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Snow White, in a red cloak, looking intensely at something, a crowd of people behind her. From Snow White.

Snow White Review: The Latest Disney Remake Is Better Than Expected But Still Pretty Dopey

By Witney Seibold March 19th, 2025

Rachel Zegler is quite good (and Gal Gadot is not) in Snow White, the latest product from the Disney remake machine. Here's our review.

Vito Genovese is surrounded by fellow gangsters in The Alto Knights

The Alto Knights Review: Robert De Niro Goes To War With Robert De Niro In This Muted Mob Drama

By Chris Evangelista March 19th, 2025

Robert De Niro pulls double duty playing two gangsters who go to war with each other in the underwhelming The Alto Knights. Here's our review.

Bill Skarsgard's Eddie in a pink hoodie standing in the streets

Locked Review: The Bill Skarsgard Trapped In A Car Movie Is Weirdly Relatable Right Now

By BJ Colangelo March 19th, 2025

Locked, a thriller where Anthony Hopkins traps Bill Skarsgard in a deadly car, has its fun moments but leaves a lot to be desired. Here's our review.

The Surfer looks back and holds his board in The Surfer

The Surfer Review: Nicolas Cage Descends Into Sunburnt Madness In This Psychedelic Thriller [SXSW]

By Rafael Motamayor March 12th, 2025

Nicolas Cage gets tormented by beach bullies and loses his mind in a parking lot in the trippy thriller The Surfer. Here's our review.

Friendship Review: An Absolute Must-See For Fans Of I Think You Should Leave [SXSW]

By Michael Boyle March 11th, 2025

Friendship, a dark, unsettling comedy starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd, is guaranteed to win over fans of I Think You Should Leave. Here's our review.

Michelle and a yellow robot in The Electric State

The Electric State Review: This Russo Brothers Netflix Movie Is Slick, Dazzling, And Incredibly Empty

By Witney Seibold March 11th, 2025

The Russo Brothers new Netflix movie The Electric State is full of slick visuals, but the film itself is intellectually dull and loaded with unfunny jokes.

Meghann Fahy's Violet and Brandon Sklenar's Henry standing in the restaruant in Drop

Drop Review: This Bad Date Makes For A Killer Thriller [SXSW]

By Ryan Scott March 10th, 2025

A woman on a date finds herself terrorized by anonymous messages in Drop, the new thriller from Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon.

Jon Bernthal's Brax and Ben Affleck's Christian coming face to face in The Accountant 2

The Accountant 2 Review: Ben Affleck's Sequel Is Better In Every Way [SXSW]

By Ryan Scott March 9th, 2025

Ben Affleck's numbers-savvy assassin Christian Wolff returns in Gavin O'Connor's entertaining action sequel The Accountant 2.

Elliot and Ridley look shocked in Death of a Unicorn

Death Of A Unicorn Review: Unicorn Violence Starts Out Fun Then Grows Stale In This Horror-Comedy [SXSW]

By Michael Boyle March 9th, 2025

Death of a Unicorn offers plenty of killer unicorn action and memorable performances, but after a while, it starts to feel a bit one-note. Here's our review.

Anna Kendrick as Stephanie and Blake Lively as Emily drinking martinis by the pool in Another Simple Favor

Another Simple Favor Review: Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively Shine In This Silly, Sexy Sequel [SXSW]

By Ryan Scott March 8th, 2025

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively return for Another Simple Favor, and our review out of SXSW indicates a bigger sequel with the leads bringing their A-game.

Michael Fassbender as espionage agent George Woodhouse standing in front of Big Ben in London in Black Bag

Black Bag Review: Steven Soderbergh's Sleek Spy Thriller Is A Smart, Sizzling Good Time

By Jeremy Mathai March 6th, 2025

Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, a marriage drama masquerading as a spy thriller, is stylish, sexy, and never outstays its welcome. Here's our review.

Robert Pattinson as Mickey 18 and Mickey 17 in the snow

Mickey 17 Review: Bong Joon-Ho Delivers Another Masterpiece

By BJ Colangelo February 15th, 2025

Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson, is a deeply heartfelt and uncomfortably funny musing on capitalism, colonization, and corruption.

Miles Teller as Levi and Anya Taylor-Joy as rival operative Drasa coming face to face in The Gorge

The Gorge Review: An Anya Taylor-Joy And Miles Teller Romance Wrapped In Sci-Fi Pulp

By Jeremy Mathai February 13th, 2025

The Gorge is a surprisingly romantic mashup of sci-fi, horror, and action, with great chemistry between Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. Here's our review.

