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: Jun. 5, 2026
Wide (United States)
The Last Whale Singer
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Masters of the Universe
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Power Ballad
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Limited (United States)
Carolina Caroline
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Why Kyle Gallner isn’t a bigger star than he is by now is a mystery…
Kat Hughes @ THN
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner are the dream team you never knew you needed until now.
Jinsei
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If Wes Anderson was Japanese, more minimalist and into hand drawn animation, his work might look a lot like writer/director/editor/animator Ryuya Suzuki’s impressive debut, a mind boggling journey through 100 years of one man’s life
2026 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Backrooms
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The Drama
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Faces of Death
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The Moment
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Pressure
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Tuner
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Changing Lanes
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If you mostly commute by car and have ever been annoyed by the introduction of bike lanes, this film could very well change your mind
Driver’s Ed
Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Once it finds its feet, Driver’s Ed is pleasing enough as a teen comedy teetering between PG-13 and R. Whether that’s worthwhile to you depends almost entirely on your willingness to forgive a heap of plotting wonkiness and an uneven tone in exchange for reaching the amber-hearted coming-of-age storytelling at the core.
Hungry
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: What is the point of making a film about a deadly hippo if you’re not going to deliver the goods?
The Last Viking
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Jensen has never shied from heavy subject matter and he always finds a way to make you laugh out loud amidst the sorrow regardless of how dry or uncomfortable the delivery of the joke proves.
Maa Behen
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
The Moment
Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: The most gripping stretch of the film comes before any of that satire: a strobe-lit club performance intro that drops you straight into Charli’s chaotic headspace.
Renoir
- Excerpt: While the subject matter may sound bleak, Renoir is suffused with such empathy and understanding—particularly for the imperfect ways in which we deal with life’s most difficult moments, and the regret that inevitably follows—that it’s impossible to come away from the film without a sense of hope.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: So, while Renoir can feel a bit detached and confounding in parts, that’s kind of the point. It’s forcing us to feel what the characters feel. The guilt of just wanting it all to end. But also the hope that Fuki and Utako can move forward once it does.
Scars of the Sun
- Excerpt: In the end, “Scars of the Sun” is not a fully satisfying work in narrative terms. Its story is uneven, its characters are sometimes underwritten, and its sense of causality often feels vague to the point of carelessness. At the same time, Chusei Sone’s direction gives it a restless, abrasive quality that remains compelling. The dangerous car action, the long shots, the unstable group dynamics, and the melancholy of broken family ties all point toward a movie more interesting in its fragments than as a whole. It may not be among Sone’s most polished achievements, but as a portrait of directionless youth, emotional damage, and bodies moving through empty leisure, “Scars of the Sun” has a rough fascination that lingers.
Tuner
Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: Tuner is a low-key thriller that succeeds because of the way the filmmakers approach the under-used method of robbery. Even if it doesn’t quite reach its potential, the film maintains a high quality throughout thanks to its storytelling and acting.
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Daniel Roher’s ‘Tuner’ is the rare crowd-pleasing crime thriller that works just as well as a thoughtful character study. Propelled by Leo Woodall’s breakout performance and a deeply immersive sonic perspective, this sharply tuned gem finds surprising emotional depth between its suspenseful set pieces.
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