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Emerald Fennell stripped all the complexity out of WUTHERING HEIGHTS, threw in the usual racism, added some new racism, and tried to compensate by making every shot as gorgeous as possible.
My review is at @thewrap.com.
My review is at @thewrap.com.
‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Emerald Fennell Turns a Classic Tale Into a Mindlessly Horny Monster
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star in this absurdly sensual, annoyingly reductive adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel.
www.thewrap.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Emerald Fennell stripped all the complexity out of WUTHERING HEIGHTS, threw in the usual racism, added some new racism, and tried to compensate by making every shot as gorgeous as possible.
My review is at @thewrap.com.
My review is at @thewrap.com.
Tonight at the @egyptianla.bsky.social, we kick off Valentine’s Week with SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, followed by a Q&A with Laura San Giacomo. Tickets and info here:
The Egyptian Theatre - LAFCA Presents: Sex, Lies, and Videotape
CONVERSATION WITH LAURA SAN GIACOMO AND LAFCA'S LAEL LOEWENSTEIN | PART OF LAFCA AT THE EGYPTIAN
www.egyptiantheatre.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Tonight at the @egyptianla.bsky.social, we kick off Valentine’s Week with SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, followed by a Q&A with Laura San Giacomo. Tickets and info here:
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Emerald Fennell’s #WutheringHeights / #WutheringHeightsMovie is her best film to date - one that’s a decadent homage to the sweeping melodrama of golden era Hollywood. Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi are undeniably terrific.
My review: freshfiction.tv/wuthering-he...
My review: freshfiction.tv/wuthering-he...
‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS’ Review: Emerald Fennell’s Bold & Brilliant Reimagining of Classic Filmmaking
Courtney Howard // Film Critic “WUTHERING HEIGHTS” Rated R, 2 hour and 16 minutes Directed by: Emerald Fennell Starring: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Alison Oliver, Shazad Latif, Martin …
freshfiction.tv
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Emerald Fennell’s #WutheringHeights / #WutheringHeightsMovie is her best film to date - one that’s a decadent homage to the sweeping melodrama of golden era Hollywood. Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi are undeniably terrific.
My review: freshfiction.tv/wuthering-he...
My review: freshfiction.tv/wuthering-he...
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But it's an *entertaining* uneven mess! I reviewed Emerald Fennell's shamelessly melodramatic WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
‘Wuthering Heights’ review: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi sizzle in lavish, melodramatic adaptation
'Saltburn' director Emerald Fennell leans into the feverish emotions of Emily Brontë's original novel
www.screendaily.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
But it's an *entertaining* uneven mess! I reviewed Emerald Fennell's shamelessly melodramatic WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
Join us tomorrow night at the @egyptianla.bsky.social to kick off Valentine’s Week with SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE! www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
The Egyptian Theatre - LAFCA Presents: Sex, Lies, and Videotape
CONVERSATION WITH LAURA SAN GIACOMO AND LAFCA'S LAEL LOEWENSTEIN | PART OF LAFCA AT THE EGYPTIAN
www.egyptiantheatre.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Join us tomorrow night at the @egyptianla.bsky.social to kick off Valentine’s Week with SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE! www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
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" 'WUTHERING HEIGHTS,' " reviewed. Quite the aspic ratio on this one: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” Is Extravagantly Superficial
A new adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, is certainly something to behold—but is it something to feel?
www.newyorker.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
" 'WUTHERING HEIGHTS,' " reviewed. Quite the aspic ratio on this one: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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My review of Wuthering Heights for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️
Wuthering Heights - The Film Verdict
Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë offers the sumptuous trash that has become the auteur’s trademark, but her departures from the original story fall flat.
thefilmverdict.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My review of Wuthering Heights for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️
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The new film GOAT takes a dad joke premise - it's about a goat who wants to be the GOAT - and turns it into a strikingly animated story about why sports should be completely inclusive.
It's a charmer. My review is at @thewrap.com!
It's a charmer. My review is at @thewrap.com!
'Goat' Review: Animated Basketball Flick Is Surprisingly Nuanced, Gorgeously Crafted
Tyree Dillihay's family film about a goat who wants to be the GOAT in an all-inclusive sports league is a slam dunk.
www.thewrap.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The new film GOAT takes a dad joke premise - it's about a goat who wants to be the GOAT - and turns it into a strikingly animated story about why sports should be completely inclusive.
It's a charmer. My review is at @thewrap.com!
It's a charmer. My review is at @thewrap.com!
