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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May 23, 2025 • 18min
Latest ‘Mission Impossible’ not so accomplished, ‘Fountain of Youth’ sags
Critics review the latest film releases: “Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” “Sister Midnight,” “Fountain of Youth,” and “Jane Austin Wrecked My Life.”
May 16, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines,’ ‘Magic Farm’
The latest film releases include Final Destination: Bloodlines, Magic Farm, Caught by the Tides, and Hurry Up Tomorrow. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
May 9, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Clown in a Cornfield,’ ‘Friendship’
The latest film releases include Clown in a Cornfield, Friendship, Fight or Flight, and Absolute Dominion. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, senior writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for The Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times.
May 2, 2025 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Another Simple Favor,’ ‘The Surfer,’ ‘Rust’
The latest film releases include Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Rust, and Thunderbolts*. 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.
Apr 25, 2025 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Accountant 2,’ ‘Until Dawn,’ ‘Havoc’
The latest film releases include The Accountant 2, Until Dawn, Havoc, and On Swift Horses. Weighing in are Tim Grierson, senior U.S. Critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie, and Alison Willmore, film critic for NY Magazine and Vulture.
Apr 18, 2025 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘The Shrouds’
The latest film releases include Sinners, The Wedding Banquet, The Shrouds, and The President's Wife. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Apr 11, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Amateaur,’ ‘Drop,’ ‘Warfare’
The latest film releases include The Amateur, Drop, Warfare, and One to One: John & Yoko. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Apr 4, 2025 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Freaky Tales,’ ‘A Minecraft Movie’
The latest film releases include Freaky Tales, A Minecraft Movie, The Luckiest Man in America, and The Friend. Weighing in are Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association, and Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and the Los Angeles Times.
Mar 28, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Death of a Unicorn,’ ‘Grand Tour’
The latest film releases include Death of a Unicorn, Grand Tour, An Unfinished Film, and The Ballad of Wallis Island. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Mar 21, 2025 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘The Alto Knights,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Ash’
The latest film releases include The Alto Knights, Snow White, Misericordia and Ash. 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.
