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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Jan 3, 2025 • 18min
Film previews 2025: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘28 Years Later,’ ‘Mickey 17’
Highly-anticipated films hitting the big screen in 2025 include Wicked: For Good, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Superman, 28 Years Later, Mickey 17, and more. Here for a preview are Tim Grierson, senior film critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make A Movie, and Shawn Edwards, film critic for FOX4 News in Kansas City.
Dec 24, 2024 • 16min
Film reviews: ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Babygirl, ‘Nosferatu’
The latest film releases include A Complete Unknown, Babygirl, Nosferatu, and Better Man. Weighing in are William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network, and Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for Los Angeles Times.
Dec 20, 2024 • 23min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Mufasa,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Nickel Boys’
The latest film releases include Mufasa, The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, and Nickel Boys. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Dec 13, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Kraven the Hunter,’ ‘The End,’ ‘September 5’
The latest film releases include Kraven the Hunter, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, The End, and September 5. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, a film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture, and Witney Seibold, senior staff writer at SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed.
Dec 6, 2024 • 11min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Y2K,’ ‘The Return,’ ‘Get Away’
The latest film releases include Y2K, The Return, Get Away, and Nightbitch. 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.
Nov 29, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Moana 2,’ ‘Queer,’ ‘Maria’
The latest film releases include Moana 2, Queer, Maria, and The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.
Nov 22, 2024 • 16min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’
The latest film releases include Wicked, Gladiator II, and The Piano Lesson. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
Nov 15, 2024 • 17min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Red One,’ ‘All We Imagine as Light’
This week’s movie releases include Red One, The World According to Allee Willis, All We Imagine as Light, and Hot Frosty. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture; and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.
Nov 8, 2024 • 18min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Heretic,’ ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
The latest film releases include Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, and Small Things Like These. Weighing in are Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center, and Shawn Edwards, an award-winning film critic for FOX-TV in Kansas City.
Nov 1, 2024 • 19min
Weekend film reviews: ‘Here,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Blitz’
The latest film releases include Here, A Real Pain, Blitz, and Emilia Perez. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.
