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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
(2025)
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David Rooney
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Donāt Die doesnāt quite deliver on the sardonic promise of its catchy title, but its appealing cast and Verbinskiās flair for kinetic action set pieces make it a reasonably entertaining entry in the canon of gonzo sci-fi comedies.
Posted Feb 05, 2026
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Saccharine
(2026)
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David Rooney
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James has no lack of talent, but fans of Relic who were hoping this might be a return to form after the mixed-bag Rosemaryās Baby prequel Apartment 7A will likely be disappointed.
Posted Feb 04, 2026
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The Muppet Show
(2026)
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Daniel Fienberg
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This is not The Muppet Show at its best, but itās a return to what the Muppets do best.
Posted Feb 03, 2026
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Frank & Louis
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Itās the leads who both anchor and elevate the film. Morgan is heartbreaking as a man broken and lost, possibly even more so when heās lucid enough to be aware of whatās happening to him.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Shame and Money
(2026)
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Sheri Linden
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Morinaās slow-burning third feature, after Babai and Exil, is attuned to every held breath and hopeful, wary or wounded glance of its two leads, Astrit Kabashi and Flonja Kodheli, who deliver performances of exquisite understatement.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Union County
(2026)
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David Rooney
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This is an admirably serious-minded attempt to go inside a troubled community that most of us would go out of our way to avoid -- showing compassion for a struggle that can frequently be one step forward, two steps back.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Cold Storage
(2026)
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David Rooney
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To its credit, this is a movie that knows better than to take itself too seriously. Itās painless enough though could have been more than that with a thorough script polish.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
(2025)
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Jordan Mintzer
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Shot in a pared-down but colorful style by Angello Faccini, Flamingo makes the most out of its limited budget and picturesque locations, which include an arid mountain range straight out of a spaghetti Western.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Dracula
(2025)
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Jordan Mintzer
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Cheese and kitsch, with smatterings of blood and decapitated heads, are all on the menu in Dracula, which is a watchable if totally ludicrous version of the Stoker story.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Nuisance BearĀ
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Admittedly, Iām a sentimental softie for anything depicting mopey animals, but the sight of a weary polar bear lumbering across the tundra with a faded patch of green dye on its back seems like the saddest visual in the world.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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If I Go Will They Miss Me
(2026)
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Angie Han
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Rather than give in to either misery porn or glossy sentimentality, however, If I Go Will They Miss Me finds intense emotionality in a disarming sense of tenderness.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Melania
(2026)
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Frank Scheck
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To say that Melania is a hagiography would be an insult to hagiographies. This is a film that fawns so lavishly over its subject that you feel downright unpatriotic not gushing over it.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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Troublemaker
(2026)
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Daniel Fienberg
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Using interviews conducted for Mandelaās autobiography as its spine, Troublemaker is pure hagiography. Still, having Mandelaās voice guide you through even a sanitized version of his life feels important and, in places, unnervingly timely.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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Antiheroine
(2026)
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David Rooney
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If youāve ever screamed along or jumped around in your underwear to āVioletā or āOlympia," you are sure to find this exploratory step back into the spotlight thrilling.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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When a Witness Recants
(2026)
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Sheri Linden
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Dawn Porterās gripping documentary takes a measured, multipronged approach as it examines the nightmarish miscarriage of justice, the longed-for and extraordinary resolution, and the possibly unhealable wounds for almost everyone involved.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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Give Me the Ball!
(2026)
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David Rooney
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A nonfiction feature with the propulsive excitement of a great narrative, the film weaves a wealth of archival material around a captivating present-day sit-down interview with the octogenarian subject, who is candid, funny and unfailingly down-to-earth.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin
(2025)
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Leslie Felperin
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[A] touching, intimate chronicle.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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Shelter
(2026)
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Frank Scheck
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Shelter reliably provides plenty of the action that Statham fans crave, not to mention his trademark charisma and low-key underplaying that makes Charles Bronson look overly demonstrative.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
(2026)
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Caryn James
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The style all but shouts that itās a movie with talking heads that doesnāt want to be boring, and thereās a hyper feel to the pacing, as if the directors were afraid to slow down. But those strategies largely work.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Turturro is unshowy but magnificent in his best film role in years, an honorable hustler who still carries himself with dignity despite a lifetime of regrets and a world gradually leaving him behind.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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The Brittney Griner Story
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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The film is a sturdy, informative recitation of facts -- though one does long for a bit more style, and perhaps for a wider purview.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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See You When I See You
(2026)
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David Rooney
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No one enjoys beating up on a film in which the writer has invested so much of himself and his pain. But Cayton-Holland and Duplass have somehow made an authentic tragedy feel phony and unaffecting.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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Cookie Queens
(2026)
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Leslie Felperin
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Cookie Queens serves up an eminently accessible and easily meme-able serving of American-girl cuteness, featuring a diverse cast of well-chosen young women.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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In the Blink of an Eye
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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There is so little texture to these character arcs that the actors are mostly just working in service of a blandly uplifting message. Itās as if theyāve all been commissioned by a well-funded science museum.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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The Weight
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Although The Weight is low on excitement, it ends on an affecting note that makes you wish the sluggish movie had been given more lucid storytelling, as well as more dramatic and emotional power.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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Chasing Summer
