Category: Drama
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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…
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Tony: Let Matt Johnson and Dominic Sessa Cook!
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Tony (2026) Matt Johnson If you’re a loyal reader of my Letterboxd, you’d already know that 2026 has been the year of Matt Johnson for me. I’ve become obsessed with him as a filmmaker, starting with Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie in February and continuing with Nirvanna the Band the Show and BlackBerry this summer. Each of his projects have been refreshingly outside-the-box, hilarious, and heartfelt, so it…
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Hadestown: The Musical: To Love is To Turn Around and Go Watch This Again
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Hadestown: The Musical (2026) Brett Sullivan What a month to be Greek at the movie theater! Morgan and I have seen ProShots of popular musicals in theaters a few times—Hamilton and Merrily We Roll Along, at least—and it has become one of my favorite things to do. I love seeing new (or new to me) musicals, and it’s reassuring that the ones getting theatrically released ProShots are going…
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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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Young Washington: Where Did We Come From, and Where Are We Going?
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Young Washington (2026) Jon Erwin After being on the road for most of last week, I was happy to get back to the theater today, and I barely squeezed in a patriotic watch on this Fourth of July weekend. Young Washington wasn’t really on my radar, and despite Angel Studios not really being my favorite studio, the trailer was interesting enough that I wanted to give it a…
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The Death of Robin Hood: An Emotional Turnaround A Bit Too Late
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Death of Robin Hood (2026) Michael Sarnoski No matter what movie I saw today, it was going to be hard for it to follow Toy Story 5, which I absolutely adored. The challenger up to that task was The Death of Robin Hood, which I foolishly prepared for last week by rewatching the original animated Robin Hood. I could’ve gleaned this from the trailer, but these two Robin…
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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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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…
