Kristian Lin
Project Hail Mary: Space Rock
It takes no genius to see the parallels between Project Hail Mary and The Martian. Both movies are based on novels by the same author...
Film Shorts // March 18-24, 2026
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Aadu 3: One Last Ride — Part 1 (NR) Jayasurya reprises his role in this comedy about the adventures of a tug-of-war club. Also...
undertone: Hear the Fear
You knew this was coming: a horror movie about making a podcast. Horror movies do rely on sound more than most other genres, and...
Oscar’s Gold
The Academy Awards are being held later than usual this year because of the Winter Olympics, and this has likely contributed to some actual...
Film Shorts // March 11-17, 2026
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Dhurandhar (NR) The first of a two-part saga became India’s biggest box-office hit in 2025, and you can see why. Ranveer Singh stars as...
Bride: Mismatched Parts
Good grief, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a trainwreck. It’s the sort of disaster that only male directors used to be allowed to make:...
Film Shorts // March 4-10, 2026
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Bugonia (R) Emma Stone crushes it yet again in this remake of the Korean movie Save the Green Planet! She portrays a pharmaceutical CEO...
Hoppers: Be the Beaver
With the release of Hoppers, this young year has already seen two animated films that are better sequels to Zootopia than Zootopia 2. The...
Pillion: Harry Melling and the Hot Biker Guy
Well, well. If you’d come up to me during the run of Harry Potter movies and asked me which of the kid actors outside...
Winter Olympics Wrap
Like you, I spent much of mid-February on my couch watching the Winter Olympics, and I think I want to try that deep-fried pizza...
