Sundance 2026 Dispatch #1: Dark High School Musicals, Childhood Traumas, and Freedom of the Press

Matt Goldberg shares his thoughts on Josephine, The Musical, Run Amok, Seized, and The Incomer.

‘Send Help’: McAdams and O’Brien Are a Vicious Blast in Sam Raimi’s Horror-Comedy

The two terrific actors relish the film’s gnarly thrills.

10 Cinematic Pairings That Reflected The Spirit Of 2025

Stephen David Miller explores the year via twenty interconnected films.

Six Reactions to the 2026 Academy Award Nominations

The 98th annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning at the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills, CA. Overall, a great list of films was recognized, with shockingly few baffling decisions or outrages. Below are some of my reactions to the nominations, followed by the full list. Feel free

In '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,' We Are All We Have

I wasn't a huge fan of 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle and Alec Garland's 2025 follow-up to their 2002 horror classic 28 Days Later. But I've now seen 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and I'm pleased to say, this film rips.

David Chen's Top 10 Films of 2025

There's a moment at the beginning of Jay Kelly in which George Clooney's titular character wistfully says, "I got to see the end before it ended." Clooney isn't talking about the movie industry specifically in that moment but I can't

‘Marty Supreme’ Is Like ‘Uncut Gems’ with More Balls

Josh Safdie takes the urgency of his 2019 movie and refashions it into an American sports drama for the ages.

‘Wicked: For Good’ Can’t Defy the Musical’s Second Act Problems

John M. Chu’s conclusion suffers from weaker songs and poor pacing.

‘The Running Man’ Offers Frictionless Blockbuster Thrills

Never has director Edgar Wright made a film that felt so anonymous and ill-suited to his gifts.

Humanity Is Doomed (Based on the Movies I've Seen Lately)

Today, a few thoughts on Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (in theaters now) and Kathryn Bigelow's House of Dynamite (on Netflix). In Bugonia, Jesse Plemons plays Teddy, a down-on-his-luck warehouse worker who becomes convinced that he's uncovered an intergalactic conspiracy against planet Earth. Teddy believes that an

This Feels Like the End of Something

For many years, I dreamed of moving to Los Angeles. It was always a logical endpoint for me. I'm very into movies, after all – how they're made, how they're marketed, how they're talked about afterwards. Why not move to the place that&

'TRON: Ares' Is as Relentless as a Lightcycle at Full Speed

As shallow and pretty as the previous 'TRON' movies, the sequel at least offers the courtesy of a non-stop thrill ride.