It's a brand new day, indeed, for both Spidey and the Marvel cinematic universe. New review up and running now.
Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (2026)
Tom Holland soars once again.
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Michael Criscuolo
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Your friendly neighborhood multi-hyphenate. https://ilostitatthemovies.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@LaGuardiaLounge
I'm proud to say that my newsletter is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week, and I have a couple of thoughts about that. (Spoiler alert: film culture is alive and well!)
Celebrating One Year of ‘I Lost it at the Movies’
Has it been a year already?
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Live your life in such a way that EVERY COMMUNITY claims you as one of their own. That's a bonafide *human*
Here's something I learned writing this tribute to the late, great Sam Neill: his career was even better than I realized. Check it out.
In Memoriam: Sam Neill
Remembering a smooth, versatile leading man.
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I finally caught up with one of the year's biggest hits, which also happens to be one of the best films of 2026 so far. New review up and running now.
Review: 'Backrooms' (2026)
The devil is in the details.
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It’s Wednesday and we discovered that the President used the press and members of his own government as decoys to protect himself. But the real story: will people elect left-wing candidates?!
I finally saw the most talked-about movie of the summer, and I thought it was pretty great. New review up and running now.
Review: 'The Odyssey' (2026)
Don't ever piss off the gods.
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It takes a special kind of out of touch to, in 2026, look at the list of things happening in the world and then decide to devote any amount of time and energy into complaining about a pied-à-terre tax.
The Odyssey Hot Take: It's public domain so we can make as many Odysseys as we want, all of us, if we care this much.
I finally saw the movie of the year, and it did not disappoint. New review up and running now.
Review: 'Obsession' (2026)
Be careful what you wish for.
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I liked this one, in part because they are sheep and they are, indeed, detectives. New review up and running now.
Review: 'The Sheep Detectives' (2026)
This flock goes full Agatha Christie.
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Congratulations to Lindsey Graham for writing his own obituary ten years and two months in advance. The question of who deserves it remains, since the natural world and a whole lot of people in this country and beyond do not deserve it.
Dear Julian Schnabel: what the heck is this? New review up and running now.
Review: 'In the Hand of Dante' (2026)
Julian Schnabel's new film is a confounding historical puzzlement.
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Today's reminder: Nazi tattoos are always a dealbreaker.
I can't say I'm celebrating much about America today. But, I'm always looking for hope wherever I can find it. Today, I find a little bit of it here. Shoot your shot, people. This world needs the arts more than ever now. Write that script. Make that film. Let's go.
Fifty Years After the Bicentennial, A Declaration of Independence for American Filmmakers
Fifty years after the bicentennial and New Hollywood, there's still hope for the future of movies.
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Y'all, I liked "Supergirl," and you can read all about it here. New review up and running now!
Review: 'Supergirl' (2026)
Milly Alcock effortlessly leads a high-flying space western.
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To anyone who opposes the so-called "woke agenda," let me just say that the opposite of woke is quite literally asleep. Unconscious. Oblivious. Unaware. You'd rather be any of those than, literally, awake? That doesn't make a goddamn bit of sense.
Sarah Nina Hayon is a terrific actress, a champion of new play development, and a total badass. This is fantastic news for the Bay Area theater scene.
This S.F. theater is in financial trouble. Its new leaders have a radical plan
Sean San José is stepping down from San Francisco’s Magic Theatre as Sarah Nina Hayon and a new leadership team take over amid major financial challenges.
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Steven Spielberg might be my favorite director, but I'm not really feeling his latest film. New review up and running now.
Review: 'Disclosure Day' (2026)
A rare misstep from a master filmmaker.
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As a fan of "RuPaul's Drag Race," I'm naturally inclined to like this movie - and I did! New review up and running now.
Review: 'Stop! That! Train!' (2026)
RuPaul revives the disaster movie spoof.
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Reflecting pool, why don't you damn kids these days watch THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986, Scorsese) and reflect *on* pool.
Absolutely speechless right, except for this... BING BONG 🧡💙🧡💙
Today's reminder, kids: live your life in such a way that people won't cheer and celebrate when your name is removed from a building.
Boots Riley vs. capitalism. Need I say more? New review up and running now.
Review: 'I Love Boosters' (2026)
Boots Riley goes full Bay Area gonzo.
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Also, shout out to Wu-Tang: their halftime exorcism worked last night.
The world needs all the Knicks memes it can get right now.