Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) Movie Review: A Lonely, More Grounded Marvel Adventure That Earns Its Fresh Start
In this Spider-Man: Brand New Day review, Tom Holland returns as a more exhausted, isolated Peter, while Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal and Jacob Batalon join director Destin Daniel Cretton for a darker but surprisingly tender Marvel adventure. Released theatrically on July 31, 2026, the film begins after Peter sacrifices his identity and becomes invisible to the people he loves. It is not simply another superhero sequel. It is a story about what happens when saving everyo
Aug 9
Moana (2026) Movie Review: A Beautiful but Overfamiliar Live-Action Disney Voyage That Struggles to Justify the Journey
Disney’s live-action Moana brings the ocean back to cinemas, but the tide feels familiar. There is something strange about watching Disney return to Moana so soon. The original 2016 animated film still feels fresh, still sings with colour, still moves like water, still holds a place in the hearts of families who never really stopped playing “How Far I’ll Go.” So this Moana (2026) review begins with a question the film itself cannot avoid: why now? Directed by Thomas Kail, sta
Jul 26
Moana (2016) Movie Review: A Glorious Disney Adventure About Courage, Identity, and Finding Your Way Home
There are films that feel like entertainment, and then there are films that feel like a call from somewhere deeper. Moana (2016) is one of those rare Disney adventures that begins with sunlight on water and slowly becomes something more profound: a story about listening to the voice inside you when everyone else is asking you to stay small. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, starring Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, and powered by music from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opet
Jul 22
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2026) Movie Review: Emerald Fennell's Breathless, Carnal Adaptation Burns Bright and Bold
Opening Scene There is a particular kind of love story that does not seek your approval. It doesn't knock politely at the door, ask if you're comfortable, or check whether you've had enough. It simply arrives — wild-eyed and mud-soaked — grabs you by the collar and drags you across the moors whether you're ready or not. That is exactly the experience of watching Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights (2026), now streaming on HBO Max after a blazing $242 million theatrical run. M
May 14
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (2026) Movie Review: Miranda Priestly Returns and She's More Terrifying Than Ever
Opening Scene There are sequels that feel like cash grabs, and then there are sequels that feel like they were always meant to exist. The Devil Wears Prada 2, directed once again by David Frankel and written by the returning Aline Brosh McKenna, falls gloriously into the second category. Twenty years after Miranda Priestly first whispered her way into cinematic infamy, Meryl Streep is back in that silver wig, and she has not lost a single razor-sharp edge. Anne Hathaway retur
May 10
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (2026) Movie Review: Sally Field and a Giant Octopus Will Break Your Heart Open
Opening Scene Some films arrive in the world at exactly the moment you need them. Remarkably Bright Creatures, director Olivia Newman's luminous adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling novel, is that kind of film. It stars Sally Field as Tova Sullivan, a solitary widow who cleans an aquarium at night and forms an unlikely bond with Marcellus — a giant Pacific octopus voiced with gentle authority by Alfred Molina — and Lewis Pullman as Cameron, the adrift young man whose p
May 7
MORTAL KOMBAT II (2026) Movie Review: Karl Urban Brings Johnny Cage to Life in a Brutal, Brilliant Sequel
Opening Scene Let's be honest: nobody expected Mortal Kombat to become a genuine film franchise. The video game adaptation genre has a history littered with noble failures and embarrassing misfires, and the original Mortal Kombat (2021) — for all its bloody enthusiasm — felt more like a proof of concept than a fully realised film. But Mortal Kombat II, directed once again by Simon McQuoid and released by Warner Bros. on May 8, 2026, is something different. It is bigger, sharp
May 6
Apex (2026) Movie Review: A Fierce, Heart-Pounding Survival Thriller That Won't Let You Breathe
Opening Scene There is a particular kind of movie that grabs you by the collar from the very first frame and never — not once — loosens its grip. Apex, the 2026 Netflix survival thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur, is that kind of film. From the moment Charlize Theron appears on screen as Sasha, a grieving woman hurling her body against the rawness of nature, you feel the weight of her loss and the steel in her spine in equal measure. This is a film about what happens when
May 4
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