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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The movieās weirdness is so, well, weird that it flies past interesting and lands in utterly baffling. Itās among the most discordant pairings of director and material that Iāve seen in some time.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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Take Me Home
(2026)
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Sheri Linden
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There isnāt a predictable or hackneyed exchange in the drama, which understands not just the immense challenges its characters face but also the throwaway humor that can be essential to a familyās connective tissue.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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The Wrecking Crew
(2026)
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Frank Scheck
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Movies like this depend almost entirely on chemistry between the co-stars, and fortunately Bautista and Momoa have plenty of it.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
(2026)
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David Rooney
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While it feels a fraction overlong, Gibneyās film is a vibrant testament to the intellectual life of its subject.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Send Help
(2026)
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Frank Scheck
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Sam Raimiās darkly comic horror-thriller starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan OāBrien boasts an audacious concept that is superbly realized by Raimiās filmmaking, which milks every bizarre situation for all itās worth.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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Both goofy and edgy, the film may not land every punchline, but it satisfies in visceral, pleasurable ways that a more sophisticated comedy could not.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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The Musical
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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This is a show that needed much more tweaking before rehearsals even began.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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The Gallerist
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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What reads as fun on paper -- Natalie Portman plays a desperate Miami gallery owner trying to pass off a dead body as conceptual art -- is rendered clumsy and inert on screen.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Soul Patrol
(2026)
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Sheri Linden
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At first this conceit, entwining the otherworldly intensity of war with the everyday, feels self-conscious. But the poetic leaps gather emotional force as the film proceeds.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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Wicker
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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A warming, sometimes poignant pleasure, a film full of lively personality and possessed of a rather humane outlook on our petty foibles. It is not exactly forgiving, though; the movie has a harder, more merciless edge than one might expect.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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The Friend's House Is Here
(2026)
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Angie Han
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The filmās predominant mood is one not of despair but of defiance, placing its faith in the enduring powers of friendship and creativity.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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zi
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Itās understandable that Kogonada might crave a radical creative reset... But the resulting project, Zi, sad to say, is too wispy to be compelling as a narrative or even enveloping as a vibe.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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The Invite
(2026)
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David Rooney
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After the disproportionate bashing Wilde took on Donāt Worry Darling, her new movie should silence the doubters. At this point itās hard to deny sheās the real deal as a director.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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undertone
(2025)
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Richard Lawson
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The film becomes so frustratingly derivative that all its other flaws, perhaps once forgivable, are cast into much harsher light.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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Bedford Park
(2026)
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Angie Han
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Though its unflashy style and delicate emotionality are unlikely to sweep viewers off their feet, its eye for fine detail and bittersweet tone make it an absorbing experience worth seeking out.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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Buddy
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Genre audiences willing to settle for some weird-ass but ultimately toothless subversiveness might enjoy Buddy... But the movie is a one-joke premise, cute and colorful but unsatisfyingly fleshed out.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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FilipiƱana
(2026)
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Jordan Mintzer
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FilipiƱana could have benefited from a little more story and a little less contemplation. But some of its images remain embedded in the memory.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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One in a Million
(2026)
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Sheri Linden
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A distillation of formative years for Israa and turning points for her family, One in a Million feels both ultra-specific and universal.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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Extra Geography
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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At its best, Extra Geography is a wistful look at the crucibles of young adulthood, at two people forming and re-forming into shapes that may no longer be compatible with one another.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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American Doctor
(2026)
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Jordan Mintzer
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What makes American Doctor stand out is how it eschews the bigger picture to focus primarily on the practical, and often hard-to-watch, reality of surgeons trying to save lives in the operating room.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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Public Access
(2026)
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Daniel Fienberg
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There are good and righteous thoughts in Public Access and I think the points it wants to make get through if you work at it, but man the journey to get there is chaotic.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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Leviticus
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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Leviticus has the sturdy nerve and conviction to plainly state that sometimes home and family are irredeemable and worth abandoning. It is not so concerned with changing hearts and minds, but with saving lives.
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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I Want Your Sex
(2026)
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David Rooney
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Even if it threatens to run out of steam in the late action, the movie is a blast, demonstrating that at 66, Araki has lost none of his youthful spark.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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The Moment
(2026)
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Richard Lawson
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Those devoted to the Charli cause will no doubt get more out of the film than an out-of-touch oldster like myself ever could. But the film probably should have endeavored to be more broadly accessible.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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Josephine
(2026)
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David Rooney
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With precise visuals and elegant scene transitions accented by a restrained synth score, the drama is insightful even as it asks questions destined to remain unanswered.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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