Hollywood Reviews
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE Review: Pixar's Andrew Stanton's Underwhelming Return to Live-Action Filmmaking
As a writer and/or director of finely crafted, populist animated entertainments, Andrew Stanton (Finding Dory, WALL-E, Finding Nemo) has few, if any, equals. Stanton’s only foray into live-action filmmaking, however, John Carter, an expensive adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' titular character...
SCREAM 7 Review: Well, That Was Brutal
Neve Campbell returns. Kevin Williamson sits in the director's chair.
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 4K UHD Review: Deeper with Special Features
Alan J. Pakula's 1976 classic stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. Features on the new 4K bring more insight.
MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS S2 Review: Kurt Russell Still Rules, But Anna Sawai Is Gaining
Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, Wyatt Russell, and Kurt Russell star in the Apple TV series.
HOW TO MAKE A KILLING Review: Glen Powell Leads Surface-Deep Satire of the Rich And Not So Famous
Glen Powell, Jessica Henwick, and Margaret Qualley star in John Patton Ford's sophomore feature.
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE Blows Up Bad Guys on Home Video
Plus: 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2,' 'Now You See Me Now You Don't,' 'Bugonia,' 'Boogie Nights,' 'One Battle After Another.'
WUTHERING HEIGHTS Review: Emerald Fennell Tackles Emily Brontë's Gothic Drama With Mixed Results
For filmmakers stuck in a creative lull or stall, there’s nothing better than taking a dip into the public domain, pulling out a work of fiction long past its copyright expiration, and adapting, revising, or reinterpreting it accordingly to match...
CRIME 101 Review: Cast Lifts Familiar Heist Plot
Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan and Halle Berry star in Bart Layton's adaptation of Don Winslow's source material.
Sundance 2026 Review: THE GALLERIST, Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega Co-Star in Ambitious Art-World Satire
Art-world satires come (The Square); art-world satires go (Velvet Buzzsaw). Few, if any, art-world satires leave any impression whatsoever beyond the transient or the ephemeral. Writer-director Cathy Yan’s (Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn,...
DRACULA Review: Slick, Horny, and Surprisingly Silly
Caleb Landry Jones, Zoë Bleu, Matilda De Angelis, and Christoph Waltz star in director Luc Besson's new, romantic version of the classic tale.
THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 Review: It Ends with a Woodchipper and No Bang
Director Renny Harlin's "new and hopefully final installment."
THE 'BURBS (2026) Review: Welcome to the Neighborhood
Keke Palmer stars, along with Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, and Kapil Talwalkar. Celeste Hughey created the mystery-comedy series.
Now Streaming: THE 'BURBS, Where Tom Hanks Never Belonged, Becomes a Nightmare
Joe Dante's dark comedy also stars Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher.
SHRINKING S3 Review: Coping and Grieving and Laughing and Moving On
Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller and Harrison Ford star in an amiable comedy series, debuting globally Wednesday, January 28, on Apple TV+.
THE WRECKING CREW Review: Bautista and Momoa Rampage Through Hawaii
Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa star in the action-adventure, directed by Angel Manuel Soto.
SEND HELP Review: An Overlong and Confounding Slog
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien star in Sam Raimi's new film.
Sundance 2026: JOSEPHINE, Deeply Moving, Powerful Character Study
When a police investigator asks eight-year-old Josephine (newcomer Mason Reeves), the title character in Beth de Araújo’s (Soft & Quiet) devastating crime drama/character study, if she’s seen the perpetrator of a violent crime in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park before,...
WONDER MAN Review: There's No Business Like Show Business, Unless You're Superpowered
Yahya Abdul-Matteen II and Ben Kingsley star in Marvel's new live-action series.
MERCY Review: Valiant but Underwhelming Attempt at Screenlife Action
Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson star in Timur Bekmambetov's action-thriller.
THE RIP Review: Affleck, Damon, and Carnahan Cook Up a Terrific Noir-ish Thriller
It's no great controversy to recognize that we're living in an ACAB world, and it's equally unsurprising when our media reflects that back to us. If there are cops in a movie, the odds are pretty good that one or...
