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Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Oct 1, 2026 After the film’s opening, it continues to take epic swings. But as the world gets bigger, everything feels just a little more unwieldy. And when "Hope" gets shaky, it only calls attention to its other failings. Go to Full Review Hope (2026) 80% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Oct 1, 2026 ... "Practical Magic" is kind of the perfect example for how these sequels rest on the laurels of their performers, and the audience’s relationship to those performers, and squeak by on everything else. Go to Full Review Practical Magic 2 (2026) 36% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Oct 1, 2026 [Zach] Cregger is able to avoid the pitfalls of most video game adaptations by finding the similarities between his own sensibilities as a filmmaker ... and what it is that makes video games so enjoyable Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2026) 96% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Oct 1, 2026 "The Weight" is a dependable, solid thriller that feels a little bit like a less cruel version of William Friedkin’s "Sorcerer" mixed with a little John Steinbeck. Go to Full Review The Weight (2026) 94% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Oct 1, 2026 "Primetime" not only pulls [Chris Hansen's] God complex to the forefront, but makes us question our own role in the endeavor. Go to Full Review Primetime (2026) 86% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Oct 1, 2026 "Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty" is an odd, delightful little duck of a movie about grief and the healing power of movement... Go to Full Review Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) 91% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ... "I Want Your Sex" channels Araki’s frustration over that fact into a satirical take on a noir where farce and erotica make for a potent combination. Go to Full Review I Want Your Sex (2026) 91% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 It’s only August, but I’m pretty sure Eli Roth’s "Ice Cream Man" will be the worst movie I see all year. And for the first time in my critical career, I’m a little unsure where to even begin. Go to Full Review Ice Cream Man (2026) 25% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 Kurosawa’s signature style ... can still be found all over "The Samurai and the Prisoner." But ... there’s something a bit softer about this film’s exploration of human suffering and about just how far morals can get you in a world that demands pain. Go to Full Review The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) 97% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ... "One Night Only" can’t quite balance its wackier nature with the earnest emotion it tries to earn by the film’s end, landing on a note that neither feels all that romantic nor all that funny. Go to Full Review One Night Only (2026) 44% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ...when it leans too far into pastiche, copying the beats of blockbuster action movies ... instead of leaning into Mitchell’s particular sensibilities, ["The End of Oak Street"] loses its bite. Go to Full Review The End of Oak Street (2026) 86% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" is a culmination of those ideas wrapped up in the history of horror, a genre that has always been about accessing repressed fears and desires – and sometimes, not being able to tell the difference between the two. Go to Full Review Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) 94% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ["Tony's"] ability to lean into and deftly execute coming-of-age story tropes maps Tony’s summer in the Cape onto a desire we’re all familiar with – the desire to be the coolest person in the room. Go to Full Review Tony (2026) 93% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ... "Coyote vs. Acme" is a loving tribute to the cartoons that raised us, and one that deftly recognizes what makes Wile E. Coyote so appealing. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 But, while [its] allegory is admirable, it's stretched a bit thin over the film’s actual plot. And the zombies, while interesting in theory, aren’t quite enough to distract from that fact. Go to Full Review Colony (2026) 81% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ... its thematic exploration is perhaps too broad to make any sort of salient point about America today ... But "The Dog Stars" has strong performances, and a fine screenplay and sturdy direction that gives those performances room to breathe. Go to Full Review The Dog Stars (2026) 41% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ... But, an admirable story doesn’t always make for an interesting movie. And "Dear You" suffers from poor pacing, structure, and characterization. Go to Full Review Dear You (2026) 91% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Sep 4, 2026 ... "Onslaught" might be a little too interested in its reference points and not interested enough in the basic film structure that helps make the movies it so reveres work. Go to Full Review Onslaught (2026) 60% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Jul 29, 2026 "The Christophers" charts Lori and Julian’s ever-evolving relationship with each other and the art they produce in this funny, impeccably acted and surprisingly sweet two-hander ... Go to Full Review The Christophers (2025) 95% - -

Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta Jul 29, 2026 ...while the film is a bit standard as far as biopics go, filmmaker Kirk Jones handles the topic with a warm and inviting hand, and Aramayo’s performance is as wonderfully nuanced as the subject matter requires. Go to Full Review I Swear (2025) 96% - -