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B
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Revolver Lily
(2023)
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Josh Bell
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There's a lot of convoluted exposition in between the action sequences in this Japanese period thriller, but that action is mostly strong enough to push past the narrative lulls.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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A-
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Dooba Dooba
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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A darkly funny and brilliantly acted suburban nightmare.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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B
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Shaka: A Story of Aloha
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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Sue is an enthusiastic onscreen presence who makes this unlikely topic into something expansive and meaningful.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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C-
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Killer Whale
(2026)
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Josh Bell
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The actual attacks are brief, and the effects are unconvincing, but Brechin spends far more time on the maudlin reconciliation between the former besties.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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C
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How to Lose a Popularity Contest
(2026)
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Josh Bell
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TikTok star Hudson puts the bare minimum effort into his movie debut, and Waisglass matches him with rote perkiness.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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The Sting
(1973)
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Sean Burns
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‘The Sting’ is both a grift and a great escape. It makes you nostalgic for something that never was.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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Starting Over
(1979)
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Sean Burns
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It’s affecting work, vulnerable in ways we’re not used to seeing the star. Even Burt’s toupee looks less robust than usual.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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B
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Holding Liat
(2025)
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Kimber Myers
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Holding Liat can be viewed as a microcosm of the differing, dividing opinions amongst Jewish people (and the world as a whole) on Gaza, but it’s also simply about a single family at the worst time imaginable.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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A Place in the Sun
(1951)
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Carmen Paddock
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By using and manipulating two growing star images, with their striking beauties, A Place in the Sun balances its candor around American social mythology with a sunswept, glittery romance.
Posted Jan 13, 2026
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C
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Tapped
(2026)
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Josh Bell
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The movie sacrifices gritty realism for kung-fu combat, but doesn't succeed in either area.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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C-
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Sleepwalker
(2026)
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Josh Bell
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There's nothing here that warrants staying awake, for the actors or the audience.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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C-
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Relentless
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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The infrequent bursts of action following the propulsive opening aren't nearly enough to make up for the tedious didacticism, overstated performances, and repetitive posturing.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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B
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People and Meat
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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A sensitive portrayal of senior citizens finding unexpected connections, with a bittersweet but uplifting tone.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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C-
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Super Happy Fun Clown
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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It's just a desultory murder spree with no motivation following those initial victims, and no creative nastiness to the death scenes.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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C
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Flathead
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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Martin's celebration of the working class gets aestheticized into nothingness.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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B
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Grapefruit
(2023)
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Josh Bell
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Whenever things get too whimsical, harsh reality comes crashing back in, and both the characters and the filmmaker deal with it in a thoughtful, emotionally resonant fashion.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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B-
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The Milky Way
(2023)
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Josh Bell
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Kenig's plotting is scattered, but her examination of the contradictions of modern motherhood is often affecting.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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C+
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Hag
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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It's a bit cheekier than the average Lifetime movie, but not by enough.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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C
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Turbulence
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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A movie with a premise this silly should not be this dull.
Posted Dec 16, 2025
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C-
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Manor of Darkness
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Each time the loop starts over, Manor gets less appealing.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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B-
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A Few Feet Away
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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A well-crafted character study about a young man figuring out what he wants in life.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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C
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Universal
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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The result is a movie that can't quite commit either to its stilted humor or its high-concept ideas, and ends up in a dissatisfying middle ground.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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C
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Not for Nothing
(2022)
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Josh Bell
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The quest for vengeance shares space with underwhelming subplots about the brothers' buddies, and the movie lurches clumsily from broad comedy to grim drama.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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D
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Tapawingo
(2023)
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Josh Bell
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The loose plot drags on for nearly two hours, but the tone never progresses beyond a condescending smirk.
Posted Dec 03, 2025
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Sweet Smell of Success
(1957)
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Sean Burns
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Lancaster’s crisp elocution was never put to more satisfyingly sinister ends.
