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Rosebush Pruning (2026) 40% EDIT “There’s no shortage of stylish craft here and much to enjoy in the performances, but ultimately, Rosebush Pruning is too glib to work, leaving only an acrid aftertaste.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Mouse (2026) 100% EDIT “Even scenes that should be corny land with a light touch in an ultra-naturalistic movie warmed by the summer sun.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17, 2026 Full Review At the Sea (2026) 36% EDIT “Adams is the chief factor that makes At the Sea watchable, if not as compelling as it should be. She brings a fractured grace to Laura that gradually evolves into what looks like peaceful acceptance.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Rose (2026) 100% EDIT “The title role in the austerely beautiful character study Rose is such a thrilling fit for Sandra Hüller that it becomes impossible to imagine any other actor nailing the part.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Everybody Digs Bill Evans (2026) EDIT “...the movie’s artful direction, nimble structure, visual richness and impeccable performances make for something full-bodied, compelling and deeply affecting, its melancholy beauty lingering long after the end credits roll.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17, 2026 Full Review No Good Men (2026) EDIT “Much of the comedy appears to have been lost along the wayside in a movie that’s inarguably well-intentioned, even admirable, but struggles to pin down exactly what it wants to be beyond that.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 12, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 59% EDIT “Fennell’s overhaul flirts with insanity, and if you can let go of preconceived notions about how this story should be told, it’s arguably the writer-director’s most purely entertaining film.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 83% EDIT “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die doesn’t quite deliver on the sardonic promise of its catchy title, but its appealing cast and Verbinski’s flair for kinetic action set pieces make it a reasonably entertaining entry in the canon of gonzo sci-fi comedies.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Saccharine (2026) 70% EDIT “James has no lack of talent, but fans of Relic who were hoping this might be a return to form after the mixed-bag Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A will likely be disappointed.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 4, 2026 Full Review Frank & Louis (2026) 91% EDIT “It’s the leads who both anchor and elevate the film. Morgan is heartbreaking as a man broken and lost, possibly even more so when he’s lucid enough to be aware of what’s happening to him.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Union County (2026) 97% EDIT “This is an admirably serious-minded attempt to go inside a troubled community that most of us would go out of our way to avoid -- showing compassion for a struggle that can frequently be one step forward, two steps back.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 77% EDIT “To its credit, this is a movie that knows better than to take itself too seriously. It’s painless enough though could have been more than that with a thorough script polish.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Nuisance Bear  (2026) 100% EDIT “Admittedly, I’m a sentimental softie for anything depicting mopey animals, but the sight of a weary polar bear lumbering across the tundra with a faded patch of green dye on its back seems like the saddest visual in the world.” – The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Antiheroine (2026) EDIT “If you’ve ever screamed along or jumped around in your underwear to “Violet” or “Olympia," you are sure to find this exploratory step back into the spotlight thrilling. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Give Me the Ball! (2026) EDIT “A nonfiction feature with the propulsive excitement of a great narrative, the film weaves a wealth of archival material around a captivating present-day sit-down interview with the octogenarian subject, who is candid, funny and unfailingly down-to-earth.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 29, 2026 Full Review The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) 100% EDIT “Turturro is unshowy but magnificent in his best film role in years, an honorable hustler who still carries himself with dignity despite a lifetime of regrets and a world gradually leaving him behind. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 28, 2026 Full Review See You When I See You (2026) 71% EDIT “No one enjoys beating up on a film in which the writer has invested so much of himself and his pain. But Cayton-Holland and Duplass have somehow made an authentic tragedy feel phony and unaffecting.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 28, 2026 Full Review The Weight (2026) 93% EDIT “Although The Weight is low on excitement, it ends on an affecting note that makes you wish the sluggish movie had been given more lucid storytelling, as well as more dramatic and emotional power. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie (2026) 100% EDIT “While it feels a fraction overlong, Gibney’s film is a vibrant testament to the intellectual life of its subject.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 26, 2026 Full Review zi (2026) 71% EDIT “It’s understandable that Kogonada might crave a radical creative reset... But the resulting project, Zi, sad to say, is too wispy to be compelling as a narrative or even enveloping as a vibe.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2026 Full Review The Invite (2026) 91% EDIT “After the disproportionate bashing Wilde took on Don’t Worry Darling, her new movie should silence the doubters. At this point it’s hard to deny she’s the real deal as a director.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2026 Full Review Buddy (2026) 83% EDIT “Genre audiences willing to settle for some weird-ass but ultimately toothless subversiveness might enjoy Buddy... But the movie is a one-joke premise, cute and colorful but unsatisfyingly fleshed out.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2026 Full Review I Want Your Sex (2026) 88% EDIT “Even if it threatens to run out of steam in the late action, the movie is a blast, demonstrating that at 66, Araki has lost none of his youthful spark.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Josephine (2026) 97% EDIT “With precise visuals and elegant scene transitions accented by a restrained synth score, the drama is insightful even as it asks questions destined to remain unanswered. ” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Carousel (2026) 70% EDIT “Returning to solitude as a central theme after Sometimes I Think About Death, the director has made a flawed movie that requires patience, but it delivers in the end, thanks in large part to the sensitive work of three excellent leads.” – The Hollywood Reporter Jan 23, 2026 Full Review
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