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The Beast Within — werewolf tale makes for a passable feature-length debut
The Beast Within — werewolf tale makes for a passable feature-length debut
After strange events lead her to question her family’s life in the wilds, a girl follows her parents on a trek to the heart of the forest.
Billie Gagné-Lebel
Jul 30
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. — Guy Ritchie’s debonair paean to the 1960s
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. — Guy Ritchie’s debonair paean to the 1960s
In the early-1960s, a CIA agent and KGB operative participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organisation…
Jonathan 'Jono' Simpson
Jul 29
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan — lame sequel on cruise control
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan — lame sequel on cruise control
Jason Voorhees is awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to New York…
Devon Elson
Jul 28
Deadpool & Wolverine — hilarity and pathos in Marvel’s last hope
Deadpool & Wolverine — hilarity and pathos in Marvel’s last hope
Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth Deadpool, and they team up to defeat a common enemy.
Conall McManus
Jul 27
Risky Business — coming-of-age comedy is one of Tom Cruise’s finest hours
Risky Business — coming-of-age comedy is one of Tom Cruise’s finest hours
A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.
Alexander Boucher
Jul 26
The Mask — still ssssmokin’ after decades of comic-book movies
The Mask — still ssssmokin’ after decades of comic-book movies
Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.
Devon Elson
Jul 25
Deep Blue Sea — Jaws’ leaner, meaner offspring still has plenty of bite
Deep Blue Sea — Jaws’ leaner, meaner offspring still has plenty of bite
Searching for a cure to Alzheimer’s disease, scientists become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back…
Devon Elson
Jul 24
On the Waterfront — classic film tainted by its director’s shameful betrayal
On the Waterfront — classic film tainted by its director’s shameful betrayal
An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother…
Conall McManus
Jul 23
The Amityville Horror (1979) — the birth of modern American horror
The Amityville Horror (1979) — the birth of modern American horror
Newlyweds and their children move into a house where a mass murder was committed, and start experiencing inexplicable manifestations…
Conall McManus
Jul 22
The Landlord — racial politics, realistic people, and crazy comedy in Hal Ashby’s debut
The Landlord — racial politics, realistic people, and crazy comedy in Hal Ashby’s debut
In 1960s New York City, a wealthy young white man buys a house in a Brooklyn ghetto.
Barnaby Page
Jul 21
When Harry Met Sally… — the greatest rom-com of all time
When Harry Met Sally… — the greatest rom-com of all time
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
Conall McManus
Jul 20
Twisters — an exciting cyclone of emotion, suspense, and action
Twisters — an exciting cyclone of emotion, suspense, and action
As storm season intensifies, the paths of a former storm chaser and reckless social-media star collide terrifying phenomena are unleashed.
Rachel Dvorak
Jul 19
Message from Space — space opera chaos with too many ideas and not enough time
Message from Space — space opera chaos with too many ideas and not enough time
An embattled planet, on the edge of doom, sends an SOS, and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.
Remy Dean
Jul 19
Soldier Blue — a “Vietnam western”, briefly shocking but rarely convincing
Soldier Blue — a “Vietnam western”, briefly shocking but rarely convincing
After a group of soldiers is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors must reach the safety of the nearest fort…
Barnaby Page
Jul 18
The Imaginary — fantasy and reality battle to save a child’s life
The Imaginary — fantasy and reality battle to save a child’s life
A boy no one can see, imagined by a girl to share her make-believe adventures, arrives at The Town of Imaginaries…
Remy Dean
Jul 17
Thelma — June Squibb is Oscar-worthy in a fun, charming new comedy
Thelma — June Squibb is Oscar-worthy in a fun, charming new comedy
When an old woman is duped by a scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest to reclaim what was taken…
Robert English
Jul 16
Marnie — Hitchcock’s psychosexual thriller has problems
Marnie — Hitchcock’s psychosexual thriller has problems
A man marries a woman who’s a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, then tries to help her confront and resolve them.
Conall McManus
Jul 15
Longlegs — unsettling, nerve-shredding horror thriller
Longlegs — unsettling, nerve-shredding horror thriller
In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
Jonathan 'Jono' Simpson
Jul 14
Eyes Wide Shut — sex, dreams, and a world of our darkest desires
Eyes Wide Shut — sex, dreams, and a world of our darkest desires
A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife’s admission of unfulfilled longing.
Conall McManus
Jul 12
Despicable Me 4 — middling sequel to a franchise showing its age
Despicable Me 4 — middling sequel to a franchise showing its age
Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who’s intent on tormenting his dad…
Branden Zavaleta
Jul 11
The Last Starfighter — pioneering VFX date an adventure of missed opportunities
The Last Starfighter — pioneering VFX date an adventure of missed opportunities
A teenager conquers an arcade video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet to help fight aliens…
Dan Owen
Jul 10
Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 — Western offers little reason to mosey down to a multiplex
Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 — Western offers little reason to mosey down to a multiplex
Chronicling a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American west.
Thomas Burchfield
Jul 9
MaXXXine — Ti West’s blood-soaked love letter to the 1980s
MaXXXine — Ti West’s blood-soaked love letter to the 1980s
An adult film star and aspiring actress gets her big break, just as a mysterious killer is stalking Hollywood starlets.
Jonathan 'Jono' Simpson
Jul 8
Withnail and I — still a potent and irresistible cocktail
Withnail and I — still a potent and irresistible cocktail
In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Alexander Boucher
Jul 8
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers — misogyny and abductions in controversial classic musical
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers — misogyny and abductions in controversial classic musical
When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Conall McManus
Jul 7
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