Category: Drama
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La Bola Negra: Written, But Not in Stone
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. La Bola Negra (2026) Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo On my day off from school today, I was simultaneously a dedicated movie critic and an idiot. I drove all the way to Dallas to see La Bola Negra, a film that’s a shoe-in for a Best International Feature nomination (and, at this rate, even more). I didn’t know, though, until the film started and the Netflix logo…
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York: Time Cannot Be Stolen Back
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) Noah Segan I was at one of my students’ volleyball games yesterday, and after it was over, her dad and I were talking about Halloween plans. I told him that we didn’t get any trick-or- treaters at our apartment, so I’d be going to see a movie, and he asked me, “Do you go see pretty much everything in theaters?”, and I…
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Fjord: Has Anyone Asked the Kids What They Want?
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Fjord (2026) Cristian Mungiu No one should be surprised that, on Halloween night with the WNBA Finals in the balance, Nate spent his evening at the movies, watching a Norwegian courtroom drama in a theater by himself. Priorities! This weekend will be big for me movie-wise; I rewatched Wildwood yesterday and I’m following it up with Fjord, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, Wicker, and…
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Klara and the Sun: Reading the Book Versus Reading the SparkNotes
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Klara and the Sun (2026) Taika Waititi I bet it’s really easy to tell based on my movie-watching activity that Morgan’s out of town. Before coming to my senses and slowing down, I was actually going to watch another movie tonight after Klara and the Sun. In lieu of that, I’m writing this review. I read Klara and the Sun a few months ago and really…
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The Social Reckoning: Billionaires on High Alert (But They Don’t Care)
The Social Reckoning (2026) Aaron Sorkin In a world where most money-making films are sequels or reboots or remakes, it’s not surprising that The Social Network eventually got a sequel. I’d even say it’s one of the most deserving movies of a sequel, considering how upside-down Facebook has turned our world in the years since The Social Network came out. I had high hopes for this movie when it was…
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Digger: Standing in the Hole and Still Digging
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Digger (2026) Alejandro G. Iñárritu In my September Nate at the Movies newsletter (that’s read by all of 13 people, half of whom are family), I named Wildwood as my biggest-ticket movie of October. I am legitimately stoked for that movie, but Digger must have heard that I said that, because it entered the ring tonight and stole the show. Wildwood still has a chance to…
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Primetime: I Saw the CCTV Glow
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Primetime (2026) Lance Oppenheim A press screening on a school night? Where you have to drive all the way across DFW? Is that a good idea? These are the things I know you’re asking yourself of me, and I hear you. I also need you to know that, for Primetime, I would have driven to Austin on a school night. Morgan and I were equally stoked…
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The Rivals of Amziah King: We Bee-long Together
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Rivals of Amziah King (2025) Andrew Patterson Color me absolutely shocked that the best movie that I’m seeing during Coyote vs. Acme Week may not be Coyote vs. Acme! I had middling interest in The Rivals of Amziah King—I like Matthew McConaughey as much as the next guy—but then I kept seeing people rave about the story and the music on Instagram and I thought I should check it…
