2026 is going to be one of the biggest years for movies we have seen in a long time. For most people, their most anticipated releases are Avengers: Doomsday, Toy Story 5 or Dune: Messiah , but for me that title belongs to Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! which finally saw its theatrical release this past weekend in theaters across the United States. With the promise of a unique, original story in a world full of reboots and sequels, audiences awaited Gyllenhaal's next project

With SXSW kicking off next week, it's time to look back at the standouts from last year. Premiering almost exactly a year ago at the 2025 South by Southwest festival, Fucktoys was one of the event's most talked-about movies. As it traveled, screening at dozens of festivals around the globe, Fucktoys got the honorary title of "the best film of 2025 with no distributor." A bittersweet label it still holds to this day. Written and directed by Annapurna Sriram, who also stars as

[the following review is spoiler-free] Despite not really being a household name, American filmmaker, Gore Verbinski is one of the highest grossing directors of all time. From cult classics like The Ring and Rango to big franchise films like the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Verbinski has proved he can do it all. Unfortunately, the director's last film, 2016's A Cure for Wellness proved to be a devastating flop both commercially and critically, leading him to not m

Though it hadn’t initially been on my radar, my decision to see Crime 101 , came from a series of reviews comparing it to the classic heist film: Heat . Michael Mann’s 1995 classic is one of my personal favorite films and an absolute titan of the genre, so anything compared to it is an immediate watch in my book. Unfortunately, while these comparisons are not without basis, Crime 101 comes up short of these lofty expectations, playing less like a modern homage to an aging cl

It seems like everyone has some relationship with Kristen Stewart that ranges from complete dismissal of her because of the Twilight Saga to viewing her as one of this century’s great actors. I’d like to begin this review by stating my relationship with Kristen Stewart, which is none. As shocking as it may seem, I have never seen a Twilight movie. The only films with Stewart I have seen are her starring role in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer and her small but vital role in David C

What would you do if you were told the only thing standing between you and 28 billion dollars were a few insufferable distant relatives? It's a situation that would cause anyone to act a little out of character, possibly even do something drastic. That is exactly the plight of Glen Powell's latest character in A24's How to Make a Killing , which despite its decent budget and undeniable star power, has had a hard time following its own titular advice both critically and commer

When it comes to hoops, who is the Greatest Of All Time? This is the question Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Features sought to ask with their newest feature, Tyree Dillihay's GOAT. Coming from a very hit-or-miss studio, GOAT is becoming an unexpected critical and commercial hero in American cinemas this week. With a star-studded cast ranging from Hollywood actors to NBA superstars, this film has officially captured America's attention. But is it truly a slam-dunk or j

It’s apt that Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, inarguably the most “Toronto” movie ever made, should begin with our characters suspended over the city by ropes on the CN tower edgewalk with a pair of bolt cutters hidden in their jumpsuits. Recognized as the defining Toronto symbol internationally but rather innocuous to locals, the CN Tower is the perfect location to be introduced to the absurd lengths Matt and Jay of Nirvanna the Band will go through to solidify a booki

This year's Academy Awards is going to be an especially contentious competition, but this does not only apply to the nominated features. The 98th Oscars has quite the list of nominees in their Best Live Action Short category, namely Jane Austen's Period Drama, The Singers, and Meyer Levinson-Blount's Butcher's Stain , which tells the story of an Arab man in Israel who is falsely accused of removing hostage posters, causing him to fight for his career and proclaim his innocen

This past week, the final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah concluded, showcasing dozens of great new films that will be dominating the zeitgeist for the next year. One of this year's most high-profile releases at Sundance was Macon Blair's new comedy feature: The Shitheads , starring Dave Franco, Mason Thames, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Killer Mike, Kiernan Shipka, and Peter Dinklage. An unconventional adventure film with an A-list cast that unfortunately ended up being much

This Valentine's Day weekend, audiences finally saw the arrival of one of 2026's most highly anticipated films: Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights , starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Based on the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, this beloved classic is no stranger to being adapted for the screen. Whether it be for a feature film or a mini-series, Wuthering Heights has been retold countless times, as far back as 1939. This tale of forbidden love and class disparity in 18th

With each passing day, we draw closer and closer to the 98th Academy Awards. In addition to rewarding the best features of the past year, the Oscars also pays attention to animated and live action shorts. One of the most pleasantly surprising nominations this year is Jane Austen's Period Drama by Steve Pinder and Julia Aks, who also served as lead actor. The film is a comedy that pokes fun at men's ignorance of female anatomy, no matter how expensive their education might've

Since 2012, the internet has been entertained by the video game content of one of Youtube's most beloved creators: Mark Fischbach, more well known as Markiplier. Over a decade later, Fischbach has made the leap from computer screens to the big screen with his directorial debut, Iron Lung , an adaptation of the homonymous video game. Announced nearly three years ago, fans of Markiplier have been waiting with baited breath to see Fischbach's vision come to life. But now that it

It’s been 12 whole years since the Muppets last graced the silver screen in Muppets Most Wanted  – the imperfect but charming, second best Muppet heist film – and those years have not been kind to Jim Henson’s felt creations. I’ll never forget the abject terror I felt when I watched Kermit the Frog’s head gruesomely emerge from a hideous snail costume on The Masked Singer. A severe lack of direction ate away at the soul of the Muppets and a once proud and creative voice in en

It's that time of year again: awards season! Every day we grow closer and closer to the 98th Academy Awards, a ceremony with some of the toughest competition audiences have seen in years. This week we had the privilege and pleasure to sit down with Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata, the filmmakers behind Two People Exchanging Saliva ; one of the Oscar-nominated short films in the live action category this year. After premiering at Telluride and AFI Fest back in 2024, the f

This year marked the last Sundance Film Festival to take place in its historic home of Park City, Utah. So the stakes were particularly high for a strong slate of films before the festival moves to Boulder, Colorado in 2027. This year's Sundance saw the release of dozens of new films that we will be talking about for the next 365 days, but one standout that nobody saw coming was The History of Concrete by John Wilson, best known for his HBO series: How to with John Wilson . E

Although originally launched as the “U.S. Film Festival”,  Sundance has always held a special place for international films and filmmakers. Among this year’s lineup of international features was Filipiñana, a coming of age drama from the Phillipines that tells a poignant tale of culture and class with some unfortunately mixed execution. Filipiñana , the story of Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto), a Tee girl at a swanky Manilla golf course. After discovering that the president of the

This year's Sundance Film Festival was one for the books, not only because it's the last one in Park City, but also because of its particularly strong slate. Among that slate was Jane Elliott Against the World by Judd Ehrlich, a documentary that explores the life and work of one of America's most fierce racial justice activists. At the premiere, we were lucky enough to share a few words with one of the documentary's featured subjects, four-time Grammy winner, Killer Mike of

The fabled Sundance Film Festival is known for bringing new groundbreaking work to the forefront of the film world. Whether it's features, shorts, or documentaries, there is always something great to see at Sundance. This year was the festival's final year in Park City, so the stakes to debut important projects felt higher than ever. One of the most profound films this year was feature documentary, Jane Elliott Against the World by Judd Ehrlich, which serves to not only celeb

[the following review is spoiler-free] Leave it to January of 2026 to suddenly upend every single previously conceived notion we’ve had about this month in the past. Jokingly coined Dumpuary in the past, January has historically been where movies in general (but for whatever reason, horror movies in particular) go to die a quick, unmemorable death. For a long period of pre-pandemic time, you could always bank on there being one reprehensibly bad PG13 to soft R-rated horror