Reviews

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'Lanterns' Keeps The DCU Stuck On The Ground

By Lyvie Scott

With a conspiracy thriller modeled after True Detective, DC’s expanding universe feels smaller than ever.

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'The End of Oak Street' Is a Spielberg Homage with Bite

By Katie Rife

Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor defend their kids from dinosaurs in this surprisingly vicious Spielberg homage.

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'The Last House' Goes In The Last Direction You Would Expect

By Hoai-Tran Bui

A Stephen King-inspired thriller takes a turn for B-movie schlock.

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'Lanterns' Keeps The DCU Stuck On The Ground

By Lyvie Scott

With a conspiracy thriller modeled after True Detective, DC’s expanding universe feels smaller than ever.

Review

'The End of Oak Street' Is a Spielberg Homage with Bite

By Katie Rife

Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor defend their kids from dinosaurs in this surprisingly vicious Spielberg homage.

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'The Last House' Goes In The Last Direction You Would Expect

By Hoai-Tran Bui

A Stephen King-inspired thriller takes a turn for B-movie schlock.

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'The Ninth Jedi' Is The Most Ingenious Star Wars Reboot In Years

By Ryan Britt

No canon? No problem.

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'The Samurai and the Prisoner' Blends Agatha Christie And Akira Kurosawa — And It Really Works

By Katie Rife

Fans of cozy mysteries and samurai dramas will both find much to appreciate in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s cleverly executed period whodunnit.

Fantasia 2026

'Hot Spot’s Vision of an AI-Controlled Future is Frustratingly Unclear

By Katie Rife

Despite a premise that combines Blade Runner and Dune, this Noomi Rapace sci-fi movie starts wacky and ends incoherent.

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'Batman: Caped Crusader' Doubles Down On Its Anachronistic, Noir Charm

By Ryan Britt

The spiritual sequel to Batman: The Animated Series doubles down on its anachronistic, noir charm.

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Delivers The Refreshing Reset Marvel Needed

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie is both a soft reboot and the same old story.

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'Hope' Is A Nonstop Sci-Fi Thriller That Goes Off The Rails In The Best Way

By Hoai-Tran Bui

There’s hope yet for the absurd alien invasion movie.

Fantasia 2026

'Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights' Is a Promising New Adaptation

By Katie Rife

Capturing Junji Ito’s uncanny style is a difficult task, but “The Rib Woman” comes close.