Matthew Passantino

Matthew Passantino Rochester City Newspaper 5 days ago Ultimately, Fielder and Oppenheim take a sledgehammer to our notion of what a documentary can be. Go to Full Review You Can See Everything (2026) 98% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Oct 10, 2026 2/4 "The Social Reckoning" is the fourth film he [Sorkin] has helmed, and it confirms one thing: this generationally talented writer has become one of the generation's most heavy-handed filmmakers. Go to Full Review The Social Reckoning (2026) 54% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Oct 2, 2026 1.5/4 It's not that the topic isn't urgent; it's that for all its lathered-on profundity, "Digger" is puddle-deep. Go to Full Review Digger (2026) 53% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Oct 2, 2026 2/4 Somehow, the thrills got lost in translation because Showalter's film is a plodding bore with only a few individual moments that pop off the screen. Go to Full Review Verity (2026) 31% - -

Matthew Passantino Rochester City Newspaper Oct 2, 2026 “Primetime” skates along the surface and, more often than not, is an overstylized, unfocused mess. Go to Full Review Primetime (2026) 86% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Sep 2, 2026 2.5/4 The attention to detail in creating a television program set is crucial in conjuring a comforting sense of nostalgia, and production designer Anna Kathleen and Teresa Strebler created the right design to bring the late-90s back to life. Go to Full Review Buddy (2026) 88% - -

Matthew Passantino Rochester City Newspaper Sep 2, 2026 …but the movie almost feels more like a two-hour inside joke between Schoenbrun and their Letterboxd obsessed audience. Go to Full Review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) 94% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Aug 21, 2026 3/4 "It Ends" is an exercise in atmosphere and style and from that perspective, Ullom has succeeded in his debut feature. Go to Full Review It Ends (2025) 93% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Aug 12, 2026 3/4 …but the people behind "Coyote vs. Acme" knew they had something unique that was worth sharing with the world so the fight continued to get the movie to screens. On all fronts, mission accomplished. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Aug 9, 2026 1.5/4 …it's just an empty exercise in gore. Go to Full Review Ice Cream Man (2026) 25% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Aug 9, 2026 3/4 Under Cretton, "Brand New Day" keeps the same heartbeat as the previous three films, largely thanks to Holland's performance. Go to Full Review Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) 90% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jul 31, 2026 3/4 "I Want Your Sex" is fun and entertaining and will please those familiar with Araki's work. Go to Full Review I Want Your Sex (2026) 92% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jun 26, 2026 3/4 There's nothing groundbreaking happening in "Toy Story 5," but it feels the franchise has bounced back from the letdown of the previous movie. Go to Full Review Toy Story 5 (2026) 92% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jun 26, 2026 2.5/4 "Act One" is all about the unnerving build-up, especially because the last act gets a bit too ludicrous for its own good. Go to Full Review Act One (2026) 100% - -

Matthew Passantino Rochester City Newspaper Jun 26, 2026 ...it almost begins to feel like Spielberg is singing in his own cover band. Go to Full Review Disclosure Day (2026) 79% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jun 26, 2026 3/4 A friend outgrowing you can be tough to witness and even harder to accept. Guillén plays those emotions beautifully, which gives unexpected heart to a comedy built on a silly, drug-fueled premise. Go to Full Review That Friend (2026) - - - -

Matthew Passantino Rochester City Newspaper Jul 23, 2025 What Aster is trying to achieve isn’t always exactly clear because he doesn’t have anything new or insightful to communicate about the pandemic or racial division. Go to Full Review Eddington (2025) 69% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jul 23, 2025 1.5/4 The movie dwells in some kind of weird purgatory of wanting to honor the original (characters never miss an opportunity to reference the year 1997), while trying to be its own modern film Go to Full Review I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) 36% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jul 23, 2025 3/4 ...Boyle does breathe new life into the undead. Go to Full Review 28 Years Later (2025) 88% - -

Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound Jun 17, 2025 2.5/4 "Materialists" swims in territory "Past Lives" explored but does so in the shallow end of the pool. Go to Full Review Materialists (2025) 77% - -