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: Apr. 3, 2026
Wide (United States)
The Drama
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2026 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Forbidden Fruits
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Alpha
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Julia Ducournau’s third French body horror ‘Alpha’ is a concussive portrait of a family strained by the specter of a deadly virus, equal parts formally ambitious and puzzle-box cerebral mania. It’s not her strongest film, but it continues her tradition of bold, esoteric art.
Shelagh Rowan-Legg @ ScreenAnarchy
- Excerpt: Alpha is a body-beauty-horror-coming-of-age-accepting-loss film (seriously, so many ways to look at this film, all of them valid, and all of them blending in a mostly seamless tapestry that shows just how much love is possible in the world.
Fantasy Life
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: an off-kilter romcom set within a sprawling Jewish family that errs on the side of restraint despite its combustible climax.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Starts with a brilliant premise that crackles with possibility. But its clever time-bending setup ultimately falls apart in a weak conclusion.
Ikkis
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Kontinental ’25
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: His point is always clearly elucidated and the actors embrace the dialogue and emotions to lean into the tragedy of our current world and the absurdity of it getting worse. Soon it will just be empty buildings and unmarked graves.
- Excerpt: This warped, slimy riff on Roberto Rossellini’s Europa ’51 refocuses that classic cinematic guilt trip on the amusing insufficiencies of modern self-righteousness.
My Father’s Shadow
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: an emotional knockout….Sopé Dìrísù rises to the immense challenge of portraying this man determined to right his own father’s wrongs
Power Ballad
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews
- Excerpt: It’s a breezy film, whose gentleness covers up how sardonic it is.
Scent of Pho
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In the end, “Scent of Pho” definitely has enough elements to appeal to mainstream audiences, particularly through its presentation of food and its family drama. However, the make or break factor is the style of humor, which seems to demand a particular taste in order to be fully appreciated.
The Serpent’s Skin
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: By supplying its messaging via universally understood packaging, maybe its intent can be better absorbed too. The final product is quite messy, but its earnest desire to open minds is not.
2025 Films
Arco
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Hamnet
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Wicked: For Good
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Alpha
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: It’s weird to say considering Julia Ducournau’s previous films, but her latest is a lot—[just not] in the same sense. With loud music, gorgeous marble-skinned special effects, and extreme anguish, Alpha isn’t for the faint of heart.
Anaconda
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Builds an entire movie around nostalgia for the 1997 original… and somehow completely misses what made that one such a blast.
Cinema Kawakeb
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Cinema Kawakeb”, although somewhat overly focused on the aforementioned footage, ultimately emerges as a particularly engaging documentary, especially for its depiction of the people and the establishment, and for its portrayal of the fragile persistence of human connection, and life itself, in the face of inevitable change.
Girl
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Shu Qi makes her directorial debut with “Girl” (2025), a deeply personal coming-of-age drama set in 1980s Taiwan. Premiering at the Busan International Film Festival, where it won Best Director, the film explores domestic violence, trauma, and resilience through the eyes of a young girl trapped in a toxic family environment.
Halo
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Halo” has its issues in the overall presentation of the narrative, but as a whole, it ultimately works, creating significant empathy for the protagonist through realism rather than melodrama, and emerging as a rather hopeful debut for Roh Young-hwan.
A Magnificent Life
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The animation style remains the same as Chomet’s earlier films with detailed sets and expressive characters. It’s just a fun depiction of the hard work, ingenuity, and dumb luck intrinsic to a career in the arts.
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