Rose 2026 AFI Festival Movie Review: Huller Shines in a Visually Masterful but Familiar Drama

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ROSE

Directed by MARKUS SCHLEINZER

Official Movie Review

Official AFI FEST Selection

Sandra Huller and the Monochromatic Inevitability of Rose

★★★½ out of 5 stars

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Wildwood 2026 Movie Review AFI Festival Red Carpet Premiere: A Dark Masterpiece in the Impassable Wilderness: Carey Mulligan and a Powerhouse Roster Fuel LAIKA's Breathtaking, Miyazaki-Esque Triumph

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WILDWOOD

Directed by TRAVIS KNIGHT

AFI FEST Red Carpet U.S. Premiere Review

Sixteen Years of Devotion Travis Knight’s Deeply Moving AFI Fest Tribute Illuminates the Historical Stop-Motion Scale of Wildwood

★★★★☆Lucky 13 Critical Grade

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Full Phil 2026 AFI Festival Movie Review: Quentin Dupieux Subverts Familial Angst into a Brilliant, Uncompromising Work of Absurdism in Full Phil

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FULL PHIL

Written & Directed by QUENTIN DUPIEUX

Official AFI FEST After Dark Selection

Avant-Garde Mischief in Hollywood: Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart Ignite Dupieux's Surrealist Absurd Comedy

★★★★☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Whalefall 2026 Movie Review : Austin Abrams and a moving Josh Brolin Ground the Deep-Sea Thrills of Whalefall

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WHALEFALL

Directed by BRIAN DUFFIELD

Official Theatrical Review

  Whalefall Transforms the Suffocating Belly of a Beast into a Moving Lesson on Parental Obligation

★★★☆☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Primetime Movie Review 2026: Robert Pattinson Delivers a Wildly Surreal, Bold Caricature of Chris Hansen in the Fractured Primetime

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PRIMETIME

Directed by LANCE OPPENHEIM

Official Theatrical Review

Lance Oppenheim's Primetime starts strong but Runs Out of Thematic Gas

★★★☆☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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The Social Reckoning 2026 Movie Review: Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White Power the tense, ethical wars of Aaron Sorkin's Brilliant and stirring Film

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THE SOCIAL RECKONING

Written & Directed by AARON SORKIN

Official Theatrical Review

Sorkin Pivots from the Fincher Classic to Pakula Noir in his monumental The Social Reckoning

★★★★★

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Digger Movie Review 2026: Tom Cruise Delivers a Transcendent Showcase of Absurd Comedy and Poignant Realism in the Ambitious Digger

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DIGGER

Directed by ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU

Official review

Jarring Pacing and Unwieldy Narrative Shocks of Inarritu’s Digger Mark a Legitimate Work of Art

★★★★Lucky13 Reviews Score 4/5

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Heart of the Beast Movie Review 2026: David Ayer Reclaims His Directorial Form with the Bruising, Authentic Focus of Heart of the Beast

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HEART OF THE BEAST

Directed by David Ayer

2026 Theatrical Review

Brad Pitt’s Subtle, Physically Demanding Performance in Heart of the Beast is one of the Best of His Career

★★★★☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Tony 2026 Movie Review: Dominic Sessa and Antonio Banderas Brilliantly Chart the Underdog Culinary Rise of Anthony Bourdain in Tony

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TONY

Directed by Matt Johnson

2026 Theatrical Review

the Vibrant, Rebel Energy of A24’s Tony Tries to Escape the Melancholic Shadow of its Epilogue

★★★★☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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One Night Only 2026 Movie Review: The Absurd, Outlandish Premise of One Night Only Completely Suffocates the Romance

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ONE NIGHT ONLY

Directed by Will Gluck

2026 Theatrical Review

Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner Deliver Genuine Charm in the Otherwise Tired Tropes of One Night Only

