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04/21/202604/20/2026inReviews, VODepthsby Josh Bell5 min read

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week

In this week’s fringe VOD releases, athletes and ballet dancers play fictional variations on themselves, horror comes to NYC and the Old West, and Lena Headey seeks revenge. Ballistic (VOD and select theaters April 17): Lena Headey digs into the role of a grief-stricken, vengeance-seeking mother in this uneven drama, which isn’t quite equipped to […]

04/20/202604/19/2026inLooking Backby Jeremy Herbert7 min read

Rewinding Will Cost You: The Value of VHS in the End Times

Nine years ago, I traversed the World’s Longest Yard Sale to figure out what VHS tapes were worth. Last month, at a much smaller yard sale, I watched a grown man ask ChatGPT how much he should charge me for his French copy of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. With a deathly […]

04/17/202604/16/2026inClassic Corner, Looking Backby Sean Burns6 min read

Classic Corner: Bad Day at Black Rock

John Sturges’s masterful mash-up of Western, film noir, and social commentary is a lean, mean, 81-minute masterclass in Hollywood craft.

04/16/202604/15/2026inReviewsby Kimber Myers4 min read

Review: Blue Heron

Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a shattering beauty of a film.

04/15/202604/14/2026inLooking Backby Kayleigh Donaldson5 min read

When Hammer Horror Resurrected The Mummy

With another Mummy movie on the way, let’s look back at Hammer Horror’s stylish but limited dive into the genre.

04/14/202604/16/2026inDisc/Streaming Guides, Reviewsby Jason Bailey9 min read

The Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: Christy, Gilda, Trouble in Paradise, and More

Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.

04/13/202604/12/2026inLooking Backby Craig D. Lindsey8 min read

Harvey’s Hellhole: Flirting With Disaster

When David O. Russell went to work for Harvey Weinstein, “complications ensued” was an understatement.

04/10/202604/09/2026inHappy Birthday, Looking Backby Josh Spiegel5 min read

James and the Giant Peach at 30: A Musically Disappointing Sophomore Slump

Even though many key collaborators from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ returned for this Roald Dahl adaptation, the one new figure’s key contribution was sadly lifeless songs.

04/10/202604/09/2026inClassic Corner, Happy Birthday, Looking Backby Sara Batkie6 min read

Classic Corner: A Room With a View

Forty years ago, Merchant Ivory’s first big hit debuted in theaters and period pieces haven’t been the same since.

04/09/202604/08/2026inReviewsby Jason Bailey5 min read

Review: Hamlet

The Riz Ahmed-led adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic is a vigorous, energetic, inspired interpretation that turns the familiar text into something fresh and new.

04/08/202604/07/2026inLooking Backby Guy Davis6 min read

The Road Not Taken: Jeff Nichols’s Midnight Special 10 Years On

“Midnight Special” was supposed to be the mainstream breakthrough for director Jeff Nichols when it hit theaters a decade ago. It still hasn’t found the audience it deserves.

04/08/202604/07/2026inLooking Backby Edwin Arnaudin5 min read

Shadow of a Doubt: The Enduring Mysteries of Exit Through the Gift Shop

Banksy may finally have been unmasked, but the ambiguities of his Oscar-nominated documentary remain as entertaining and intellectually stimulating as ever.