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Our Hero, Balthazar
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Navigating a tonal tightrope, this darkly provocative comedy lacks subtlety yet compensates with sincerity.
Posted Apr 19, 2026
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Wasteman
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Although the screenplay lacks contextual depth, the volatile chemistry between the two leads helps to sustain tension and fuel a rooting interest.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Mile End Kicks
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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A sense of heartfelt authenticity pulses throughout this nostalgic portrait of personal and professional empowerment, keeping it from bogging down in angst-ridden millennial cliches.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Lorne
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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... seems content to pay tribute to Michaels and his accomplishments rather than creating a well-rounded portrait with fresh insight for outsiders.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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McKenzie’s directorial debut sprinkles self-deprecating humor to keep the material from becoming too depressing, while the film persuasively cuts through the hype for those willing to listen.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Erupcja
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Intriguing relationship dynamics add subtle layers to this understated romantic drama that incisively explores commitment and connections.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Eagles of the Republic
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Although its satirical barbs are hit-and-miss, this slick conspiracy thriller is mildly provocative and consistently intriguing.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Brothers Under Fire
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Despite some intermittent thrills, the film struggles to generate any meaningful suspense with its thinly sketched characters and narrative predictability.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Blue Heron
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Emphasizing mood over plot, the film is quietly unassuming yet cumulatively powerful without providing an easy path to catharsis.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Amrum
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Driven by Billerbeck’s expressive portrayal, the film’s exploration of adolescent unease avoids heavy-handed sentimentality while carrying a haunting contemporary resonance.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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This bloated and fetishistically bloody thriller mixes throwback scare tactics and mythological tropes with a missing-persons mystery, yet struggles to translate its disturbing imagery into sustained tension or terror.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Normal
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Odenkirk shines in this amusing if somewhat generic ultraviolent thriller, which coasts on some mildly compelling twists and stylish western-infused set pieces.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Balls Up
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Any stimulation you feel won’t be of the intellectual variety while watching thsi low-brow affair that gives moviegoers the shaft.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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Outcome
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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While it generates some big laughs with its acerbic mix of sight gags and one-liners, the energetic comedy ultimately becomes caught between too scathing and too soft.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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You, Me & Tuscany
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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... a collection of fish-out-of-water cliches and stereotypes that provide some scattered surface laughs but leave this exotic travelogue funneling toward the most obvious of narrative destinations.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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The Travel Companion
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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What starts as a quirky comedy about struggling artists in New York evolves into a peculiar yet incisive drama probing petty jealousies, creativity versus commerce, and the perils of the gig economy.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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Heads or Tails?
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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An ambitious mishmash of nostalgic references and stylish visual flourishes, this throwback western finds its own amusing niche that both indulges and tweaks genre tropes.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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Hamlet
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Admirable more for its ambition than its execution, this contemporary reimagining never fully meshes with the Bard’s theatrical language as intended.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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Exit 8
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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... genuinely creepy in the first half but struggles to sustain its narrative momentum.
Posted Apr 10, 2026
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The Drama
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Straddling a line between exploitation and provocation, the film skillfully shifts our loyalties, challenges our boundaries, and toys with our emotions. As you laugh and cringe, it also shakes you to the core.
Posted Apr 03, 2026
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The Stranger
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Ozon immerses us in the sociopolitical volatility of the setting while remaining intimately focused on the existential crisis of his troubled antihero, with uneven but fascinating results.
Posted Apr 03, 2026
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Pizza Movie
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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One slice is more than enough to get a taste of this relentlessly silly and sophomoric stoner comedy that’s more exhausting than amusing.
Posted Apr 03, 2026
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Fantasy Life
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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It might not break any new ground, but this at least this perceptive comedy about relationships and middle age is layered with authenticity and nuance rather than contrivances.
Posted Apr 03, 2026
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They Will Kill You
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Consistently creepy and almost cartoonishly intense, it’s a series of progressively outrageous confrontations that showcase some invigorating fight choreography and stylish visual gimmickry, but provide little substance beneath the surface spectacle.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Emphasizing chaos over coherence, this genre hybrid succeeds better as a quirky buddy comedy than a crime thriller, bolstered by a science-fiction twist that distinguishes it from its formulaic trappings.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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The Saviors
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Intriguing character dynamics drive this uneven satire that offers a compelling probe of communication barriers and subconscious biases, although the tension remains muted.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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DreamQuil
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The thematic ambitions are muddled by chilly storytelling in this stylish science-fiction cautionary thriller about technology infringing upon human connection.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Mr. Burton
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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More of a tribute to the mentor than the protégé, the film is given emotional weight by the richly textured performances, resulting in an insightful if uneven probe of artistic inspiration and the creative process.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Yes
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The film’s bleak cynicism is balanced by exhilarating audacity as Lapid’s satirical vision is meticulously rendered.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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You're Dating a Narcissist!
