MoviesBlockbuster adaptation of Broadway musical Wicked hits most of the right notes Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesScott Beck and Bryan Woods’ holy terror Heretic casts Hugh Grant as a nightmare nihilist Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesAnora’s writer-director Sean Baker on sex work, endings as beginnings, and mainstream acclaim Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesSean Baker’s Anora is a tragicomedy filled with heart and rage, but it’s the little things that matter Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesVenom: The Last Dance forgets its signature moves and drunkenly stumbles through the grand finale Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesEureka Springs projects new screams on screen at ‘Nightmare in the Ozarks’ film fest Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesWill & Harper is a charming, honest look at transitioning and allyship Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesFrancis Ford Coppola’s navel gaze-y epic Megalopolis exists only for the guy who made it Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTim Burton’s signature style is back for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, but so is his inability to rein it in Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesBlink Twice nearly achieves cutthroat aim of dragging the rich and famous into the abyss Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesEtheria Film Festival wishes it didn’t have to exist. Until more opportunities arise for female filmmakers, they’ll carry the torch. Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesGreg Kwedar’s Sing Sing is 90 percent social realism, 10 percent Hollywood syrup Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesThings keep getting better for homegrown indie horror hit It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesFake Blood, Dish Soap, and Wrestlers: Austin Snell and his ragtag crew’s 16mm labor of lover unspools in They Call Her Death Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTwisters barely harnesses the gale force wind of 90s summer blockbusters Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesFly Me to the Moon has a perfect takeoff, but a disastrous landing Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesAdrien Beau’s vampiric The Vourdalak is a cult favorite in the making Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesCora Bora is the perfect showcase for Megan Stalter’s powerful personality Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesAnnie Baker’s lovely Janet Planet is a cinematic love letter to your younger self Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesKelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s lovely drama Ghostlight tells a familiar tale with refreshing honesty Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesAustin Snell brings 16mm to the 21st century with revenge western They Call Her Death Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesDaina O. Pusić’s modern fairy tale bites off more than it can chew in A24’s Tuesday Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesPixar’s latest sequel Inside Out 2 knows you’re messy and loves you anyway Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesHome Movies: KC Film’s new lead Rachel Kephart wants Hollywood to set up shop in the Heartland Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesPull Some Strings: Simple Mischief Studio’s married puppeteers helped bring IF’S fantastical creatures to life Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesThe Fall Guy proselytizes for the unsung heroes of cinema: stuntpeople Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesCartoonishly delightful Boy Kills World is trying very hard, and that’s what matters Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesPotentially rich but dramatically flat, Challengers whiffs a grand slam opportunity Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesArcadian’s Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins on post-apocalyptic adolescence and working with Nicolas Cage Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
Movies2024 audiences may not be in a space to enjoy Civil War. 2034 audiences (if they still exist) will love it. Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest 2024: Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian returns our screens (and our screams) with Ghost Game Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesAzrael is the best movie of 2024 you may never get to watch. [Update: This weekend, you get to watch it.] Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest 2024: Sting is a creepy crawly delight that pits a cute family against an alien spider Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesDev Patel pours his entire soul into directorial debut Monkey Man Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesGirls State of the Union: Filmmakers from Boys State couldn’t have known what their sister doc would capture in Missouri Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesReproductive donor documentary Spermworld undoes its sensitivity with cynicism Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesDavid Dastmalchian on Late Night with the Devil, The Life of Chuck and Good Fiend Films Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesGhostbusters: Frozen Empire is an improvement over other recent series entries, but that’s not saying much Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesSXSW 2024: Things Will Be Different introduces Michael Felker to the Benson & Moorehead stable Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesRose Glass’ Hulked-out Love Lies Bleeding is a gritty, gloriously queer desert noir Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesSXSW 2024: Secret Mall Apartment is an ode to art, community, and imagination Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Look Into My Eyes reminds us psychics are people, too. Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Benjamin Ree’s heartwarming documentary Ibelin examines human life through a gamer’s lens Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Seeking Mavis Beacon looks for the woman who taught us how to type Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2024: This is Going to be Big makes the world suck less Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Girls State is an empowering, heartbreaking return to 2022’s most divisive week Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesLittle Gold Men: 2024’s Oscars grapple with strikes and Barbenheimer? In this economy? Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesMadame Web is 2024’s answer to 2004’s disastrous comic book film Catwoman Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
MoviesPresent Tense: Randy Bacon freeze-frames our city’s diversity as museum modernity Abby Olcese, January 15, 2026
