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Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Oct 7, 2026 4/5 For a first feature, The Cuckoo Clock is an impressive swing at something genuinely different. Go to Full Review The Cuckoo Clock (2026) - - - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Sep 23, 2026 4/5 It’s definitely not a perfect movie, but there’s something really lovely about how much this film believes in the power of music and the people we carry with us long after they’re gone Go to Full Review The Violinist (2026) - - - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Sep 22, 2026 5/5 This is the kind of horror movie that reminds you why going to the theater can be such a special experience. It is loud, bloody, ridiculous, genuinely scary, and completely committed to being a good time. Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2026) 96% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Sep 22, 2026 4/5 It may not be a perfect adaptation, but it is one that clearly knows why people fell in love with the book in the first place. And for me, that is more than enough to make this one very easy to love. Go to Full Review The Love Hypothesis (2026) 73% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Sep 11, 2026 5/5 Hope brought back a very specific kind of childhood movie magic, and that alone makes it difficult not to adore. Go to Full Review Hope (2026) 79% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 31, 2026 3.5/5 For anyone who has ever been afraid of what might happen after closing their eyes, Parasomnia understands that fear all too well. Go to Full Review Parasomnia (2025) 84% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 30, 2026 4/5 This movie rips. Go to Full Review Penny Lane Is Dead (2025) 95% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 28, 2026 1.5/5 There’s a perfectly entertaining dumb comedy buried somewhere in here. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. Go to Full Review Idiots (2026) 65% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 28, 2026 4/5 Yeah, I absolutely ate this up. Go to Full Review Finding Emily (2026) 90% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 27, 2026 4.5/5 Urgent, harrowing, compassionate, and deeply affecting, American Doctor is an important documentary that demands to be seen—and, more importantly, remembered. Go to Full Review American Doctor (2026) 100% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 27, 2026 4/5 Ultimately, Buddy is just a really damn fun horror movie. Go to Full Review Buddy (2026) 88% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 15, 2026 4/5 It’s messy. It’s weird. It’s ridiculous. And when it clicks, it’s genuinely hilarious Go to Full Review The Wrong Girls (2026) 61% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 14, 2026 5/5 This one is going to stay with me for a long, long time. Go to Full Review Again Again (2026) 100% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 14, 2026 5/5 The Rivals of Amziah King is wild, heartfelt, funny, violent, musical, and completely unpredictable. Most importantly, it feels like someone actually made it because they had a story they wanted to tell. Go to Full Review The Rivals of Amziah King (2025) 88% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 12, 2026 3.5/5 It’s loud, goofy, scrappy and full of youthful optimism. Go to Full Review Nimrods (2025) 72% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 12, 2026 5/5 Dave Green and everyone involved have made something genuinely funny, deeply charming, and unexpectedly heartfelt. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 11, 2026 5/5 For me, this is Olivia Wilde’s best film as a director yet, and one of the year’s most unexpectedly delightful surprises Go to Full Review The Invite (2026) 96% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 7, 2026 3.5/5 One Night Only is messy, charming, occasionally ridiculous, and a little too much at times — but it has enough heart to win you over. Go to Full Review One Night Only (2026) 44% - -

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Aug 3, 2026 5/ 5 Twenty-five years later, it still has the same charm, the same warmth, and the same ability to make you believe that maybe, just maybe, everyone deserves their own fairy-tale moment. Go to Full Review The Princess Diaries (2001) 50% 68%

Codie Allen fade in, breathe out (Substack) Jul 31, 2026 5/5 A samurai murder mystery with political intrigue, emotional depth, and Kurosawa’s signature atmosphere? Yeah, I was completely hooked. Go to Full Review The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) 97% - -