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Streaming is 90% filler. These guides are the other 10%.
RENT / BUY‘FORGOTTEN ISLAND’ Is DreamWorks Animation’s Most Dazzling Movie in Years
A Day-Glo piñata stuffed with folklore, friendship and feelings, ‘Forgotten Island’ is DreamWorks firing on every creative cylinder at once. It’s exhausting in the…
RENT / BUYRidley Scott’s ‘THE DOG STARS’ Soars Before a Bumpy Landing
Predominantly a beautifully photographed post-apocalyptic character study, 'The Dog Stars' is at its best when focused on grief, companionship, and what makes survival worth…
STREAMING · HBO MAX‘THE INVITE’ A Zesty Swinger Comedy That’s Equally Hilarious and Therapeutic
'The Invite’ from Olivia Wilde is a wildly funny swinger comedy that explores how relationships open, close, and end in hilarious and heartfelt ways.…
RENT / BUY‘THE MUSICAL’ Is Elite Crash Out Cringe Comedy
Powered by Will Brill’s fearless performance and the audacious pairing of director Giselle Bonilla and writer Alexander Heller, 'The Musical' emerges as one of…
RENT / BUY‘THE WEIGHT’ Is a Perfect Dad Movie with Arthouse Details
'The Weight' is an effective survival Dad movie, buoyed by intoxicating production design and a killer Ethan Hawke man-on-a-mission performance.
STREAMING · HBO MAX‘THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD’ Is a Lyrical Meditation on the Myth of Violent Heroes
Michael Sarnoski’s 'The Death of Robin Hood' strips the folk hero of his mythic nobility, transforming the outlaw legend into a bruising meditation on…
RENT / BUY‘HOPE’ Goes Berserk, But Better Hope for a Sequel
An absolutely ripping sci-fi actioner that outclasses Hollywood by nearly every measure, ‘Hope’ is 156 minutes of sustained escalation that just keeps getting wilder…
RENT / BUY‘BUDDY’ Turns Barney-Style Kids TV Into Slasher Horror
A concept gag about the inherent creepiness of children’s TV that translates surprisingly well to feature-film format, Buddy warps the familiar cheeriness of big,…
STREAMING · PEACOCKSteven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Is a Baffling Sci-Fi Misfire
Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' only occasionally recaptures the sense of awe that made him one of science fiction's defining filmmakers, but those moments are…
RENT / BUYInert ‘THE SOCIAL RECKONING’ Misses Fincher Badly
Aaron Sorkin fails to inject 'The Social Reckoning' with anything resembling craftsmanship in this preachy, if righteously angry, followup to the brilliant David Fincher…
RENT / BUY‘ONSLAUGHT’ Brings Adam Wingard Back to What He Does Best
A pulpy, bloody grindhouse throwback to when movies existed to make you feel something for 90 minutes and then let you get on with…
RENT / BUY‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ Lets the Spider Eat the Man
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' toys with the weight of self-erasure as Peter Parker disappears wholly into Spider-Man in this third sequel that still manages…
STREAMING · MUBI‘TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA’ A Deeply Meta Exploration of Queerness in Slashers
'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' from writer-director Jane Schoenbrun is a deeply meta horror curio whose commentary on the genre and the place…
RENT / BUY‘PRIMETIME’ Exposes the Ugly Business of Catching Predators
‘Primetime’ transports us back to the early aughts, when Chris Hansen and the ‘To Catch a Predator’ crew dominated the airwaves. Lance Oppenheim's film…
RENT / BUY‘RESIDENT EVIL’ is Obviously the Best Video Game Movie Of All Time…But What Does That Even Mean?
Zach Cregger hasn't necessarily one-upped himself with 'Resident Evil' so much as shifted his focus to create a well-crafted, goopy horror-comedy that perfectly captures…
RENT / BUY‘IDIOTS’ Is an Anarchic Dumb Comedy Cruising On Dave Franco’s Mania
Macon Blair’s 'Idiots' is a shaggy road-trip comedy about two shitheads driving another shithead to rehab. The performances, mainly Dave Franco’s, drive the piece…
RENT / BUY‘TONY’ Cooks
One of the finest films of 2026, Matthew Johnson's 'Tony' is a masterful exploration of one man's search for meaning and the demons we…
RENT / BUY‘I WANT YOUR SEX’ Explores the Kinky Spaces Between Desire and Control
Gregg Araki delivers a provocative, visually vibrant erotic thriller anchored by terrific performances from Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman with 'I Want Your Sex',…
RENT / BUYI Walked Out of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘HER PRIVATE HELL’
So while I cannot in good faith assign NWF's latest a letter grade, what I can say is that what I did see ranks…
RENT / BUYMonsters, Myths, and Morality Stand Between a Hero and Home in Christopher Nolan’s ‘THE ODYSSEY’
Christopher Nolan stages an accessible, modernized retelling of the archetypal hero's journey with visual flair, technical wizardry, and enough monsters, myths, and spectacle to…
STREAMING · HBO MAXHorror’s Meanest Franchise Strikes Again with ‘EVIL DEAD BURN’
'Evil Dead Burn' is a sadistic addition that proudly continues the franchise's tradition of treating its characters with extreme cruelty while gifting its sicko…
STREAMING · HBO MAX‘SUPERGIRL’ Is Boldly Inessential for the DCU’s Sophomore Feature
Although Milly Alcock remains inspired casting as Kara Zor-El, 'Supergirl' leans too heavily on worn-down sci-fi and superhero tropes to fully capitalize on its…
STREAMING · DISNEY+Delightfully Prescient ‘TOY STORY 5’ Dazzles, Charms, and Breaks Your Heart
'Toy Story 5' is a funny, heartbreaking, and insightful meditation on childhood in the digital age, asking what gets lost when screens begin replacing…
RENT / BUY‘LEVITICUS’ Is Australia’s Queer Riff on ‘It Follows’
Adrian Chiarella's 'Leviticus' transforms the horrors of conversion therapy into a chilling supernatural nightmare with genuine emotional weight. While its 'It Follows' influences are…
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By: Matt Oakes
Matt Oakes is the founder and editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot. A Tomatometer-approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes, he’s a founding member of the Seattle Film Critics Society and a member of the Online Film Critics Society. He started writing about movies in college, when the university paper wouldn’t have him, and has been reviewing ever since, covering festivals like Sundance and SIFF along the way. He has a soft spot for horror movies that make him die a little inside, a healthy skepticism of film Twitter’s consensus favorites, and a philosophy degree he swears is relevant. He’s based in Seattle.
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