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Being Heumann: The Sit-In Is Fiercer Than Heder's Movie

Siân Heder's 504 Sit-In drama premiered at TIFF. Ruth Madeley has the fire. The reviews split on whether the film does. Apple dates it for November.

Sep 19, 2026

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Place to Be: Burstyn Can Carry a Pigeon. The Movie Cannot Carry Two Hours

Kornél Mundruczó's Venice out-of-competition road film gives Ellen Burstyn a pigeon named Intruder and Taika Waititi as a passenger. The reviews agree on her. They do not agree on the rest.

Sep 15, 2026

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Bunker: A Marriage, a Zoom Client, and Venice Splitting

Zeller's Venice competition film puts Bardem and Cruz in a London house and Paul Dano on a screen. Variety liked it. Film Stage did not. The Golden Lion vote is still open.

Sep 11, 2026

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Mayday Review: Reynolds and Branagh Make a Cold War Buddy Movie Work

Apple TV's Mayday premieres September 4. Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh sell a silly Siberian escape better than the stealth-jet premise deserves.

Sep 4, 2026

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The Burning Sea Review: Norway's Latest Disaster Film Burns Bright but Runs Out of Fuel

John Andreas Andersen's North Sea oil rig thriller delivers jaw-dropping practical effects but can't escape the shallow waters of thin character work.

Aug 30, 2026

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Coyote vs. Acme (2026): The Looney Tunes Courtroom Comedy That Refused to Die

Will Forte and John Cena bring Wile E. Coyote's lawsuit against ACME to life in this 96% Rotten Tomatoes hit. Our review of the film Warner Bros tried to bury.

Aug 26, 2026

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Mutiny (2026): Jason Statham's Cargo Ship Thriller Knows Exactly What It Is

Jean-François Richet's Mutiny puts Jason Statham on a container ship for revenge, refugees, and Roland Møller. It's formulaic, and that's mostly fine.

Aug 22, 2026

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The Rivals of Amziah King Review: McConaughey's Best Work in Years

Andrew Patterson's sun-dappled neo-noir about a beekeeping musician in rural Oklahoma is a rare film that earns every ounce of its charm.

Aug 14, 2026

Wagner Moura and Greta Lee in a dimly lit midcentury living room with their two children, rain hammering the windows outside

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The Last House Review: Moura and Lee Can't Fully Rescue Netflix's Lockdown Thriller

Louis Leterrier's The Last House traps a family in their home during an apocalyptic rainstorm. Wagner Moura anchors the claustrophobic thriller, but the script never quite justifies its premise.

Aug 10, 2026

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Review: Schoenbrun's Slasher Manifesto

Jane Schoenbrun's third film is a razor-sharp satire of Hollywood's reboot machine and a love letter to the movies that shape us. Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson deliver career-best work.

Aug 5, 2026

Olivia Wilde as Erika Tracy in a sleek black outfit, standing in an art gallery, looking at Cooper Hoffman's Elliot with a knowing half-smile, the dynamic between them tense and charged

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I Want Your Sex Review: Gregg Araki's Kinky Office Romance Is a Generational Cage Match

Olivia Wilde plays a predatory artist who seduces her assistant in Araki's sharpest comedy in years. It's outrageous, wildly funny, and more clear-eyed about power than you'd expect from a movie with cartoon breasts.

Aug 1, 2026

Jake Johnson as Dusty Boyd holding a pickleball paddle on a sunlit court, looking skeptical, with Ben Stiller in a doctor's coat standing behind him

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'The Dink' Review: Ben Stiller and Jake Johnson Serve Up the Year's Most Surprisingly Charming Sports Comedy

Apple TV+'s pickleball comedy shouldn't work — a 103-minute film about the world's most ridiculed sport, starring a guy who looks perpetually confused. Yet 'The Dink' lands its shots more often than it misses, thanks to a game cast and a script that knows exactly how silly its premise is.

Jul 26, 2026

Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor in Disclosure Day, standing beneath a starlit sky with a broadcast antenna silhouetted in the background

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'Disclosure Day' Review: Spielberg's Alien Thriller Is a Sci-Fi Throwback That Nobody Went to See

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is now streaming after a disappointing theatrical run. It's a well-crafted return to the director's sci-fi roots, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, with a possibly final John Williams score. So why did audiences stay home?

Jul 22, 2026

Mandalorian and Grogu standing together in a desert landscape, the Mandalorian in silver Beskar armor holding Grogu, who wears his brown robe

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Mandalorian and Grogu Review: A Second Chance on Streaming

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu hits digital streaming July 21 after a troubled $342M theatrical run. Our review examines whether the film deserved its box office fate — and whether it's worth your $30 rental.

Jul 19, 2026

Matt Damon as Odysseus standing on a rocky coastline at dusk, looking toward the sea, with a weathered ship visible on the horizon

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'The Odyssey' Early Reviews Are Unanimous — Can Nolan Top 'Oppenheimer'?

Two rounds of early screenings for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey have produced universally glowing reactions. With a star-studded cast led by Matt Damon and Zendaya, the film is already being discussed as a major awards contender. But a casting controversy in Greece adds an unexpected wrinkle.

Jul 15, 2026

Catherine Laga'aia as Moana standing on a tropical beach at sunset, holding an oar, with the vast ocean stretching behind her under golden light

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Moana (2026) Review: Disney's Most Redundant Remake Yet Finds Just Enough Magic to Float

Disney's live-action Moana arrives barely a decade after the animated original, and while Catherine Laga'aia makes a radiant debut, the film struggles to justify its own existence. Read our full review.

