May 2, 2026

Film Review: ‘Project Hail Mary’

*This review originally appeared on our sister website, Awards Radar.  Wow. Truly, it feels apt to begin a review of Project Hail Mary with just that. Wow. ...
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Film Review: ‘Time Travel is Dangerous’

The time travel genre has splintered into subsets of sci-fi, from comedies such as Back to the Future and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure to ...
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Film Review: ‘BENITA’ (Documentary)

Most people have never heard of New York City filmmaker and designer Benita Raphan, but the new documentary BENITA sets out to rectify that. Directed ...
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Film Review: ‘Superman’ is a Fun Energetic Romp

James Gunn had a lot riding on his Superman film. After a successful run with the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, he was handed the ...
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Film Review: ‘The Cat Man Eshete’

Laura Checkoway’s short documentary The Cat Man Eshete tells the story of an elderly Ethiopian man who shares his life with dozens of stray cats ...
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Film Review: ‘A Photographic Memory’

Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s A Photographic Memory is a personal, thoughtful documentary that manages to connect on a much larger level. What starts as a filmmaker’s ...
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Film Review: ‘Nickel Boys’

Nickel Boys follows a young African-American teen named Elwood Curtis (Ethan Herisse) in 1962 Jim Crow-era Tallahassee, Florida, who is falsely accused by the police of being ...
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Film Review: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ (Spolier Free)

Long-gestating sequels have been a mixed bag in recent years. Blade Runner 2049 and Bill & Ted Face the Music were both met favorably, but ...
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