Category: 2026 Movie Reviews
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undertone Review: A24’s Debut Horror Is a Masterclass in Sound, Dread, and Guilt
Podcasts, paranoia, and a demon drawn from ancient folklore — Ian Tuason’s undertone is a masterfully controlled debut that uses sound, silence, and negative space to excavate grief, guilt, and the fear of becoming your mother. A24 knew exactly what they were acquiring. Here’s the full review.
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Same America, Different Wounds: A Review of Slanted and The Gates
All film is political — but some films arrive at exactly the right moment, carrying exactly the right wounds. Slanted and The Gates, both released March 13th, tell the stories of people of color navigating a country that claims them and rejects them in the same breath. One transforms the body. The other traps it.…
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Heel Review: Jan Komasa’s Twisted Psychological Thriller Explores Control, Generational Chaos, and the Cost of Forced Rehabilitation
Formerly titled Good Boy, Heel sees director Jan Komasa crafting a psychologically unsettling examination of control, morality, and generational conflict. When a reckless 19-year-old influencer obsessed with online “clout” wakes up chained in the basement of a seemingly respectable family, what begins as a disturbing kidnapping evolves into something far more complex: a warped attempt…
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The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Radical Frankenstein Reimagining Turns Female Rage Into Gothic Spectacle
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is one of the most divisive genre films of the year. Led by a fearless performance from Jessie Buckley and an unexpectedly tender turn from Christian Bale, the film reimagines the Frankenstein myth through feminist rebellion, surreal spectacle, and gothic visual poetry.
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Dolly (2026) Review: Rod Blackhurst’s Grindhouse Nightmare Turns Toxic Parenting into Brutal Folk Horror
Rod Blackhurst’s Dolly resurrects the grimy aesthetic of 1970s grindhouse horror and fuses it with the unsettling brutality of modern extremity cinema. Set deep within the remote forests of Tennessee, the film follows a couple whose romantic getaway spirals into a grotesque nightmare at the hands of a masked killer with a disturbingly childlike persona.…
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Georgina Campbell’s 2026 Horror Double Feature: Psycho Killer & Cold Storage Review
In just weeks, Georgina Campbell headlines two 2026 horror releases — the brooding slasher Psycho Killer and the zany sci-fi creature feature Cold Storage. While neither film reinvents the genre, both showcase Campbell’s growing presence as one of horror’s most reliable modern leads. Here’s my full review of both films.
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Review: Gore Verbinski’s Bold AI Satire Is His Most Urgent Film in Years
Gore Verbinski returns to live action with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, a dark comedy that feels less like science fiction and more like a warning. Starring Sam Rockwell, this AI satire explores tech addiction, youth alienation, and the fragile future of human connection — just in time for its theatrical release.
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Pillion (2025) Review: Harry Lighton’s Tender, Unorthodox Love Story About Power, Desire, and Self-Discovery
In Pillion (2025), director Harry Lighton explores queer love, power dynamics, and self-discovery within the world of a modern BDSM biker community. Anchored by performances from Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, this unorthodox romance challenges expectations of intimacy, consent, and emotional growth.
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Send Help Review: Sam Raimi Turns Workplace Toxicity Into Savage Survival Horror
What begins as a familiar corporate nightmare quickly mutates into something far more vicious. In Send Help, Sam Raimi transforms workplace toxicity, inherited power, and gendered labor into a brutal survival horror, where hierarchy collapses the moment it can no longer be performed. With Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien locked in a razor-sharp power struggle,…
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Sound of Falling Review: Mascha Schilinski’s Haunting Portrait of Women, Memory, and Witnessing
Mascha Schilinski’s The Sound of Falling is a haunting, non-linear meditation on women, memory, and the quiet violence of witnessing. Spanning generations within the same farmhouse, the film examines curiosity, abuse, and identity through fragmented vignettes that echo across time. It’s a work that lingers—less something to solve than something to feel.