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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With its characters not defined beyond the parameters of the one-joke premise, this mildly amusing romantic comedy lacks depth beyond some scattered laughs.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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13 Days 13 Nights
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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... lacks subtlety and nuance, yet still generates consistent suspense as the heightened stakes resonate across cultural and geographic boundaries.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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A Magnificent Life
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The choppy narrative rarely matches the visual charms. Pagnol’s life might have been magnificent, but this salute is considerably less so.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Kontinental '25
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Darkly humorous and deeply provocative, this searing social satire carries a timely thematic relevance beneath its no-frills narrative structure.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Holy Days
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Even if some of the quirky mayhem feels forced, the esteemed cast keeps it amusing.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Forbidden Fruits
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The well-acted film generates some laughs while cleverly tweaking commercialism and superficiality, although there’s not much substance beneath the acerbic surface.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Alpha
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The bleakness and despair intensifies throughout this muddled psychological thriller, which maximizes discomfort with a harrowing setup that doesn’t substantially escalate the suspense or the emotional stakes.
Posted Mar 28, 2026
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Project Hail Mary
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Ryan Gosling’s fully committed performance galvanizes this science-fiction adventure, a throwback crowd-pleaser with humor and heart.
Posted Mar 20, 2026
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Tow
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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... a compassionate true-life drama of blue-collar resilience against corporate greed and bureaucratic injustice that tugs at the heartstrings without turning heavy-handed.
Posted Mar 20, 2026
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The Well
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Depicting a near-future world where fresh water is a dwindling resource, the story runs dry in this bleak dystopian eco-drama, in which the lumbering pace yields muted emotional stakes.
Posted Mar 20, 2026
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Noteworthy more for its carnage than its cleverness, this follow-up lacks the freshness of its predecessor while falling into typical sequel trappings.
Posted Mar 20, 2026
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Miroirs No. 3
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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A slight yet haunting tale of grief and parental instincts, this character-driven German chamber drama builds a steady sense of intrigue around its strained family dynamics.
Posted Mar 20, 2026
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Late Shift
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Despite some heavy-handed emotional swings down the stretch, the film mostly sidesteps contrivances in favor of intimate and unvarnished authenticity, galvanized by an expressive portrayal by Benesch.
Posted Mar 20, 2026
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Reminders of Him
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Straining for laughs and tears, it unfolds predictably without providing the same catharsis to audiences as it does for its characters.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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undertone
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Technical achievement outweighs narrative proficiency in this unsettling yet hollow supernatural thriller, which amounts to an impressive experiment in sound design supporting a generic script.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The ambition exceeds the grasp of this derivative thriller that borrows so liberally from other dystopian science-fiction sagas that you’d think it was a lampoon if it didn’t take itself so seriously.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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Slanted
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Although it turns heavy-handed down the stretch, this sharply observed coming-of-age satire is a clever genre hybrid examining the immigrant experience with fresh relevance.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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Saipan
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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It might not provide much new insight for fans, but this retelling of the 2002 scandal that rocked the Irish national soccer team makes for a breezy and compelling time capsule.
Posted Mar 14, 2026
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Psycho Killer
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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More concerned with amplifying serial-killer tropes than generating consistent suspense, this lurid cat-and-mouse thriller is dead on arrival.
Posted Mar 08, 2026
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Redux Redux
(2025)
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Todd Jorgenson
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The time-loop gimmick adds a layer of intrigue rather than frustration in this clever science-fiction thriller that keeps the pace lively to sustain its modest premise without turning overly convoluted.
Posted Mar 08, 2026
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THE BRIDE!
(2026)
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Todd Jorgenson
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Despite showcasing style and attitude to spare, the film doesn’t translate its bold vision into coherent execution. It's less than the sum of its stitched-together parts.
Posted Mar 06, 2026
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