Reviews
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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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Human Review: A Night Alone on Her Phone Becomes a Blood-Soaked Supernatural Nightmare
Most horror films begin with a warning sign. Human begins with a phone. A tired woman alone at night picks up her phone, scrolls through her messages, and looks for a little distraction before going to sleep. It’s about as…
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Capturing Bigfoot Review: The Documentary That Takes On the Most Famous Monster Film Ever Shot
On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin pointed a 16mm camera at a clearing near Bluff Creek in Northern California. What they recorded lasts just 59 seconds. It shows a large, hairy, apelike figure walking away from the…
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A Talent for Murder Review: Helen Mirren Is a Bitter, Brilliant Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith wrote five novels about Tom Ripley, the charming con man who lies, steals, and kills his way into a better life. The books made her famous. A Talent for Murder imagines what might have happened if someone had…
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Wicker Review: Olivia Colman Marries a Man Made of Wood, and It’s Surprisingly Sweet
A woman orders a husband from a basket weaver. It sounds like the setup for a joke, and the trailer for Wicker certainly played it that way. Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, and Peter Dinklage in a fairy tale about a…
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Wildwood Review: Laika’s Biggest Stop-Motion Epic Is Also Its Most Emotional
Some films take years to make. Wildwood took the better part of two decades. Travis Knight, the president and CEO of the Portland-based stop-motion studio Laika, first read Colin Meloy’s manuscript before it was published in 2011. He knew almost…
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Clayface Review: DC’s R-Rated Body Horror Gives a Batman Villain a Tragic Origin
Content note: This film is rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, language, some nudity, and brief drug use. Batman has plenty of famous villains, and Clayface is rarely the first one people mention. That’s part of what makes this…
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Masters of the Universe Review: Jared Leto Steals the Show From He-Man
Nearly forty years after Dolph Lundgren swung the Power Sword in the 1987 movie, He-Man is back on the big screen. Masters of the Universe arrived in theaters on June 5, 2026, from Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films, with…
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You Can’t Leave Review: A Cabin in the Woods, a Missing Sister, and a Supernatural Prison
Content note: This film is reported as rated R for some bloody violent content and language. The oldest horror rule is still the best one: don’t go into the cabin. You Can’t Leave builds its entire story on the moment…
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Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul Review: The Kendrick Brothers’ Faith Drama Gets a Brazilian Remake
In 2003, brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick made their first film, Flywheel, on a tiny budget. They filmed in their hometown of Albany, Georgia, and used members of their church as both actors and crew. The movie found its audience…
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Fallen Angels Review: Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara Turn Noël Coward’s Comedy Into a Big-Screen Party
Not many people get to see a hit Broadway show from the front row. Fallen Angels changes that. The Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Noël Coward’s 1925 comedy was filmed live on stage at Broadway’s Todd Haimes Theatre, and it…
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Musk Review: Alex Gibney’s Four-Hour Portrait of Elon Musk Is Long, Critical, and Hard to Ignore
Alex Gibney has spent two decades making documentaries about powerful people and institutions. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room looked at a collapsed energy giant. Going Clear examined Scientology, and The Inventor followed the rise and fall of Elizabeth…
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Street Fighter Review: A Loud, Silly Return for Ryu and Ken With Mixed Results
“Hadouken!” Fans have been shouting it for more than 30 years. Now Capcom’s legendary fighting franchise is back in theaters with a brand-new live-action movie. Street Fighter is directed by Kitao Sakurai and stars Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, and Callina…
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Clean Hands Review: Zach Braff Plays a Drug Cop Whose Daughter Becomes an Addict
Content note: This film is about drug addiction and its effects on a family. Most stories about the drug crisis look at it from one side. A cop’s view. An addict’s view. A politician’s view. Clean Hands tries to show…
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Once Upon a Time in Harlem Review: A 1972 Party That Brought Harlem Renaissance Legends Together
Most of us learn about the Harlem Renaissance from a textbook. A few paragraphs, a handful of famous names, and a neat summary of a cultural movement from the 1920s and 1930s. Once Upon a Time in Harlem offers something…
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Crawlers Review: A Spider-Infested Apartment Building and No Way Out
Spiders are scary enough when there’s one on the wall. Crawlers asks what happens when there are thousands of them, and the police have sealed the building. Directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández, Crawlers is a creature-feature horror film starring Matilda…
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Trust Me, I’m a Doctor Review: Kal Penn’s Anna Nicole Smith Drama Can’t Pick a Tone
Anna Nicole Smith was one of the most talked-about celebrities of the 2000s. Her death in 2007 shocked the public and kicked off a media frenzy. Most stories about her focus on her fame, her family, and her fortune. Trust…
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