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David Rooney

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Frank & Louis (2026) 90% EDIT “It’s the leads who both anchor and elevate the film. Morgan is heartbreaking as a man broken and lost, possibly even more so when he’s lucid enough to be aware of what’s happening to him.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Union County (2026) 100% EDIT “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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 90% EDIT “To its credit, this is a movie that knows better than to take itself too seriously. It’s painless enough though could have been more than that with a thorough script polish.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Nuisance Bear  (2026) 100% EDIT “Admittedly, I’m 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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Antiheroine (2026) EDIT “If you’ve ever screamed along or jumped around in your underwear to “Violet” or “Olympia," you are sure to find this exploratory step back into the spotlight thrilling. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Give Me the Ball! (2026) EDIT “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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 29, 2026 Full Review The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) 100% EDIT “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. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 28, 2026 Full Review See You When I See You (2026) 72% EDIT “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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 28, 2026 Full Review The Weight (2026) 95% EDIT “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. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie (2026) EDIT “While it feels a fraction overlong, Gibney’s film is a vibrant testament to the intellectual life of its subject.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 26, 2026 Full Review zi (2026) 69% EDIT “It’s 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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2026 Full Review The Invite (2026) 92% EDIT “After the disproportionate bashing Wilde took on Don’t Worry Darling, her new movie should silence the doubters. At this point it’s hard to deny she’s the real deal as a director.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2026 Full Review Buddy (2026) 81% EDIT “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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2026 Full Review I Want Your Sex (2026) 86% EDIT “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.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Josephine (2026) 98% EDIT “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. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Carousel (2026) 73% EDIT “Returning to solitude as a central theme after Sometimes I Think About Death, the director has made a flawed movie that requires patience, but it delivers in the end, thanks in large part to the sensitive work of three excellent leads.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The Rip (2026) 79% EDIT “While his new film doesn’t reshape the mold, an ace cast led by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and twisty plotting that bristles with paranoia and mistrust make it an entertaining watch.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 16, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% EDIT “The standout craft element here is a powerful horror score by Hildur Gudnadottir that ranges from solemn, quasi-ecclesiastical passages to gut-churning, droning soundscapes.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 13, 2026 Full Review Primate (2025) 78% EDIT “As a creature feature, Primate gets the job done and has its share of asinine wit.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 9, 2026 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 74% EDIT “The 1990s were a banner decade for guilty-pleasure trash, particularly the female-driven thrillers that popped up with dependable regularity... Anyone nostalgic for those blissfully ludicrous nights at the multiplex will get a kick out of The Housemaid.” – The Hollywood Reporter Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% EDIT “Fire and Ash is sound and fury signifying nothing. Or at least nothing excitingly new.” – The Hollywood Reporter Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Ella McCay (2025) 23% EDIT “Almost everyone here is trying way too hard, with the exception of Mackey, who’s appealing and natural even when stuck in a phony world full of phony characters.” – The Hollywood Reporter Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 94% EDIT “As a kinetic portrait of a life in perpetual motion, Marty Supreme is a wonder. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Dec 1, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “Grande floods it with so much feeling that it humanizes and enriches the character and, by extension, the whole movie.” – The Hollywood Reporter Nov 18, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 63% EDIT “Edgar Wright’s update of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle of the same name, while it has no shortage of action and adrenaline, ends up feeling hollow. It also fails to erase lingering doubts about Glen Powell’s viability as a leading man.” – The Hollywood Reporter Nov 11, 2025 Full Review
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