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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Thursday, April 30, 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.

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Out in Theaters: RUSH

Out in Theaters: RUSH

As for the man behind the enterprise, Howard deserves high praise. Coming off his utterly inexcusable interlude of cinematic smudge that is The Dilemna, Howard is back on top, making…

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Out in Theaters: DON JON

Out in Theaters: DON JON

Just as Jon delivers his all on the late night dance floor, JGL gives his all artistically, proving there is volcanic potential welling up inside him. Although he doesn't always…

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Out in Theaters: PRISONERS

Out in Theaters: PRISONERS

While often uncompromisingly bleak, Prisoners ends up as more of a pulpy, often riveting, character study than what we may originally have suspected. The film is just caked in grit,…

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Out in Theaters: POPULAIRE

Out in Theaters: POPULAIRE

Depth was never the goal here and Roinsard scores major points for sticking to his flowery guns. Like similarly woozy Jean-Pierre Jeunet films, it's just a wonder something so fleet-footed,…

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Out in Theaters: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

Out in Theaters: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

As a solitary feature, without what comes before it and will come next, Insidious 2 is wildly incomplete, capped off with more holes than a back country freeway sign in…

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Out in Theaters: SHORT TERM 12

Out in Theaters: SHORT TERM 12

Another, more difficult, thing to take away is Cretton's interpretation of self-inflicted pain. Many wounded souls hurt themselves not to inflict pain but to make the pain go away. This…

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Out in Theaters: RIDDICK

Out in Theaters: RIDDICK

With reckless abandon, Twohy throws too much at the screen, desperately hoping for it all to stick. Fortunately for him, some of it does. There's enough absurdity to cull some…

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Out in Theaters: GETAWAY

Out in Theaters: GETAWAY

internet. With only one long-shot in the entirety of the film worth mentioning at all, the result is so watered down that there's hardly any taste left in it at…

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Out in Theaters: CLOSED CIRCUIT

Out in Theaters: CLOSED CIRCUIT

So Crowley's greatest crime is that he's crafted a bore-fest. Political angles wrought with finger pointing are undone by naive filmmaking that supposes politicking can alone triumph over genuine thrills.…