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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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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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Pressure: Weather or Not to Storm the Beaches
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Pressure (2026) Anthony Maras There wasn’t going to be a single thing I could do today to get that heart-wrenching Spurs loss out of my mind, not the least of which a new WWII movie in theaters, but that didn’t stop me from ending up there today. I didn’t have too many expectations for Pressure, but I figured it would be decent if Andrew Scott and Brendan…
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Bugonia: Are WE the Bees?
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Bugonia (2025) Yorgos Lanthimos November has suddenly become jam-packed, not only with films that I want to see, but some real heavyweights, both in my personal rankings and probably at the Oscars, too. Bugonia fell squarely into both categories, and I’m glad to say that the Yorgos-Emma Stone experiment is now 2-for-3 (maybe 2.5-for-3, if I’m feeling generous towards Kinds of Kindness) in my book. Morgan and I had a…
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After the Hunt: Call Me By Your Next Movie
After the Hunt (2025) Luca Guadagnino My first two Luca Guadagnino experiences—Call Me By Your Name and Challengers—were both knockouts, so I came to expect greatness from Guadagnino, only to be let down last year by Queer. Like Ariana Grande in the late 2010s, Guadagnino seems to be prioritizing quantity over quality recently, and that continued with After the Hunt. I was definitely drawn in by the director’s pedigree and the stacked primary cast…
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Light of the World: Redeeming the Age-Old Narrative
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Light of the World (2025) Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer I remember hearing about both The King of Kings and Light of the World around the same time this year, and I initially believed Angel Studios would come out on top. Angel Studios left the door open for Light of the World to take the top spot on my 2025 Animated Jesus Movie List, and boy, did it ever do just…
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Honey Don’t!: Ethan Coen’s Latest Meh-stery
Honey Don’t! (2025) Ethan Coen I think I’ve recorded myself as being one of the biggest fans of the meteoric rise of Margaret Qualley over the last few years, and it confuses and pains me to say this, but I don’t think the collaboration with Ethan Coen is working out. Drive-Away Dolls was un-memorably solid, and I was expecting Honey Don’t! to be the same, but it forgot to be solid on its…
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Eddington: Mask Mandate Time Machine
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Eddington (2025) Ari Aster With a cast as stacked and enjoyable as Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, and Austin Butler, it wouldn’t have mattered what the plot of Eddington was; I would be seated. I had only seen one Ari Aster film—Midsommar—prior to tonight, so I truly didn’t know what to expect out of Eddington, and what I got was quite the mixed bag. In theory, I would’ve…
