Category: Drama
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: An Adaptation With Three Hearts
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) Olivia Newman Since I read Remarkably Bright Creatures back in March, you, loyal reader, may think that this was one of my many Adaptation Appreciation reads, but you’d be mistaken! It was actually one of my “in-between” reads—because I’ve become a reading fiend in 2026—and while I enjoyed it, I wasn’t blown away in the way that other people had been. I still wanted to check out the…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2: High Hopes, Heels, and Praise
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) David Frankel I usually try to make sure that the first film I watch every year is a good one, and on January 2 of this year, Morgan and I rewatched The Devil Wears Prada in preparation for tonight, when the sequel came out. When this movie was first announced, it reeked of corporate desperation—it’s been 20 years, why make a new…
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Animal Farm: The Worst Movie I’ve Ever Seen
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Animal Farm (2025) Andy Serkis May is undoubtedly going to be a big month of movies. From The Mandalorian & Grogu to The Devil Wears Prada 2, there are going to be a ton of good movies to see, so why did I kick it all off with Andy Serkis’ already critically maligned Animal Farm adaptation? I think I’m hoping to get this slop (pig wordplay absolutely intended) out of the way…
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Mother Mary: An Exorcise in Patience
Mother Mary (2026) David Lowery For the four years that I’ve had Letterboxd, Mother Mary has sat on my watchlist for three of them. From when the movie was announced, I was excited for Jack Antonoff to write songs for an Anne Hathaway-led music movie, and I had relatively high hopes for this one, too. I really enjoyed my first David Lowery movie, A Ghost Story, last month, so imagine my disappointment when…
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Michael: Have Some Fun or Beat It
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Michael (2026) Antoine Fuqua Up until a few days ago, I thought I knew what to expect going into the Michael Jackson biopic. I was expecting, as Jonathan Fujii very eloquently put it, “the most generic music biopic formula that continues to plague the 21st century and the best songs you’ve ever heard in your life”, but then the embarrassingly low Rotten Tomatoes score came out, and I…
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Outcome: My Viewing Needed to Get Canceled
Outcome (2026) Jonah Hill The actor-turned-director career arc has long fascinated me, especially because we’ve been blessed with a couple really great new directors like Greta Gerwig and Bradley Cooper. I’ve enjoyed Jonah Hill as an actor on numerous occasions, and I also liked his directorial debut, mid90s, but I was less sold on everything I saw happening in the trailer for Outcome. The premise had potential, but then the negative reviews…
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The Drama: In Defense of Not Sharing
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Drama (2026) Kristoffer Borgli I will be amending this error as soon as I can, but we got to the theater late tonight and missed the first minute or two of this movie. It seemed to be mostly unimportant—there wasn’t anything later in the movie that I felt like I couldn’t explain—but I’ll still use my Regal Unlimited pass to go see the opening minutes.…
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Little Gold Man Watch — My Thoughts on the 2026 Oscars Live Action Short Film Nominees
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. With a final push yesterday, my 2025 Oscars Death Race is complete! I got to see both the Live Action and Animated Short Film nominees in theaters yesterday afternoon, and with just a few hours until the Oscars start tonight, I’m pressed for time to get my thoughts on these short films out to you. In the order that I watched them, let’s start with the…
