Supergirl
Supergirl marks the second film in James Gunn’s DC universe, following last year’s superlative Superman (which made my top 10 last year). Produced by Gunn and directed by Craig Gillespie, [...]
The Death of Robin Hood
Taking a page or two from recent historical epics like David Lowery's The Green Knight and Robert Eggers' The Northman, filmmaker Michael Sarnoski's third feature offers a fresh exploration of [...]
Girls Like Girls
2026 will certainly be remembered as a year of fresh and exciting new voices, with many of its strongest films being directorial debuts (like Obsession and Backrooms). Among them, American [...]
Stop! That! Train!
An original screenplay by World of Wonder—the L.A.-based production company specializing in LGBTQ+ documentaries and series—this movie shares the comedic sensibilities of John Waters and Charles Busch drag classics like [...]
Disclosure Day
As Steven Spielberg’s sixth feature film involving extraterrestrials—and his first since War of the Worlds (or arguably, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)—his latest project titled Disclosure [...]
The Breadwinner
I am not the biggest fan of Nate Bargatze's stand-up. He has built a successful career on "clean comedy," often mocking himself for being uncultured or a philistine who admits [...]
I Love Boosters
Boots Riley's sophomore feature follows the same formula as his debut, Sorry to Bother You—a film that holds immense visual invention, but one where the invention is ultimately overcooked. The [...]
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
The fourth anthology film in the Star Wars saga from co-writer/director Jon Favreau and co-writer Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian and Grogu certainly carries on the spirit of the hit Disney+ [...]
Marc by Sofia
Sofia Coppola's documentary Marc by Sofia is like a scrapbook turned into celluloid; it gives an insider's view of the fashion world that is personal, passionate, artful, and always insightful. [...]
Mile End Kicks
It's quite remarkable seeing actress Barbie Ferreira evolve over the years since she made a splash on the controversial and equally celebrated HBO series Euphoria. Since the show, she has [...]