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My Wife Cries (2026) 2/5 EDIT “If there have ever been any cast of characters in need of a significant addiction issue to kick things up a notch, it’s these milquetoast non-entities.” – IONCINEMA.com Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Dust (2026) 2/5 EDIT “Committed lead performances from noted Belgian thesps Arieh Worthalter and Jan Hammenecker aside, a lengthy running time seems to stretch indefinitely with a narrative void of any real peaks or valleys.” – IONCINEMA.com Mar 10, 2026 Full Review The Loneliest Man in Town (2026) 3.5/5 EDIT “Covi and Frimmel’s works are often quiet, methodical studies, all which find their own inviting, specific rhythm. Through their observational lens, a vibrant portrait of a melancholic but complex man emerges” – IONCINEMA.com Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Flies (2026) 3.5/5 EDIT “The real momentum of the film belongs to Bastian Escobar, who is, in essence, just being a child who misses his mother. The lesson learned here is old as human existence -- you catch more flies with honey.” – IONCINEMA.com Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars (2026) 2/5 EDIT “Ultimately, Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars feels stitched together haphazardly, and somewhat of a disappointment from the usually pristine Haroun.” – IONCINEMA.com Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) (2026) 2.5/5 EDIT “By the end of the film, it’s unclear why this project would seem sublime to anyone other than those who were consumed by its creation.” – IONCINEMA.com Mar 10, 2026 Full Review THE BRIDE! (2026) 57% 3.5/5 EDIT “A gonzo, feminist manifesto which suffocates a bit beneath the weight of tangential shoutouts to 1930s cinema but is narratively bold, abrasive and daring for a studio picture in an era defined by regression and consumerism. ” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Mar 6, 2026 Full Review Heel (The Good Boy) (2025) 90% 3.5/5 EDIT “A subversive take on the essence of "chosen family," Heel is also a strangely effective portrait of Nature vs. Nurture and how, depressing as it may be, love tends to blossom in the possibilities of usefulness.” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Mar 6, 2026 Full Review Double Double Trouble (2026) 1.5/5 EDIT “By the pricking of her thumbs, wicked Tammie Roman comes undone in this silly but entertaining exploitative Lifetime film which continues to assert female twins represent the pinnacle of perverse, familial dysfunction. ” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Mar 6, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% 2.5/5 EDIT “Emerald Fennell's lusty take on Emily Bronte's classic novel feels all dressed up with nowhere to go - a sumptuous visual feast speckled with camp elements and superficial passions which align her version with the same myopic parameters...” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Mar 4, 2026 Full Review The Mortuary Assistant (2026) 38% 1.5/5 EDIT “The Mortuary Assistant is desperately in need of a script doctor who understands the necessity of crafting a video game adaptation into a cogent narrative, because, as it stands, the only cardinal sin Kipp's film embraces is reveling in a void..” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 62% 3.5/5 EDIT “Arguably similar to a wide variety of thematically comparable films, Whistle plays its own tune well enough, harmonizing angsty YA characterizations with moody ambience, gruesome violence, and committed performances...” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Scream 7 (2026) 31% 2/5 EDIT “One was Original Two was a Must Three was Parker Posey Four was a Bust Five was a Cash Grab Six won't uphold And Seven's a story that shouldn't be told. ” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Feb 28, 2026 Full Review Undercard (2025) 47% 1.5/5 EDIT “The irreconcilable flaw of Undercard is how its dramatic undercarriage consists almost exclusively of sports drama cliches which unfortunately cannot be ignored thanks to one-dimensional characterizations...” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Feb 28, 2026 Full Review A New Dawn (2026) 2/5 EDIT “Strange, but not particularly cohesive, A New Dawn doesn't quite live up to its title or [its] prestige. ” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 24, 2026 Full Review We Are All Strangers (2026) 91% 2/5 EDIT “Working class realities and economic disparity are not an excuse for hokum.” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Salvation (2026) 2/5 EDIT “The film’s final moments are indeed effectively shocking, but Salvation isn’t nearly as upsetting or propulsive as it could be. ” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 20, 2026 Full Review The Blood Countess (2026) 82% 2.5/5 EDIT “There might not be a lot of belly laughs, but there are moments of wicked amusement courtesy of its little love bites. ” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Tyler Perry's Joe's College Road Trip (2026) 42% .5/5 EDIT “Somehow, the "quality" of Tyler Perry's storytelling feels even worse when a positive, meaningful message is attempted, this time through the prism of Madea-universe regular Joe, a crass, nonsensical conduit for Black History 101...” – Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Home Stories (2026) 1.5/5 EDIT “Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... and sometimes those unhappy ways are boring. Such is the case with Home Stories. ” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Wolfram (2025) 92% 3/5 EDIT “Wolfram utilizes old school parameters while also recuperating erased perspectives, and builds a strong emotional investment with its protagonists.” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Iván & Hadoum (2026) 3/5 EDIT “Iván & Hadoum also feels subversively anarchic in its representation of dimensional characterization, reflecting how being trans is merely one element of an identity instead of the eclipsing factor defining every human interaction.” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 19, 2026 Full Review I Understand Your Displeasure (2026) 3/5 EDIT “Friedrich’s narrative contends there is potential for hopefulness – but it requires a collective rejection of a poisonous but normalized status quo.” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Queen at Sea (2026) 95% 3.5/5 EDIT “Hammer remains fascinated with the ripple effects between lives connected to a specific event, and the heart of the matter here is a provocative one.” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Nina Roza (2026) 80% 2.5/5 EDIT “Questions are posed, but potentially undesirable responses are not pondered.” – IONCINEMA.com Feb 17, 2026 Full Review
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