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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) Fred Topel Updates the heist gone wrong genre while crafting an effective crime thriller.
Posted Jan 28, 2026  Edit critic review
Cookie Queens (2026) Fred Topel Wholesome entertainment, rooting for open-hearted kids to excel.
Posted Jan 27, 2026  Edit critic review
Frank & Louis (2026) Fred Topel Tough subjects combine for a powerful story about trying to make meaning when health and systems are against you.
Posted Jan 27, 2026  Edit critic review
The Gallerist (2026) Fred Topel Watching these three women scheme to get away with murder (or technically manslaughter), and in the process make a sale, is an absolute delight.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) Fred Topel A firm commitment to silliness and dirty jokes is comedy gold.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
I Want Your Sex (2026) Fred Topel This is the age-old story of a woman coming into a young man's life and changing him. Elliot goes from boy to man in a roundabout, awkward, explicit and bumbling way.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
zi (2026) Fred Topel The overall theme of Zi is simply the kindness of strangers. It is inspiring to be reminded that one can make a difference in anyone's life just by caring.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
The Disciple (2026) Fred Topel There are enough technicalities to further illuminate the story for even the most savvy Wu-Tang fan.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Saccharine (2026) Fred Topel A solid visual manifestation of the obsession for weight loss. People take unhealthy risks to achieve goals so Sacharine just makes it literal.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The Moment (2026) Fred Topel It's not really satire. It's just chaos. For a non-Brat outsider, little seems uniquely Charli XCX.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Buddy (2026) Fred Topel An effective satire of those shows that simplify morals for kids. Turning it into a slasher movie with Buddy stalking the kids turns the show into a funhouse hell.
Posted Jan 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story (2026) Fred Topel Celebrates the deeply personal absurdity of the comedian. In seeking to understand her, the film serves up a poignant dose of classic Bamford.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
Tuner (2025) Fred Topel An engaging crime caper through the unique lens of sound. This angle makes the criminal danger feel fresh.
Posted Jan 22, 2026  Edit critic review
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2025) Fred Topel Offers fans a look at the process of making the show, and the emotions involved with concluding it. It is perhaps the first proper DVD extra on the Netflix platform.
Posted Jan 12, 2026  Edit critic review
Labyrinth (1986) Fred Topel The supreme creative thesis from a pioneering artist. The last film Jim Henson directed, 40 years ago in 1986, expresses maximum creativity in every scene.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Greenland 2: Migration (2026) Fred Topel The Greenland movies strive to insert humanity into the peril. The Garritys keep encountering enclaves of remnants of humanity, and the different variations of makeshift homes survivors have made are touching.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Primate (2025) Fred Topel Delivers what one wants out of an animal attack film. Viewers seeking a killer chimpanzee movie will find one that embraces indiscriminate, graphic carnage.
Posted Jan 06, 2026  Edit critic review
Song Sung Blue (2025) Fred Topel Feels like it is exploiting people who did not ask for the spotlight in the way celebrities have.
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Anaconda (2025) Fred Topel Sub-Entourage-level industry inside baseball. The characters discuss I.P. and thematic metaphors, but the jokes only amount to 'Can you believe we're really remaking Anaconda? I know, right?'
Posted Dec 23, 2025  Edit critic review
No Other Choice (2025) Fred Topel Park never lets No Other Choice become a vicarious revenge tale. He keeps denying the audience gratification for Man-su's pursuits.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Is This Thing On? (2025) Fred Topel It is refreshing that the plot of Is This Thing On? is not about Alex becoming great and trying to get signed. That's the Hollywood underdog version, but here it's enough that Alex just wants to be good enough to keep doing it.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
The Housemaid (2025) Fred Topel A sexy thriller with a wink to the genre but still delivers the goods.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Fred Topel It can be silly and spread too thin, but the highs are genuine.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) Fred Topel A step down for SpongeBob.
Posted Dec 15, 2025  Edit critic review
Ella McCay (2025) Fred Topel Misguided and downright irresponsible
Posted Dec 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Dust Bunny (2025) Fred Topel Scary but still okay for kids, akin to '80s family entertainment like Gremlins, Poltergeist and The Dark Crystal.
Posted Dec 09, 2025  Edit critic review
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The Terminator (1984) Joe Bob Briggs Arnold is The Terminator, and I'm gonna say it right now: we're talking drive-in heaven.
Posted Dec 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006) Fred Topel Provides a subtle but greater experience than simply viewing both parts in one sitting.
Posted Dec 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Marty Supreme (2025) Fred Topel A triggering, abrasive experience. This is by design, however, and director Josh Safdie can claim mission accomplished.
