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The Life of Chuck (2025)

Drama Rated R

“… has a generosity and earnestness that helps it get by on goodwill.”

M3GAN (2022)

Horror Rated PG-13

“… something like an American Girl doll who becomes the Evil Queen of Uncanny Valley.”

Materialists (2025)

Drama Rated R

“It’s not you, Dakota Johnson, it’s me.”

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“… unwisely asks Del Toro to conform to a particular Anderson type.”

Bring Her Back (2025)

Horror Rated R

“… ghoulishly registers as a mediation on the madness of grief.”

Friendship (2025)

Comedy Rated R

“… amusingly examines the particular peculiarities of men trying to bond.”

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (2025)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“… fumbles its own legacy, largely by believing it had one in the first place.”

Yojimbo (1961)

Comedy Rated NR

“Although swords strike and blood flows, Yojimbo mostly registers as a comedy.”

Love & Basketball (2000)

Drama Rated PG-13

“If someone knows the one true thing about you, that might be enough for a life together.”

Tampopo (1985)

Comedy Rated NR

“Itami squeezes Japanese food customs, even as he offers a fondly humorous survey of them.”

Recent Reviews

The Bride! (2026)

Horror Rated R

“The fun here is in the audacious attempt and the performances.”

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Comedy Rated NR

“A bit of a whiff for Frank Capra…”

Stand By Me (1986)

Drama Rated R

“… has a wistful, morbid magic.”


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