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The Drama

Note: I have avoided explicit spoilers in this review but there's only so much hinting I can do while still making points. From Norwegian writer/director Kristoffer Borgli, the creative mind behind the surreal Dream Scenario, comes The Dra...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 2026-04-03
MPAA Rating: "R" (Language, sexual content, and some disturbing thematic material)
Genre: Drama
Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Cast: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, ...
The End of Oak Street

Although The End of Oak Street can't match the Spielberg-directed first two Jurassic Park films for scope, it isn't really trying to compete in that weight class. The Jurassic Park movies were franchise building blocks—major summer blockbusters ...

I'm not calling this my "Worst Movies of 2010" list. There are two reasons for that. First, the term "worst" implies a level of objectivity of which I'm not capable. I equally avoid the term "greatest" unless discussing Mohammed Ali. Also, ...

I started compiling mid-year Top 10 lists a number of years ago, in large part to argue that there are oases in the vast desert of the early-year movie release schedule. Since that first list was posted in July 2004, the landscape hasn't changed much...

The Housemaid

When one approaches something like The Housemaid, one has to go with reasonable expectations. Freida McFadden's book, a perfect summer beach read, is the kind of page-turner that can easily be consumed in a few lengthy sessions. Transforming it fr...

Run Time: 2:11
U.S. Release Date: 2025-12-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, ...
The Long Walk

The Long Walk represents one of Stephen King's rare ventures outside the horror genre. A dystopian thriller, the film adaptation alternates between lengthy, dialogue-driven sequences and sudden bursts of graphic violence. At times, it feels almost...

Run Time: 1:48
U.S. Release Date: 2025-09-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, ...
The Mandalorian and Grogu

Had the storyline for The Mandalorian and Grogu been used for a three-episode arc in the Disney+ TV series, I don't think anyone would have minded. The plot isn't appalling; it's the kind of thing that one wants from a TV series—an episodic ...

Run Time: 2:12
U.S. Release Date: 2026-05-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sci-fi action violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Sigourney Weaver, ...
The Naked Gun

One of the reasons why The Naked Gun works as well as it does is that the series has been allowed a 32-year rest since the release of the wretched Naked Gun 33 1/3. That's a long enough pause for audiences to forget what went sour with the...

Run Time: 1:25
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Cartoonish Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Cast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, ...
The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a three-hour refutation of James Cameron's fallacious assertion that 3-D is necessary for complete cinematic immersion. On even a conventional screen, Nolan's reworking of Homer's epic tale towers over the audien...

Run Time: 2:53
U.S. Release Date: 2026-07-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence and some language)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, ...

This year, I tried to remain upbeat about the Oscars, abandoning at least some of my natural cynicism. Many of my contentions have not changed, however. The Oscar-cast remains too long. My attention span for an awards show of this nature is about 2 1...