Posted Dec 01, 2025  Edit critic review
A Christmas Carol (1984) Joan Hanauer Scott is fun to watch and full of vitality, which is lucky because he is in almost every scene.
Posted Nov 26, 2025  Edit critic review
Zootopia 2 (2025) Fred Topel The diverse environments lead to some dynamic action scenes the animators designed with complexity to take advantage of unique conditions. Judy and Nick get the sequel treatment that Lethal Weapon or Bad Boys franchises do by ramping up their adventure.
Posted Nov 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Fred Topel A faithful iteration of the Knives Out formula. The third entry in the whodunnit series adds a poignant twist to the comedy and mystery.
Posted Nov 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Hamnet (2025) Fred Topel English classes and centuries of performances have brought their own interpretations to the play. Trying to make sense of grief reduces the complicated themes to the basics, namely what happens to the living when loved ones die?
Posted Nov 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Rental Family (2025) Fred Topel Dramatizes a unique service found in Japan into a story with universal relevance. As star, Brendan Fraser brings sincerity to the delicate balance of tear-jerker and morality play.
Posted Nov 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Wicked: For Good (2025) Fred Topel Covers the second act of the stage musical Wicked, but it feels like a true sequel to the first film released last year. Like The Empire Strikes Back or Back to the Future Part II, the new movie develops and complicates the story's lore and characters.
Posted Nov 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Nouvelle Vague (2025) Fred Topel Shows how much fun those art films can be at their best.
Posted Nov 14, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (2025) Fred Topel In subduing the caricature from the dystopian future, the remake loses what made The Running Man prescient and relevant.
Posted Nov 11, 2025  Edit critic review
Predator: Badlands (2025) Fred Topel The film is obviously about Dek learning the value of teamwork and the benefits of interdependence. They also become his found family after he is rejected by his clan. Those are very human values, not Yautja, but the audience for the film will be humans.
Posted Nov 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Christy (2025) Fred Topel There is so much to Salters' story that the film is all over the place and struggles to balance the successes and abuses she suffered.
Posted Nov 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Die My Love (2025) Fred Topel An intense exploration of a woman succumbing to the pressures of marriage and motherhood. Anchored by a bravura performance by Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love is a cathartic vehicle for uncomfortable subjects and behavior.
Posted Nov 03, 2025  Edit critic review
Back to the Future (1985) Fred Topel On a deeper level, Back to the Future is about patterns that repeat throughout your life. If you don't break them, you're doomed to pass them on generationally.
Posted Oct 28, 2025  Edit critic review
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) Fred Topel As much as critics may complain about condensing an entire life into a two-hour film, that method does forgive some artistic license. Focusing on a short period makes the gaps in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere more glaring.
Posted Oct 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Bugonia (2025) Fred Topel While Stone and Plemons are captivating going head to head, their two-hander is undermined by the structure. They are headed toward a result more than actually debating, and the content of those debates is superficial.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Blue Moon (2025) Fred Topel The most distracting choice in Blue Moon is its efforts to portray the 5-foot-10-inch Hawke as only 5-foot tall. This is accomplished by dressing Hawke in an oversized suit to de-emphasize his height, and by sitting him in oversized sets.
Posted Oct 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Frankenstein (2025) Fred Topel This rendition captures the story's epic qualities with del Toro's unique affinity for creatures at the forefront.
Posted Oct 20, 2025  Edit critic review
Good Fortune (2025) Fred Topel In the John Wick films, Reeves uses his physicality to be intimidating and tragic. As Gabriel, he shows through his silent looks that he genuinely cares for people.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
Stephen King's It (1990) Joan Hanauer "It" may not make a lot of sense, but who cares? It is good, clean horror fun.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
After the Hunt (2025) Fred Topel Eventually, Alma scolds Maggie for her sensitivity to uncomfortable situations. That is a believable attitude of Alma's generation, but no one in the film is championing the young students' generation.
Posted Oct 13, 2025  Edit critic review
Roofman (2025) Fred Topel An amiable true crime caper with an endearing romantic subplot. It's no Ocean's Eleven with elaborate, sophisticated schemes, but it takes a real-life story and makes it entertaining.
Posted Oct 09, 2025  Edit critic review
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) Fred Topel These days, leaders behaving reasonably and displaying empathy may seem more fantastical than Harry Potter. It is a fantasy worth championing though, and A House of Dynamite certainly makes it cool to have empathy, even if suggesting deadly actions.
Posted Oct 07, 2025  Edit critic review
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