Roommates (2026)

Happy Madison Productions, Adam Sandler’s shingle, has been responsible for a lot of nepotistic casting, with nearly the entire Sandler family having been in one of his films. Judy Sandler, his mom, popped up in Big Daddy and Happy Gilmore, his dad was in Eight Crazy Nights, his wife Jackie was in Big Daddy, 50 First Dates, Just Go With It, and even by herself in non-Happy Madison works like Duplex. His younger daughter Sunny has been in a ton of movies, but starred recently in You’re So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, and was a voice in Leo. … Continue reading Roommates (2026)

Faces Of Death (2026)

I remember walking past the videotapes of this in my local video rental store, and definitely wanting no part of it. Faces Of death? Nope. I was living in that bubble too, at the time, that believed these videos were real, and not staged. Listen, when I was in school, they were still showing us these snuff films of horrific car accidents to make us not want to drive ever.So, it wasn’t completely unbelievable that something like this could exist. My video chain had a mature label wrapped around it, so you couldn’t see anything other than the title anyway. … Continue reading Faces Of Death (2026)

Project Hail Mary

One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Gosling. Heading into 2026, there was quite a lot riding on the success of Project Hail Mary, which while not an original film, sparked a level of interest as if it was. Those tired of mining franchises to death noted that Project Hail Mary, at the very least would feel fresh, being an adaptation of the novel by Andy weir. The last time we adapted an Andy Weir novel, things went rather well for The Martian, which became a fixture in its awards season, and grossed a respectable amount at the … Continue reading Project Hail Mary

Mike And Nick And Nick And Alice

First off, this audio description track produced by Deluxe is written very well. It has a lot of ground to cover, as nonsensical throwback traverses multiple genres and ideas, trying to create a film casserole from things it finds in the pantry. Explaining this film is utterly bizarre, and perhaps a slight lean in the spoiler section, but sometimes, we must tread where others fear, so we can make sense of things that do not. Nick (Vince Vaughn) is a heavy working for Sosa (Keith David). Sosa has found out that there was a rat that caused his son Jimmy … Continue reading Mike And Nick And Nick And Alice

Wake Up Dead Man

Disclaimer: I’m a blind film critic. If you build it, he will come. In Rian Johnson’s third outing in what is called the Knives Out series (for no other reason than it being the title of the first Benoit Blanc outing), we are asked to have a little faith. or, perhaps it is better to have a lack thereof. Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man may center in a church, but this is no Murder In the Cathedral. If you dress it up with simplicity, it could be seen as a modern day version of that, but woven in Johnson’s narrative … Continue reading Wake Up Dead Man

The Choral

I’ve already gone to the “they don’t make them like they used to” well this year with Nuremberg, a courtroom drama that seems pulled from somewhere between 1995 and 2005. Here, The Choral reminds me of the kind of uplifting war-adjacent stories we got like Mrs Henderson Presents, or other “movies for grown ups” like Calendar Girls or Waking Ned Devine. Somehow a film like this now comes around and festival audiences react like they’ve just seen some schmaltzy drivel. the reality is, we’re living in an everything Everywhere Saw The TV Glow kind of world, and the kinds of … Continue reading The Choral

Hamnet

Was Shakespeare ever really in love? Considering how fractured our knowledge of William Shakespeare is, we certainly seem enamored with his romantic life. This year, I’d be shocked if Jessie Buckley didn’t become yet another actress to win an Oscar for their fictional romance with Shakespeare. The difference between this and the Best picture winning Shakespeare In love is that this film is not a comedy. Not in the slightest. Releasing at thanksgiving is a bold move for a film that is not really a warm and inviting experience. this is a film where tissues will clog cupholders, and people … Continue reading Hamnet

