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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
5 days ago
B+
The contrast of values between then and now are pretty evident when one compares the ostentatiousness of their previous home and their new modest digs — which many people today would probably embrace with all their hearts.
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Sense and Sensibility
(2026)
78%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Oct 26, 2026
B+
"You Can See Everything" has been praised for reimagining the documentary genre, but to me it merely muddies the waters between fiction and truth.
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You Can See Everything
(2026)
96%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Oct 16, 2026
B+
This is where Duffield’s amazing special effects teams come into play, making the innards of the leviathan look and sound real. What we see is no Geppetto’s foray in the spacious belly of Monstro the whale in Disney’s "Pinocchio."
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Whalefall
(2026)
74%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Oct 9, 2026
B+
As soon as "The Social Reckoning" hits the zeitgeist, people who could rattle off what Jimmy Kimmel said last night or what the cast of 20 year old TV shows are up to now ... suddenly proclaim,"Oh, I don’t use social media. It’s so low class."
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The Social Reckoning
(2026)
54%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Oct 2, 2026
A
Here, he dives headfirst into a role that just might gain him an Oscar nomination. Really, I’m serious.
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Digger
(2026)
53%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Sep 18, 2026
B
From that point, Cregger dives into his ultra-violent monster-making bag of tricks to come up with the scariest, bloodiest, insane antagonists a nightmare may conjure.
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Resident Evil
(2026)
96%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Sep 12, 2026
C
It can be quite funny in some spots and exciting when danger becomes part of the mix, but ultimately, "Practical Magic 2" only works if you feel great affection for these characters.
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Practical Magic 2
(2026)
36%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Sep 4, 2026
C+
If you saw the first movie in this proposed franchise you know it’s designed to turn your stomach with copious loads of anxiety and suspense.
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Fall 2: Deadpoint
(2026)
52%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Aug 29, 2026
A-
Constructed without relying on the tired zombie-monster trope, Scott’s film becomes a more personal exploration of how a catastrophic change can bring surprising answers to interpersonal questions.
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The Dog Stars
(2026)
41%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Aug 21, 2026
C-
Even the movie’s title doesn’t really describe a mutiny. It’s more like a placekeeper until the producers could come up with a better one. They didn’t.
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Mutiny
(2026)
49%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Aug 8, 2026
C
Starting with its lame title, the movie unspools like a watered down version of Martin Scorsese’s edgy dark comedy, "After Hours" (1985) and James DeMonaco’s ultraviolent horror picture "The Purge" (2013).
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One Night Only
(2026)
44%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jul 31, 2026
B
Cretton obviously has his work cut out for him, especially when it comes to finding the emotional heart of his film. Sometimes he is successful, but, at others, he is basically a slave to wild stunt and special effect action.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
(2026)
90%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jul 24, 2026
B+
Curiously, the connections are merely superficial since this is a 2026 production where relationships are displayed as being shorn of convention and explored by way of openness to speak freely of sexual activity in all its onlyfans permutations.
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The Invite
(2026)
96%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jul 17, 2026
B+
Interestingly, Nolan has said he was partly inspired to do this film after seeing the old Ray Harryhausen pictures from the 1950s-60s.
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The Odyssey
(2026)
94%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jul 10, 2026
B
The movie is filled with adventure and music, peppered with elements of tradition that makes this kind of story a safe bet for parents. Laga’aia, in particular, is a gem of an actor who likely has a great future ahead of her.
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Moana
(2026)
33%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jul 3, 2026
C
Instead or revealing how Washington really became the father of our country by way of speeches in the Continental Congress, the movie squeezes as much as it can out the plot to fashion an action movie using muskets and heavy cannon fire.
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Young Washington
(2026)
59%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jun 26, 2026
C+
What director Craig Gillespie and his team put together was a movie that was exciting, offbeat, and balanced precariously on the edge of being hard-core punk. But, it also seemed half-baked.
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Supergirl
(2026)
52%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jun 19, 2026
A-
The film is, as always, skillfully made, funny and filled with adventure and snappy dialogue. But, they always have. This can seem exactly what audiences want, but not much beyond.
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Toy Story 5
(2026)
92%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jun 12, 2026
A-
For "Disclosure Day," Spielberg has dispensed with the squashy little alien guy and the cute travelers who look like innocent children zipping through the galaxy in a giant multi-colored hubcap.
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Disclosure Day
(2026)
79%
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Rick Romancito
The Taos News
Jun 5, 2026
D
A lot of people would probably agree a raunchy comedy that makes fun of contemporary horror movies is exactly what we need right now. Unfortunately, the Wayans Brothers’ latest "Scary Movie" isn’t it.
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Scary Movie
(2026)
23%
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