Category: Comedy
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One Night Only: The Gluck Hasn’t Run Out
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. One Night Only (2026) Will Gluck My first day of school is in a week, so tonight’s viewing of One Night Only will probably be my last press screening for a while, unfortunately. I’ve really enjoyed them, even if they’ve necessitated hour-long drives to Dallas and tons of money spent on tolls so I don’t get there late. I wasn’t planning on seeing One Night Only when I first saw…
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The Dink: The Pickleball to Happy Gilmore’s Tennis
The Dink (2026) Josh Greenbaum As my summer winds down, I’m really trying to cherish my last few days before the school grind arrives, and a new Jake Johnson comedy seemed like a great way to do that. Despite it taking the world by storm since Covid, I haven’t played pickleball in like 15 years, so I clearly wasn’t going to be the target demographic for The Dink. I’d miss all…
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The Invite: Seth, Edward, Penelope, and Olivia Going Wilde
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Invite (2026) Olivia Wilde In a month dominated by the impending release of The Odyssey—sure to be a Best Picture nominee, if not the frontrunner—it’ll be difficult for any other movies to grab people’s attention. The live-action Moana will surely make a billion dollars, but from this film critic to you, The Invite could be one of the best new movies out this summer. I had a feeling I was…
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Minions & Monsters: An Ode to Cinema, Good and Bad
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Minions & Monsters (2026) Pierre Coffin When Despicable Me 4 was about to come out two years ago, I rewatched all of the Despicable Me movies and unfortunately realized that the franchise has only gotten worse over the years. In my opinion, Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 are the only good movies in the larger Despicable Me universe—once the girls got phased out and the minions phased in, the quality cratered. I’m really not a…
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Toy Story 5: Holding On and Letting Go (for Kids!)
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Toy Story 5 (2026) Andrew Stanton The Toy Story franchise has been one of my favorites for as long as I can remember—Sammy and I had Woody and Buzz toys as kids—and I’d also confidently say the original Toy Story trilogy is one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time. My feelings on Toy Story 4 had teetered between “great but unnecessary” and “antithetical to Woody as a character” since it…
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Power Ballad: John Carney Strikes Another Chord
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Power Ballad (2026) John Carney If you follow the Nate at the Movies website closely, you’d know that I actually intended to watch Power Ballad on Tuesday, but my stomach decided that wasn’t going to happen. Luckily, I’m on summer break, so pivoting to a new day and showtime was easy-peasy. I was excited for Power Ballad because of how much I adore Sing Street, and I figured that with Paul…
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Scary Movie (2026): Legacy Characters and References and Meta Humor, Oh My!
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Scary Movie (2026) Michael Tiddes If you made me bet at the beginning of the week which of the June 5 theatrical releases I’d see first, I would’ve lost all my money. There was no way I thought Scary Movie would be first off the list, but here we are. Sammy—who I’ve learned watched at least three of the Scary Movies—and I ventured to my favorite Regal to take…
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The Breadwinner: A White Bread Movie Winning My Heart
The Breadwinner (2026) Eric Appel I’m in San Antonio for the week, and my dad wanted to orchestrate a Mando and Grogu movie night for all of us. Trouble was, I’d already seen it. Instead, we split; three of us went to The Mandalorian and Grogu, and three of us (myself included) went to The Breadwinner. I didn’t think Nate Bargatze’s film debut was going to best Mando and Grogu—and I’m not sure it did—but…
