Exit 8
"Do not ignore any anomalies."
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Forbidden Fruits
Forbidden Fruits starts as a riff on Mean Girls, but set in a mall (somehow still thriving in 2026) at a store halfway between Forever 21 and Nordstrom, called "Forever Eden". The "Plastics" are replaced by the "Fruits", Apple (Lili Reinhart), Cherry (Victoria Pedretti)
The Drama
At the center of The Drama is a provocation: what if just before getting married to the love of your life, you discovered something that completely changed your perception of who they are? If they told you something so shocking that it threatened to upend not just the engagement, but
Alpha
Bursting onto the scene with a strong voice, a distinct style, and a fresh tale is a fantastic way to get yourself noticed. But if your follow up repeats (or even deepens) the same beats and style, you risk pigeonholing yourself as a certain kind of director. Some are perfectly
They Will Kill You
"WHO...THE FUCK...ARE YOU???"
Boston Underground Film Festival
While I highly value New Hampshire Film Festival for its parallel film tracks, presenting tons of viewing options each day (and repeated chances to catch many), I value Boston Underground Film Festival for the personal connections. That it (almost) all takes place in a single room, the historic Brattle Theater,
Project Hail Mary
"I'm wrong about everything. And everything is wrong.
The 2026 Oscars
It's a bizarre feeling for my two favorite1 movies of the year to be duking it out over the big night's top honors. While the past few years have seen quite a few of my top ten nominated for Best Picture, my favorite has never been
The Bride!
"I would prefer not to."
Undertone
"Don't be scared of the dark. Be scared of the silence."
Pillion
"The pleasure you give / the pain that you bring / I'll take it all, Ray / for you are my king"
Diane Warren: Relentless
...I guess we're doing this.
Pop Culture Maniacs
Crime 101
"Inhale. Exhale. You are safe. You are calm. You are exactly where you need to be."
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
"Time. Machine. Plan."
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
"It's just something we say to each other online."
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"Wuthering Heights"
"Blue is always blue, no matter how small."
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The Moment
"I know it's not chic to be the last one at the party, but I think…I just hate going home."
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The Huntsman
Full disclosure: I know a few of the people involved with making this movie. When adapting a novel of fully realized characters and a twisty plot containing multiple red herrings, directors and screenwriters have a bunch of choices to make. Books don't translate directly to the screen, no
Year End
Best Films I Watched This Year - 2025
I watched a lot of movies last year. Fueled in part by my wife being deep in the grad school grind (Nurse Practitioner, thanks for asking), as well as the settling in of a bunch of habits, barely a day went by in which I didn't watch some
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Send Help
"You ever hunt?...I think I like it..."
Pop Culture Maniacs
Iron Lung
Until a few weeks ago, I'd never heard of the video game Iron Lung. Neither had I heard of the YouTube channel Markiplier, much less Mark Fischbach, whose name it bears. His feature film debut (which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in) only came to my attention
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Mercy
"You are speaking to the Mercy Court. I'm AI Judge Maddox."
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The Testament of Ann Lee
"I never / did believe / that I ever / could be saved / without giving / up all / to God."
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
"How's that?"