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Happily (2021)

The least surprising thing about Happily is that it’s a debut feature.

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Pretty Lethal (2026)

There’s a scene at the one-hour mark of Pretty Lethal where five ballerinas, in tutus turned ragged and bloodstained from a long night, fight their way through a mob of gangsters using improvised weapons and ballet moves, all set to “Waltz of the Flowers” from the Nutcracker.

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Mikey and Nicky (1976)

When The Graduate picked up its Best Picture nomination in 1968, the industry had formally acknowledged a shift that was well underway

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Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

In 1976, Elaine May released Mikey and Nicky, a searing New Hollywood crime drama about two men on the run from a hitman across one long night

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Outcome (2026)

Won’t someone please think of the canceled male celebrities?

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Clue (1985)

You don’t need me to tell you that the concept of a movie constructed around a board game is ridiculous.

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

Ready or Not is a movie I enjoyed while constantly wishing it were braver and more coherent.

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Pizza Movie (2026)

Teen comedies are almost exclusively a streaming affair these days.

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Undertone (2025)

I was nine years old when The Blair Witch Project came to theaters, so much too young to see something rated R.

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How to Make a Killing (2026)

It is impossible to watch How to Make a Killing without thinking about Hit Man.