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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Friday, May 1, 2026
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FILM REVIEWS

In-depth film reviews of current theatrical releases, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ’JUSTICE LEAGUE’

Out in Theaters: ’JUSTICE LEAGUE’

‘Justice League’ is an improvement over the dreary, dark ‘Batman v. Superman’ but can’t manage to jam a bunch of new characters, a lame villain, and a eye-rolling world domination…

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Out in Theaters: ‘LAST FLAG FLYING’ 

Out in Theaters: ‘LAST FLAG FLYING’ 

Deftly blending snarky comedy and high tragedy in this expertly cast and immaculately performed drama, Richard Linklater’s ‘Last Flag Flying’ is a soulful examination of grief, duty, family and love…

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Out in Theaters: ‘MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS’

Out in Theaters: ‘MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS’

Not worth boarding, 'Murder on the Orient Express' has a heck of a time investing audiences in its rather unengaging mystery. A talky whodunit whose dialogue is often stiff and…

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Out in Theaters: ‘LADY BIRD’ 

Out in Theaters: ‘LADY BIRD’ 

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ guides Saorsie Ronan through a rebellious phase of teenagedom with stinging humor and a good dose of pathos. Sensitive, charming and at times painful, ‘Lady Bird’…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THOR: RAGNAROK’

Out in Theaters: ‘THOR: RAGNAROK’

Pulsing with side-splitting energy, 'Thor: Ragnarok' thrives working outside the boundaries of the tightly wound, hawkishly overlorded Marvel Cinematic Universe. A neon-plated smear of laughs bursting with colorful characters and jaw-dangling…

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Out in Theaters: ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND’

Out in Theaters: ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND’

A deeply unsettling and suspenseful tone poem about the challenges of finding your way in the Big Apple as an immigrant, Ana Asensio’s ‘Most Beautiful Island’ is a sinister experiment…

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Out in Theaters: ‘SUBURBICON’

Out in Theaters: ‘SUBURBICON’

An embarrassing Coens-inspired trainwreck, ‘Suburicon’ tries to be a dark, murder-filled satire on the “wholesome” 50’s but the saliency of an undercooked and discordant racial integration subplot derails George Clooney’s…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER’

Like a demented and brilliant episode of ‘The Twilight Zone’, The Killing of a Sacred Deer posits a reality off its axis in elusive and dangerous ways. This pitch black…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE SNOWMAN’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE SNOWMAN’

A frigid disaster of a serial killer thriller, ‘The Snowman’ does just about everything wrong. Pulling from a frightfully terrible script and featuring enough tangled squalls of logic to cause…