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The Fox
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Courtney plays a big ol’ sack of crap in 'The Fox,' but there’s a dorky honesty to his performance that makes you pity him, no matter how bad he screws up.
Posted Mar 19, 2026
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Slanted
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s only the plot that runs into trouble, since it leads 'Slanted' to carefully tackle some serious issues, but overlook or airball some others. When viewed from different angles the film is either a fascinating success or a gigantic misfire.
Posted Mar 19, 2026
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Over Your Dead Body
(2026)
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Zachary Lee
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Taccone and his team have managed to take the existential and interior strife common in a marriage and transfigure it into a riotous and convivial physical battle for survival and sanity.
Posted Mar 19, 2026
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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
(2026)
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Zachary Lee
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Grabinski directs 'Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ as if it’s the last creative work he’ll be able to make, and the result is a film that, for all of its busyness and grandeur, feels disjointed and shallow.
Posted Mar 19, 2026
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They Will Kill You
(2026)
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Zachary Lee
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We witness a rare gift: that of an actor transforming, before our very eyes, earning her stripes in the action hero pantheon in real time. Indeed, Beetz’s Asia Reeves will be the only name you’ll be thinking of when the credits roll.
Posted Mar 19, 2026
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Hokum
(2026)
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Chase Hutchinson
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It’s not only properly unsettling, making great use of darkness and sound, but also becomes a quietly poetic reflection on loss when you least expect it.
Posted Mar 15, 2026
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8/10
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Brian
(2026)
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Matt Donato
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"Brian" is as laugh-out-loud as it is sentimentally fulfilling ... an unstoppably sweet testament to finding peace in individuality when existence seems to betray us by the hour.
Posted Mar 15, 2026
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Pretty Lethal
(2026)
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Zachary Lee
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Perhaps Timothée Chalamet might appreciate ballet more if the dancers strapped X-Acto knives to their shoes and sliced assailants’ necks with every spin.
Posted Mar 15, 2026
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
(2026)
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Zachary Lee
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Samara Weaving’s guttural screams can cover a multitude of sins, but even her fully embodied performance and powers can’t save a movie that mistakes stilted recurrence for high-octane throwback.
Posted Mar 15, 2026
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Family Movie
(2026)
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Katie Rife
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Working from a story by Bacon and Sedgwick, screenwriter Dan Beers incorporates some genuinely funny lines, which the cast sells with unselfconscious commitment.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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The Gates
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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'The Gates' is constantly on the verge of getting better, sometimes on the verge of getting good, but it never quite gets there. It’s a missed opportunity for thrills, social commentary, humor and/or horror.
Posted Mar 13, 2026
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I Love Boosters
(2026)
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Chase Hutchinson
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Riley, proving himself to be a romantic just as he is a believer in revolution, clearly not only loves these boosters with hearts of gold, but anyone that is trying to make it all work for themselves and those around them.
Posted Mar 13, 2026
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Reminders of Him
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s a whole lot of pretty good and not a lot of amazing, but hey, remember how Tyriq Withers also starred in 'Him?' No one can say they got the title wrong.
Posted Mar 11, 2026
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Project Hail Mary
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Watching Grace and Rocky talking science, doing science and exploring the parallels between their cultures evokes the very best parts of 'Star Trek.'
Posted Mar 10, 2026
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War Machine
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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If you can accept the fact that it’s big, silly and brainless, and nowhere near as good as its obvious influences, and also that it’s shameless propaganda, it’s still possible to have a good time.
Posted Mar 06, 2026
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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
(2026)
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Chase Hutchinson
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While neither Tommy nor the film itself was ever likely to be immortal, the closing frames prove to be a fitting sendoff for him as well as his long, sad saga. For what could very well be the last time, he and Murphy burn bright.
Posted Mar 05, 2026
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THE BRIDE!
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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The good news, for a lot of people, is that Gyllenhaal just made your new favorite movie. The bad news is … hang on, let me see if I can find any … no, I got nothing. There is no bad news.
Posted Mar 04, 2026
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Hoppers
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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'Hoppers' isn’t just James Cameron’s 'Avatar' if it had feelings, it’s also James Cameron’s 'Avatar' if it was good.
Posted Mar 02, 2026
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The Dreadful
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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'The Dreadful' is worth watching for Harden’s perfidious performance alone. And whenever she’s not on-screen it’s worth the wait.
Posted Feb 28, 2026
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Scream 7
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s not that 'Scream 7' is a bad "Scream" movie. There are no bad 'Scream' movies (yet). Even the worst one is kind of alright, and this is the worst one.
Posted Feb 26, 2026
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The Bluff
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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'The Bluff' isn’t a bad pirate movie. If anything, it has so little competition these days that it’s probably 'the best pirate movie in years' by default. But that’s damning the film with faint praise, or possibly praising it with faint damnation.
