The cast is perfect in every way, and each actor brings the right amount of silly and serious to their respective role. This might not be quite as good as Kaufman’s beloved property, nor as brilliant as the stage musical, which remains the definitive distillation of Toxie’s antics. Still, it is a damned fun time at the movies with enough nods and references to please even the most diehard of Troma purists.

Less discerning kids may enjoy Robin and the Hoods… when they’re not deep into their PlayStations and Switches.

It’s sharksploitation at its finest.

With Gaudagnino’s signature framing styles and natural, lush settings, this movie warrants a re-watch to catch the full picture of a beautiful, ultimately tragic story of a family’s undoing through a woman’s search for herself.

What is clear in the overall message is that women worldwide have something to say about how they are being treated. Merlant makes this theme comedic yet scary. The film is fun-filled with great angles, set décor, acting, and timing.

The new Witchboard is ambitious and fun at times, an overcooked horror revival with a blending addiction allegory, foodie satire, and supernatural spectacle.

Saint Clare will sneak up on you as it did me. It’s a murder mystery with dark horrors and giggles blended delectably.

With this cast, the film should have been a knockout. Instead, it feels bogged down, heavy, and way too concerned with making statements instead of just being entertaining.

Highest 2 Lowest is brilliant filmmaking done as only Spike Lee can.

We all know about this war, but until you actually see it, it’s difficult to grasp. That’s why 2000 Meters to Andriivka is so important, people need to know what is going on.

The biggest downfall of Relay is the ending.

Kudos to Max for conjuring genuinely unsettling, Boschian images with a limited budget.

Red Sonja is classic high adventure that earns the gold in its pocket by spilling blood the way that only a woman can.

Those seeking visceral thrills may be somewhat underwhelmed by Descendent, but the filmmaker firmly establishes himself as a descendant of the Benson/Moorhead cinematic lineage.

Strange Harvest is a brutal, well-crafted descent into depravity that walks a tightrope between realism and horror fantasy. For fans of found footage, true crime, and occult horror, this is a grisly treat.

If you’re looking for an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller, this is it, but you also might find yourself very agitated if you’ve been in a similar situation.

By embedding the story in a Latin American folk tradition and examining colonial Christian missionary practices, the filmmakers offer more than just scares; they ask questions about cultural supremacy, belief, and the cost of spiritual conquest.

Sketch isn’t the greatest movie ever made, but it’s great at being a touching and thoughtful story of young kids and preteens.

Sudan, Remember Us tackles a political conflict that is underreported in the mainstream news cycle and treats it with dignity. Meddeb’s film is a valuable viewing experience as it teaches us to value our freedoms and individual voices.

Freakier Friday is perfect for the mother/daughter set and offers a lot that we haven’t seen from Disney in a while: solid cast, strange plot, and a heartfelt message about family.

This is one of the best films of the year.

Animale is the new state-of-the-art for high-end horror. It will have genre fans and art house aficionados weeping black tears of joy worldwide.

It is a short jump from laughing to screaming. There is no safe space. Cregger has a refined sensibility for identifying the core irritations in ordinary life and amplifying them into anxiety, escalating to terror.

To Kill A Wolf is a somber, moving, and deeply tragic film.

Site is an ambitious film, exploring vision, reincarnation, absolution, and entangled souls as powerful themes in the undercurrent of the story.

Ultimately, The Naked Gun reboot delivers enough laughs to make it worth the ride, even if it never quite escapes the shadow of its predecessors.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is good, when it should have been great.

Death & Taxes’ strength is its willingness to show contradictions.