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Meanwhile, my favorite movie out of Cannes, the hypnotic survivalist epic SIRĀT, hits local theaters today. Here's an interview I did with its director Oliver Laxe. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
His apocalyptic art film 'Sirāt' dances in the face of oblivion. Maybe that's why people love it
Quietly, Oliver Laxe's euphoric, shocking movie, set at the end of the world, is winning over critics and audiences alike, a hopeful sign for challenging cinema.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Meanwhile, my favorite movie out of Cannes, the hypnotic survivalist epic SIRĀT, hits local theaters today. Here's an interview I did with its director Oliver Laxe. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Good morning! There seem to be some delivery issues with my Saturday Matinee newsletter today, so if you're not seeing it in your inbox, please click here. If you don't care about the Super Bowl, I've got you covered this weekend. Hope you'll join me ⬇️
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Celebrating Super Bowl Saturday
I don't care who wins, as long as it's not the Patriots
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February 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Good morning! There seem to be some delivery issues with my Saturday Matinee newsletter today, so if you're not seeing it in your inbox, please click here. If you don't care about the Super Bowl, I've got you covered this weekend. Hope you'll join me ⬇️
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For LA Times I reviewed SCARLET, the new film by Japanese animation great Mamoru Hosoda. A movie that asks us to forgive our enemies, even when they show no remorse. That’s a big ask, but it gives the film major emotional stakes.
Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
February 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
For LA Times I reviewed SCARLET, the new film by Japanese animation great Mamoru Hosoda. A movie that asks us to forgive our enemies, even when they show no remorse. That’s a big ask, but it gives the film major emotional stakes.
Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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On the latest Linoleum Knife, Dave and I get bratty with some new arthouse releases as well as playing a little 2025 catch-up. #filmsky 📽️ @dlelandwhite.bsky.social @linoleumcast.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
On the latest Linoleum Knife, Dave and I get bratty with some new arthouse releases as well as playing a little 2025 catch-up. #filmsky 📽️ @dlelandwhite.bsky.social @linoleumcast.bsky.social
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Corin Hardy's WHISTLE is to FINAL DESTINATION and IT FOLLOWS what URBAN LEGEND was to SCREAM.
It's not reinventing the formula, it's just an entertaining example of it.
Oh yeah, and a couple of these kills are WILD.
My review is at @thewrap.com!
It's not reinventing the formula, it's just an entertaining example of it.
Oh yeah, and a couple of these kills are WILD.
My review is at @thewrap.com!
'Whistle' Review: Dafne Keen-Led 'Final Destination' Knockoff Is Predictable but Gnarly
Dafne Keen summons the spirit of death in a predictable but energetic, and very grody, supernatural chiller
www.thewrap.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Corin Hardy's WHISTLE is to FINAL DESTINATION and IT FOLLOWS what URBAN LEGEND was to SCREAM.
It's not reinventing the formula, it's just an entertaining example of it.
Oh yeah, and a couple of these kills are WILD.
My review is at @thewrap.com!
It's not reinventing the formula, it's just an entertaining example of it.
Oh yeah, and a couple of these kills are WILD.
My review is at @thewrap.com!
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Thirty-five years ago today, David Lynch filmed his last scene as Gordon Cole in the original run of TWIN PEAKS. I unpack the hotly debated circumstances surrounding this scene's genesis in my book THE DREAMER'S PATH, which covers the entirety of Lynch's on-screen life. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGGDFCDK
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Thirty-five years ago today, David Lynch filmed his last scene as Gordon Cole in the original run of TWIN PEAKS. I unpack the hotly debated circumstances surrounding this scene's genesis in my book THE DREAMER'S PATH, which covers the entirety of Lynch's on-screen life. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGGDFCDK
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Perhaps you’d like to be taken to dinner first before licking Alexander Skarsgård's boots in an alley, but PILLION is about his submissive's needs — specifically his need to please — and we're challenged to root for his bliss.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: Kinky 'Pillion' captures the thrill of attachment — even if BDSM is not your thing
"Harry Potter" alum Harry Melling gets into some hairy situations as a submissive enthralled by Alexander Skarsgård's gruff biker daddy.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Perhaps you’d like to be taken to dinner first before licking Alexander Skarsgård's boots in an alley, but PILLION is about his submissive's needs — specifically his need to please — and we're challenged to root for his bliss.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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I tried to put down in words what it was like to attend the the decidedly melancholy 2026 Sundance Film Festival. A sampling of the tremendous movies I highlight: BEDFORD PARK, JOYBUBBLES, THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, THE FRIEND’S HOUSE IS HERE. Please have a gander.
observer.com/2026/02/art-...
observer.com/2026/02/art-...
Celebrating the Power of Film and the Best of Humanity at Park City’s Last Sundance
Despite the sentimentality that covered Park City more heartily than the snow, films like ‘The Friend’s House Is Here’ reminded us how remarkable good movies can be at capturing our bet…
observer.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I tried to put down in words what it was like to attend the the decidedly melancholy 2026 Sundance Film Festival. A sampling of the tremendous movies I highlight: BEDFORD PARK, JOYBUBBLES, THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, THE FRIEND’S HOUSE IS HERE. Please have a gander.
observer.com/2026/02/art-...
observer.com/2026/02/art-...