Posted Feb 23, 2026
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Jane Austen's Period Drama
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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The cinematic flourishes go a long way towards elevating 'Jane Austen’s Period Drama' beyond what could have been just a memorable 'Saturday Night Live' sketch, and into a truly brilliant short comedy.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Two People Exchanging Saliva
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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Lushly photographed, sensitively acted and delicately balanced between its love, tragedy and satire.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Butcher's Stain
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s such a tightly-woven net that Levinson-Blount’s film seems almost inescapable, yet the film’s smart ending reveals that 'Butcher’s Stain' has a bitter sense of humor. And the final shot puts it all in a haunting, stark relief.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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A Friend of Dorothy
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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A kindhearted, excellently crafted tearjerker. It’s also a little cliché and heavy-handed, but that’s no great sin when the storytelling is genuine and the emotions are earned.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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The Singers
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Davis, who also edited and photographed 'The Singers,' does an inspiring job of evoking a dreary atmosphere, then piercing it with the unlikely power of song. [...] It’s glorious.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Children No More: Were and Are Gone
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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One of the film’s subjects says that 'It will take generations to understand the denial we’re in.' When that day comes, docs like 'Children No More: Were and Are Gone' will illuminate the shocking mentalities of this era.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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All the Empty Rooms
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s not self-congratulatory — that would be repugnant, so don’t worry, the focus is still the children and their families — but Hartman is on a journey, and that journey changed him and his photographer.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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As an ode to a fallen journalist, 'Armed With Only a Camera' accomplishes the important goal of introducing us to Brent Renaud, making us care about him as a human being, and helping us understand the impact of his work.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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The Devil Is Busy
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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An unassuming, morally complex look at people who care about others and wrestle with difficult moral and ethical questions… the devils be damned.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Perfectly a Strangeness
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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The visual juxtaposition is peacefully apocalyptic, as we ponder where everybody went, and the significance of animals engaging, obliviously, with the machinery mankind created to investigate the unknown.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Retirement Plan
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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At a tidy seven minutes, the plotless 'Retirement Plan' may look simplistic, but there’s real depth in John Kelly’s dry, thoughtful short
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Butterfly
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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If you know nothing about [Alfred Nakache], 'Butterfly' will teach you with sensitivity, grace, and a direct approach to the evils of the Nazi regime.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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The Girl Who Cried Pearls
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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An impressive technical accomplishment, flashing back from slick opulence into a miserable, bedraggled past, where the figures and environments all look the creations of a very depressive mind. The tale itself is clever, even challenging...
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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The Three Sisters
(2024)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s skillfully crafted and genuinely whimsical, it just doesn’t amount to much.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Forevergreen
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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Unlike some other heart-tugging Oscar-nominated animated shorts from recent years (I’m looking at you, 'War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko'), 'Forevergreen' never overplays its hand.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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Psycho Killer
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Sadly, 'Psycho Killer' wasn’t made with style in mind. Actually, it doesn’t seem to have anything on its mind. It’s a rudimentary cat-and-mouse thriller with laughable ideas about Satanism and an absurd, cringy ending.
Posted Feb 20, 2026
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4/5
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How to Make a Killing
(2026)
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Matt Goldberg
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Although "How to Make a Killing" is far from the first eat-the-rich film we’ve seen in recent years, it knows how to be fleet-footed enough to never play as preachy or pedantic.
Posted Feb 18, 2026
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Cold Storage
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Keery and Campbell need laid-back vibes for most of their scenes to work, but without a sense of urgency, the whole genre element falls flat.
Posted Feb 13, 2026
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Solo Mio
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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If anything it’s got a staggering amount of heart. It’s the latest Kevin James film that didn’t need to go this hard, but thank goodness it did, because it’s a lovely piece of work.
Posted Feb 13, 2026
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Crime 101
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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The plot can be humdrum, and it often lacks drive, yet the skilled cast and sleek visual style keep our eyes locked on the screen anyway.
Posted Feb 11, 2026
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3.5/5
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
(2025)
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Matt Goldberg
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The pitch-black comedy frequently threatens to overwhelm but thrives on the bleakness of our tech dystopia.
Posted Feb 11, 2026
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Wuthering Heights
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Damn it, this movie looks good, but damn it, this movie ain’t good.
Posted Feb 10, 2026
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GOAT
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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Say what you will about the premise, but if you think that’s all there is to 'Goat,' you’re going to bleat those words.
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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7/10
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The Incomer
(2026)
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Matt Donato
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It’s an easy, breezy character study with fantastical flourishes, but the focus always remains on inviting performances.
Posted Feb 08, 2026
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Pillion
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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Kinky as hell and also extremely romantic. That’s not a combo a lot of movies go for nowadays, let alone pull off this beautifully, and that makes 'Pillion' something of a miracle.
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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Whistle
(2025)
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William Bibbiani
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Even though 'Whistle' offers nothing new to the supernatural death curse genre, it’s directed by Corin Hardy, and Corin Hardy likes to go hog wild.
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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The Strangers: Chapter 3
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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They say 'If it ain’t broke don’t fix it,' and they didn’t. They just broke it, seemingly on purpose.
Posted Feb 05, 2026
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Relationship Goals
(2026)
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William Bibbiani
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It’s just shameless promotion for a book about relationship advice, released on a streaming service that also sells happens to sell the book. It even features lines like, 'This story hit so hard I Amazoned a copy of ‘Relationship Goals’ right away.'
Posted Feb 04, 2026
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Seized
(2026)
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Elizabeth Weitzman
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Not just a tribute to the power of journalism and the persistence of civil determination, but also a masterclass in storytelling structure.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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