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The Cycle of Love Review: The 6,000-Mile Bicycle Ride That Is Also the Year’s Most Joyful Documentary
Some love stories sound too good to be true. A penniless artist from India meets a Swedish tourist, falls in love in a single afternoon, and then cycles across three continents to find her. It sounds like a screenplay. But…
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Christmas at the Kringles Review: A Holiday Horror-Comedy With a Great Cast and Not Enough Cheer
Content note: This film is rated R for strong bloody violence, language, and some sexual material. Every neighborhood has one house that goes too far at Christmas. It’s the one with the lights up in October, the inflatable Santa on…
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Hell House LLC Review: The Found-Footage Classic Hits Theaters for the First Time
Some horror films build an entire franchise from almost nothing. Hell House LLC is one of them. Stephen Cognetti wrote and directed it on a low budget, and set it almost entirely inside one old building. It arrived on digital…
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Gentle Monster Review: Léa Seydoux Anchors a Hard, Uneven Drama About a Family Shattered by a Secret
Some films are hard to describe without spoiling their first act. Gentle Monster is one of them, because its premise is the crisis itself. A woman moves her family to a quiet corner of the countryside, hoping for a fresh…
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Godzilla Minus Zero Review: Yamazaki’s Sequel Trades Heart for a Brutal Kaiju Brawl
Few sequels face higher expectations than this one. Godzilla Minus One arrived in 2023 with a budget of about $15 million, and it did the unthinkable. It grossed more than $116 million worldwide, became the highest-grossing Japan-produced Godzilla film in…
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The Dog Stars Review: Jacob Elordi Shines in Ridley Scott’s Post-Apocalyptic Drama
What would you do if almost everyone you loved disappeared overnight, leaving you in a world where survival mattered more than anything else? The Dog Stars explores that question through a lonely pilot trying to find a reason to keep…
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Undertone Review: A24’s $500,000 Horror Hit Is the Scariest Movie You’ll Ever Hear
Some horror films ask you to look. Undertone asks you to listen. Written and directed by Ian Tuason in his feature debut, this A24 chiller was shot for a reported $500,000 inside his parents’ house in Toronto. It premiered at…
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Klara and the Sun Review: Taika Waititi’s Ishiguro Adaptation Misses the Quiet Heart of the Novel
Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun is a quiet, strange, and deeply moving book. It’s told through the eyes of an android who doesn’t fully understand the world around her, and it gradually reveals a future full of…
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Moana (2026) Review: Disney’s Live-Action Remake Is Gorgeous, Familiar, and Heading to Disney+
Disney has remade many of its animated classics in live action, but few have arrived this quickly. The original Moana came out in 2016, just ten years ago, and its sequel, Moana 2, was a box office hit in 2024.…
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Ali G: Who Iz I? Review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Hip-Hop Journalist Returns, and So Does the Controversy
Content note: This film is rated R and is built on comedy that many viewers may find offensive. Twenty years is a long time to leave a character alone. Ali G, the yellow-tracksuited, wannabe hip-hop journalist from West Staines, first…
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Whalefall Review: Trapped Inside a Sperm Whale With One Hour of Air
The odds of being swallowed alive by a whale aren’t zero. That’s the tagline, and it’s also the whole hook. Whalefall takes one of the strangest fears imaginable and turns it into a race against the clock. Directed by Brian…
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Sacrifice Review: Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy Crash a Billionaire’s Gala
A glamorous charity gala. A mysterious relic. A cult that wants to throw people into a volcano. It sounds like a strange dream, but this is the real premise of Sacrifice. Directed by French filmmaker Romain Gavras, Sacrifice is his…
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Practical Magic 2 Review: Bullock and Kidman Return, but the Spell Feels Weaker
It took 28 years, but the Owens sisters are back. Practical Magic flopped at the box office in 1998. Over time, it became a Halloween favorite, loved for its cozy witchy mood and the chemistry between Sandra Bullock and Nicole…
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Gone with the Wind Review: The 1939 Epic Returns to Theaters, and It Still Divides Viewers
Few films carry as much fame, and as much baggage, as Gone with the Wind. It’s a landmark of Hollywood craft. It’s also a story that looks back on the Old South with a warm glow that many viewers now…
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Matchbox: The Movie Review: John Cena Leads a Fast but Forgettable Action Ride
After the success of movies based on popular toys and brands, it was only a matter of time before Matchbox cars got their own Hollywood adventure. Matchbox: The Movie takes Mattel’s famous miniature cars and turns them into the foundation…
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Misty Green Review: Rosalind Eleazar Shines in Chris Rock’s Dark Hollywood Drama
Misty Green is a dark and occasionally uncomfortable look at Hollywood, fame, failure, and the difficult search for a second chance. Written and directed by Chris Rock, the 2026 drama follows a once-successful actress whose career has stalled and who…
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Other Mommy Review: Is Jessica Chastain’s New Horror Film Worth the Hype?
Note: This is an early Other Mommy review, written before the film’s October 9 release. It’s based on the trailers, the official story, and what the filmmakers have shared. We’ll update it after opening weekend. Every kid has stared at…
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The Beast Review: Samuel L. Jackson Takes the Wheel, Critics Take Sides
A President trapped in his own armored car, a bleeding bodyguard in the backseat, and an entire city under siege outside the windshield. That’s the whole pitch for The Beast, the new action thriller reuniting Samuel L. Jackson with director…
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The Influencer Project Review: A Real Influencer, a Stale Horror Formula
Influencer horror has been having a moment for a while now, long enough that it’s started to feel less like a trend and more like its own crowded subgenre. The Influencer Project arrives into that crowd a little late, with…
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