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. 7, 2026
Wide (United States)
Ice Cream Man
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One Night Only
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Limited (United States)
Cookie Queens
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: While differing personalities, parental styles and capitalistic ambitions make for an ofttimes diverse overview, Nahmias’ construction is too scattershot, her hopscotching style not thematically cogent.
Olmo
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: one of Eimbcke’s biggest assets is his use of music, a soundtrack full of regional flair with a dash of rock and ‘A Fifth of Beethoven’ to make head-banging disco stars out of Olmo and Miguel…
Kenji Fujishima @ Slant Magazine
Tony
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Sessa’s take on the nineteen year-old Bourdain is of an angry young man with a chip on his shoulder, someone overly confident in his abilities needing to be knocked down a few pegs, yet with an undeniable, surly charm…
2026 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Disclosure Day
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I Want Your Sex
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The Sheep Detectives
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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Amerian Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” begins cleverly. “I’m the Pachuco and the guide to this story,” says Edward James Olmos (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Stand and Deliver,” “Selena” and “Blade Runner”) as a fancy man with a dark sinister stare, immediately and irresistibly stealing your attention.
Bernstein’s Wall
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: But a third explanation for the title that seems to me to fit best is that “Bernstein’s Wall” alludes to something more existential and spiritual. Because it is an unflinchingly honest story by Bernstein himself through his own interviews, letters, and archival footage, showing the depth of his self-involvement and conflicted conscience, it seems that it is, in essence, both a confession and a prayer, and, in that way, a reference to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem where many have gone to pray and ask forgiveness.
Black Zombie
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: Black Zombie is therefore as much an educational resource to reveal Hollywood’s indoctrination in service of colonial infrastructure as it is an answer utilizing that knowledge to combat it in real time without the need for subterfuge.
Blue Heron
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Far From Maine
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: This is the story of people living in Israel and in the occupied territory called Palestine. Do you choose to fight for justice (for whom and what?), or do you choose to fight for freedom and peace?
Late Fame
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Cinematographer Wyatt Garfield finds just the right angles and lighting within production designer Tommaso Ortino’s New York City to suggest the past lurking just beneath the present…a gem of a film from filmmakers with unerring instincts.
Manas
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Very sensitively created, “Manas” is a tribute to female power. Brennand writes that she hopes this film will “be able to mobilize viewers’ empathy, breaking the enormous taboo surrounding this difficult reality that affects all of us women.”
Mustache
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Mustache proves a heartwarming and inspirational example of the immigrant experience while also just embracing the comedy born from naïveté. You can’t help but be charmed by just how endearing this movie is.
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me
- Excerpt: My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me is a messy execution of a decent idea: two best friends, one new girlfriend, and the rivalry that ensues.
Resistance 101
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: The best film for Holy Week is “Resistance 101.” Hosted by Reverend Chris Hedges, Ph.D., journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister, this is a free movie (see link at end) that reveals a path of Christ in today’s world.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The beauty of The Samurai and the Prisoner is how many layers of deception there are. Even when you figure one out, it’s a red herring shrouding another in shadow.
Samurai Vengeance
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Samurai Vengeance” is ultimately a mystery about the power of collective performance. It presents theatre as sanctuary, weapon and alternative family, while turning the ideals of the warrior class into material for an elaborate and humane joke. With an excellent cast, impressive period design and a narrative that continually shifts between stagecraft and reality, the movie emerges as an entertaining, subtly rebellious and emotionally rewarding period production.
Soulm8te
Allison Rose @ FlickDirect.com
- Excerpt: SOULM8TE may feel like an adult M3GAN, but Lily Sullivan’s chilling performance and steady suspense make it a worthwhile thriller.
Starman
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Coupled with shorts on the universe and the creation of the Earth, Oscar-nominated director Robert Stone has created a rich documentary on space exploration, the history of the universe, and what is known about alien life with the delightfully magnetic narration of Gentry Lee.
Stop Time
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: “Stop Time” is both about grief and what it takes to survive. Paralleling the score, it is a tender story about what it means to live.
Wild Inside
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: You can therefore watch Wild Inside as a document of this once-in-a-lifetime moment as well as a dissection of the human condition where it comes to the belief that we know best.
2025 Films
Sicko
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Sicko” remains a bold, disturbing and visually accomplished work that confirms Zholdaskali as one of the most intriguing directors emerging from contemporary Kazakh genre cinema, despite the fact that, on occasion, it goes too far.
Tristes Tropiques
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Park Hoon-jung returns with “Tristes Tropiques”, a brutal South Korean action thriller involving secret organisations, trained assassins and spectacular fight scenes.
2024 Films
Fish Bone
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Fish Bone” is a perceptive coming-of-age drama that understands how mothers and daughters can wound each other precisely because their bond is so strong. Despite some overly direct symbolism and uneven pacing, Zhang Xuyu delivers a convincing portrait of adolescence shaped by poverty, debt and family anxiety.
The Kung Fu Kid
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: At 134 minutes, “The Kung Fu Kid” is unusually long for a family-oriented animated feature. Some of the training and tournament material could have been condensed, and the accumulation of inspirational reversals occasionally becomes predictable. Nevertheless, the sustained action, the gradual escalation of A Juan’s challenges and the shift from sporting competition to economic and media manipulation provide enough variation to retain interest.
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