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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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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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Closure Review: A Father’s Search Along the Vistula River Is Devastating and Unforgettable
Most documentaries about missing people follow a familiar path. They collect clues, interview witnesses, and build toward answers. Closure does the opposite. It stays with a father who has none, and it asks what a person does when the worst…
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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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Terrestrial Review: A Dark Sci-Fi Comedy About One Reunion Weekend Gone Very Wrong
Steve Pink has spent most of his career making comedies. He directed Hot Tub Time Machine and co-wrote Grosse Pointe Blank, and he’s the kind of filmmaker you’d expect to deliver a feel-good, easygoing movie about old friends. Terrestrial looks…
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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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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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Top 10 Movies of September 2026: Box Office Earnings, Cast, Story & Trailers
See the top 10 movies of September 2026 ranked by box office earnings. Get the story, cast, director, release date and trailer of every film.
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“Nickels” Review: Rob Riggle Steps Into Real Dramatic Territory
Comedians going dramatic can go one of two ways. Either it feels like a stunt, or it reveals a side of the performer nobody knew was there. Nickels leans toward the second outcome, thanks mostly to Rob Riggle, who spends…
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Moonlight Returns to Theaters: Why Barry Jenkins’ Masterpiece Still Hits Just as Hard 10 Years Later
Some films win Best Picture and fade into trivia questions. Others keep getting rediscovered, year after year, by new audiences who needed exactly this story. Moonlight belongs firmly in the second category. Ten years after its release, Barry Jenkins’ quiet,…
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