Movie Review: HOKUM

HOKUM movie poster | ©2026 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell, Brendan Conroy, Austin Amelio, Ezra Carlisle, Mallory Adams, Sioux Carroll Writer: Damian McCarthy Director: Damian McCarthy Distributor: Neon Release Date: May 1, 2026 American novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) is at the Bilberry Woods Hotel in Ireland in order to scatter his parents’ ashes in the surrounding forest, per their wishes. Despite being a famous author worldwide – even the staff at the out-of-the-way Bilberry have read his books – Bauman is bleak, depressed, and cynical. His opinion of local folklore is that it’s “hokum.” […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE WOLF AND THE LAMB

THE WOLF AND THE LAMB movie poster | ©2026 Samuel Goldwyn Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Cassandra Scerbo, Eric Nelsen, Zach McGowan, James Landry Hébert, Sammi Rotibi, Elias Kacavas, Clint Howard, Rob Nagle, Mike Manning, Kevin Keppy, Hanna Balicki, William Rothlein, Jaydon Clark, Q’orianka Kilcher, Adrianne Palicki, Angus Macfadyen Writer: Michael Schilf, story by Michael Schilf and Miah Smith Director: Michael Schilf Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films Release Date: April 24, 2026 Directed and scripted by Michael Schilf from a story he wrote with Miah Smith, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB takes an agreeably unconventional approach to how it weaves supernatural horror into its other plot elements. Usually in horror movies, regardless of […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HAPPY HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN | ©2026 Uncork'd Entertainment

Stars: Emma Reinagel, Aline O’Neill, Graham Weldin, Jack Cathcart, Cameron Mabie, Mickey Stone, Jennifer Buttell, Teri Austin, Seth Sims, Tom Baker, Nathan Shelton Writer: Brittney Greer Director: Brittney Greer Distributor: Uncork’d Entertainment Release Date: April 14, 2026 (digital) In the spirit of celebrating everyone’s favorite horror holiday all year round – because, hey, why not? – HAPPY HALLOWEEN is being released on digital in April. The scrappy indie slasher ends with the onscreen statement, “We made a movie!” The enthusiasm encapsulated there is reflected throughout. Directed and written by Brittney Greer, HAPPY HALLOWEEN has game performances, an impressive corn maze, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY

LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY movie poster | ©2026 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy, Veronica Falcón, Hayat Kamille, May Elghety, Emily Mitchell, Dean Allen Williams Writer: Lee Cronin Director: Lee Cronin Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: April 17, 2026 The intent behind the full title of LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY seems less to emphasize the writer/director, who is a very good filmmaker but not at present a marquee name, but rather to differentiate this MUMMY from the franchise starring Brendan Fraser or the one starring Tom Cruise. Nobody seeing more than the first fifteen minutes or so of LEE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FACES OF DEATH

FACES OF DEATH movie poster | ©2026 IFC/Shudder

Rating: R Stars: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, Charli XCX Writers: Isa Mazzei & Daniel Goldhaber, based on the Gorgon series Director: Daniel Goldhaber Distributor: IFC/Shudder Release Date: April 10, 2026 1978’s FACES OF DEATH is an odd mixture of faked mayhem and real expirations. Written and directed by John Alan Schwartz (who wrote under the pseudonym Alan Black and directed as Conan LeCilaire), it purports to be the musings of pathologist Francis B. Gross (Michael Carr) on the transition between life and death. The movie combines staged and actual footage of accidents, executions, newsreels […]Read On »


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Movie Review: EXIT 8

EXIT 8 movie poster | ©2026 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asunuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana Komatsu Writers: Kentaro Hirase & Genki Kawamura, based on the video game THE EXIT 8 developed by Kotake Create Director: Genki Kawamura Distributor: Neon Release Date: April 10, 2026 (U.S. theatrical) Based on the hugely popular video game first released in 2023, EXIT 8 is surreal, symbolic and surprisingly immersive. Director Genki Kawamura and his co-screenwriter Kentaro Hinase, along with leading man Kazunari Ninomiya, deserve enormous credit for making something compelling out of challenging material. It’s generally difficult to make a good movie from a video game, but […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE YETI

THE YETI movie poster | ©2026 Well Go USA Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Brittany Allen, Eric Nelsen, Jim Cummings, Christina Bennett Lind, Gene Gallerano, Linc Hand, Elizabeth Cappuccino, William Sadler, Corbin Bernsen Writers: Gene Gallerano & William Pisciotta Directors: Gene Gallerano & William Pisciotta Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment Release Date: April 4, 2026 and April 8, 2026 (AMC theatrical); April 10, 2026 (digital) Written and directed by the team of Gene Gallerano & William Pisciotta, THE YETI is set in the ‘40s and aspires to look as though it was made in the ‘50s. Its style seems to be part of its reason for being. It’s agreeable as a […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SERPENT’S SKIN

THE SERPENT'S SKIN movie poster | ©2026 Dark Star Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Alexandra McVicker, Avalon Fast, Scott Major, Charlotte Chimes, Jordan Dulieu Writers: Alice Maio Mackay & Ben Pahl Robinson Director: Alice Maio Mackay Distributor: Dark Star Pictures Release Date: March 27, 2026 Writer/director Alice Maio Mackay, who opens all her movies with the onscreen credit “A Transgender Film,” has so far told stories with often psychic trans and queer protagonists fighting human bigotry and otherworldly menaces. In THE SERPENT’S SKIN, co-written by Mackay & Ben Pahl Robinson, we still get a young trans lead – Alexandra McVicker as Anna – dealing with a monster. However, the transphobia […]Read On »


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Movie Review: READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME

READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME movie poster | ©2026 Searchlight

Rating: R Stars: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood Writers: Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy, based on characters created by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett Distributor: Searchlight Pictures Release Date: March 20, 2026 READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME may be even more fun than its predecessor, 2019’s READY OR NOT. (Those who didn’t find the first one entertaining won’t be happy here either.) Writers Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy and directing team Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett are back, along […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TOUCH ME

TOUCH ME | ©2026 Yellow Veil Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, Marlene Forte, Paget Brewster, Ashley Lauren Nedd, JJ Phillips Writer: Addison Heimann Director: Addison Heimann Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures Release Date: March 20, 2026 (New York theatrical); March 27, 2026 (wider theatrical), April 2, 2026 (on demand/digital) In TOUCH ME, written and directed by Addison Heimann, Joey (Olivia Taylor Dudley) and Craig (Jordan Gavaris) have an extremely co-dependent platonic relationship. They’ve lived together for five years. Craig hates himself so much that he needs Joey to constantly reassure him that he’s not worthless. Joey works low-paying jobs, when […]Read On »


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