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Fred Topel
United Press International
6 days ago
Ali G: Who Iz I? takes half the film to even figure out what it's about. While some of the elaborate pranks are impressive, they're not ultimately provocative, let alone funny.
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Ali G: Who Iz I?
(2026)
48%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 21, 2026
Matt’s story is tragic as any honest revenge tale is. He is literally driven mad and becomes a monster, so the life he had before remains unattainable. He'll have to settle for a role in The Batman 3.
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Clayface
(2026)
75%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 16, 2026
Swingers was never going to get you a date or perfect the formula of when to call. It is worth remembering you should still go out, talk to people and be yourself.
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Swingers
(1996)
88%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 16, 2026
These are beloved characters, and the film celebrates them. But, it celebrates them by having fun with them, not slavishly depicting the canon of the Capcom fighting game series.
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Street Fighter
(2026)
41%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 14, 2026
Takes survival thrillers to their natural and emotional extreme. Not only did the filmmakers make an entire movie set inside a whale's body, but they made it work emotionally too.
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Whalefall
(2026)
73%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 12, 2026
Once Holmes goes to prison, the film becomes more surreal in the style of Fielder. It also becomes a riveting further investigation.
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You Can See Everything
(2026)
98%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 9, 2026
If The Social Network was The Godfather for tech, The Social Reckoning wants to be All the President's Men. While the revelations depicted remain relevant to our lives, it is too distractingly unfocused to capture the scandal of our times.
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The Social Reckoning
(2026)
54%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 7, 2026
It's Speed with Jackson behind the wheel of The Beast and the movie.
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The Beast
(2026)
52%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Oct 2, 2026
There's always room for a movie about idiots getting in trouble.
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Rolling Loud: The Movie
(2026)
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 29, 2026
A relentless farce. Tom Cruise and all of his costars give bravura performances in a takedown of billionaires and politicians.
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Digger
(2026)
53%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 22, 2026
While Heart of the Beast doesn't rank amongst the best wilderness survival movies, it is a respectable entry in the genre. The canine performances overcome any shortcuts taken by the human filmmakers.
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Heart of the Beast
(2026)
85%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 22, 2026
Making any movie about specific faiths is remarkable in a Hollywood that wishes to appeal to the broadest audience. That Tariq imbued a thrilling action movie with such depth makes Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother a truly unique accomplishment.
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
(2026)
96%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 16, 2026
This is not only embodying the mechanics of a video game. It's just good filmmaking.
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Resident Evil
(2026)
96%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 8, 2026
This is a movie about women coming together that keeps them apart for most of the film. Uniting against a dark power should be the inciting incident to an empowering film, not the lackluster payoff to a middling quest movie.
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Practical Magic 2
(2026)
36%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 8, 2026
The Korean film does many things better than Hollywood, but also falls into many of the same traps.
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Hope
(2026)
79%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Sep 2, 2026
They don't make '80s movies like they used to, but Mayday, on Apple TV+ Friday, sincerely tries.
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Mayday
(2026)
83%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Aug 31, 2026
It is decidedly unsettling to see armed military figures use military firepower on civilians. The soldiers in Onslaught represent the fear we are forced to live with.
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Onslaught
(2026)
60%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Aug 26, 2026
Rather than deal with the honest humor of a legitimate misunderstanding, Finding Emily turns the wrong Emilys into caricatures.
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Finding Emily
(2026)
90%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Aug 26, 2026
A familiar but effective post-apocalyptic thriller. Both natural and human threats create excitement and danger.
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The Dog Stars
(2026)
41%
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Fred Topel
United Press International
Aug 24, 2026
Evolves zombie horror with disturbing complications. With elements of Dawn of the Dead and Train to Busan, Colony is effectively visceral and scary.
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Colony
(2026)
81%
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