My review of Hamnet is (A) way too earnest, (B) somehow involves Netflix acquiring Warner Bros, and (C) made me almost as sad to write as the movie made me. I don't know, y'all, maybe I just need a hug? Read ye, read ye: https://t.co/SISZQLTWaG...

Please remember that I really liked the first Wicked movie... Wicked: For Good is an abomination. This was all a spectacular waste of time with one good song. A song that isn’t included in this movie. My full review: https://t.co/QAQ2dPhjzz

Despite being a bit too sleepily distracted, Keeper has the ghostly goods. The ghouls that pop out of the woodwork before finally seeing the spotlight steal the show, as much as anything can steal the show from Tatiana Maslany. My full review:

If you don’t like the first 10 minutes of Predator: Badlands, a movie with a prominent and unforgettable high-five between a hand and a foot, you are gonna hate the whole durn thing. If you're into that though, buckle up for 2 hours of awesome! My review:

Bugonia should be right up my alley. A tone-shifting “sci-fi black comedy” produced by Ari Aster, starring Landry from Friday Night Lights is a movie crafted using a Mad Libs written by my heart. I still don't know if I liked it. Here's a review anyway:

With A House of Dynamite, director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Noah Oppenheim – yes, I checked twice there was no “er” at the end – have delivered a top-notch ballistic-based bogeyman that is flawless right up until it isn’t. My full review:

As one of the biggest haters of The Black Phone, I am here to tell you that Black Phone 2 is...good? Provided you see it as more homage than rip-off, this mashup of much better horror movies is lightyears better than its predecessor. My full review:

Hearing Nine Inch Nails blare while watching a glowing neon-red figure try to hit a glowing neon-white figure with a triangle whilst avoiding being hit with a circle is oddly hypnotic and profoundly stupid. OK! Who's mad at that? My full Tron: Ares review:

The Smashing Machine is basically like Rocky if instead of yelling “Yo, Adrian, we did it!” the hero just yells obscenities at her. It also seems to think the UFC is humanity's crown jewel. I have more mostly grumpy things to say in my full review:

From frame one to the credits’ conclusion, One Battle After Another is a barn-burning riot that's equal parts political thriller and screwball bananas nonsense. Everyone loves it! Except for the people who are really, really going to hate it. My review:

Him immediately creates a vibe of “uh oh.” And that’s not the good kind of “uh oh,” like “uh oh, this is scary.” This is “uh oh” like when a diaper-wearing toddler hides behind the couch for a minute. My full review:

I understand that the point The Long Walk is trying to make is, generally, a good one. But this kind of graphic cautionary tale just isn't gonna cut it anymore. Also, I'm one movie away from swearing a blood feud against the screenwriter. My full review:

This week's big screen choices aren't super great, and y'all seemed to like my last roundup of mini-reviews, so I did that again! I'm unoriginal, but I am trying to give you what you want! Here are 5 itty-bitty review-lets for you!

Non-urgent, non-breaking news: Spike Lee is good at directing movies, and Denzel Washington is good at acting. Just FYI: the fifth joint from the pair does not break their perfect streak, which spans four decades now. My full review of Highest 2 Lowest:

Reposting this because I watched Sorry, Baby AGAIN last night and have become evangelical for this movie, and (B) Fridays are for movies. I didn't want you to think I forgot. Read this then watch Sorry, Baby (or apparently I'll just keep coming after you).

I always post reviews on Fridays. This is early because you can go see Sorry, Baby at @FilmStreams (Dundee) tonight. You can stream it but should go if you can. It's the best movie I've seen this year by a wide margin. I got choked up WRITING THE REVIEW.

In the same way that we are currently beset by a myriad of plagues, Weapons plays out like a wide-stretched canvas on which a host of bad thoughts can be painted. It is also super silly, often hilarious, and one of my favorites of 2025. My full review:

What The Substance did so spectacularly with body horror was position it at the intersection of hilarity and grotesquerie. Together lightly points at both and commits to neither. So it's mostly just okay! My full review:

For the first time since the comic book cinematic gold rush began, one of the films should have been longer... Fantastic Four could use more (outer) space to breathe, but it's still a wonderful "new number one issue" for the MCU. My full review:

Sometimes I see movies and don't even tell you about it. Here are bite-sized mini-reviews for 10 films I watched recently (most of them are bad but one is very good)!