‘IS THIS THING ON?’ Mic Checks a Middle-Aged Marriage
Will Arnett erupts onto the screen as a real dramatic actor in Bradley Cooper’s thoughtfully funny 'Is This Thing On?', a midlife crisis story that tackles themes of commitment and…
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Most Anticipated Films of the Sundance Film Festival 2026
Sundance Film Festival 2026 officially announced its lineup on December 10 and the reveal already feels weighted with more significance than usual. This will be the festival’s final year in Park City before it relocates to Boulder—a move that ends decades of proximity to the epic Wasatch slopes and closes the chapter on a place...
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Top Ten Films of 2025
If 2024 felt transitional, 2025 felt reactionary. The industry is still figuring out where it’s future is heading, with streaming turbulence, downsized theatrical slates, and the lingering specter of automation hanging over the heads of everyone from below-the-line workers to A-list actors. With the recent news of the landmark WB acquisition, the future is very...
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‘NO OTHER CHOICE’ Is Park Chan-wook’s Darkly Comic Stand Against Humanity Becoming Replaceable
‘No Other Choice’ is an expertly constructed social satire from Park Chan-wook that harkens to its South Korean compatriot ‘Parasite’. Come for the bloody thrills, stay for the pertinent message…
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‘MARTY SUPREME’ Serves Up Another High-Tension Safdie Classic
Josh Safdie proves he was the chosen one with 'Marty Supreme', a chaos-riddled epic about a scumbag ping-pong player trying to scheme his way into proving that he's the world's…
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‘ETERNITY’ Wastes the Afterlife in Rom-Com Purgatory
Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner aren’t the problem but ‘Eternity’ is standard-issue love triangle fare, just dressed up to look like something more.
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‘ZOOTOPIA 2’ and the Overwhelming Joy of the Meaningful Family-Friendly Film
Funny, heartwarming, and thematically potent, 'Zootopia 2' is one of the better animated movies of the decade—but more importantly, it marked a pivotal moviegoing experience for this critic: my daughter’s…
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The Tragedy of ‘HAMNET’ and the Absolution of Art
A profoundly moving portrait of family, tragedy, and how art binds us, 'Hamnet' is a stunning return to form for director Chloé Zhao, boasting one of the year’s best performances…
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‘WAKE UP DEAD MAN’ is A Holy Mystery a Few Beads Short of a Full Rosary
The winning combo of Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor threatens to send 'Wake Up Dead Man' to the heavens, but the third 'Knives Out' entry — though the most thematically…
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‘DIE MY LOVE’: Postpartum Dread Lacks Direction
Madness consumes a new mother in Lynne Ramsay’s latest vision of domesticity gone bad. Set in the isolated countryside, 'Die My Love' explores postpartum depression pushed to its breaking point…