If you’re going in hoping for something the whole family can genuinely connect with on a deeper level, you’ll be disappointed. It’s a kids’ movie, plain and simple, and there’d be no way I’d see this if I didn’t have kids.

Anyone with an interest in horror can appreciate it; its primary audience is unmistakable: women who love the genre, who see themselves reflected in it, and who continue to push it forward.

The Blue Trail is an examination of not only what it means to be free, but what it feels like to earn that freedom yourself.

Despite the flaws in the script, Pattinson and Zendaya deliver their roles beautifully.

With a deep respect for community and history, Unkovski weaves a sense of time and place throughout, capturing the harmony and imbalance of living through dialogue, people, music, and work.

Mother of Flies is family-made entertainment at its finest, though it is best suited for families that have Xs carved into their shaved heads.

It carries a smattering of scares and a helping of lore, rendering this underground romp an enjoyable one.

After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children Come Home is both heart-warming and wrenching in equal measure.

The whole thing is perfectly cast.

On paper, You’re Dating a Narcissist! may have looked like a breezy, relatable comedy. In execution, however, a film about narcissism turns out to be almost terminally self-absorbed.

The drawback here is that, although it doesn’t need a deep story, it feels like only two and a half acts, with an abrupt third act.

While Shelby Oaks doesn’t necessarily bring anything new to the horror genre, it does just fine with what it has to work with. If you look past the fact that it’s created completely out of pre-existing tropes, you can enjoy the story. It’s made well, the actors are all good, and the cinematography and audio are all done at a high level, especially for a new director’s first film.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come may not be as sharp as the first film. But what it lacks in precision it makes up for with enthusiasm. The kills are inventive, the pacing rarely slackens, and most importantly, it remains tremendous fun.

In the end, Project Hail Mary works because it is thrilling, smart, and emotionally engaging, turning a giant cosmic problem into an exceptional adventure. It earns its emotional payoff by making every problem, every choice, and every human connection matter.

For those who enjoy worldbuilding and sci-fi sagas, Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead will scratch the itch of Dune, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings fans. Don’t forget to watch the credits for a teaser of future installments. After all, the Hydroverse is just beginning.

Bushido is an epic story, but instead of warring samurai factions fighting it out on the open plain, the battle takes place on a 19-by-19 lined gameboard. Don’t get me wrong, there is swordplay, but here, even a game of Go has never felt more dangerous.

One does not require cinematic genius to have fun, and this movie is indeed fun.

In the end, the film and its storytelling is meh.

The Bride is a delightfully insane romp that falls short of landing its message in mayhem. But what glorious mayhem it is.

There’s a lot of heavy stuff to deal with in Avenue of the Giants, but it still provides a majestic and hopeful feeling by the end. It feels as if one’s walking through the redwoods in Marin County that the title references — daunting but impressive.

Visually sumptuous and brilliantly filled with black humour, Influencers doesn’t pretend to be a healthy genre film. It’s cinematic satiric fun on the level of a Punch and Judy show.

Great movies to me are stories that engage from start to finish and ask important questions at the end. The Dutchman does that from start to finish. Moral tales point out how flawed we are, and suggest a better way forward. And for Clay, that journey is far from over. Enjoy.

While the material is right out of one of Herzog’s indigenous rainforest epics, it is lit like an Italian horror movie, with candy colored Bava-like blues and reds sprucing up that bush.

While maybe not top-tier Jarmusch, the film certainly marks his most mature effort to date.

It shows just how much can be done by a single actor on a single set with a filmmaker full of determination.

I Swear is not looking for pity. It’s looking for empathy and understanding, as if to say there is no such thing as good or bad disabilities.

While The Bluff isn’t perfect, it is fun, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas excels at the action, so for an entertaining streaming option, this will do nicely.

I dare you to find Aita and press play, especially if you are resistant to giving it a try. You will be caught in an excitement flood from which there is no escape.