Weekend Film Reviews

Weekend Film Reviews: 'The History of Concrete,' 'Resident Evil'

What do you know about concrete? Not much, reckons John Wilson, the deliciously awkward filmmaker behind the HBO series How To with John Wilson. That show is an exercise

Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Hope,’ ‘Practical Magic 2’

There’s no outrunning it. Anyone writing a monster movie must eventually decide whether or not they’re going to show their monster. As Steven Spielberg demonstrated in Ja

Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Teenage Wasteland,’ ‘The Sun Never Sets’

Forget “6-7.” In 1990s Middletown, New York, a high school class figured out how to really drive the adults crazy: exposing a toxic waste scandal in their backyard. A new

Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ ‘Idiots,’ ‘Buddy’

After decades of unsuccessful attempts to catch Roadrunner using anvils, jet packs, and rockets strapped to roller skates, Wile E. Coyote (caninus litigious) has a new we

Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Insidious: Out of The Further,’ ‘It Ends’

It’s rarely a good sign if you’ve devoted hours to a horror franchise and you still aren’t sure what it’s about. But film critic Alonso Duralde gave it a try with Insidio

Weekend Film Reviews: 'The Wrong Girls,' 'The End of Oak Street'

There are a few indispensable ingredients in any stoner flick worth its weight in weed. After drug-addled antics, the most important ingredient could be the friends we ma

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Tony,' 'One Night Only'

Anthony Bourdain swears that he used to be unlikeable. That’s hard to believe for many fans of the late celebrity chef, but he wrote frankly about that period of his life

Weekend Film Reviews: 'I Want Your Sex,' 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'

Gregg Araki is one of the most important directors in the New Queer Cinema, the 1990s film movement that put daring and dark LGBTQ stories onscreen and produced household

Weekend Film Reviews: 'American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez,' 'Motor City'

Luis Valdez is widely known as the Godfather of Chicano theater. He directed the 1987 movie 'La Bamba' and the 1981 film 'Zoot Suit.' But Valdez also founded El Teatro Ca

Weekend Film Reviews: ‘The Odyssey,’ ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’

'The Odyssey' discourse has been hard to escape ever since the cast was first announced early 2025. The film finally hits theaters this weekend, but does it live up to Ho

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Moana,' 'Night Nurse,' 'Evil Dead Burn'

'Moana' is the latest Disney movie to get the live-action treatment. Unfortunately, everything about the remake “feels artificial” for our film critics Witney Seibold and

Weekend Film Reviews: ‘Minions and Monsters,’ ‘Enola Holmes 3’

The Minions franchise keeps growing with its latest installment Minions and Monsters. The film follows the yellow friends as they try to make a monster movie with real mo

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Jackass: Best and Last,' 'The Invite,' 'Supergirl'

Johnny Knoxville and his band of misfits return to the big screen for one more round of gross and outrageous stunts in 'Jackass: Best and Last.' Film critics Alissa Wilki

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Toy Story 5,' 'Leviticus'

Move over, Evil Emperor Zurg, Sworn Enemy of The Galactic Alliance. The latest Toy Story villain is an electronic tablet stealing a child's attention from her toys.

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Disclosure Day,' 'Find Your Friends'

In Disclosure Day, a government whistleblower and a local journalist race to expose the existence of aliens and the conspiracy to cover it up. Shawn Edwards, film critic

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Masters of the Universe,' 'Scary Movie'

'Masters of the Universe' is Mattel’s latest adaptation. The company is banking on the film to be a big hit like 'Barbie,' but critics Alison Willmore and Tim Grierson sa

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Pressure,' 'Backrooms,' 'Power Ballad'

The new World War II movie 'Pressure' tells the true, but not well known story of a British meteorologist who tries to predict the weather ahead of D-Day and warns Eisenh

Weekend Film Reviews: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' 'I Love Boosters'

'The Mandolorian and Grogu' is the first 'Star Wars' film in seven years to play in theaters. Will Baby Yoda (aka Grogu) be enough to pull in audiences? Film critics Shaw

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Is God Is,' 'The Wizard of the Kremlin,' 'Decorado'

In the new film 'Is God Is,' two sisters are sent by their mother on a mission to kill their abusive father. Film critics Witney Seibold and William Bibbiani dub the dire

Weekend Film Reviews: 'Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D),' 'Sheep Detectives'

Angelica Jade Bastién and Alissa Wilkinson review 'Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D),' 'Sheep Detectives,' 'Maintenance Artist,' and 'Mortal Kom