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: Aug. 15, 2025
Wide (United States)
Highest 2 Lowest
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Nobody 2
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Limited (United States)
East of Wall
Kristian Lin @ Fort Worth Weekly
- Excerpt: Non-professional actors shine bright in this contemporary Western.
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Dazzlingly authentic.
Red Sonja
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: MJ Bassett is a talented director. But in the case of “Red Sonja,” she seems to have been hampered by an insufficient budget, a predictable and cliché-ridden script, and mostly unexciting action sequences.
Witchboard
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: It’s hard to overstate just what a colossal disappointment Witchboard is.
2025 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Eddington
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Freakier Friday
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Strange Harvest
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Together
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Weapons
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The A-Frame
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Reeder’s film isn’t about the science. It’s about the journey Donna takes to accept her fate. That we learn this lesson via pretty gnarly genre gore is the cherry on top.
Boys Go to Jupiter
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: That unpredictability is the real draw. Boys Go to Jupiter is a legitimately singular vision a la early Don Hertzfeldt that embraces its wave of unbridled chaos.
Cloud
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The film is therefore pushing the toxicity of the internet to its extreme so that the rantings and ravings of people letting off steam and finding kindred souls to lament their shared victimhood can spill over into the real world.
Dhadak 2
Happy Birthday
Invincible Swordsman
Sebastian Zavala @ Loud and Clear Reviews [Spanish]
- Excerpt: In the end, if Invincible Swordsman doesn’t really work, it’s because it feels too samey. […] Considering the classic story on which it’s based, it certainly should have been miles better.
Metro… In Dino
My Mother’s Wedding
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Oscar-nominated actress Kristin Scott Thomas makes her directorial debut with My Mother’s Wedding, and the results are both star-studded and disappointing.
The Occupant
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: The picture offers an alluring mixture of big thrills and intimate drama.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The Occupant inevitably goes to some strange and sufficiently dark places to satisfactorily explain the rock in Abby’s possession, but it never strays from the underlying truth of her accepting her sister’s fate.
The Pickup
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: It isn’t even that awful, because sometimes awful movies are at the very least memorable. This just simply…exists.
Rebel with a Clause
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If Jovin is the very definition of a people person, always inviting and positive while looking for any excuse for a hearty laugh, Rebel with a Clause is the very definition of a crowd pleaser, a documentary focused on a subject everyone has opinions about
Saiyaara
Sitaar Zameen Par
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Sketch
Mark Hobin @ Fast Filn Reviews
- Excerpt: The kind of gem that could easily slip through the cracks, and that would be a real loss. It’s a family film that effectively blends horror into a deeply moving tale.
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Feel-good entertainment for parents and children alike.
Stans
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: An insightful documentary about the psychology of fandom.
Sudan, Remember Us
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: A document of a time and place that no longer exists. It grabs our attention with its emotion to win allies and advocates rather than a dense lecture that may alienate those who aren’t already invested.
Superboys of Malegaon
Tourist Family
Videoheaven
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …Perry examines the rise of the commercial videotape, the differences between independent video stores and large commercial chains like Blockbuster and how both television and movies incorporated the home-viewing culture.
2023 Films
Mr Blake, at Your Service!
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Could it have been better? More cohesive, funnier, more original, and more energetic? Absolutely. But I’m still grateful that films like this continue to be made, especially for a market that doesn’t favour their distribution.
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