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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
2/4
Michael (2026) Randy Myers Either way, there is no denying that “Michael” only scratches the surface of Michael the troubled person, even though it does a commendable job of showcasing Michael the star performer.
Posted Apr 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Blue Trail (2025) Randy Myers Mascaro’s film charts a unique course itself and does so in under 90 minutes. Mascaro is in full control as is his main star for a triumph about overcoming the odds and fighting back against a culture that wants to throw the elderly overboard.
Posted Apr 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Fuze (2025) Randy Myers Mackenzie never takes the weight off the pedal off this twisty, hyper-efficient thriller that comes fully loaded with eye candy and a gutsy plot detour in its final act. Put the brain on mute and just enjoy.
Posted Apr 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
I Swear (2025) Randy Myers At over two hours, it is too long and could have been easily shortened, but it’s well done and moving.
Posted Apr 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Over Your Dead Body (2026) Randy Myers The pairing of “Ready or Not’s” Weaving with “Shrinking” star Segel sparks huge laughs with both actors going all out during the outrageous ouch-inducing fights they have with each other and three unexpected cabin guests.
Posted Apr 23, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Touch Me (2025) Randy Myers If you’re like me and stick with it and go on to embrace its unbridled spirit you’re in for a good hypnotic time.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Wasteman (2025) Randy Myers Through the jangly use of cellphone cameras capturing violence on the cellblock and a winnowed down running time, “Wasteman” doesn’t waste one second of a film time. It certainly has a surplus of talent in front of and behind the camera.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Steal This Story, Please! (2025) Randy Myers In their air-tight portrait of Goodman and her band of dedicated journalists, directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin runs us through this dogged newshounds invaluable contributions and also look at her upbringing and what sparked her passion for reporting.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Lorne (2026) Randy Myers An entertaining look at how the sausage gets made and while you might walk away from it still wondering who the heck Lorne Michaels really is, you do have greater respect for what he’s created and in turn what Neville has imaginatively mustered up.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Christophers (2025) Randy Myers It’s a bristling portrait composed of small, strategic brushtrokes.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Normal (2025) Randy Myers ... a nonstop neo-Western action film as Ulysses, played with the right amount of drollness by Odenkirk, goes out on a call about a bank robbery that turns into something bigger.
Posted Apr 15, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Faces of Death (2026) Randy Myers Director/co-screenwriter Daniel Goldhaber turns it into a cat-and-mouse chase that does have its fair share of effective moments. It also has two sliver of performances from Jermaine Fowler and the ubiquitous Charli xcx.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Beast (2026) Randy Myers Tyler Atkins directs the action with a singular purpose and he knows exactly what his audience wants but there are flaws too big to ignore.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Hamlet (2025) Randy Myers Even with those misgivings, you have to admire “Hamlet” for its lead performance, its style and its bravery in doing something different than what we’ve seen before.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Exit 8 (2025) Randy Myers Exit 8 makes for a unique immersive and repetitive experience with a mood-setting soundtrack and sound design (the clacking heels will get on your nerves) that’ll stick in your subconscious. It’s a “videogame” movie with a lot on its mind.
Posted Apr 08, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
American Muscle (2026) Randy Myers Ray goes on to make one bad move after another in a taut thriller that makes one good move after another.
Posted Apr 03, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
The Red Line (2026) Randy Myers Director Sitisiri Mongkolsiri’s missed opportunity gets bogged down by its self-seriousness in its final act and while the cast is good; the solemn screenplay needed to loosen up, not just a little but a lot.
Posted Apr 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Miroirs No. 3 (2025) Randy Myers As with all of Petzold’s films, “Miroirs No. 3” lingers with you as you replay scenes afterwards and find more meaning and context to them.
Posted Apr 02, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) Randy Myers It has its faults and gets off to a slow start, but then hits the gas for a fun kick-back Friday night pick when you’re hankering for something that won’t overtax your brain.
Posted Apr 02, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Randy Myers It gets tiring. Returning directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic hit us with one action rush after another that never allows any of their characters room to breathe or come to life.
Posted Apr 02, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Drama (2026) Randy Myers The Drama might seem like it’s an anti-wedding movie. But it deserves better than that since, in the end, it asks the most essential question any couple needs to answer before exchanging rings: Is it really worth all the drama?
Posted Apr 01, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Two Prosecutors (2025) Randy Myers It sheds light on history so we don’t forget it but do learn from it. It’s the work of a true artist.
Posted Mar 26, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Marc by Sofia (2025) Randy Myers Marc By Sofia also introduces how it takes an obsessive person to get all the details right, but doesn’t go deeper than that. Too bad, a little more about Jacobs the person would have created a fuller portrait.
Posted Mar 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Forbidden Fruits (2026) Randy Myers It’s campy, full of laughs and some gore, and even sounds a chord about breaking free – or at least trying too – of female friendships and cliques.