Posted Nov 24, 2025
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C
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12 Toys of Christmas
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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The change of scenery doesn't come with an upgrade in quality.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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B
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The Merchants of Joy
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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The movie follows them over the course of a single season, and while it gets a bit repetitive, it never loses sight of the passion and grit of its subjects.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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C-
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Reverence
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Setting this morose thriller at Christmastime feels like a perverse middle finger to the audience.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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D
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Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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None of it makes sense, and all of it is annoying.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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B-
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The Christmas Writer
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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The story gently broaches questions of small-town tolerance without puncturing its characters' pleasant romantic bubble, and Brown and Bussell have an easy rapport.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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D
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4 Days Before Christmas
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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It's ugly and irritating, with nothing to say about the commercialization of either Christmas or cinema, and no goodwill toward anyone.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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B
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Animal Tales of Christmas Magic
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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At 70 minutes, it's an easy watch for little ones, and a worthy candidate for a new childhood Christmas tradition.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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B+
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Fragilé
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Elkins captures every minor squabble, with a Christopher Guest-like eye for ridiculous characters.
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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C+
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300letters
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Director and co-writer Lucas Santa Ana's observations about double standards in queer dating culture are as empty as the vapid commentary in Tom’s letters.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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C
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Don't Trip
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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If Kugelman has anything to say about the perils of the movie business, it's buried amid belabored, unfunny jokes and drawn-out attempts at suspense.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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B+
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Wormtown
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Director Sergio Pinheiro and screenwriter Andrew James Myers evoke an entire post-apocalyptic world within the confines of a small town in this surprisingly affecting sci-fi movie about mind-controlling worms attacking humanity.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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C+
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The Beldham
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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Postpartum horror has become a familiar subgenre, and writer-director Angela Gulner offers a basic but dependable take on the formula, right until an infuriating final twist.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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C+
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Icefall
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky is a long way from his 2007 Oscar-winning World War II drama The Counterfeiters, helming a sort of off-brand Jason Statham thriller.
Posted Nov 04, 2025
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C
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This Too Shall Pass
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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This coming-of-age dramedy goes hard on the tiresome 1980s signifiers without coming up with an interesting story or characters worth caring about.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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B
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Tenement
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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Writer-directors Sokyou Chea and Inrasothythep Neth craft plenty of creepy images amid their predictable story, and the well-meaning protagonists are easy to root for.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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C+
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The Spirit of Halloweentown
(undefined)
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Josh Bell
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Fans of the 1998 Disney Channel original movie Halloweentown won't find much about their beloved childhood favorite in this documentary on the real-life town where the movie was filmed.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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D
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The WeedHacker Massacre
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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Maybe the audience needs to be distracted from the atrocious performances, terrible humor, and awkwardly constructed scenes that feel like they'll never end.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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B-
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Delivery Run
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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When it's just Lee and the sinister driver alone on the desolate highway, Delivery Run is focused and gripping.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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Annie Hall
(1977)
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Sean Burns
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The ‘Citizen Kane’ of romantic comedies.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
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Jason Bailey
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Rebel Without a Cause is, for much of its running time, of its moment, but it captures that moment with a grace and vulnerability that must’ve been astonishing for its original audiences.
Posted Oct 23, 2025
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The Battle of Algiers
(1966)
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Sean Burns
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A raw, roaring, incendiary work of art.
Posted Oct 15, 2025
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B
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If That Mockingbird Don't Sing
(2024)
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Josh Bell
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Bones demonstrates remarkable assurance, delivering a sweet if sometimes awkward coming-of-age dramedy.
Posted Oct 07, 2025
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B-
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Muromachi Outsiders
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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The extended attack on the capital of Kyoto is impressively staged, although the action gets repetitive after a while.
Posted Oct 07, 2025
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B-
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Stella: A Life
(2023)
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Josh Bell
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Beer's fierce performance holds the movie together, making Stella alternately pitiable and reprehensible, with the messy complexity of real life.
Posted Oct 07, 2025
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B+
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Match
(2025)
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Josh Bell
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Being catfished by a killer is a standard plot for true-crime thrillers, but Match takes the premise in increasingly demented directions.
Posted Oct 07, 2025
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