'Colony' Review: Zombie Thrills Searching for Emotional Center

John Dotson reviews the new zombie film Colony, directed by Yeon Sang-Ho, starring Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Shin-rok, and Ji Chang-wook.

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'Buddy' Movie Review: A Twisted, Violent 'Barney' Satire

John Dotson reviews horror-comedy Buddy (2026), directed by Casper Kelly and starring Keegan-Michael Key, Delaney Quinn, and Cristin Milioti.

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'It Ends' Movie Review: A Well Made Miserable Ride

John Dotson reviews It Ends directed by Alex Ullom, starring Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, Mitchell Cole, and Phinehas Yoon

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'The Samurai and the Prisoner' Movie Review

John Dotson reviews The Samurai and the Prisoner, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa from Fantasia International Film Festival 2026.

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The End of Oak Street Movie Review: Has Bad Robot Cracked the Jurassic Park Formula?

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'No Rest for the Wicked' Movie Review

John Dotson reviews No Rest for the Wicked out of Fantasia directed by Kasper Kalle, starring Egor Venned and Pilou Asbæk.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Finally Gets It Right | Movie Review

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'When You Open The Door' Movie Review

John Dotson reviews When You Open The Door by Eriko Katagiri, starring Serena Motola, at Fantasia International Film Festival 2026.

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'You Are The Film' Review

John Dotson reviews Makoto Ueda's multiverse sci-fi You Are The Film, which screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival 2026.

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Fantasia Fest 2026: Our Five Most Anticipated Films

Fantasia International Film Festival 2026 begins and we discuss our highly anticipated films from Jane Schoenbrun, Makoto Ueda, and more.

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The Invite Movie Review: This One Might Surprise You

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'Supergirl' Soars on Milly Alcock's Charisma

John Dotson reviews Supergirl directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, and Eve Ridley.

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'Supergirl' Out of Theater Reaction | Movie Review

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Toy Story 5 Movie Review: How does Pixar keep doing this?

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'The Death of Robin Hood' is Poetic and Painfully Bleak

John Dotson reviews The Death of Robin Hood directed by Michael Sarnoski, starring Hugh Jackman, Bill Skarsgard, and Jodie Comer.

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'Disclosure Day' Review: Spielberg Takes a Thrilling Sci-Fi Swing

John Dotson reviews Disclosure Day directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth.

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'Masters of the Universe' is a Bowl of Sugary Spectacle

John Dotson reviews Masters of the Universe starring Nicholas Galitzine, Idris Elba, Camila Mendes, and Jared Leto

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'Backrooms' Review: Kane Parsons Has The Courage To Get Weird

John Dotson reviews A24's Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, and Mark Duplass.

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'Mortal Kombat II' is A Sequel That Hits Hard, and Ages Harder

John Dotson reviews Mortal Kombat II directed by Simon McQuoid, starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Joe Taslim, and more.

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'Hokum' Review: A Solid Spookhouse Throwback

John Dotson reviews the Neon distributed film Hokum, directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott, Florence Odesh, and more.

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'The Furious' Movie Review | DIFF 2026

John Dotson reviews The Furious out of the Dallas International Film Festival, directed by Kenji Tanigaki, starring Miao Xie and Joe Taslim

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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' is a Cosmic Mess

John Dotson reviews The Super Mario Galaxy movie starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Brie Larson, Jack Black and more

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'Undertone' Review: An Audio Masterclass in Psychological Horror

John Dotson reviews the A24 film Undertone directed by Ian Tuason, and starring Nina Kiri and Adam DiMarco.

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'Project Hail Mary' is Sharp Sci-fi with Pixar-Style Heart

John Dotson reviews the Andy Weir adaptation Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

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'The Moment' Review: Charli XCX's Witty, Incomplete Brat Summer

John Dotson reviews The Moment directed by Aidan Zamiri, starring Charli XCX, Alexander Skarsgard, Rachel Sennott, and Kylie Jenner.

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'Scream 7' Review: Paramount Stabs and Misses

John Dotson reviews Scream 7, directed by Kevin Williamson starring Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Courtney Cox, and more.

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Sundance Film Festival 2026: 'The Best Summer' Review

We review the Sundance Film Festival 2026 documentary The Best Summer by Tamra Davis about Beastie Boys, Bikini Kill, Sonic Youth, etc in '95

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Sundance 2026: 'Josephine' is Fearless and Brilliant Storytelling

John Dotson reviews Josephine out of Sundance 2026 directed by Beth de Araújo and starring Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, and Gemma Chan

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Sundance Film Festival 2026: 'Levitating' is Spiritually Thrilling

John Dotson reviews Levitating at Sundance Film Festival directed by Wregas Bhanuteja and starring Angga Yunanda, Maudy Ayunda, and Anggun

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