Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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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?
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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…
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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
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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...
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The Amazon Original rom-com RELATIONSHIP GOALS isn't a real rom-com, it's a commercial for a real-life relationship book that Amazon wants you to buy. From Amazon. Right now.
Actual dialogue: “This story hit so hard I Amazoned a copy of RELATIONSHIP GOALS right away.”
My review is at @thewrap.com!
Actual dialogue: “This story hit so hard I Amazoned a copy of RELATIONSHIP GOALS right away.”
My review is at @thewrap.com!
‘Relationship Goals’ Review: Amazon's Glamorized Book Commercial Almost Looks Like a Real Rom-Com
Prime Video made a bad Valentine’s Day movie about why you should buy a relationship advice book, specifically from Amazon.
www.thewrap.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The Amazon Original rom-com RELATIONSHIP GOALS isn't a real rom-com, it's a commercial for a real-life relationship book that Amazon wants you to buy. From Amazon. Right now.
Actual dialogue: “This story hit so hard I Amazoned a copy of RELATIONSHIP GOALS right away.”
My review is at @thewrap.com!
Actual dialogue: “This story hit so hard I Amazoned a copy of RELATIONSHIP GOALS right away.”
My review is at @thewrap.com!
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Had a very fun time reminiscing about some formative films and cinephilic experiences in response to Eddie’s incisive prompts; available on his Substack!
⭐️ The Films of Ryan Swen's Life ⭐️
The Films of My Life is a recurring column that profiles cinephiles through a questionnaire format. @swenryan.bsky.social takes us through some formative viewings:
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The Films of My Life is a recurring column that profiles cinephiles through a questionnaire format. @swenryan.bsky.social takes us through some formative viewings:
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Ryan Swen - The Films of My Life
TFOML 003
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February 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Had a very fun time reminiscing about some formative films and cinephilic experiences in response to Eddie’s incisive prompts; available on his Substack!
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I reviewed PILLION, an amusing, edgy “dom-com” that turns out to be a tender coming-of-age story. Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård are just amazing www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/03/m...
Movie review: ‘Pillion’ an amusing, illuminating and daring kink-positive romance
Colin (Harry Melling) has an “aptitude for devotion.” It’s a quality that he discovers about himself, develops and ultimately embraces over the course of “Pillion,” Ha…
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February 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I reviewed PILLION, an amusing, edgy “dom-com” that turns out to be a tender coming-of-age story. Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård are just amazing www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/03/m...
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Incredibly excited that this will be my first screening as LAFCA’s new Events Chair, celebrating both Laura San Giacomo’s New Generation award and Sundance in Park City!!
We’re kicking off our partnership with
@egyptianla.bsky.social in 2026 with a screening of SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with Laura San Giacomo in conversation with LAFCA member Lael Loewenstein. Tuesday, February 10th 7:30 pm. Get your tickets here: www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
@egyptianla.bsky.social in 2026 with a screening of SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with Laura San Giacomo in conversation with LAFCA member Lael Loewenstein. Tuesday, February 10th 7:30 pm. Get your tickets here: 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 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Incredibly excited that this will be my first screening as LAFCA’s new Events Chair, celebrating both Laura San Giacomo’s New Generation award and Sundance in Park City!!
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One last review from this year's Sundance: Here's my take on the U.S. documentary winner NUISANCE BEAR, which captures the tension of coexistence in all its forms.
‘Nuisance Bear’ review: Sundance US Documentary winner is thoughtful, impactful study of Canada’s polar bears
Directors Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden expand their 2021 short to impressive results
www.screendaily.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
One last review from this year's Sundance: Here's my take on the U.S. documentary winner NUISANCE BEAR, which captures the tension of coexistence in all its forms.
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I’m hesitant to call MELANIA propaganda because I can’t imagine anyone watching this movie and thinking that Melania Trump comes off well.
If it had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady, there’s not much it would have changed.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
If it had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady, there’s not much it would have changed.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: Made of car rides and cold silences, 'Melania' is so polished it slips out of the first lady's hands
Documentary director Brett Ratner chases the aloof first lady from SUVs to private planes in a profile loaded with B-roll but lacking an A-story.
www.latimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I’m hesitant to call MELANIA propaganda because I can’t imagine anyone watching this movie and thinking that Melania Trump comes off well.
