Reuben Baron

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com 6 days ago 9/10 The battle scenes in the film's final act are a full-blown cinematic magic trick. I don't know how they did it and I'm not sure I want to. Go to Full Review Wildwood (2026) 100% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Oct 5, 2026 7.5/10 Even if it lacks the amazing quality of its hero, Tenzing is incredibly solid viewing that viewers of all ages can enjoy. Go to Full Review Tenzing (2026) 98% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Sep 29, 2026 5.5/10 When Digger is actually being the movie it appeared to be, I mostly liked it. The problems come when it's trying to do more than that, in a way that ends up paradoxically making everything feel like less... Go to Full Review Digger (2026) 53% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Anime News Network Sep 27, 2026 A- If Minus One was Star Wars, Minus Zero is The Empire Strikes Back. Go to Full Review Godzilla Minus Zero (2026) 96% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Sep 14, 2026 6/10 The latter parts of Alpha Gang are fun enough to push what could have been a negative review into a mixed-leaning-positive one. Go to Full Review Alpha Gang (2026) 77% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Sep 14, 2026 7/10 [T]he clear benefit of this approach is allowing the film's sense of anti-authoritarian irreverence and quirky British humor to come through unfiltered by any Hollywood homogenization. Go to Full Review Rogue Trooper (2026) - - - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Reactor Sep 11, 2026 As a critic, I leave Hope feeling like Abed in Community taking his course on Nicolas Cage. Is this good? Bad? The good kind of bad? The bad kind of good? I don’t know what to say except "I am a sexy cat!" Go to Full Review Hope (2026) 79% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Anime News Network Sep 7, 2026 B Did we need another Look Back? Perhaps not. But unlike a lot of live-action remakes, there's a lot here that really works. The core of the story remains intact, and the expansions are worthwhile. Go to Full Review Look Back (2026) 90% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Reactor Aug 21, 2026 I’m not particularly wowed by it because it’s so simple and because I’ve seen similar things before—but if this is your first time with this kind of thing, it’s a ride worth taking. Go to Full Review It Ends (2025) 93% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Aug 12, 2026 8/10 Measuring by sheer laughs per minute, Coyote vs. Acme is the funniest film of 2026 so far. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Jul 28, 2026 8.5/10 It's on par with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in the top tier of post-Avengers: Endgame Marvel movies, and it's my favorite live-action Spider-Man movie since Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 all the way back in 2004. Go to Full Review Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) 90% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Anime News Network Jul 20, 2026 B- It succeeds as a powerful illustration of the horrors of war and an impressive calling card for new animation studio Sasayuri. As an adaptation, it's a bit more questionable. Go to Full Review Cocoon: One Summer of Girlhood (2025) - - - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Jul 20, 2026 7/10 I have my own theories about why Paramount is dumping this film, but if you are an Avatar fan who can get to one of the limited theatrical showings, you should go for it. Go to Full Review Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) 90% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Anime News Network Jun 20, 2026 B+ With a subtler, more convincing third act matching the strength of its first two, We Are Aliens could have been one of the best anime movies in recent memory. Go to Full Review We Are Aliens (2026) 67% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Reactor Jun 17, 2026 It’s not quite a masterpiece of horror on par with The Babadook, but one point in its favor: unlike The Babadook, it’s actually gay! Go to Full Review Leviticus (2026) 92% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Jun 16, 2026 7.5/10 I trust these movies will remain good (and keep funding better original films like Hoppers). I'm not expecting Toy Story 2-level greatness from them again. Go to Full Review Toy Story 5 (2026) 92% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Reactor Jun 9, 2026 It’s cool that an outsider artist and true indie animator can make a movie like this and get such wide exposure! That doesn’t change how little I cared for the movie itself. Go to Full Review Jinsei (2025) 81% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com Jun 4, 2026 5/10 It's still watchable thanks to the competency of the talent involved — it might be perfect for a long plane ride where being way too long won't matter as much — but it will make no lasting impression. Go to Full Review Masters of the Universe (2026) 67% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Looper.com May 19, 2026 4/10 These movies have always had risk and ambition, at their best and at their worst, so something so bereft of that can't help but feel a bit disheartening, not to mention boring. Go to Full Review Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) 60% - -

Reuben Baron @reuben_baron_critic Reactor May 15, 2026 All the leads in Obsession are good, but Inde Navarette’s performance is unbelievably great. Go to Full Review Obsession (2025) 93% - -