Comic Book Club

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Oct 21, 2026 A flabby, stuck-in-the-mud production that features an entrancing central performance and some gross out body horror moments, but little else to recommend. Go to Full Review Clayface (2026) 77% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Oct 14, 2026 Head-poundingly terrifying up until the final act, when it segues into becoming something remarkably beautiful, and remarkably profound. Go to Full Review Whalefall (2026) 74% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 22, 2026 Heart of the Beast has plenty of soul and a Very Good Boy at its center. Go to Full Review Heart of the Beast (2026) 84% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 22, 2026 A sweet, funny rom-com with two very engaging leads in Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman... But the real revelation here is [Rachel] Marsh as Anh. Go to Full Review The Love Hypothesis (2026) 73% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 19, 2026 Those who do seek out Forgotten Island will be well rewarded with a feast for the eyes and heart. Go to Full Review Forgotten Island (2026) 95% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 16, 2026 It’s not just (arguably) the best video game movie ever made, it’s the most successful movie at aping the experience of what it’s like to play a video game. Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2026) 96% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 4, 2026 Mostly, it’s an experiment, a bit of a dare to say "hey, can we do this?" Surprisingly… They can. Go to Full Review Maddie's Secret (2025) 85% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 3, 2026 Mayday is exactly what’s advertised: an ‘80s pastiche with solid comedy, great action, and a dash of sweetness that takes an earnest eye to a lot of the more uncomfortable aspects of ‘80s comedies. Go to Full Review Mayday (2026) 83% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 3, 2026 What might have been an eye-catching elevator pitch and script... ended with the bizarre tonal mismatch we get on screen, a movie that you shouldn’t avoid by any means, but there’s no need to seek it out, either. Go to Full Review By Any Means (2026) 49% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Sep 2, 2026 Between the continuity free Star Wars: Visions – The Ninth Jedi and the absolute blast of nostalgic fun... of LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian, the franchise is in safe minifigure hands going forward. Go to Full Review LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026) 78% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Aug 26, 2026 Despite the post-apocalypse movie often feeling like a speed-run through tropes of the genre, it’s frankly stunning that the legendary director is offering up stories at this high a level, nearly nine decades into being alive. Go to Full Review The Dog Stars (2026) 41% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Aug 24, 2026 While a certain part of the comic book fandom who believes they’re only being taken seriously if there are blood and guts on screen will be thrilled... It’s a little off-putting to see Mortal Kombat-style fatalities in the middle of a Batman movie. Go to Full Review Batman: Knightfall - Part 1 - Knightfall (2026) 92% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Aug 12, 2026 Nimrods is a pleasantly charming retro-road trip comedy/drama with some engaging leads, sweet cameo performances, and killer tunes throughout. Go to Full Review Nimrods (2025) 72% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Aug 12, 2026 A perfect audience movie that will leave you screaming and laughing, and a worthy successor to the Jurassic movies that does not feel like a carbon copy, but instead its own nastily hilarious family adventure with some real shocking twists Go to Full Review The End of Oak Street (2026) 86% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Aug 8, 2026 Effectively one-to-ones [its] COVID metaphor neatly through most of the running time, up until it starts explaining things in the final act and completely falls apart in spectacular fashion. Go to Full Review The Last House (2026) 23% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Aug 1, 2026 We’ve got some potentially pointed satire stuck in a movie that doesn’t seem interested in exploring it, and centers the drip of a man when the android is way, way more interesting. Go to Full Review Soulm8te (2026) 38% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Jul 28, 2026 A brand new day for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man franchise, one that’s full of heart and action; a deftly constructed juggling act that includes multiple seemingly incongruous elements, but never loses sight on the Spider-Man in the middle. Go to Full Review Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) 90% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Jul 18, 2026 Devil Wears Prada 2 is the biggest surprise of the Spring, a movie as smart and thoughtful as it is sweet and slickly produced. Go to Full Review The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) 78% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Jul 15, 2026 The Odyssey features a stellar cast, stunning visuals, some occasionally stilted dialogue, and will leave you breathless and drained thanks to some of the most ambitious filmmaking of the modern era. Go to Full Review The Odyssey (2026) 94% - -

Alexander Zalben Comic Book Club Jul 2, 2026 Turns out fifth time is the charm, as Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally, finally gets the team right with a comic book faithful adaptation full of heart, humor, big action, and an engrossing retro-future setting. Go to Full Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) 86% - -