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The Odyssey (2026)

When I saw The Dark Knight in 2008, I stepped into the Airbus IMAX theater in Chantilly, Virginia

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The Whisper Man (2026)

These days I am a practicing Unitarian Universalist, but I grew up Catholic, and on one retreat we learned a breathing mantra

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The Breadwinner (2026)

Nate Bargatze is a tremendously popular comedian whose standup already feels like watching a sitcom

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The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Any parent can tell you that there is an utter abundance of bad movies and TV shows made for kids.

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Finding Emily (2026)

Finding Emily has a thesis about love, both literally and narratively:

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Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

The romantic comedy has certainly seen better days as a genre.

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Obsession (2025)

Beware the buzzy horror breakthrough.

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Disclosure Day (2026)

I spent most of 2013 listening to Bruce Springsteen albums, and one thing I noticed is that his earliest records are confessional and immediate even when he’s inventing stories.

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Faces of Death (2026)

The biggest movie story going right now is youth slaying a giant.

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Driver’s Ed (2025)

There’s a line my podcast co-host Brian likes to quote from the 30 Rock bit “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” where Tracy Morgan/Jordan declares that “this whole premise is sweaty.”