Posted Mar 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026) Randy Myers As “The AI Doc” effectively indicates, if we don’t hurry up and do something about it, self-evolving AGI might well figure that out before any of us do. Then it might be too late.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Ricky (2025) Randy Myers James gives a phenomenal performance that will shatter you.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) Randy Myers “The Pout-Pout Fish” takes full advantage of the underwater population and has a clever-enough screenplay and a terrific vocal performance from Amy Sedaris as a trio of dolphins who aren’t as nice as they look.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Tow (2025) Randy Myers Tow is a small, indie triumph extolling how persistence can pay off, even if it seems impossible at times.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) Randy Myers The kills here are as elaborate as in the first outing and the depictions of moral decrepitude are so on target at times you all but want to stand up and cheer when the evildoers get served their comeuppance.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Project Hail Mary (2026) Randy Myers What also makes Project Hail Mary's so gosh darn lovable is that it imbues us with child-like wonder from scenes that pay homage to such classics as E.T., Flight of the Navigator and, yes, Rocky.
Posted Mar 19, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Adult Children (2025) Randy Myers Josh isn’t the only one wrestling with problems, as these tightknit sibs’ secrets bubble to the fore. Be prepared to see elements of yourself — and perhaps your own family — while watching this charmer.
Posted Mar 17, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Wardriver (2026) Randy Myers This slick femme fatale thriller from director Rebecca Thomas finds DeHaan in fine form and and features a screenplay from Daniel Casey that’s lined with surprises.
Posted Mar 17, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Carolina Caroline (2025) Randy Myers Director Adam Carter Rehmeier (“Dinner in America,” “Snack Shack”) and screenwriter Tom Dean keep this thriller zipping along but what really fires it up are its two leads and a great assist from Kyra Sedgwick in a hold-on-to-your-socks cameo.
Posted Mar 17, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Maddie's Secret (2025) Randy Myers Early, who also wrote and directed this high-wire act, couldn’t be better for a John Waters light delight that lampoons handwringing specials that used to dominate TV. Give it a try.
Posted Mar 17, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
She Dances (2025) Randy Myers She Dances straddles the line between sweet and sad and handles both sentiments well. Ethan Hawke, Sonequa Martin-Green and Rosemarie DeWitt co-star, but this is the Zahns’ film.
Posted Mar 17, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth (2023) Randy Myers The intention here is to inspire, and Taylor’s fifth feature accomplishes that admirably. It’s a testimonial of why we should never forget history and why it’s vital to be compassionate and help others in need.
Posted Mar 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead (2026) Randy Myers The start of its third act wobbles a bit, but the filmmakers provide a smashing ending that holds hope there will be more adventures to follow.
Posted Mar 11, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
The Napa Boys (2025) Randy Myers Still, there is something about Corirossi's comedy that's so committedly in your face you can't ignore it, but I grew weary of its artillery of sophomoric, repetitive inside-baseball jokes.
Posted Mar 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
André Is an Idiot (2025) Randy Myers The award-winning documentary sneaks up on you and might even change how you live in the present moment. At the very least, it’s a good reminder to get a colonoscopy.
Posted Mar 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Dolly (2025) Randy Myers Blackhurst gives it all a DIY feel and that further heightens the homespun, backwoods madness that ensues.
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Hoppers (2026) Randy Myers Hoppers doesn’t have the emotional depth of “Toy Story,” but that’s not its purpose. This one makes you laugh and gasp and even question the audacity of what you just saw before. Go see it.
Posted Mar 04, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Crazy Old Lady (2025) Randy Myers While director and screenwriter Martín Mauregui does work in elements of dark comedy and reflects on how the dark chapters in history leave a lasting bloody imprint, all the wickedness wears thin near the end even if Maura and Hendler keep us watching.
Posted Feb 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Operation Taco Gary's (2024) Randy Myers It lampoons our conspiracy culture and gets stranger the more it proceeds, a good thing.
Posted Feb 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2025) Randy Myers With bravura and fearless performances from Chastain and Hernández, this is an unsparing descent into the maw of cruel behavior that draws blood and exposes the hypocrisy behind so-called good deeds.
Posted Feb 26, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
Sirāt (2025) Randy Myers It’s an exciting and emotional head trip worth revisiting time and again.
Posted Feb 25, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Honey Bunch (2025) Randy Myers This works most of the time and is flush with countless homages to other films and asks big questions about what we would do in desperate situations for those we love.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Dreadful (2026) Randy Myers Turner and Harrington’s post-“Game of Thrones” reunion finds them playing lovers and the two work well together, but this is Harden’s scene-chewing film.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Midwinter Break (2026) Randy Myers “Midwinter Break” is most satisfying as an actors’ showcase, especially when Manville aces a revelatory monologue that dislodges a long-festering secret that has consumed her and knocked her marriage off course.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Kokuho (2025) Randy Myers The film’s final act is an unexpected heartbreaker, which makes the story all the more compelling and satisfying.
Posted Feb 20, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
GOAT (2026) Randy Myers The best moments come when “GOAT” takes a breath and lets Jett and Will to get to know each other and talk about their strengths, hopes, faults and fears.
Posted Feb 18, 2026  Edit critic review
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