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: 7 CHINESE BROTHERS

Out in Theaters: 7 CHINESE BROTHERS

7 Chinese Brothers may prove too unmotivated for some but Jason Schwartzman enthusiasts will find themselves cackling at his low-key antics.

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Out in Theaters: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS

Out in Theaters: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS

We Are Your Friends isn't the thoughtless bump-and-grind you might expect, even if it's not necessarily worth raving about.      

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Out in Theaters: Z FOR ZACHARIAH

Out in Theaters: Z FOR ZACHARIAH

Stellar performances from a tight cast and a delightfully melancholy post-apocalyptic setting imbue great meaning to Z's movements, though some dramatic cogs get clogged along the way.

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Out in Theaters: DIGGING FOR FIRE

Out in Theaters: DIGGING FOR FIRE

Digging for Fire fits Swanberg like an Adidas tracksuit but all the digging involved results in less depth than one would hope.

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Out in Theaters: TURBO KID

Out in Theaters: TURBO KID

In the year of Mad Max: Fury Road, Turbo Kid can't help but look like the wannabe little cousin.

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Out in Theaters: THE SUMMER HOUSE

Out in Theaters: THE SUMMER HOUSE

The Summer House may have too dull a tone for some, and probably will bore most, but those willing to stick with it until the end may find that we…

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Out in Theaters: NO ESCAPE

Out in Theaters: NO ESCAPE

Balls-to-the-walls action thriller No Escape will have you on the edge of your seat for its entire run-time. Though its trailers look genuinely awful, it’s one hell of a ride.

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FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, Episode 1 ‘Pilot’ Recap/Review

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, Episode 1 ‘Pilot’ Recap/Review

“What the hell is going on?” – Madison “I have no idea.” – Travis ———————————————————————————————— Imagine waking up in some unfamiliar place, dazed and disoriented. You stumble downstairs to a charnel house of cadavers, finding one of your good friends chewing off another friend’s face. What would you do? This cognitive dissonance, this mammalian panic...

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Documentary Dossier: LISTEN TO ME MARLON

Documentary Dossier: LISTEN TO ME MARLON

Listen to Me Marlon expertly augments and foreshadows Brando’s troubling personal hemorrhages with imagery and sound bytes. We hear phone messages left by Christian wanting to know if Brando would…

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Out in Theaters: AMERICAN ULTRA

Out in Theaters: AMERICAN ULTRA

It's a lot to take in, a lot going on. But that's part of what makes American Ultra so great. It's ambitious. It goes for it! And it works. The…