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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Saturday, May 2, 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: ‘DEEPWATER HORIZON’

Out in Theaters: ‘DEEPWATER HORIZON’

Robust visual effects - including an explosion count that would make Michael Bay cream himself - and a pants-shitting soundscape pair with an intelligent, emotionally honest and sobering dramatic account…

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Out in Theaters: ‘MY BLIND BROTHER’

Out in Theaters: ‘MY BLIND BROTHER’

'My Blind Brother' isn’t as out of sight as the talented trio at its center suggests but its marriage of standoffish sarcasm and heartfelt familial melodrama makes for a mostly…

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Out in Theaters: ‘GOAT’

Out in Theaters: ‘GOAT’

Frat bros and Jonas bros populate Andrew Neel's taxing melodrama Goat, an impregnable profile of the imposing weight of masculinity and the mental bill of fraternal hazing.

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’

There’s nothing on the screen to suggest that this remake of 'The Magnificent Seven' actually needed making but for what is is - a lightweight family-friendly adventure movie with a…

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Out in Theaters: ‘BLAIR WITCH’

Out in Theaters: ‘BLAIR WITCH’

As a sequel to 'The Blair Witch Project', 'Blair Witch' expertly ramps up the ominous elements that made the original so nightmare-inducing but in emphasizing raised stakes over creative daring,…

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Out in Theaters: ‘SNOWDEN’

Out in Theaters: ‘SNOWDEN’

Stodgy and listless, 'Snowden' represents a top-to-bottom failure to give meaningful material narrative purpose. Loaded with weakly motivated characters and a very cursory understanding of political tectonics,  Oliver Stone's latest…

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Out in Theaters: ‘SULLY’

Out in Theaters: ‘SULLY’

'Sully' makes a great platform for Tom Hanks' unwavering skill as a leading man while offering seat-gripping set pieces and a somewhat emotional hero’s story you’ll be glad to cheer…

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Out in Theaters: ‘OTHER PEOPLE’

Out in Theaters: ‘OTHER PEOPLE’

Molly Shannon puts in her bid for awards recognition as a cancer stricken mother in the tragicomedy 'Other People' but for those sick to death of watching actors pretend to…

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Out in Theaters: ‘TRANSPECOS’

Out in Theaters: ‘TRANSPECOS’

Greg Kwedar’s debut film ‘Transpecos’ is a potent border fiction that matches high tension thrills with significant characters, played to perfection by Johnny Simmons, Clifton Collins Jr. and Gabriel Luna.…