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Tenzing (2026)

Tenzing (2026)

Whenever I think of the astonishing Himalayan mountain climbers known as Sherpas, I’m reminded of the famous quote about how Fred Astaire was a great dancer, but Ginger Rogers...

Linda
Verity (2026)

Verity (2026)

The idea of a gorgeous, successful career woman who’s a perfect mom with a perfect husband having a horrific and twisted dark side is certainly intriguing. For this same...

Linda
Primetime (2026)

Primetime (2026)

Primetime opens with a fantastic, voyeuristic sequence in which a 20-something man (Tony Revolori) shows up at a suburban house to hook up with a 13-year-old girl he met...

Linda
Tony (2026)

Tony (2026)

What perhaps is most surprising about Tony, a coming-of-age story about a summer in the life of future chef, travel writer, and TV host Anthony Bourdain, is how little...

Linda
The End of Oak Street (2026)

The End of Oak Street (2026)

The End of Oak Street has an inspired premise: After a mysterious, lightning-filled storm, a 1980s suburban neighborhood finds its few square blocks plopped like a round core sample...

Linda
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, on the surface, may be sold as a cheeky tribute to 80s slasher films, but if you’ve ever seen any of director...

Linda
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Since his last outing (the wildly entertaining Spider-Man: No Way Home), Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is now dealing with the consequences of his poorly thought-out idea from the last...

Linda
The Odyssey (2026)

The Odyssey (2026)

It was a little bit of a surprise when Christopher Nolan announced that his follow-up to his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer would be an adaptation of the O.G. epic story that...

Linda
Leviticus (2026)

Leviticus (2026)

In a twisted way, an exorcism is a version of conversion therapy, driving out the evil that has possessed an individual. Invert that idea, and you have the premise...

Linda
Disclosure Day (2026)

Disclosure Day (2026)

There’s a lot happening in Disclosure Day, so much so that Steven Spielberg drops the audience straight into what feels like the second act. It’s a bit disorienting. I...

Linda
The Sheep Detectives (2026)

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

People who know me well know that I’m not joking when I tell them that Babe should have won the 1996 Oscar for Best Picture over Braveheart. Sometimes a...

Linda
Michael (2026)

Michael (2026)

My skin tingled with anticipation as a remix of “Wanna Be Startin’ Something” stuttered over the spinning Universal logo. Like many fans, I was skeptical when I heard about...

Linda