Tag: press screening

  • One Night Only: The Gluck Hasn’t Run Out

    THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. One Night Only (2026) Will Gluck My first day of school is in a week, so tonight’s viewing of One Night Only will probably be my last press screening for a while, unfortunately. I’ve really enjoyed them, even if they’ve necessitated hour-long drives to Dallas and tons of money spent on tolls so I don’t get there late. I wasn’t planning on seeing One Night Only when I first saw…


  • The Odyssey: An Epic Destined to Please the Gods

    THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Odyssey (2026) Christopher Nolan My personal film-loving renaissance began in 2022 under pretty silly circumstances (that aren’t important to this story, so I’ll save them for another time), and as my love of film grew, one of the big events I remember early in that development was Barbenheimer in the summer of 2023. I was determined to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer in order to…


  • Minions & Monsters: An Ode to Cinema, Good and Bad

    THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Minions & Monsters (2026) Pierre Coffin When Despicable Me 4 was about to come out two years ago, I rewatched all of the Despicable Me movies and unfortunately realized that the franchise has only gotten worse over the years. In my opinion, Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 are the only good movies in the larger Despicable Me universe—once the girls got phased out and the minions phased in, the quality cratered. I’m really not a…


  • Disclosure Day: We Came in Peace a Long Time Ago

    THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Disclosure Day (2026) Steven Spielberg For the uninitiated, alongside my Letterboxd, I also have a website—Nate at the Movies—where I post all my reviews. We’re slowly (and I mean slowly) building a following, but more importantly, my website earned me a coveted spot in the North Texas Film Critics Association, which I have loved being a part of. I’ve gotten to meet with people who share…