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When animals attack is still a bad premise. |
| What’s better than a survivalist thriller? How about when animals attack and become blood-thirsty killers set on revenge? I mean, no, I think in general that doesn’t make it better, but it is a common formula, and I respect Killer Whale’s attempt to pair it with an “animals don’t belong in captivity” theme. | 2026 Directed by: Jo-Anne Brechin Screenplay by: Jo-Anne Brechin, Katharine McPhee Starring: Virginia Gardner, Mel Jarnson | |
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A funny and compelling introspection on the collapse of a marriage. |
| Bradley Cooper’s latest, Is This Thing On?, feels more like a Noah Baumbach film due to its intimacy, Laura Dern and comedic handling of emotional (im)maturity: the end of a marriage. While this is meant as a compliment, perhaps it’s too early or just not possible to define what does or doesn’t feel like a Bradley Cooper film. Either way he delivers a small film with limited focus but universal impact, a profoundly moving and enjoyable piece about relationships and the people in them. | 2025 Directed by: Bradley Cooper Screenplay by: Will Arnett & Mark Chappell, and Bradley Cooper Starring: Will Arnett, Laura Dern | |
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A stylish, twisty thriller with a satisfying conclusion. |
| I think it’s impossible not to compare The Housemaid to A Simple Favor. Two stylish, twisty thrillers based on popular novels, directed by Paul Feig, starring two popular actresses, and an innocent-looking husband caught in the middle, both premiering to positive critical reaction. And yet The Housemaid has done seriously good box office numbers despite being released in a post-covid theatrical environment, already beating the 2018 flick by over $30M, and possibly doubling it when all is said and done. | 2025 Directed by: Paul Feig Screenplay by: Rebecca Sonnenshine Based on the novel by Freida McFadden Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, Brendan Sklenar | |