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In my first piece for Sphaera, I wrote about why there are less U.S. Latino films than Latin American ones. And the hope that the global interest in Latin music can eventually extend to Latino film. Wrote this before Bad Bunny’s Grammy win.
Read here: sphaera.vip/articles/lat...
Read here: sphaera.vip/articles/lat...
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In my first piece for Sphaera, I wrote about why there are less U.S. Latino films than Latin American ones. And the hope that the global interest in Latin music can eventually extend to Latino film. Wrote this before Bad Bunny’s Grammy win.
Read here: sphaera.vip/articles/lat...
Read here: sphaera.vip/articles/lat...
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THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 3 has finally been unleashed, and I can finally say with confidence that all Renny Harlin's three-film reboot accomplished was making THE STRANGERS three times longer, and very bad.
My review of the best film in Harlin's trilogy - which still stinks! - is at @thewrap.com.
My review of the best film in Harlin's trilogy - which still stinks! - is at @thewrap.com.
‘The Strangers — Chapter 3’ Review: The Best Film in the Reboot Trilogy Is Still Bad
Renny Harlin’s ill-advised, multi-film “The Strangers” series was torture, in all the wrong ways. This one is better but still bad.
www.thewrap.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 3 has finally been unleashed, and I can finally say with confidence that all Renny Harlin's three-film reboot accomplished was making THE STRANGERS three times longer, and very bad.
My review of the best film in Harlin's trilogy - which still stinks! - is at @thewrap.com.
My review of the best film in Harlin's trilogy - which still stinks! - is at @thewrap.com.
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Join us today for Movie News LIVE! It's been a few weeks so we've got lots to catch up on. Noon Pacific at our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel. Make sure you hit the Notify Me button so you don't miss a thing 🍿⬇️
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February 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Join us today for Movie News LIVE! It's been a few weeks so we've got lots to catch up on. Noon Pacific at our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel. Make sure you hit the Notify Me button so you don't miss a thing 🍿⬇️
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Sometimes I review stuff people just send me links to. Here's a twofer of some recent submissions: lytrules.substack.com/p/streaming-...
Streaming Movie Reviews: Another Day in America, Misfits
The filmmakers asked. I answered. Will they be happy?
lytrules.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Sometimes I review stuff people just send me links to. Here's a twofer of some recent submissions: lytrules.substack.com/p/streaming-...
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#Whistle blows. A try-hard, foolhardy attempt to mash up better horror films (like Final Destination, Talk to Me, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Flatliners & Smile 2), yet what’s regurgitated is a junky, poorly-executed mess.
My review: freshfiction.tv/whistle-revi...
My review: freshfiction.tv/whistle-revi...
‘WHISTLE’ Review: A Rote Teen Horror Flick That Blows
Courtney Howard // Film Critic WHISTLE Rated R, 1 hour and 42 minutes Directed by: Corin Hardy Starring: Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Ali Skovbye, Sky Yang, Jhaleil Swaby, Percy Hynes White, Nick Fr…
freshfiction.tv
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
#Whistle blows. A try-hard, foolhardy attempt to mash up better horror films (like Final Destination, Talk to Me, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Flatliners & Smile 2), yet what’s regurgitated is a junky, poorly-executed mess.
My review: freshfiction.tv/whistle-revi...
My review: freshfiction.tv/whistle-revi...
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My review of Solo Mio for The Film Verdict. #filmsky 📽️
Solo Mio - The Film Verdict
Kevin James loses a bride and gets his groove back in this sitcom-shallow rom-com set in a tourism-brochure version of Italy.
thefilmverdict.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
My review of Solo Mio for The Film Verdict. #filmsky 📽️
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The Olivia Colman/John Lithgow family draw JIMPA has much to recommend while also being incredibly frustrating.
‘Jimpa’: Sundance Review
Oliva Colman and John Lithgow head Sophie Hyde's queer family drama
www.screendaily.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The Olivia Colman/John Lithgow family draw JIMPA has much to recommend while also being incredibly frustrating.
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I love this movie
Plug into 'A Useful Ghost,' a quirky, deep Cannes winner about a possessed vacuum
Review: Plug into 'A Useful Ghost,' a quirky, deep Cannes winner about a possessed vacuum
Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke positions himself to be the next Yorgos Lanthimos with this smart and funny Cannes Grand Prix winner about haunted appliances.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I love this movie
Next week! Join us at @egyptianla.bsky.social for SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE with Laura San Giacomo! www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
The Egyptian Theatre - LAFCA Presents: Sex, Lies, and Videotape
CONVERSATION WITH LAURA SAN GIACOMO AND LAFCA'S LAEL LOEWENSTEIN | PART OF LAFCA AT THE EGYPTIAN
www.egyptiantheatre.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Next week! Join us at @egyptianla.bsky.social for SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE with Laura San Giacomo! www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...