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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/5
Joybubbles (2026) Robert Kojder The unorthodox method of human connection on display is uniquely moving, as the documentary consistently feels as if it’s covering something greater than one man hacking telephones: a defiance of loneliness, ableism, and trauma
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Incomer (2026) Robert Kojder Welcome The Incomer with open arms, it’s a laugh-riot with earned emotions
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Bedford Park (2026) Robert Kojder Rarely does a film put as much thought and cultural complexity into why its central characters gravitate toward one another as co-editor/writer/director Stephanie Ahn’s Bedford Park
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Carousel (2026) Robert Kojder With far too many dreamlike montages of characters living their lives, some true messiness in the script, and perspective problems, Carousel gets stuck. The performances sometimes get it going again
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
Chasing Summer (2026) Robert Kojder This mostly unfunny, far too broad, and rarely honest film never evolves beyond the joke of Iliza Shlesinger playing a walking disaster working in disaster relief
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) Robert Kojder The dramatic beats don’t always click, but it is vibrantly acted with equally rising musical numbers and undeniable inventiveness
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Union County (2026) Robert Kojder Adapting his short film into a narrative-docu-lite hybrid feature, writer/director Adam Meeks’ Union County is a sturdy story about the hardships of overcoming opioid addiction
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
zi (2026) Robert Kojder Aside from a couple of sweet moments here and there of authentic acting selling some of this connection alongside an inviting, picturesque depiction of Hong Kong, Zi is a meandering chore to get through
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
BURN (2026) Robert Kojder A bleakly authentic look at an unexplored Japanese subculture with, at times, a documentary-reminiscent aesthetic, writer/director Makoto Nagahisa’s depressingly moving Burn doesn’t hold back in its depiction of "Toyoko kids"
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Fing! (2026) Robert Kojder Fing! Has an off-putting start, but by the end, there is a total fing-clipse of the heart
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Take Me Home (2026) Robert Kojder It is unquestionably authentically portrayed and lived-in with a vital perspective and approach to different forms of caretaking, but it takes narrative shortcuts that feel unearned
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Josephine (2026) Robert Kojder Josephine is a shattering film in almost a million different ways, but one that sidesteps exploitation at every turn to consistently function as an engrossing, powerful look at both what trauma does to a child and their family
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Send Help (2026) Robert Kojder Where this film eventually goes is diabolically fun with a legitimately terrific twist. Unfortunately, it needs help (either a rewrite or some cutting to a dull middle stretch of predictable mind games) to get there
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Pike River (2025) Robert Kojder The film works much better when it sticks to community outrage
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] (2026) Robert Kojder There are emotional moments capturing heavy moments of repatriations, and an overall optimistic outlook despite a dehumanizing history of being denied repeatedly
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Shelter (2026) Robert Kojder The latest from director Ric Roman Waugh and star Jason Statham, Shelter, is a fusion of their philosophies toward the action genre and what they do best
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
Everybody To Kenmure Street (2026) Robert Kojder Everybody to Kenmure Street is a stirring look at what resistance looks like and what can be achieved through unity
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
The Wrecking Crew (2026) Robert Kojder All The Wrecking Crew does is repeatedly damage itself, destined to be another forgotten big-budget waste of algorithmic streaming space
Posted Jan 27, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Last First: Winter K2 (2026) Robert Kojder This is another spectacular accomplishment in this subgenre visually, but this time, there isn’t much of a happy ending. It isn’t trying to give viewers a similar high, but also a reality check
Posted Jan 27, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Shitheads (2026) Robert Kojder Every time writer/director Macon Blair throws a new wrinkle into the plotting of The Shitheads, sometimes switching up subgenres entirely as he is typically known to do, there are diminishing returns from the outrageously funny first act
Posted Jan 27, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant (2026) Robert Kojder It’s a hoot with a brilliant body-horror/comedy metaphor and some endearing practical effects
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Mercy (2026) Robert Kojder A morally repugnant thrill ride
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
Return to Silent Hill (2026) Robert Kojder Director Christophe Gans understands Silent Hill so arrestingly and vividly when it comes to visual nightmare fuel that it makes it all the more frustrating that, with this story, he still doesn’t "get" what he is adapting
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
In Cold Light (2025) Robert Kojder Underwritten doesn’t even begin to describe it
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Rip (2026) Robert Kojder More than a gift to see Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunited on screen, this is a genius stroke of casting for writer/director Joe Carnahan’s paranoia-laced crime thriller The Rip that, well, rips
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
Night Patrol (2025) Robert Kojder Although the gore effects are impressive, Night Patrol is a scattered mess, sometimes too comfortable switching perspectives, even if it means killing off a main character, simply because the filmmakers have no idea what else to do with them
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Robert Kojder 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a sadistically violent bloodbath, but one with substance, unsettling beauty, feeling, and some left-field showstopping sequences as worthy as what was tonally teased
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
All You Need Is Kill (2025) Robert Kojder This take on All You Need Is Kill opts to ride the wave of the action-oriented high-concept premise for all its worth, with little story pauses and maximum thrills, aided by resplendent animation
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
Killer Whale (2026) Robert Kojder Killer Whale doesn’t work as an entertaining creature feature or as a character study of grief and trauma
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Brad Cook If you haven’t seen it and you enjoy westerns and/or Kurosawa’s samurai films, you should check it out.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) EJ Moreno A perfect zombie movie, brimming with both brutality and beauty, has emerged as an early contender for one of the best horror films of 2026.
