BREAKING NEWS: CITIZEN KANE LOSES BEST PICTURE TO HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY BREAKING NEWS: HITCHCOCK'S VERTIGO BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE, DEEMED COMMERCIAL FAILURE BREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK'S 2001 TOO CONFUSING, AUDIENCES DEMAND REFUNDS BREAKING NEWS: BRANDO REFUSES OSCAR, SENDS APACHE ACTIVIST IN HIS PLACE BREAKING NEWS: THE EXORCIST FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE FEATURING PROJECTILE DEMON VOMIT BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG'S JAWS BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKING NEWS: LUCAS STEALS SPIELBERG'S BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH STAR WARS BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG RECLAIMS RECORD FROM LUCAS WITH E.T. BREAKING NEWS: WATERWORLD BECOMES MOST EXPENSIVE FILM IN HISTORY AT $175 MILLION BREAKING NEWS: SHOWGIRLS SETS RECORD FOR MOST RAZZIES WON BY SINGLE FILM BREAKING NEWS: ACADEMY VOTERS ASKED TO ACTUALLY WATCH ALL NOMINATED FILMS BREAKING NEWS: CITIZEN KANE LOSES BEST PICTURE TO HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY BREAKING NEWS: HITCHCOCK'S VERTIGO BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE, DEEMED COMMERCIAL FAILURE BREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK'S 2001 TOO CONFUSING, AUDIENCES DEMAND REFUNDS BREAKING NEWS: BRANDO REFUSES OSCAR, SENDS APACHE ACTIVIST IN HIS PLACE BREAKING NEWS: THE EXORCIST FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE FEATURING PROJECTILE DEMON VOMIT BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG'S JAWS BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKING NEWS: LUCAS STEALS SPIELBERG'S BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH STAR WARS BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG RECLAIMS RECORD FROM LUCAS WITH E.T. BREAKING NEWS: WATERWORLD BECOMES MOST EXPENSIVE FILM IN HISTORY AT $175 MILLION BREAKING NEWS: SHOWGIRLS SETS RECORD FOR MOST RAZZIES WON BY SINGLE FILM BREAKING NEWS: ACADEMY VOTERS ASKED TO ACTUALLY WATCH ALL NOMINATED FILMS
FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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Out in Theaters: ‘WAR ON EVERYONE’

Out in Theaters: ‘WAR ON EVERYONE’

John Michael McDonagh’s brassy 'War on Everyone’ is a nonstop assault on social conscience; a normatively apathetic riot, fastened by Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña’s piss-in-the-wind ennui, that is as…

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Out in Theaters: ‘XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE’

Out in Theaters: ‘XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE’

A vapid, is-it-or-isn’t-it-self-aware odyssey into the most epically moronic quadrants of entertainment, 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' is exactly the kind of simpleminded adrenaline cinema it promises to be. Deeply…

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Out in Theaters: ‘SPLIT’

Out in Theaters: ‘SPLIT’

In addition to being a platform for James McAvoy to display his considerable range in truly zany fashion, 'Split' represents the once fallen M. Night Shyamalan solidifying his place as…

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Out in Theaters: ’20TH CENTURY WOMEN’

Out in Theaters: ’20TH CENTURY WOMEN’

20th Century Women is a character-driven comedic drama that puts the “m-e-n” in feminism. Led by a great trio in Annette Being, Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning, Mikes Mills’ third…

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Out in Theaters: ‘PATRIOT’S DAY’

Out in Theaters: ‘PATRIOT’S DAY’

'Patriot’s Day' sees Peter Berg take on the Boston Marathon bombing in respective, engaging fashion. In many ways, the director's latest action-drama concludes Berg’s informal "America, Fuck Yeah!" trilogy but…

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Out in Theaters: ‘SILENCE’

Out in Theaters: ‘SILENCE’

Martin Scorsese’s infatuation with his Christian faith makes for a visually suggestive and provocative piece of historical fiction however at 161 minutes, 'Silence' is epic only in its ability to…

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Out in Theaters: ‘FENCES’

Out in Theaters: ‘FENCES’

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and the rest of the cast) are simply outstanding in the powerfully acted and supremely written 'Fences', a 1950s melodrama about a struggling African American…

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Out in Theaters: ‘WHY HIM?’

Out in Theaters: ‘WHY HIM?’

Frequently unfunny, offensively unoriginal and downright grating, this teaming of great character actor Bryan Cranston and can-do-it-all performer James Franco breaks a different kind of bad, scrubbing free the charm…

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Out in Theaters: ‘JACKIE’

Out in Theaters: ‘JACKIE’

In addition to providing a platform for Natalie Portman to display her considerable talents, 'Jackie' is a terrific and multifaceted portrait of a layered American icon. Gloomy, textured and terrifically…

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Out in Theaters: ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’

Out in Theaters: ‘ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY’

There's no getting around it, 'Rogue One'’s clunky script leaves something to be desired but  wowing visual glamor, classic Star Wars feel, a darker nature and that killer third act…