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GOAT (2026) 81% 4/5 EDIT “Spins the predictable underdog ... excuse me, undergoat ... story and creates something fresh, funny and heartfelt. The voice acting was particularly good, given that the fine matching animation was only theoretical. He shoots! He GOATS!” – HollywoodChicago.com Feb 16, 2026 Full Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) 83% 3/5 EDIT “Barest recco for an overstuffed film, attempting too many themes & diluting them all. But Rockwell is his usual awesome self, as his fire keeps the energy high, and a rag-tag ensemble navigates the end of the world as they know it. What, me worry?” – HollywoodChicago.com Feb 16, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 59% 3.5/5 EDIT “Not your mamas, grandmamas or great grandmama's WH, as director Fennell turns up the body heat and gets ardent performances from the two hawt leads and supporting cast. Obsessive love is well represented on an appropriate weekend. Heathcliff!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 86% 4.5/5 EDIT “A step above the heist genre, as class, feminist politics and a Columbo-like performance by Mark Ruffalo combines and collapses around an absurdist jewel robbery. Halle Berry is especially good, understanding her character's next phase. Nolte!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Solo Mio (2026) 80% 2/5 EDIT “Sorry, no. Yep, I couldn't suspend disbelief enough to buy into two middle aged folks 1) taking a too-expensive destination wedding to Rome and 2) Kevin James' Matt being left at the altar and then immediately hooking up w/another. Sentimental hogwash!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Feb 8, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 100% 4.5/5 EDIT “The redefinition of an unconventional love story, but in its essence is just another made-for-each-other relationship overview, made open and accessible through the remarkable performances from Meiling and Skarsgärd. Whether Leather?” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Feb 8, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 81% 5/5 EDIT “Finally a wholly original story, that also serves as a metaphor for life's transitions and salvation. Jodie Foster once again proves her chops, in a French speaking role no less, as she is convincing in all the emotions challenging her character.” – HollywoodChicago.com Feb 3, 2026 Full Review The Wrecking Crew (2026) 73% 3/5 EDIT “Bare recco because of the been there, done that aspect of action stuff, but Momoa and Bautista have some chemistry. ie the family that slays together stays together. And anytime Stephen Root is the angry authority figure, count me in. Da Crew!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Some sharp and unusual stuff from the master Sam Raimi, and Rachel McAdams goes to new place with her fierce performance. There are a few groans regarding the island the couple is stranded on, but kudos for doing something new in this realm.” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Hazel's Heart (2025) 3.5/5 EDIT “Passionate storytelling about a different time and place, South Dakota in the 1920s, practically an alien planet now. All the ensemble cast delivers the community and faith necessary to find a trapped 16-year-old and her siblings.” – HollywoodChicago.com Jan 24, 2026 Full Review Atropia (2025) 41% 4/5 EDIT “It's hard to satire the past (2006) living in our special now, but this story is sharp, witty and has something to say about the fog of war. Alia Shawkat carries the film on her back as the lead, and an all-star indie cast provides essential support. ” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Mercy (2026) 24% 2.5/5 EDIT “Bottom line, the visual part of this film ... substantial and unusual ... should not take the precedent of a story based on using AI to distill and sentence on justice. What should have been a Kafka-esque trial became a bad police procedural. Ugg. ” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Signing Tony Raymond (2025) 75% 3.5/5 EDIT “An indie with a great script, with two themes clashing between wacky comedy & redemptive melodrama. Writer/director Glen Owen gives his performers room to create, & the result is a decent serio-comic look into the college football recruitment process.” – HollywoodChicago.com Jan 19, 2026 Full Review The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 87% 4.5/5 EDIT “By far one of the most unusual films and story structures in the last year. Amanda Seyfried is a literal force of nature as a based-on-truth religious zealot whose fire includes a tragic journey, and some song & dance. Well Shake it Up, Baby Now ...” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 16, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Another well done entry in this series, punctuated by an outrageous set piece deception near the conclusion. Ralph Fiennes is the iodine man you can't take your eyes off of, and the Jimmy Cult sets torture porn to new level. Alpha filmmaking.” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 16, 2026 Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Smart filmmaking from the iconic Gus Van Sant, with a based-on-truth story from 1977 using real footage from the incident and care in re-creating the time and place. Great and earnest performances, esp from Bill S. and Colman D. during Jimmy Carter time!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 10, 2026 Full Review Primate (2025) 78% 3/5 EDIT “If you have a horror itch, this film will scratch it, but it's not very fair to its predator ... a rabid monkey. He's a relentless and gory killer, he's got a constant rabies drool and big sharp monkey teeth in close up! Run away! I love u, Dr Zaius!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 10, 2026 Full Review The Plague (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Too close for comfort for most cisgender males, nicely paced and with beautiful cinema. What stands out in this water polo 'Lord of the Dives' is the natural performances from the young boy actor, which add a determined cringe factor. Adolescence sucks!” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jan 3, 2026 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 86% 4/5 EDIT “Although it gets a bit stuck in its own premise, this ardent story is well directed by Cooper and well realized by Arnett and Dern. The key is that the best stand up comedy is telling the truth, because if we don't laugh we cry. Take my wife... please.” – HollywoodChicago.com Dec 28, 2025 Full Review Peter Hujar's Day (2025) 92% 4.5/5 EDIT “One of the sleepers of the year ... Adapter/Director Ira Sachs and DP Alex Ashe create a two person/one apartment drama with space, timing of the day and creativity in use of both. Whislaw/Hall are dynamic & it all works. W/Sachs interview.” – HollywoodChicago.com Dec 27, 2025 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% 5/5 EDIT “One of the best of the year ... relatable corporate drone material, even in murder (heh-heh). Lead actor Lee Byung-hun is properly maniacal and sociopathic, and director Park Chan-wook creates symbolic and emotional cinema. He's Hired!” – HollywoodChicago.com Dec 27, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 78% 4/5 EDIT “Since I've seen the act 'Lightning & Thunder' in the 1990s, there is nice authenticity to Jackson and Hudson's performance as the duo. The film flags a bit post a tragic event, but there is enough Hugh Jackman charisma to bring it home. So good!” – HollywoodChicago.com Dec 27, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 94% 5/5 EDIT “One of the most wholly original stories in a long time, both an absurdist journey and metaphor for the post WW2 American Dream. Chalamet shines in the frantic life of Marty, with stellar support from Odessa A'zion and the sublime Gwyneth Paltrow. Pong!” – HollywoodChicago.com Dec 27, 2025 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 48% 3.5/5 EDIT “Weirdly introspective enough to work, but it took the combined powers of Black, Rudd and Zahn to keep something going ... the CGI snake is an afterthought. Not the powerhouse Christmas comedy, but not a bomb either. Snakes on Everything!” – HollywoodChicago.com Dec 26, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% 3/5 EDIT “Barest recco but just for visuals, James Cameron needs to go back to creative writing class, because his same-o themes won't carry these films forever ... especially at three hours plus. Also, the good guys always have a magic device to get out of jams.” – WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Dec 20, 2025 Full Review
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