Category: Comedy
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It Was Just an Accident: Jafar Panahi’s Defiant Masterwork of Vengeance and Forgiveness
Release Date: US theatrical release began Oct 15, 2025 Runtime: 104 minutes (1h 44m) Rated: PG-13 — violence, smoking, thematic elements, strong language Production Companies: Jafar Panahi Productions, Les Films Pelléas, Bidibul Productions, Pio & Co, Arte France Cinéma Producers: Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin Cinematography: Amin Jafari Editing: Amir Etminan Music / Composer: Abdorreza Heidari It…
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Bugonia (2025) Review — Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in a Sharp, Sinister Tale of Control & Collapse
Release Date: US theatrical release began Oct 24, 2025 Runtime: 118 minutes (1h 58m) Rated: R — violence, grisly images, suicide content, language Production Companies: Element Pictures, Focus Features, Square Peg, Fruit Tree, CJ ENM Producers: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster Cinematography: Robbie Ryan (VistaVision / 8-perf 35mm heavily used) Editing:…
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“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” Review: A Raw, Relentless Portrait of Motherhood’s Breaking Point
Release Date: October 10, 2025 (United States theatrical) (Premiere: January 24, 2025 at Sundance) Runtime: 133 minutes (1 hr 53 min) Rated: R — for language, some drug use and bloody images. Production Companies: A24, Central Pictures, Fat City, also credited: Bronxburgh; Elara Pictures Producers: Sara Murphy, Ryan Zacarias, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Conor…
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The Age of Outrage: Cancel Culture, Social Media, and Cinema’s Search for Accountability
This year alone has brought an assortment of films reflecting the political and social climates of both the world at large and the United States in particular. While the deeper analysis of that collective will be tabled for now, one thing has become clear: the relevancy of films capturing the essence—or at least the proximity—of…
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Caught Stealing Review: Darren Aronofsky’s 90s New York Caper of Violence, Trauma, and Survival
Release Date: August 29, 2025 (U.S. theatrical) Runtime: 107 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for strong violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and brief drug use Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Protozoa Pictures. Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Producers: Jeremy Dawson, Dylan Golden, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky Cinematography: Matthew Libatique Editing: Andrew Weisblum Music / Composer: Rob Simonsen…
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Splitsville Review: A Screwball Comedy of Open Marriages, Divorce, and Disastrous Loyalties
Release Date: U.S. limited theatrical release on August 22, 2025, expanding wide on September 5, 2025 Runtime: 82 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for language, sexual content, and nudity Production Companies: Neon, Topic Studios, Watch This Ready, TeaTime Pictures Producers: Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Ryan Heller, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Samantha Racanelli Cinematography:…
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Jimmy & Stiggs: Joe Begos, Aliens, and the Neon Mayhem of Eli Roth’s New Horror Banner
Release Date: Limited US release August 15, 2025 Runtime: 80 minutes (1h 20min) Rated: R for severe violence and gore, severe profanity, severe alcohol, drug and smoking use, moderate sex and nudity, moderate frightening and intense scenes Production Companies: Channel 83 Films, Media Capital Technologies, associated with The Horror Section / Iconic Events Releasing Producers: Joe…
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Freakier Friday Brings Back the Magic of the Original With a Modern Twist
Release Date: August 8, 2025 Runtime: 111 minutes (~1h 51min) Rated: PG — for thematic elements, rude humor, language, mild suggestive references. Production Companies: Walt Disney, Gunn Films, Burr! Productions Producers: Kristin Burr, Andrew Gunn, Jamie Lee Curtis Cinematography: Matthew Clark Editing: Eleanor Infante Music / Composer: Amie Doherty Freakier Friday (2025) Director: Nisha Ganatra Writer:…
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Unpacking the Chaos of Eddington: Ari Aster’s Pandemic-Era Provocation
Release Date: July 18, 2025 (U.S.) Runtime: 2 h 28 m (148 min) Rating: R Production Companies: A24, IPR.VC, 828 Productions, Square Peg Producers: Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen (+ exec. producers Alejandro De Leon, Robert Dean, Harrison Huffman, Todd Lundbohm, Andrea Scarso) Cinematography: Darius Khondji Music / Composers: Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) and Daniel Pemberton Eddington (2025)…
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‘Oh, Hi!’ Review: Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Navigate the Grey Areas of Modern Dating
Release Date: U.S. limited theatrical release – July 25, 2025 via Sony Pictures Classics Runtime: Approximately 94–95 minutes Rated: R — for sexual content, nudity, and language Production Companies: Cliffbrook Films, Watermark Media, QWGmire, AmorFortuna (studio side); worldwide distributor: Sony Pictures Classics. Producers: David Brooks, Dan Clifton, Julie Waters, Sophie Brooks, Molly Gordon Cinematography: Conor Murphy Editing:…