Movie Review: The Incomer
The Incomer is why you don’t write off a movie just by its trailer. The trailer for it is cute as you’ll see below. But …
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Movie Review: Appofeniacs
I try not to shout out studios so much on here, cause its the directors, writers, actors, and crew that make movie magic. But Magenta …
Movie Review: Heart of the Beast
Great timing. All those blubbering millennials who watched Homeward Bound when they were 10 are all growed up now. Those kids now have kids of …
Movie Review: Best of the Best (2026)
Gym memberships can be a LOT of money. But in the winter in Chicago, you still have to find ways to work out when it’s …
Movie Review: The Uprising
The Uprising wins the most frustrating Almost Award of 2026. I see Paul Greengrass’s enthusiasm for the story, and even the bevy of themes and …
Movie Review: Hope (2026)
Picture you’re at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Movie prestige incarnate. You’re excited to attend your latest in competition screening with other bourgeois French cinephiles. …
Movie Review: The Sun Never Sets
Joe Swanberg grew up in the same place I did. So naturally, his mumblecore moviemaking worked for me because I know it well. But Swanberg’s …
Movie Review: Finding Emily
See, it’s not THAT hard. College romcoms just have to be a good hang, and remind people of why being young and in love was …
Movie Review: The Magic Faraway Tree
Sadly, the family live action fantasy adventure is not a prolific genre at the movies right now. The risk reward is too volatile, especially with …
Movie Review: Cookie Queens
Thin Mints are still at the top, but Samoas are charging, and charging hard. That’s my favorite girl scout cookie, what’s yours? Cookie Queens covers …