★★1/2☆☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Moana 2026 Movie Review: The Plastic Trappings of Paradise - The Uncanny Valley CGI of the Live-Action Moana Erases the Magic of Motunui

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MOANA

Directed by Thomas Kail

Live-Action Adaptation Review

Stuck in the Green Screen: Catherine Laga'aia’s Earnest Performance Can't Save a Rigid Dwayne Johnson in Moana

★★1/2Voyage Rating

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Mayday 2026 Movie Review: Sir Kenneth Branagh Delivers an Action-Comedy Tour de Force in Apple’s Mayday

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MAYDAY

Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein

Streaming Review

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein Bring Big-Budget Blockbuster Polish to Apple's Mayday

★★★★☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Coyote vs Acme Movie Review 2026: Biting Anti-Corporate Irony: Why the Technical Brilliance of Coyote vs. Acme Makes Its Near-Deletion an Inconceivable Crime

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COYOTE VS. ACME

Directed by Dave Green

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A Cut Above the Rest: Will Forte and John Cena Deliver Generational Laughs in the Courtroom Chaos of Coyote vs. Acme

★★★★Acme Danger Rating

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Motor City 2026 Movie Review: Silent Retribution - Alan Ritchson Commands the Screen in Potsy Ponciroli’s Stylized But Uneven B-Movie

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MOTOR CITY

Directed by Potsy Ponciroli

2026 Movie Review

Style Over Substance: How a Restrictive Creative Handicap Short-Circuits the impressive action of Motor City

★★★☆☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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The Invite 2026 Movie Review: Resurrecting the Conversational Drama - How the Bitter, Lived-In Realism of The Invite Perfectly Evokes the works of Woody Allen and Mike Nichols

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The Invite — Review

Directed by Olivia Wilde

🍷 PenElope Cruz, Edward Norton Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen put on an Acting showcase in Wilde’s The Invite  🍷

★★★★★ Lucky 13 Rating

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The End of Oak Street 2026 Review: Nostalgic Prehistoric Chaos - Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor Shine in J.J. Abrams and David Robert Mitchell's Spielbergian Thriller

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THE END OF OAK STREET

Directed by David Robert Mitchell

2026 Movie Review

Popcorn Cinema With Heart: David Robert Mitchell Delivers a Entertaining, Standalone Summer Spectacle With The End of Oak Street

★★★1/2☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Lucky Strike 2026 Movie Review: Tactical Suspense in the Frozen Mud - Scott Eastwood Commands an Exceptional, Raw Story of Behind-the-Lines Survival

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LUCKY STRIKE

Directed by Rod Lurie

2026 Movie Review

West Point Veteran Rod Lurie Delivers a Criminally Underrated Combat Survival Triumph

★★★★☆

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Spider-Man Brand New Day 2026 Movie Review: Destin Daniel Cretton and Tom Holland triumph in the best Lived-In MCU Story yet

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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

2026 Movie Review

Destin Daniel Cretton and Tom Holland triumph in the best lived-In MCU Story yet

★★★★☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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The Odyssey 2026 Movie Review: Accountability and Atrocities: Matt Damon Delivers a Career Best Performance in Nolan’s Visionary The Odyssey

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THE ODYSSEY

Directed by Christopher Nolan

2026 Review

 Accountability and Atrocities: Matt Damon Delivers a Career Best Performance in Nolan’s Visionary The Odyssey

★★★★★ Lucky 13 Rating

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Punch Drunk Love Retrospective: My Cinematic North Stars - Harmoniums, Heaps of Pudding, and Anxiety Driven Romance - The Violent Tenderness of a Lonely Soul

❦ A Cinematic North Star ❦

✨ MY CINEMATIC NORTH STARS ✨

"Navigating the overlooked, the under-appreciated, and the personally profound."

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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

2002 Movie Retrospective

Harmoniums, Heaps of Pudding, and Anxiety Driven Romance: The Violent Tenderness of a Lonely Soul

★★★★★ Lucky 13 Rating

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