Weekend Film Reviews
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The best film reviewers in the business give you recommendations on what to see and what to skip each week.
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Dec 12, 2025 • 16min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Dust Bunny,' 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'
Dust Bunny, starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver, is billed as a family-friendly horror movie...if that's even a thing. Film critics Shawn Edwards and Alison Willmore share their take on the movie along with Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Ella McCay, and Scarlet.
Dec 5, 2025 • 18min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2,' 'The Chronology of Water'
Film critics Witney Seibold and Tim Grierson review the latest releases: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, The Chronology of Water, The Secret Agent, and Fackham Hall.
Nov 27, 2025 • 18min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Hamnet,' 'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions'
Film critics Alonso Duralde and Dave White review Hamnet, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, The Things You Kill, and Palestine 36.
Nov 21, 2025 • 18min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Wicked: For Good,' 'Rental Family'
Film critics Amy Nicholson and William Bibbiani review Wicked: For Good, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Rental Family, and Reflection in a Dead Diamond.
Nov 14, 2025 • 18min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'The Running Man,' 'Jay Kelly,' 'Sirāt'
A new Noah Baumbach movie tries to channel Federico Fellini with a story about an aging movie star questioning his life choices.
Nov 7, 2025 • 19min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Christy,' 'Die My Love,' 'Predator: Badlands'
Oscar bait, and a surprisingly good Predator sequel. Witney Seibold and Christy Lemire weigh in on this week's releases.
Oct 30, 2025 • 20min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Dracula,' 'Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain'
Some people complain movies are too simple these days. A new Dracula adaptation is an exception.
Oct 23, 2025 • 18min
Weekend Film Reviews: 'Bugonia,' 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'
Shawn Edwards and Katie Walsh review Bugonia, Hedda, Shelby Oaks and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Oct 16, 2025 • 22min
Weekend film reviews: 'Frankenstein,' 'Good Fortune'
Film critics Amy Nicholson and Monica Castillo review the latest releases: Black Phone 2, Frankenstein, The Mastermind, Good Fortune and It Was Just an Accident.
Oct 10, 2025 • 20min
Weekend film reviews: 'Tron: Ares,' 'After the Hunt'
Film critics Witney Seibold and Alison Willmore review the latest film releases: Tron: Ares, Orwell: 2+2=5, After the Hunt, and A House of Dynamite.
