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Back to Search"Weapons"
Episode 260
Zach Cregger follows up his 2022 surprise hit Barbarian with another bout of sneaky horror with Weapons. Centered around a town grappling with a singular classroom of missing children, Cregger's soph…
Published on 11 hours ago
"Eddington"
Episode 259
Leaving Cannes critics perplexed and polarized this spring, Ari Aster's Eddington takes aim at the fabric of the American zeitgeist. Is it the defining finger on the pulse of COVID-abetted brain rot?…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
"The Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Episode 258
New Earth. Fresh start. The MCU's latest brings Marvel's First Family to the big screen in a retro-futuristic, sci-fi epic. Will a red-hot, A-list cast and a heavy-hitting, non-cloud Galactus finall…
Published on 3 weeks ago
"28 Years Later"
Episode 257
As Jeff calls it on his Letterboxd review: "A movie of surprisingly gentle compassion but also dudes getting their entire spinal columns hauled out of their neck holes." This week we review the reuni…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
"Superman"
Episode 256
James Gunn stewards a new DC Cinematic Universe with the hotly anticipated Superman. Starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Fillion, and Edi Gathegi, this new version of t…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
"Ballerina" and "F1"
Episode 255
Jeff is on vacation this week, so it's up to Derek and Amir to pull off the rare double feature episode. In a week of dueling popcorn blockbusters, which crowdpleaser — John Wick spinoff Ballerina o…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
"Materialists"
Episode 254
Celine Song's followup to 2023's gem Past Lives explores the world of matchmaking through a spin on the classic love triangle. Song turns her signature gentle tension on its head with a take on moder…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
What We're Watching, Summer 2025
Episode 253
This installment of our What We're Watching series is a television catchup episode, where we discuss two big, recent hits — both in their second seasons — that we just haven't had time to cover in fu…
Published on 2 months ago
"Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning"
Episode 252
Arguably one of the best action franchises of all time comes to a presumed end with Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Somehow, the most divisive entry yet, Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Crui…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
"Andor" Season 2
Episode 251
Critically-acclaimed Andor has returned. Politically sophisticated and emotionally bracing, Tony Gilroy's Star Wars series about the birth of a rebellion has returned for a second and final season. D…
Published on 3 months ago