If it had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady, there’s not much it would have changed.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
If it had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady, there’s not much it would have changed.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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I reviewed SEND HELP last week—fun movie! Rachel and Dylan in clown mode 🤡 (complimentary). In @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: Surviving the corporate workplace gets savage in the gonzo and fun 'Send Help'
Showing the range of lead actors Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, the horror-comedy also marks the welcome return of director Sam Raimi to a terrain he knows well.
www.latimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I reviewed SEND HELP last week—fun movie! Rachel and Dylan in clown mode 🤡 (complimentary). In @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
We’re kicking off our partnership with
@egyptianla.bsky.social in 2026 with a screening of SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with Laura San Giacomo in conversation with LAFCA member Lael Loewenstein. Tuesday, February 10th 7:30 pm. Get your tickets here: www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
@egyptianla.bsky.social in 2026 with a screening of SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with Laura San Giacomo in conversation with LAFCA member Lael Loewenstein. Tuesday, February 10th 7:30 pm. Get your tickets here: 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 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
We’re kicking off our partnership with
@egyptianla.bsky.social in 2026 with a screening of SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with Laura San Giacomo in conversation with LAFCA member Lael Loewenstein. Tuesday, February 10th 7:30 pm. Get your tickets here: www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
@egyptianla.bsky.social in 2026 with a screening of SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with Laura San Giacomo in conversation with LAFCA member Lael Loewenstein. Tuesday, February 10th 7:30 pm. Get your tickets here: www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-s...
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The kicks lol
ICYMI!
ANDERSON MONTH concluded in stupendous fashion with film critic / Screen Drafts All-Star @katiewalshstx.bsky.social and Cinephile Game creator Cory Everett joining Commissioner Ryan for the PTA SUPER DRAFT!
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ANDERSON MONTH concluded in stupendous fashion with film critic / Screen Drafts All-Star @katiewalshstx.bsky.social and Cinephile Game creator Cory Everett joining Commissioner Ryan for the PTA SUPER DRAFT!
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February 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The kicks lol
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I did a ranking of every film I saw at this year's Sundance. Plus, I had some thoughts about what it means when a film festival leaves its home.
Sundance 2026: Ranking the Best and Worst of the Festival
I first attended Sundance in 2009. Over the nearly 20 years I went to Park City, I learned several things: Wear your snow boots on the pla...
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February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I did a ranking of every film I saw at this year's Sundance. Plus, I had some thoughts about what it means when a film festival leaves its home.
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Still devastated by the loss of #CatherineOHara. Thoughts on the comedy legend, plus #TheMoment #WonderMan #Bridgerton, the cult favorite #DinnerinAmerica and more. Join me and share your favorite O'Hara memories at Saturday Matinee ⬇️
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Remembering Catherine O'Hara This Saturday
RIP to a comedy queen
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January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Still devastated by the loss of #CatherineOHara. Thoughts on the comedy legend, plus #TheMoment #WonderMan #Bridgerton, the cult favorite #DinnerinAmerica and more. Join me and share your favorite O'Hara memories at Saturday Matinee ⬇️
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It's my look at the month's 4K/Blu/DVD releases over at LeonardMaltin dot com: #filmsky #tvsky 📽️ 📺 leonardmaltin.com/whats-new-on...
WHAT’S NEW ON 4K/BLU/DVD IN JANUARY
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN BY MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE ALONSO DURALDE. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM HERE. WHAT’S NEW ON 4K/BLU/DVD IN JANUARY: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, CAUGHT BY THE TIDES, LADIES AN…
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January 31, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It's my look at the month's 4K/Blu/DVD releases over at LeonardMaltin dot com: #filmsky #tvsky 📽️ 📺 leonardmaltin.com/whats-new-on...
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Saying goodbye to Park City, @theamynicholson.bsky.social @indiefocus.bsky.social and I reflect on years of Sundance memories — along with our 9 favorites from this year’s lineup. I love how personal this turned out. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
We say goodbye to Park City with our 9 favorite movies and memories of Sundance
Our three Sundance correspondents, Amy Nicholson, Mark Olsen and Joshua Rothkopf, pick their favorites from this year's lineup and reflect on memories of Park City.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Saying goodbye to Park City, @theamynicholson.bsky.social @indiefocus.bsky.social and I reflect on years of Sundance memories — along with our 9 favorites from this year’s lineup. I love how personal this turned out. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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THE MOMENT is a satire that feels like a snuff film.
