MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION ACCREDITED OUTLET

In this Slanted Review, I take a closer look at Amy Wang’s bold and uncomfortable film that challenges audiences to confront identity, acceptance, and the pressure to fit in. By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com There are films that entertain, films that challenge, and then there are films that intentionally make you uncomfortable so you cannot look away from the conversation they are trying to start. Slanted  firmly plants itself in that third category. Written and directed by A

Every once in a while a film comes along that reminds you why the action genre still works when it commits fully to the mission. Director Patrick Hughes’ War Machine is exactly that kind of movie. Starring Alan Ritchson in a commanding lead role, the film feels like a gritty collision between Predator and War of the Worlds. What starts as a grounded story about redemption quickly transforms into a full scale fight for survival against an unstoppable extraterrestrial force. It

A Charming Adventure That Struggles to Earn Its Message By Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com Pixar has spent decades building a reputation for stories that manage to entertain younger audiences while delivering meaningful emotional lessons along the way. Films like Inside Out , Up , and Wall-E  succeed because their characters grow in ways that feel honest and earned. However, in my Pixar Hoppers review, I'll breakdown how the balance sometimes never quite comes together. On the

Undertone Review (2026) | A24’s Creepy Audio Horror Film

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Few sci-fi films manage to balance spectacle and soul quite like Project Hail Mary. Directed by the filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), the film adapts Andy Weir’s bestselling 2021 novel into a sweeping cinematic journey that blends high-concept science with deeply human emotion. I recently had the chance to experience the film during a special screening at the Boston Museum of S

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com When Maggie Gyllenhaal first introduced The Bride  at CinemaCon last year, the initial marketing suggested something explosive. The teaser carried a wild, almost acid-punk energy, electric and chaotic with a rebellious tone that felt closer to a rock-and-roll spectacle than a classical monster story. So when I had the opportunity to experience The Bride  in IMAX, I expected a thunderous spectacle driven by attitude and soundtrack. What I found

By Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com There comes a moment in every long-running horror franchise when survival stops being the story and legacy becomes the point. With Scream 7 , that moment has officially arrived. The seventh installment in the legendary slasher series that began in 1996 returns audiences to Woodsboro’s emotional core while quietly shifting the franchise into entirely new territory. And whether fans are ready to admit it or not, Scream  is no longer just a meta-

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Starring Sam Rockwell , Zazie Beetz , Michael Peña , Juno Temple , and Haley Lu Richardson , and directed by Gore Verbinski , this film is easily one of the most original theatrical experiences I’ve had so far in 2026. The premise is deceptively simple. A man claiming to be from the future walks into a diner to recruit a handful of ordinary people who are essential to stopping an AI-controlled apocalypse. That’s the hook. But what unfolds is

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com There is something refreshing about a movie that understands the assignment. Directed by Johnny Campbell , known for his work on Netflix’s Dracula  and episodes of Westworld, Cold Storage takes a simple premise and runs wild with it. Backed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and StudioCanal, this dark comedy military outbreak film delivers exactly what it promises: biohazard chaos, outrageous gore, and a whole lot of messy fun. At its core, Cold Storage

By Ashely Saunders | Wearecritix.com Hamlet is one of the most adapted stories of all time and the retellings vary from amazing (1994's The Lion King) to let’s just forget that happened. Scarlet is a fantastical and intriguing take on the story that transports us to the Otherworld where life and death are intertwined, and we must decide what it means to truly live.    More than 400 years after Shakespeare's original work, the story of a young man destroyed by the need to av

By: Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com When it comes to horror, it’s always worth revisiting the classics, especially when a filmmaker finds a way to make them feel alive again. Dracula  is one of those reinterpretations that understands the assignment. We all know the name. We all know the legend. But this version of Dracula  is told with a tenderness and romantic weight that separates it from the pack. Before diving into my thoughts, let’s set the table. The film is directed by

Written By: Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Sam Raimi is headed back to theaters with another thriller, and if Send Help  proves anything, it’s that the master of dark humor and nerve-shredding tension hasn’t lost a single step. Directed by Raimi and starring Rachel McAdams alongside Dylan O’Brien, Send Help  strands its characters on a secluded island and uses that isolation as fuel for something far creepier, stranger, and more emotionally grounded than I was expecting. This

Marvel Studios has taken another sharp turn with Wonder Man , an eight-episode Disney+ series that quietly rejects spectacle in favor of character, introspection, and industry satire. I’ve seen all eight episodes, and while there’s genuine substance here, this series is likely to divide audiences, especially with massive Marvel event films looming less than a year away. Wonder Man   is not a hype machine, and it is definitely not an Avengers on-ramp. Instead, it’s a surprisin

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Paramount has gone completely apes with its latest horror thriller, Primate , and honestly, that might be the most accurate way to describe this film. From the moment I hit play, I knew exactly what kind of ride I was in for, and I mean that in the best possible way. Directed by Johannes Roberts, Primate  leans hard into creature-feature terror and never pretends to be anything other than a gnarly, suspense-filled crowd pleaser. Before I get i

Written by Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com Sometimes, sequels aim simply to repeat the original. The Black Phone 2 , directed again by Scott Derrickson  and produced by Blumhouse  and Universal Pictures , goes a step further: it expands the nightmare. Set squarely in the Halloween corridor, the film reunites audiences with one of modern horror’s most unsettling villains: The Grabber  (Ethan Hawke). What follows is a slow-burn, tension-stacked follow-up that leans into trauma, t

Written by Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com Sometimes the films that stick with you most are the ones you never saw coming. Affection , directed by B.T. Meza   and starring genre favorite Jessica Rothe  ( Happy Death Day , Boy Kills World ), is one of those films. I didn’t seek this one out, it found me. And I’m glad it did. Premiering on October 18, 2025 , during this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival , Affection  is a slow-burning, skin-crawling thriller that gaslights its

By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Paul Thomas Anderson has returned to the big screen with One Battle After Another , a sweeping political...

Dive into a lively discussion with us as I review Disney's "Freakier Friday," the unexpected sequel to the 2003 classic "Freaky Friday"...

Discover the uproarious world of "The Naked Gun 2025," a film that revives the nonsensical humor we all sorely need today. With Seth...

Engaging New Beginnings: DC Studios' Superman, Directed by James Gunn It is time to delve into the 2025 reimagining of DC Studios'...