Hungry Review: Killer Hippo Horror Delivers Bloody Creature-Feature Fun
After finding success in the action genre, writer and director James Nunn returns to horror for his tenth feature, “Hungry,” from Signature Entertainment. Sistine (Madison Davenport) and her best friend Hannah (Olivia Bernstone) are enjoying a girls’ trip in New Orleans when Sistine receives a phone call informing her that she has been laid off from her job. Naturally, the ladies decide to spend the night drinking away their sorrow.
Tribeca 2026 Review: Alicia Keys: Girl from Hell’s Kitchen
Tribeca 2026 featured a strong lineup of music documentaries for Black Music Month. After seeing the EWF doc- sadly, I missed the documentary about The LOX- I made sure to view the closing-night film, “Alicia Keys: Girl from Hell’s Kitchen”, directed by One9.
Finnegan’s Foursome Review: Edward Burns’ Golf Drama Finds Beauty in Ireland but Struggles to Stay on Course
There’s an old saying in Hollywood: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This philosophy appears to be the guiding principle behind “Seven Snipers,” directed by Sandra Sciberras.
O Horizon Review: Maria Bakalova Anchors a Thoughtful Look at Grief and Artificial Intelligence
Director Madeleine Sackler Rotzler uses artificial intelligence as a creative backdrop for her latest film, O Horizon, from Variance Films. The film poses an interesting question: If you could speak to a departed loved one again, would you? I know, for me, there are three men I would love to speak with again, just to see one more time, just to share where I am in life now. That alone gives the film an emotional doorway worth walking through.
‘The Furious’ Review: One of the Year’s Best Action Films Delivers Relentless Martial Arts Mayhem
Director Kenji Tanigaki delivers arguably one of the best action movies of the year in the highly enjoyable ass-kicking fest “The Furious” from Lionsgate. Mak Tin Shu, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan Sin and Frank Hui pen the film’s screenplay.
‘Seven Snipers’ Review: Radha Mitchell Keeps This Familiar Thriller in Its Sight
There’s an old saying in Hollywood: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This philosophy appears to be the guiding principle behind “Seven Snipers,” directed by Sandra Sciberras.
Pressure Review: Brendan Fraser Anchors a Gripping World War II Drama
Director Anthony Maras returns to the historical drama genre with his second feature, “Pressure”, from Focus Features. Maras, who previously directed the harrowing film “Hotel Mumbai”, co-writes the screenplay with David Haig, adapting Haig’s stage play of the same name. Brendan Fraser, fresh off last year’s “Rental Family”, stars as General Dwight D.
Saccharine Review: Horror’s Most Disturbing Diet Plan Comes With a Deadly Price
In a culture obsessed with Ozempic miracles, filtered perfection, and impossible beauty standards, **Saccharine** bursts onto the scene like a scream hidden beneath a calorie-counting app.
The Mandalorian and Grogu Review: Pedro Pascal Leads a Fun Return to Classic Star Wars Adventure
Pedro Pascal returns to a galaxy far, far away in The Mandalorian and Grogu, a fast-moving Star Wars adventure that trades universe-ending chaos for old-school fun, emotional character moments, and the pulpy sci-fi charm that made audiences fall in love with the franchise in the first place.
Reckless Review — Scott Adkins Delivers Brutal Action and British Swagger
Samuel Goldwyn Films aims for gritty action-comedy with “Reckless”, a chaotic crime thriller from director Elliott Montello that gives martial arts veteran Scott Adkins another showcase as one of today’s most dependable action stars.
Magic Hour Review — A Quietly Devastating Meditation on Love and Loss
One of the great pleasures of being a film critic is stumbling across indie gems that resonate long after the credits roll. “Magic Hour”, the new Greenwich Entertainment drama directed by and starring Katie Aselton, is one of those films. Co-written by Aselton and Mark Duplass and produced under the Duplass Brothers banner, this intimate relationship drama sneaks up on you with emotional honesty and lingers like a memory you cannot quite shake.
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Review — A Winning Entry for Newcomers and Fans
I’ll be upfront—”Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe” is my first real entry into this corner of the Gundam universe—no deep knowledge of Char’s Rebellion or the legacy surrounding Hathaway Noa. And yet, twelve years after those events, director Shukou Murase and writer Yasuyuki Muto deliver a film that proves you don’t need a full history lesson to get invested.