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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Friday, June 12, 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: ‘HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE’

Out in Theaters: ‘HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE’

Taika Waititi spreads his wings with 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople', a genuinely hilarious and emotionally engaging tale of a naughty foster child and his surrogate uncle who venture off into…

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Out in Theaters: ‘SWISS ARMY MAN’

Out in Theaters: ‘SWISS ARMY MAN’

One of the most bizarre and bizarrely beautiful films to grace the Sundance Dramatic Competition in quite some time, 'Swiss Army Man' is not a film to be puzzled out…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE BFG’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE BFG’

Regardless of The BFG’s big-heart, handful of winning performances and across-the-board impressive technical marksmanship, the grueling, threadbare nature of its story marks it as one of Spielberg’s least inspired and…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE LEGEND OF TARZAN’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE LEGEND OF TARZAN’

From the laughable script to the horrible performances, bad computer-generated imagery to asinine action beats, 'The Legend of Tarzan' is a gravely unpleasant big-budget sedative. Without anything of narrative, visual…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE NEON DEMON’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE NEON DEMON’

Like the hackneyed runway model, 'The Neon Demon' is all external flash, little internal substance. For the most part. Aggravatingly vacuous but undeniably seductive, Nicholas Winding Refn’s hostile takedown of…

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Out in Theaters: ‘FINDING DORY’

Out in Theaters: ‘FINDING DORY’



CONCLUSION: A Neptunian pathos piece showcasing masterfully slick animation and plenty of good humor, 'Finding Dory' still can’t escape the grasp of ancillary, auxiliary storytelling. And for all its trying,…

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE CONJURING 2’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE CONJURING 2’

'The Conjuring 2 'understands the virtue of patience in a way that most studio horror films do not and the result is all the scarier for it. Building on the…

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Out in Theaters: ‘WARCRAFT’

Out in Theaters: ‘WARCRAFT’

Paying lip service to fans foaming at the mouth and flipping the general public the bird, 'Warcraft' is a profoundly dumbfounding clusterf*ck of fantasy derivation and nerd-centered jabber-mouthing. Wowing in…

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Out in Theaters: ‘POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING’

Out in Theaters: ‘POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING’

The Lonely Island find comedy excellence in  ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’’s sardonic song parodies but the trip from one performance to the next has an unfortunate tendency to flatline…