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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Aug 1, 2025 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Naked Gun,’ ‘Bad Guys 2,’ ‘Together’
The latest film releases include The Naked Gun, Bad Guys 2, Together, and Folktales. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for The Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network podcast, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Jul 24, 2025 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ ‘Cloud’
The latest film releases include The Fantastic Four: First Steps, AJ Goes To The Dog Park, Cloud, and Diciannove. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Jul 18, 2025 • 19min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Smurfs,’ ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
The latest film releases include Smurfs, Eddington, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Weighing in are Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times.
Jul 11, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Superman,’ ‘To A Land Unknown’
The latest film releases include Superman, Kill the Jockey, Apocalypse in the Tropics, and To A Land Unknown. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Witney Seibold, senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed Network.
Jul 4, 2025 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ ‘40 Acres’
The latest film releases include Jurassic World Rebirth, 40 Acres, Heads of State, and In the Mood For Love. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association, and Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.
Jun 27, 2025 • 8min
Weekend film reviews: ‘F1,’ ‘M3GAN 2.0,’ ‘Familiar Touch’
The latest film releases include F1, M3GAN 2.0, Sorry, Baby, and Familiar Touch. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, writer for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the podcast Breakfast All Day, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
Jun 19, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Elio,’ ‘The Damned,’ ‘Meeting with Pol Pot’
The latest film releases include Elio, The Damned, Meeting with Pol Pot, and Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Jun 13, 2025 • 15min
Weekend film reviews: ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Echo Valley’c
The latest film releases include How to Train Your Dragon, Echo Valley, Materialists, and Prime Minister. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for The Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Jun 6, 2025 • 19min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Ballerina,’ ‘Dangerous Animals,’ ‘The Life of Chuck’
The latest film releases include From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Dangerous Animals, Predator: Killer of Killers, and The Life of Chuck. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for The Wrap and co-host of The Critically Acclaimed Network podcast, and Amy Nicholson, film critic for The Los Angeles Times and host of the podcast Unspooled.
May 30, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Karate Kid: Legends,’ ‘Bring Her Back’
The latest film releases include Karate Kid: Legends, The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, and Mountainhead. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for NY Magazine and Vulture, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
