Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video.
Opening: Feb. 20, 202620
Wide (United States)
How to Make a Killing
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I Can Only Imagine 2
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Limited (United States)
98th Oscar-Nominated Shorts
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Redux Redux
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: The film grabs you by the throat from the first second and doesn’t let go.
This Is Not a Test
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: It’s ‘The Breakfast Club’ meets ‘The Walking Dead.’
2026 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
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Cold Storage
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Crime 101
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Dracula
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
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Mercy
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Primate
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Send Help
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Wuthering Heights
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An American Pastoral
- Excerpt: I couldn’t blame anyone for wondering, on the strength of this documentary alone, if Americans have lost their entire minds.
Blades of the Guardians
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: When the brutal, bloody action starts, the movie entertains. When it ends, the fun comes to a screeching halt.
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
- Excerpt: Newly restored in 4K, Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? was originally released in 1983: five years before I was born, and many more years before I ever thought about living in New York. An oddball rom-com about a pair of middle-aged divorcees who meet cute on the Upper West Side, it also functions as a time capsule of a rough-and-tumble Manhattan that has largely faded away, replaced by shiny high-rises that no one can afford to live in.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If those who idolize celebrities feel like they know them, Luhrmann has probably gotten as close to that real intimacy with his presentation of Presley as possible, connecting us with the artist the way the Elvis connected with his audience.
Ghost Train
Greenland 2: Migration
- Excerpt: Greenland 2: Migration is a modern-day equivalent to a direct-to-DVD sequel. You can wait to see this one at home.
Hellfire
Last Ride
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Could “Last Ride” have been more original and less redundant, and of course, more satisfying, if it hadn’t included the present-day scenes? Absolutely. But what Lee and company deliver is still not bad at all.
The Mortuary Assistant
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: All we need is a healthy mistrust of what we see and gnarly practical effects. With that realism, some nice cinematography to enhance the jump scares, and The Mimic’s memorable creature design, it’s easy to invest in the ride.
Mouse
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews
- Excerpt: Beautifully written, directed and acted.
My Father’s Shadow
- Excerpt: The story two brothers tell themselves about their father, and about their childhood in Nigeria, My Father’s Shadow is as well-loved and well-worn as a lucky charm.
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is Meta All the Way Down
Christopher Barsanti @ PopMatters
- Excerpt: Matt Johnson’s goofy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is so laden with tricks, gags, and irony that it somehow registers as sincere.
Scarlet
- Excerpt: Scarlet is a beautifully animated film!
2025 Films
28 Years Later
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Final Destination: Bloodlines
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
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The Plague
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Regretting You
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Soul on Fire
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Fear Street: Prom Queen
- Excerpt: The 5th Annual JanuScary Special continues with Fear Street: Prom Queen! Sadly it’s not as good as the previous three movies.
Kokuho
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a cinematic epic, a sweeping saga that pits innate talent against traditional hereditary birthright throughout decades…one of 2025’s very best.
The Love That Remains
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Pálmason pivots from the period missionary expedition of “Godland,” to an intimate family drama, the films connected by a main character’s artistic pursuits…This is a family that continually ebbs and flows like the ocean which surrounds it.
My Father’s Shadow
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: My Father’s Shadow proves a perfect mix of historical detail (to infer upon the moment’s political unrest and hopeful optimism) and familial sacrifice (to understand what it means to live hard so the next generation might still live better).
Shelby Oaks
- Excerpt: The 5th Annual JanuScary Special kicks off with Shelby Oaks! A horror mystery from well-known YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann.
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