Category: Drama
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Sirāt: Stress in the Key of EDM
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Sirāt (2025) Oliver Laxe There was good news and bad news as I headed into my showing of Sirāt today. The good: I’m almost done with my Oscars Death Race, and after Sirāt, there would only be one more loose end for me to find. The bad: I had to drive to north Dallas to see this, meaning I spent just as much time driving to and from the…
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Kokuho: In Pursuit of Greatness, for the Umpteenth Time
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Kokuho (2025) Sang-il Lee Another Saturday, another extended drive to catch a film showing nowhere near me. Last week it was Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, and today it was Kokuho, which I knew literally nothing about going in. Just before the movie started, I saw that it had a 3-hour runtime, which made me only a little nervous, and while I definitely felt that runtime,…
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How to Make a Killing: Killer Charm and Charming Killers
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. How to Make a Killing (2026) John Patton Ford I’m sorry, did you say Glen Powell AND Margaret Qualley? How had I not heard about this movie sooner? As you can probably imagine, I was quickly interested in How to Make a Killing once I saw that first star-studded trailer. Between the endless amounts of charm oozing from Powell and Qualley and the very interesting premise, I was…
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The Voice of Hind Rajab: Art Depicts Life
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) Kaouther Ben Hania Coming out of the theater today, it didn’t feel right to write a review of The Voice of Hind Rajab. I didn’t want my thoughts on trivial things like the performances or the cinematography to distract from the real-life horrors depicted in this movie. After sitting with my feelings on the drive home (from the Angelika in…
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The Testament of Ann Lee: Seyfried Shakes Up the End-of-Year Standings
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Mona Fastvold Morgan and I (mostly I) made the questionable decision earlier this week to go see The Testament of Ann Lee in the opening stages of Texas’ yearly “winter storm to end all winter storms” today, but we dodged all the bad stuff. It was only moderately raining as we both entered and left the theater today for a movie that…
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Dead Man’s Wire: An Explosion Too Good for January
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Dead Man’s Wire (2025) Gus Van Sant I’m not sure whether to consider Dead Man’s Wire a 2026 release due of its theatrical release date or a 2025 release because of its festival run, but if it ends up settling on my 2026 list, it’ll be the first good January movie in a while. I expected that, since it’s had time to cook in the festivals, but I…
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Is This Thing On?: If We’re Asking About Bradley Cooper, Then Yes, He Is
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Is This Thing On? (2025) Bradley Cooper After a long holiday hiatus, my return to the theater—the Fossil Creek Regal, to be specific—was glorious. I brought Gabe along this time to see Is This Thing On?, a movie I’ve found myself getting more excited for since I first heard about it. Especially after rewatching and loving A Star Is Born earlier in the week, I was pumped for a…
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Song Sung Blue: Good Times, Hard Times, and Songs That Stick
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Song Sung Blue (2025) Craig Brewer Just kidding about the “last theater visit of 2025” thing from before! With an abundance of time in Kansas City before the Roos basketball game this evening, half of our group ventured to Screenland in Kansas City (by the way, one of the coolest theaters I’ve ever been to, and with a great chicken bacon grilled cheese to boot!) to…
