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The Woman in the Yard (2025)

The woman is grief, but grief is complicated.

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Another Simple Favor (2025)

No matter how many mid-budget comedies or Amazon Prime original detours he makes, Paul Feig will always be, to me, the co-creator of Freaks and Geeks.

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Havoc (2025)

(FULL SPOILERS FOLLOW)

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Drop (2025)

I’ve been using the term “thriller” a lot recently, perhaps too casually, as if any film that includes at least one jump scare, one chase scene, and a suggestion of threat to the protagonist’s life qualifies.

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Death of a Unicorn (2025)

There’s a fine line between a film with a fluid tone whose unpredictability is charming, and a film whose tonal messiness is movie-ruining.

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Black Bag (2025)

Steven Soderbergh had himself a proper double feature this spring

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Sinners (2025)

The devil comes in many forms, but sometimes he just carries a guitar.

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Borderline (2025)

Borderline is a rarity among 2020s comedy-thrillers

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Opus (2025)

Like most movie lovers, I typically seek out films I think I will like, or at least find fascinating.

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One of Them Days (2025)

One of Them Days is a treat — an honest-to-God comedy with setups, punchlines, and performances calibrated to land them.