Posted Jan 13, 2026  Edit critic review
5/5
Stand by Me (1986) Oli Davis The child cast are faultless throughout.
Posted Jan 12, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Sleepwalker (2026) Robert Kojder By itself, sleepwalking is a frightening condition posing several possibilities for endangerment. That’s one way of saying Sleepwalker doesn’t need all the absurd nonsense writer/director Brandon Auman has in store
Posted Jan 10, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
People We Meet on Vacation (2026) Robert Kojder The chemistry and charm from the performances rise above the familiarity of the plot. People We Meet on Vacation is both a rom-com throwback and one that uses its clichés as a strength, even for cynics coming in
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Greenland 2: Migration (2026) Robert Kojder Greenland 2: Migration is stuffed with visually impressive spectacle and an emotional core worthy of that chaos
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Primate (2025) Robert Kojder Not without some memorable kills, Primate is so eager to get to the horror aspect that Ben’s presence and importance to this family are never established or emotionally felt, which flattens much of the investment it wants in the survival aspect
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/5
OBEX (2025) Robert Kojder A fantastical adventure inside screens and across a fantasy realm that has more on its mind than adoration for that style, but rather the role screens can play to anyone, and a man’s personal journey to conquer his limitations in the real world
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
Primate (2025) EJ Moreno Simple and effective. This is the exact type of crowd-pleasing horror movie we need to kick off the year.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
We Bury the Dead (2024) Robert Kojder The performances across the board are strong, with Daisy Ridley’s quieter, tender, and empathetic turn completely in line with what Zak Hilditch accomplishes in We Bury the Dead
Posted Jan 01, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
The Dutchman (2025) Robert Kojder It’s a film about identity that suffers an identity crisis of its own. This is undoubtedly a more admirable swing than straight-up adapting The Dutchman, but it also never figures out what it actually wants to do with that swing
Posted Jan 01, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
No Other Choice (2025) Robert Kojder Apparently, for Park Chan-wook, the only choice is to make great films, never settling for anything less
Posted Dec 26, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
H Is for Hawk (2025) Robert Kojder A chore that is intermittently engaging due to Clare Foy’s bird co-star, while dragging out its story without ever entirely making good on the slightly different angle to this material
Posted Dec 26, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Anaconda (2025) Robert Kojder Somewhere between novel topical Hollywood spoof, remake, and legacy sequel, Anaconda is a breath of fresh air in some respects, although severely flawed
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Robert Kojder Remarkably hypnotic in its craftsmanship, with a flat-out career-best performance from Amanda Seyfried, who blends all of her strengths as an actor and unleashes them at the peak of her talent
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Plague (2025) Robert Kojder The Plague is an uncomfortably raw body horror take on hazing during an impressionable time in one’s life and its effects on the psyche
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Song Sung Blue (2025) Robert Kojder Song Sung Blue is a deeply embarrassing piece of awards bait that would make for an incredibly funny Walk Hard riff
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Robert Kojder It’s another action-packed technical marvel with sincere, endearing heroes and magnetic villains, but the cyclical narrative is starting to wear thin and yield diminishing returns
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Is This Thing On? (2025) Robert Kojder With an arguably career-best performance from Will Arnett, Is This Thing On? richly navigates stand-up comedy as therapy and authentically messy relationship dynamics
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
The Housemaid (2025) Robert Kojder That the second half of The Housemaid, which lays out the details behind the obvious and fully embraces trashiness with a sprinkling of truly sinister behavior, is as intense as it is, only makes the earlier shortcomings more frustrating
Posted Dec 17, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Christine (1983) Chris Ward The characters are archetypal but done well, making them easy to relate to, and despite not having any major stars involved the performances are still good and mostly memorable.
Posted Dec 15, 2025  Edit critic review
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