally released to the world, Dave Green’s ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ lives up to the hype and proves to all of us that any movie is worth releasing, no matter the cost.

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Maxance Vincent
August 24, 2026
'Mutiny' Review: Another Lean, Mean, Statham Machine
Tom Chatalbash
August 19, 2026
'Mutiny' Review: Another Lean, Mean, Statham Machine
Tom Chatalbash
August 19, 2026

Jason Statham is back to dispose of more despicable human beings on the big screen in ’Mutiny’, a thriller that proves to be yet another reliably entertaining, lean, and mean vehicle for the beloved action star.

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Tom Chatalbash
August 19, 2026
‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: A Star-Studded Flop
Maxance Vincent
August 19, 2026
‘Rosebush Pruning’ Review: A Star-Studded Flop
Maxance Vincent
August 19, 2026

Despite one of the year’s best ensembles, Karim Aïnouz and Efthimis Filippou’s reinterpretation of a Marco Bellocchio classic in ‘Rosebush Pruning’ ends up being a massive nothingburger.

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Maxance Vincent
August 19, 2026
'Insidious: Out of the Further' Review: A Fresh And Chilling Step Forward
Tom Chatalbash
August 19, 2026
'Insidious: Out of the Further' Review: A Fresh And Chilling Step Forward
Tom Chatalbash
August 19, 2026

Audiences will be able to venture into the horrifying realm of the further yet again in ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’, an installment which takes much needed steps forward to expand the lore and mythology of the series while delivering the most chills since the original.

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Tom Chatalbash
August 19, 2026
‘Tony’ Review: Matt Johnson’s Portrait of a Tormented Figure Is His Best Film
Maxance Vincent
August 18, 2026
‘Tony’ Review: Matt Johnson’s Portrait of a Tormented Figure Is His Best Film
Maxance Vincent
August 18, 2026

Matt Johnson deconstructs – and complicates – the very nature of biopics by drawing a tragic portrait of Anthony Bourdain’s youth in the masterful ‘Tony’.

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Maxance Vincent
August 18, 2026
‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: Dylan Meyer Revives the Stoner Comedy
Maxance Vincent
August 14, 2026
‘The Wrong Girls’ Review: Dylan Meyer Revives the Stoner Comedy
Maxance Vincent
August 14, 2026

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat pair up for the year’s best hangout movie with ‘The Wrong Girls’, a movie that functions best when you don’t try to think about it too much.

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Maxance Vincent
August 14, 2026
‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Most Forgettable Effort
Maxance Vincent
August 13, 2026
‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Most Forgettable Effort
Maxance Vincent
August 13, 2026

Despite an incredible lead performance from Haruka Ayase, fillmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda struggles to translate many ideas on screen in ‘Sheep in the Box’, making it a massive misstep for the prolific Japanese auteur.

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Maxance Vincent
August 13, 2026
‘The Last House’ Review: Louis Leterrier Crafts an Homage to Shyamalan in Effective Thriller
Maxance Vincent
August 7, 2026
‘The Last House’ Review: Louis Leterrier Crafts an Homage to Shyamalan in Effective Thriller
Maxance Vincent
August 7, 2026

While not without its flaws, ‘The Last House’, a film that draws inspiration from something such as M. Night Shyamalan’s early days, shouldn’t be dismissed, especially given how aesthetically and thematically sturdy it is.

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Maxance Vincent
August 7, 2026
‘Super Troopers 3’: Broken Lizard Stays the Same and Gives Us More Shenanigans
Maxance Vincent
August 7, 2026
‘Super Troopers 3’: Broken Lizard Stays the Same and Gives Us More Shenanigans
Maxance Vincent
August 7, 2026

While the laughs may not flow as much as the first two films in the franchise, the Broken Lizard crew still gives us a hefty dose of shenanigans with ‘Super Troopers 3’.

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Maxance Vincent
August 7, 2026
‘Ice Cream Man’ Review: Eli Roth's Latest is a Sweet Tooth That Needs to be Pulled
Lane Mills
August 6, 2026
‘Ice Cream Man’ Review: Eli Roth's Latest is a Sweet Tooth That Needs to be Pulled
Lane Mills
August 6, 2026

Eli Roth’s name being attached to ‘Ice Cream Man’ will be enough to grab the attention of many horror fans. But while critics most often fail to connect with his work, Roth’s diehard fans have long jumped in front of the sword to defend him. Ice Cream Man may change all that.

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Lane Mills
August 6, 2026
'One Night Only' Review:  A High-Concept Letdown
Tom Chatalbash
August 5, 2026
'One Night Only' Review: A High-Concept Letdown
Tom Chatalbash
August 5, 2026

After making a splash with beloved rom-coms like ‘Easy A’, director Will Gluck is back with ‘One Night Only’, a rom-com that fails to follow through on the potential of its fun high-concept premise.

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Tom Chatalbash
August 5, 2026
‘Someone’s Daughter’ Review: An Underwhelming Survival Thriller [Fantasia 2026]
Maxance Vincent
August 2, 2026
‘Someone’s Daughter’ Review: An Underwhelming Survival Thriller [Fantasia 2026]
Maxance Vincent
August 2, 2026

Despite an alluring visual language and decent performances from both Pascale Bussières and François Arnaud, filmmaker Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s ‘Someone’s Daughter’ seems afraid to explore the central topic at the heart of the movie.

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Maxance Vincent
August 2, 2026
‘Nightborn’ Review: A Clumsy and Irritating Folk Horror Film [Fantasia 2026]
Maxance Vincent
August 2, 2026
‘Nightborn’ Review: A Clumsy and Irritating Folk Horror Film [Fantasia 2026]
Maxance Vincent
August 2, 2026

While Seidi Haarla gives filmmaker Hannah Bergholm’s ‘Nightborn’ a real dramatic heft, this Cheval Noir-award winning picture quickly bludgeons the audience with the same old tropes, ideas and irritating shrieks that ultimately signify nothing.

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Maxance Vincent
August 2, 2026
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: A Wonderful Evolution For The Web-Slinger
Tom Chatalbash
July 31, 2026
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: A Wonderful Evolution For The Web-Slinger
Tom Chatalbash
July 31, 2026

Tom Holland’s wall-crawler is back on the big screen yet again in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, an installment that is not only the best entry in the series yet, but one of the best Spider-Man films - period.

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Tom Chatalbash
July 31, 2026
‘I Love Paris’ Review: The Next Great Mockumentary is Here [Fantasia 2026]
Maxance Vincent
July 29, 2026
‘I Love Paris’ Review: The Next Great Mockumentary is Here [Fantasia 2026]
Maxance Vincent
July 29, 2026

Thanks to its committed performances and an impeccably controlled aesthetic palette, director Nicky Murphy gives us a mockumentary for the ages in ‘I Love Paris’, which can even put What We Do In the Shadows to shame.

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Maxance Vincent
July 29, 2026