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson crouching with his shield in Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World Review: Sam Wilson's First Solo Movie Is A Safe, Forgettable Rehash

By Jeremy Mathai February 12th, 2025

Competently made but lacking any emotional soul, Captain America: Brave New World is a forgettable, low-energy, by-the-numbers sequel. Here's our review.

The eponymous windup toy monkey in a scene from The Monkey

The Monkey Review: Osgood Perkins' Longlegs Follow-Up Can't Live Up To The Hype

By Jeremy Mathai February 6th, 2025

The Monkey, the new blood-soaked Stephen King adaptation from Longlegs director Osgood Perkins, never lives up to its potential. Here's our review.

Marvin looking horrified at a Valentine's Day card in Love Hurts

Love Hurts Review: Good-Enough Action Barely Propels This Unfunny But Affable Fight Comedy

By Witney Seibold February 6th, 2025

Ke Huy Quan handles his first leading role well in Love Hurts, but the film itself is unfunny and heavy on bland exposition. Here's our review.

Ariel isn't sure about this dinner in Opus

Opus Review: This Cult Horror Comedy Is Too Familiar For Its Own Good [Sundance]

By Bill Bria February 3rd, 2025

Opus, the new cult horror-comedy from A24 featuring Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich, relies too heavily on twists and familiar story elements.

Millie and Tim look on in horror as they realize they're Together

Together Review: Alison Brie And Dave Franco Get Gross In A Body Horror Comedy [Sundance]

By Bill Bria January 31st, 2025

The body horror comedy Together, starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco, is a fun gross-out date night horror movie best seen with a crowd.

Angela, Lee, Min and Chris dance the night away in The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet Review: This Unapologetically Queer Rom-Com Has A Great Ensemble Cast [Sundance]

By Bill Bria January 31st, 2025

The Wedding Banquet, a remake of the 1993 Ang Lee film, continues the rom-com resurgence with a great ensemble cast. Here's our review.

The Heart Eyes killer stands in the police station

Heart Eyes Review: This Slasher Rom-Com Isn't Scary, But It Is Stylish And Sweet

By Chris Evangelista January 31st, 2025

Heart Eyes is a slasher rom-com that has some fun kills and two likable leads with great chemistry. It also runs out of steam rather quickly. Here's our review.

Molina tends to Valentin's wound in Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss Of The Spider Woman Review: A Heartfelt Queer Musical With A Breakout Performance [Sundance]

By Bill Bria January 30th, 2025

Kiss of the Spider Woman, co-starring Jennifer Lopez, is a great example of the modern movie musical, and features a breakout performance from Tonatiuh.

Darcy hears a strange sound in the woods in Rabbit Trap

Rabbit Trap Review: Dev Patel Stars In A Blend Of Cosmic And Folk Horror [Sundance]

By Bill Bria January 29th, 2025

The folk horror movie Rabbit Trap, starring Dev Patel, isn't really scary, but it does have a certain haunting quality. Here's our review.

Linda is very tired in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Review: This Comedy-Thriller Is Like Uncut Gems Meets Eraserhead [Sundance]

By Bill Bria January 27th, 2025

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is a blend of comedy and thriller that invokes the anxiety of Uncut Gems and the surreal horrors of Eraserhead. Here's our review.

Daryl Booth, handcuffed and looking angry in Flight Risk

Flight Risk Review: Mel Gibson's Low-Budget Thriller Is Your Typical January Movie

By Witney Seibold January 24th, 2025

Mel Gibson's Flight Risk, starring Mark Wahlberg, is a serviceable but ultimately forgettable January movie. Here's our review.

Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou sitting at her desk in Star Trek: Section 31

Star Trek: Section 31 Review: This Discovery Spinoff Film Is B-Movie Trash (In A Good Way)

By Jacob Hall January 23rd, 2025

Star Trek: Section 31 sees the beloved sci-fi franchise lean hard into outrageous, b-movie action ... and it somehow works better than you'd think.

Companion Review: This Surprising Horror Movie Is The First Great Film Of 2025

By Chris Evangelista January 22nd, 2025

The twist-heavy and highly entertaining horror pic Companion is exactly the type of must-see entertainment you're looking for. Here's our review.

Christopher Abbott as Blake in the early stages of transformation while Julia Garner as Charlotte looks on in Wolf Man

Wolf Man Review: Leigh Whannell's Half-Effective Fright Fest Will Leave You Feeling Torn In Two

By Jeremy Mathai January 15th, 2025

Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man is unsettling and unnerving with scary moments of body horror, but certain weak elements hold the movie back. Here's our review.