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Megan McLachlan

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Megan McLachlan is a freelance writer that lives in Pittsburgh, PA. Her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, The Cut, Paste, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Thrillist, and The Washington Post. She can be heard weekly on Awards Daily's Water Cooler Podcast, which covers the Emmys, pop culture, and more. Follow her on Twitter at @heydudemeg.

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Send Help (2026) 92% EDIT “For as over-the-top and high-concept as Send Help is, bubbling under the surface is a whip-smart two-hander from screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon that feels fresh and compelling without ever teetering into "girl boss" territory.” – The Contending Jan 26, 2026 Full Review The Cramps: A Period Piece (2025) 100% EDIT “The Cramps: A Period Piece often plays like a long RuPaul’s Drag Race sketch (complimentary!) — this film would surely win the challenge.” – The Contending Sep 22, 2025 Full Review Predators (2025) 97% EDIT “Predators is thought-provoking and upsetting in all the ways you don’t expect it to be.” – The Contending Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher (2025) EDIT “Everywhere Man doesn’t just follow the journey of Peter Asher but the evolving culture that made his journey possible.” – The Contending Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Bugonia (2025) 88% EDIT “Bugonia will certainly divide audiences with its balls-to-the-wall intensity and insanity, but they won’t be divided on Stone. This isn’t the role an Oscar winner needs to do, but one she wants to do, to show us what else she has in her bag of tricks.” – The Contending Sep 1, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% EDIT “Allen White really captures the spirit of Springsteen — surprisingly so. And it’s not an imitation; he really inhabits the character and brings that Bear intensity — along with “humility and swagger,” according to Cooper — that makes him the perfect Boss.” – The Contending Aug 31, 2025 Full Review Blue Moon (2025) 90% EDIT “Blue Moon is a lovely, bittersweet punctuation mark — probably an em dash — on a brilliant life cut short, featuring the performance of Hawke’s career.” – The Contending Aug 31, 2025 Full Review Checkpoint Zoo (2024) 100% EDIT “Not only are these people dodging gunfire, but they’re also carefully maneuvering a 400-lb tranquilized killer on a tarp — and if that animal wakes up, they won’t even be thinking about the gunfire anymore. Checkpoint Zoo is truly a high-wire act.” – The Contending Aug 15, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun (2025) 87% EDIT “Akiva Schaffer’s The Naked Gun comes up big on laughs, even if its aim isn’t on par with the original, and proves Pamela Anderson as a comedic force.” – The Contending Jul 31, 2025 Full Review Oh, Hi! (2025) 64% EDIT “Oh, Hi! is yet another film that gives hope to the rom-com genre, vibrating with wit, sexiness, and charm. [...] What Jaws did for the water, this film does for dating apps.” – The Contending Jul 22, 2025 Full Review Rosemead (2025) 89% EDIT “You’ve never seen [Lucy Liu] like this before. Known for her steely gaze and confident swagger, Liu is nowhere to be found in Rosemead, as Irene limps and lumbers, looking exhausted with every shuffle.” – The Contending Jun 23, 2025 Full Review Adult Children (2025) EDIT “Adult Children is a whip-smart dramedy with a great cast. [...] A showcase for all of these wonderful character actors who’ve made careers out of their outstanding supporting work.” – The Contending Jun 21, 2025 Full Review The School Duel (2024) 85% EDIT “Todd Wiseman Jr.’s The School Duel makes The Hunger Games look like a walk in the park, just casually violent enough in tone to feel like a forecast for the future.” – The Contending Apr 19, 2025 Full Review Two Women (2025) 92% EDIT “Two Women is as sexy and fun as an afternoon romp with the exterminator.” – The Contending Apr 7, 2025 Full Review Meet the Barbarians (2024) 92% EDIT “Meet the Barbarians is a movie Americans would be too afraid to make. Even though it takes place in France, its message is universal. I can see why Delpy says it’s her favorite film she’s ever made.” – The Contending Apr 7, 2025 Full Review The Dating Game (2025) 70% EDIT “The Dating Game is a timely and important study of a specific group of Chinese men in a universal language. Du Feng skillfully tells their story with hilarity and heart, and by the end of the film, you’re rooting for them all to find love.” – The Contending Apr 7, 2025 Full Review Sally (2025) 88% EDIT “Cristina Costantini’s Sally is part character study, part tribute, part love story. Sally Ride was fearless in the face of heading into the unknown, but when it came to dealing with the things she knew to be true about herself, she struggled. ” – The Contending Apr 7, 2025 Full Review Magic Hour (2025) EDIT “Not only is Magic Hour a celebration for underdogs and independent paths toward getting what you want, but it also recognizes the talent of Miriam Shor.” – The Contending Apr 7, 2025 Full Review Secret Mall Apartment (2024) 98% EDIT “Jeremy Workman’s documentary Secret Mall Apartment follows a fun four-year experiment celebrating art in all its underappreciated forms while tracking the decline of the American mall.” – The Contending Mar 24, 2025 Full Review Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) 93% EDIT “As Bruce David Klein’s documentary LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story posits, being the daughter of Judy Garland often held her back. But unlike her mother, Minnelli’s found family of friends saved her from an untimely demise.” – The Contending Mar 7, 2025 Full Review The Vortex (2025) 93% EDIT “While audiences have grown used to seeing Gardell in lighter roles, most recently on CBS’s comedy Bob Hearts Abishola, the Pittsburgh native demonstrates a real knack for darker fare. The Vortex might be a gamechanger for him.” – The Contending Feb 22, 2025 Full Review Babygirl (2024) 76% EDIT “Babygirl embraces so many things Kidman excels at as an actress: her sensuality, her piercing focus, even her comedic timing [...]. This isn’t just a great Kidman performance; it’s an all-timer.” – The Contending Dec 20, 2024 Full Review Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024) 100% EDIT “"Carville" meanders in its format (one minute we’re talking Biden, the next we’re headed back to the Ragin’ Cajun’s roots in Carville, Louisiana), but the waltzy stroll through his life is the perfect representation of his style.” – The Contending Dec 19, 2024 Full Review Sweethearts (2024) 62% EDIT “Weiss and co-writer Dan Brier’s script honors the rat-a-tat patter of Nora Ephron’s banter, and the leads have friendly chemistry, but it’s what’s going on around the couple’s story that makes this a hometown you’ll want to go back to for the holidays.” – The Contending Dec 19, 2024 Full Review Your Monster (2024) 79% EDIT “Your Monster is a horror film masquerading as a romantic comedy masquerading as a horror film, and honestly, the less you know going into it — the better — as you don’t want to spoil all the fun.” – The Contending Dec 19, 2024 Full Review
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