Christy

I’ve been watching and reviewing a few things recently based on people I had no idea existed. I’m really starting to question my pop culture knowledge, but is knowing a roster of female boxers really pop culture? Should I have known who Christy Martin was? If Stop The Insanity is a cautionary tale on contract law, Christy is a cautionary tale for homophobic parents who just keep hoping their lesbian daughters will marry a man. Bee careful what you wish for. Christy is a biopic about one of the most successful female boxers, who also struggled with her sexuality, and … Continue reading Christy

Frankenstein (2025)

Sometimes the interesting thing about film is watching the growth of an auteur. Depending on when you were born, you might have gotten to see the rise of certain artists honing their craft, but the exciting part is that first film, and feeling like you just witnessed the birth of something. I’d consider myself a big fan of Del toro, who even when he doesn’t top himself as a director, certainly is never boring. he has such a love for film, and for the celebration of monsters, that it really does carry through all the themes. Even his stop-motion animated … Continue reading Frankenstein (2025)

Die My Love

Film truly has the opportunity to reach just you. Depending on where you are in your life at any given moment, watching the right film is like feeling seen and heard by some unknown force. Something put this film in my path at this exact moment in time. You could be going through a break up, and be far more affected by a film about two people falling in love, or two people also breaking up. you could be experiencing a loss, and at the same time watch a film about a similar situation. When this happens, it alters your … Continue reading Die My Love

In Your Dreams

2025 has not really been a banner year for animation, which perhaps has worked in favor for Netflix, who went to the bank with a certain group of singing demon hunters earlier this year. The largest opening weekend for an animated feature went to CrunchyRoll, for their continuation of Demon Slayer. I’ve been waiting for a film to really pull some emotion from me. I like my animation to have a bit of heart with it. Not that it can’t make me laugh myself silly, but my favorite animated movies have a punch to them. An emotional gut punch. We … Continue reading In Your Dreams

Hedda

Cast: Tessa Thompson, Nina Haas, Tom Bateman, Imogene Poots, Nicholas Pinnock, Katherine Hunter Written and Directed by: Nia DaCosta Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Prime video Runtime: 107 minutes Audio Description Produced by: the Media Access group Written By: Narrated By: what is it?: An update to Henry Gibson’s classic work, director Nia DaCosta has decided to take the work from 1890 and move it to the 1950’s, combining the complex character with new undercurrents of racial identity and queerness, in a movie that has characters race swapped as well as gender bent. Hedda seems supportive of her husband, and throws … Continue reading Hedda

Ballad Of A Small Player

Cast: Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, Fala Chen Written By: Rowan Joffy directed By: Edward Berger Original Score By: Volker Bertamin Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Runtime: 101 minutes Audio Description Produced By: VSI London Written by: Narrated By: What Is it?: based on a book, Ballad of A Small Player follows a seemingly upstanding British citizen in Macao who is struggling with debt, and keeping up the appearance that they are not in quite as deep, and if they can just get a line of credit now, everything will be cleared up after the weekend. dodging those he owes, and … Continue reading Ballad Of A Small Player

The Lost Bus

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera Directed By: Paul Greengrass Studio/Streamer: Apple Films Release Year: 2025 Runtime: 129 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel Logic Written By: Narrated By: Yuki What Is it?: Based on the wildfires that ripped through Paradise, CA, and one bus driver’s attempt to get a bus full of kids out safely. What Doesn’t Work: Paul Greengrass thrives in these ripped from the headlines films, and also has a strong sense of mounting tension and holding it. I wish he had an ability to look at the Final Cut of his film and see what isn’t working, … Continue reading The Lost Bus

Superman

Cast: David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luther, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Maria Gabriela De Faria as The Engineer, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Isabella Merced as Hawkgril, Edi Gathegi as Mr Terrific, Alan Tudyk as Gary, Bradley Cooper as Jor-El, Pruitt Taylor Vince as pa Kent, Neva Howell as Ma Kent, Mikaela Hoover as Kat, Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe, Frank Grillo as Rick Flagg Sr, Beck Bennett as Steve, with Michael Ian Black, Anthony Carrigan, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Trevor Newlin Written and Directed … Continue reading Superman