When you’re at the top, as Charli XCX was at the peak of “brat summer,” the only path ahead is a tightrope between cool and cringe.
So she’s made a movie about her urge to jump. Brat est mort, vive le brat!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
When you’re at the top, as Charli XCX was at the peak of “brat summer,” the only path ahead is a tightrope between cool and cringe.
So she’s made a movie about her urge to jump. Brat est mort, vive le brat!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: Charli XCX's self-teasing mockumentary 'The Moment' fends off an endless Brat summer
The "Brat" pop star re-teams with her "360" and "Guess" music video director for a satire about struggling to ditch her sickly green branding.
www.latimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
THE MOMENT is a satire that feels like a snuff film.
When you’re at the top, as Charli XCX was at the peak of “brat summer,” the only path ahead is a tightrope between cool and cringe.
So she’s made a movie about her urge to jump. Brat est mort, vive le brat!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
When you’re at the top, as Charli XCX was at the peak of “brat summer,” the only path ahead is a tightrope between cool and cringe.
So she’s made a movie about her urge to jump. Brat est mort, vive le brat!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Heed my words: If you're doing it right, film criticism is a full-contact sport.
Let the professionals take this cinematic concussion for you. It's not worth it, I swear.
My review of MELANIA, the feature film version of that creepy obsessive wedding video from LOVE ACTUALLY, is at @thewrap.com.
Let the professionals take this cinematic concussion for you. It's not worth it, I swear.
My review of MELANIA, the feature film version of that creepy obsessive wedding video from LOVE ACTUALLY, is at @thewrap.com.
‘Melania’ Review: A Tedious, Criminally Shallow Propaganda Puff Piece
The ‘Rush Hour’ director returns with a shameful cinematic suck-up masquerading as a real documentary.
www.thewrap.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Heed my words: If you're doing it right, film criticism is a full-contact sport.
Let the professionals take this cinematic concussion for you. It's not worth it, I swear.
My review of MELANIA, the feature film version of that creepy obsessive wedding video from LOVE ACTUALLY, is at @thewrap.com.
Let the professionals take this cinematic concussion for you. It's not worth it, I swear.
My review of MELANIA, the feature film version of that creepy obsessive wedding video from LOVE ACTUALLY, is at @thewrap.com.
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On the end of Sundance as we know it. (Yes, I wrote about Grub Steak.) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
One Last Sundance in Park City
The most important film festival in America bade farewell to its Utah roots.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:07 PM
On the end of Sundance as we know it. (Yes, I wrote about Grub Steak.) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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For my first New York Times piece of 2026, I talked to some of the artists who created Aki Ross, the heroine in FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN, about the parallels and differences of that hyperrealist CGI character 25 years ago, and today’s A.I.: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/m...
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
For my first New York Times piece of 2026, I talked to some of the artists who created Aki Ross, the heroine in FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN, about the parallels and differences of that hyperrealist CGI character 25 years ago, and today’s A.I.: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/m...
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Jason Statham Jason Stathams Jason Stathamly in Jason Statham's JASON STATHAM, based on the Jason Statham by Jason Statham.
Now in a Jason Statham near Jason Statham.
My review of JASON STATHAM is at @thewrap.com.
Now in a Jason Statham near Jason Statham.
My review of JASON STATHAM is at @thewrap.com.
‘Shelter’ Review: Jason Statham Is at His Action Star Best in Formulaic but Gripping Thriller
MI6 wants to bury a lighthouse keeper in this formulaic Jason Statham thriller, elevated by ‘Hamnet’ co-star Bodhi Rae Breathnach
www.thewrap.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Jason Statham Jason Stathams Jason Stathamly in Jason Statham's JASON STATHAM, based on the Jason Statham by Jason Statham.
Now in a Jason Statham near Jason Statham.
My review of JASON STATHAM is at @thewrap.com.
Now in a Jason Statham near Jason Statham.
My review of JASON STATHAM is at @thewrap.com.
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For @rollingstone.com, Jon Blistein and I said goodbye to Catherine O'Hara.
Catherine O'Hara, a Comedy Great from 'SCTV' to 'Schitt's Creek,' Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara, the comic actress celebrated for her work in 'SCTV,' 'Schitt's Creek,' and the films of Christopher Guest, has died.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM
For @rollingstone.com, Jon Blistein and I said goodbye to Catherine O'Hara.