The Film Experience

Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience Feb 24, 2026 Oh. What. Fun. never manages to find its footing while trying to be earnest, sarcastic, and funny as it hammers home its "Appreciate your moms!" message. Go to Full Review Oh. What. Fun. (2025) 36% - -

Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience Jun 9, 2025 C- Where is the passion in this movie? Why does it look so cheaply made given its gargantuan budget? Why does it feel like everyone is punching a time clock? Go to Full Review Captain America: Brave New World (2025) 46% - -

Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience Jun 9, 2025 C- We should have known it was all downhill after that inexplicable but highly welcome rom-com intermission. Go to Full Review The Gorge (2025) 62% - -

Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience Jun 9, 2025 B+ The most famous fictional bear outside of Winnie is now 66 years old. You wouldn't know that from his own film franchise which remains fresh, funny, and charming three films in. Go to Full Review Paddington in Peru (2024) 93% - -

Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience Jun 9, 2025 B- If the plot is predictable to a fault, Quaid's chemistry with his would-be onscreen girlfriend, his comic timing, and the occasionally clever flourishes within the action setpieces keep this popcorn contraption humming along. Go to Full Review Novocaine (2025) 81% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Feb 1, 2025 B- Arlaud is the best reason to watch this film, conveying so deeply that Tom wants to spend time with his son but struggling to show him in the best manner. Go to Full Review Sukkwan Island (2025) 41% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Feb 1, 2025 B+ In their follow-up to another critical documentary about trans people, Disclosure, Sam Feder once again delivers a movie of the moment that should be seen by the widest audience possible. Go to Full Review Heightened Scrutiny (2025) 94% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Jan 31, 2025 B+ Moss and McBaine once again deliver a compelling film that smartly lets its subjects do all of the talking, conveying their worldview and their fervent desire to document and publicize the story, whatever it may be. Go to Full Review Teenage Wasteland (2025) 100% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Jan 31, 2025 C+ Each of the four stories, if expanded into a feature of their own, might have felt more complete and compelling. This is a perfectly decent way an hour and a half, but audiences will likely feel as if there’s something missing. Go to Full Review Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) (2025) 80% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Jan 31, 2025 B This film finds spectacular stars in its two lead actresses...it smartly opts to highlight its best assets: the friendship that drives its two characters on this wild, alluring ride to a potentially disastrous destination. Go to Full Review Brides (2025) 84% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Jan 29, 2025 B Didn’t Die is hardly a groundbreaking fully fresh take on the zombie movie, but it does have enticing observations to offer that may appeal to both horror fans and cinephiles who prefer straight dramas. Go to Full Review Didn't Die (2025) 60% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Jan 28, 2025 B This film is serious and at times devastating, and may be more than some audiences can take in terms of the increasingly heavy load it puts on its protagonist. That overwhelming sense of hopelessness may, however, be the point. Go to Full Review Ricky (2025) 90% - -

Matthew St. Clair The Film Experience Oct 3, 2024 C The latest version of Bonjour Tristesse just feels like the '58 film only with a modern setting. Go to Full Review Bonjour Tristesse (2024) 68% - -

Matthew St. Clair The Film Experience Oct 3, 2024 B+ While Edward Berger's last film possessed strong performances, Conclave is even more of an acting showcase. Go to Full Review Conclave (2024) 93% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Sep 15, 2024 B+ Davidtz has a clear directorial vision that comes through in how she hones in on the complexities of these characters and the chaos of the era. It’s a strong debut indicative of great potential for her next feature. Go to Full Review Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (2024) 91% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Sep 13, 2024 B This film is light and entertaining, with just enough drama mixed in to make sure it feels emphatic and not just like fluff. Go to Full Review Addition (2024) 55% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Sep 13, 2024 B Copti is back with another film that feels very much like his first, probing the complexities of multicultural society in a country that’s very often in the news but not always portrayed in such an authentic and vivid manner. Go to Full Review Happy Holidays (2024) 94% - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Sep 10, 2024 B A standard drama that offers an unexpectedly layered and insightful look into a figure who history most definitely does not remember well. Go to Full Review Quisling: The Final Days (2024) - - - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Sep 10, 2024 B Ka Whawhai Tonu is an immersive film that transports audiences back in time, conveying the stakes of this standoff and the way in which it mirrors so many other situations of colonialism where invading forces are so sure of their superiority. Go to Full Review In the Fire of War (2024) - - - -

Abe Friedtanzer The Film Experience Sep 9, 2024 B This action film – which it is more than anything, complete with hand-to-hand combat, skilled archery, and bloody battle amputations – boasts a top-tier cast of English and European talent. Go to Full Review William Tell (2024) 53% - -