Our Latest Reviews
Verse (2026) – Review and Summary
Can a fantasy made in VR ever match reality? Even in ideal conditions?
Roar (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Music enhances memories, and for a young girl, it sets a hopeful tone in an unfamiliar place.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 3 Episode 2 – Recap and Review
Rudy makes a brief appearance, as it becomes clear how much he is the key to Eris making any progress.
The Vampire Lestat: Season 1 Episode 5 – Recap and Review
Two legendary figures appear as Lestat struggles with the direction of his album.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 3 Episode 1 – Recap and Review
Time rewinds back, and we get caught up on what Eris was doing before she loved and left Rudy behind.
First Half of 2026: Recommended Movies & Shorts
Thus far, we have seen over 100 films or shorts, and these are the ones from the first half of 2026 we believe you should watch.
The Chi: Season 8 Episode 7 – Recap and Review
A familiar face returns to really turn up the heat regarding what happened to Nuck, as Kiesha finds herself increasingly butting heads with Emmett.
Unhinged (2026) – Review and Summary
Netflix releases a new narrative game that, thanks to having to use your phone to maneuver around, quickly gets frustrating.
40 Dates and 40 Nights (2026) – Review and Summary
Bailee Madison is all grown up, and in 40 Dates and 40 Nights, she is contending with pseudo-trying to find love while struggling to pay the rent.
She’s Non-Binary (2026) – Review and Summary
Everyone claims to be an ally until it is inconvenient.
The Vampire Lestat: Season 1 Episode 4 – Recap and Review
Abandonment, bullets, and attempts at reconciliation push many to the point of delusion or tears.
Strung (2026) – Review and Summary
Lynn Whitfield does what she does best, as Chloe Bailey tries to navigate the world of the wealthy and their secrets.
The Chi: Season 8 Episode 6 – Recap and Review
The aftermath of episode 5 leads to a lot of talk about love and relationships in this episode, alongside multiple informal murder investigations.
Jackass: Best and Last (2026) – Review and Summary
The Jackass crew makes what they claim is their last movie, featuring their best skits, stunts, and pranks, and what may be their last, considering their age and injuries.
Blind Love (2026) – Review and Summary
Blind Love reminds you that sometimes you have to be blind to love for the sake of survival.
Dear Upstairs Neighbor (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Dear Upstairs Neighbor will make you self-conscious if you don’t live on the ground floor.
Sandy Fannies (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Vulnerability between mother and daughter leads to a confession and unexpected shame.
The Vampire Lestat: Season 1 Episode 3 – Recap and Review
We dive into the making of Lestat, via Magnus, as Daniel finally gets the interview he’s longed for and Louis introduces us to Regina.
The Chi: Season 8 Episode 5 – Recap and Review
We’re officially at the midpoint of the season, so you know something major had to happen – specifically, someone dying, right?
Girls Like Girls (2026) – Review and Summary
Hayley Kiyoko’s Girls Like Girls, set in 2005, is a butterfly-inducing romance, with familiar tropes that rarely get in the way of being put in a beautiful lull.
The Vampire Lestat: Season 1 Episode 2 – Recap and Review
Lestat’s childhood is explored, alongside his peculiar relationship with his mother, the Vampiress Gabriella, now Sofia.
The Vampire Lestat: Season 1 Episode 1 (Premiere) – Recap and Review
Lestat takes the reins, and while he can get as morose as Louis, he does better in not dwelling on his mistakes or the past – even if it means…
Not Suitable For Work: Season 1 Episode 1 (Premiere) – Recap and Review
Not Suitable For Work will make you nostalgic for when FreeForm was actively releasing scripted shows focused on the experience of being a young adult.
ChikaBOOM! (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
ChikaBOOM! is a reminder that maybe every piece of art, doesn’t need to have a deeper meaning.
Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen acts as both the making of the Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen and the making of the artist known as Alicia Keys.
If Only You Knew (2026) – Review and Summary | Newfest Pride 2026
Part of coming of age is reconciling the facts with your parents, but what if they are too in their heads to admit they did anything wrong?
Jaylah (2026) – Review and Summary | Newfest Pride 2026
A girl’s first time may potentially conflict with the last time she sees her grandmother.
I’m Not Home (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
“I’m Not Home” Film Details Movie Summary It has been months since they last saw each other, and there is some attempt to pick up things as if nothing ever…
Buckets (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Outside of getting a match, you know what’s really challenging? Waiting on the next reply.
CVNT: Season 1 Episode 1 (Premiere) – Recap and Review | Tribeca Film Festival
CVNT focuses on a mother willing to do what it takes to keep and feed her daughter, even if it means doing something strange for a little change.
Never Change! (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Never Change! is a reminder that high school wasn’t your peak, and nostalgia should be rooted in what life was like before you were drowning in inhibitions.
The Chi: Season 8 Episode 4 – Recap and Review
Old and new favorites get a bit more screen time and relevancy as we head to the midpoint of the season.
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
With celebrity cameos and inspiration taken from The Wizard of Oz, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is the type of dumb comedy overdue to make a comeback.
Stand Up (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Stand Up explores how life can change in a instant, and not only the way you can react, but friends, family, and society as a whole.
Clean Hands (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Zach Braff and Esther McGregor deliver a “Based on a True Story” film that doesn’t feel like an exploitation of someone’s hardship, but a call to action that doesn’t feel…
Ephemera (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Ephemera builds a pillar for itself and becomes likely one of the best lesbian romance films, queer romance films, if not romance films – period, this year.
Human Theories (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Human Theories feels like a new “(Insert City Name), I Love You” movie, as it explores a multitude of loosely connected stories set in NYC.
Dante (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
What was supposed to be just another run for a young EMT becomes a life-or-death situation for multiple people, making for a night that won’t soon be forgotten.
Imprint (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
To what lengths would you go to give your child the upper hand?
General Admission (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
A support group gets a new member with a perplexing problem.
Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
It’s all about revenge, as President Rabbit steals from a small farmer their livelihood, dignity, and community’s source of food.
Rain Reign (2026) – Review and Summary | Tribeca Film Festival
Felice Kakaletris, alongside Jeremy Sisto and Paul Rudd, produces a heart-warming, tear-jerking film that highlights the beauty of complicated family dynamics.