Jul 12, 2026

Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes standing in a sunlit Maltese alleyway, looking determined in period detective attire

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Enola Holmes 3 Review: Millie Bobby Brown's Detective Grows Up and Takes on the British Empire

The third installment trades Victorian whimsy for colonial critique, sending Enola to Malta on a rescue mission that's more ambitious — and messier — than anything the franchise has attempted before.

Jul 8, 2026

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'Minions & Monsters' Review: Illumination Finally Made a Good Movie, and It's Set in 1920s Hollywood

The Despicable Me prequel sends the Minions to the silent film era with a stacked voice cast that includes Jeff Bridges, Trey Parker, and Allison Janney. Against all odds, it's Illumination's best-reviewed film ever.

Jul 4, 2026

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Anora Review: Sean Baker's Unflinching Masterpiece of Class, Desire, and the American Dream

Sean Baker's Anora is a ferocious, genre-bending dramedy that dissects class dynamics and romantic delusion through the lens of a Brooklyn stripper's whirlwind marriage to a Russian oligarch's son.

Jun 27, 2026

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Supergirl First Reactions: Mad Max Meets Guardians of the Galaxy in the DCU

Critics who saw Supergirl early are calling it a grittier, faster ride than Superman — with Milly Alcock shining and Jason Momoa stealing every scene as Lobo.

Jun 23, 2026

Woody and Buzz Lightyear standing together in a modern, tech-filled room, Pixar animation style

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Toy Story 5 Review: Pixar Delivers a Franchise-Defining Sequel That Tackles AI Head-On

Pixar's Toy Story 5 proves the 31-year-old franchise still has something to say — and it might just be its most emotionally honest entry since Toy Story 3.

Jun 18, 2026

Xie Miao in a dynamic martial arts pose against a neon-lit cityscape background, fists clenched and ready for combat, in the style of a cinematic poster for The Furious 2026

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The Furious Review: The 2026 Martial Arts Spectacular That Earns Its Perfect Score

Kenji Tanigaki's The Furious delivers 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and lives up to every bit of the hype — a balletic, bone-crushing revival of pure action cinema.

Jun 13, 2026

Jack Black as Steve in the Overworld, blocky landscape with creepers in the distance

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A Minecraft Movie Review: Against All Odds, a Blocky Adventure with Heart

Jared Hess and Jack Black turn the world's bestselling video game into a surprisingly entertaining family adventure that respects the source material.

Apr 4, 2026

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Wuthering Heights (2026): A Modern Gothic Romance

Emerald Fennell's visually stunning but emotionally hollow adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic transforms the Yorkshire moors into a fever dream of maximalist excess.

Mar 7, 2026

Gene Hackman as Harry Caul in The Conversation (1974), surrounded by surveillance equipment in a dimly lit room

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The Conversation (1974): Coppola's Paranoid Masterpiece of Surveillance and Isolation

A deep dive into Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 masterpiece 'The Conversation,' exploring its haunting portrayal of surveillance expert Harry Caul and its enduring relevance in our modern surveillance society.

Mar 6, 2026

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One Battle After Another Review: Paul Thomas Anderson's Counterculture Masterpiece

Leonardo DiCaprio delivers a career-defining performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious epic about radical politics and lost idealism.

Feb 25, 2026

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The Maltese Falcon Returns: Why This 85-Year-Old Masterpiece Still Defines Film Noir

John Huston's 1941 masterpiece returns to theaters for its 85th anniversary. We revisit the film that invented noir, featuring Humphrey Bogart's iconic Sam Spade and performances that set the standard for detective cinema.

Feb 20, 2026

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The Brutalist: A Monumental Achievement in Contemporary Cinema

Brady Corbet's epic historical drama examines the American dream

Feb 11, 2026

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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969): The Satire That Loved Its Targets Too Much

Paul Mazursky's debut skewers Sixties sexual liberation while genuinely wrestling with its appeal. A comedy about open marriage that's secretly about the impossibility of honesty.

Jan 31, 2026

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Charley Varrick (1973): The Working-Class Heist Film That Outsmarts Everyone

Don Siegel and Walter Matthau created the most intelligent heist film of the 1970s. A crop-duster who accidentally robs the mob shows how to think three steps ahead—and why it might not matter.

Jan 31, 2026

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Frenzy (1972): Hitchcock Returns to London for One Last Kill

After a decade of American films, the Master of Suspense came home to make his most violent, most explicit, and most underrated thriller. A serial killer in Covent Garden—and Hitchcock still had teeth.

Jan 31, 2026

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Keep Cool (1997): Zhang Yimou's Forgotten Black Comedy About Modern China

Before Olympic ceremonies and wuxia epics, Zhang Yimou made this chaotic, handheld comedy about urban China. A bookseller, a laptop, and a broken window become a meditation on justice, absurdity, and keeping your cool when everything falls apart.

Jan 31, 2026

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The Swimmer (1968): Burt Lancaster's Suburban Odyssey Into American Emptiness

A deep dive into Frank Perry's surreal masterpiece where Burt Lancaster swims through Connecticut backyards and confronts the hollow core of the American Dream. One of cinema's most haunting character studies.

Jan 31, 2026

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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974): Michael Cimino's Debut and the Last American Innocence

Before The Deer Hunter, Cimino made this buddy heist film with Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. It's funnier, sadder, and stranger than you expect—a meditation on masculinity disguised as a caper.

Jan 31, 2026