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: May 8, 2026
Wide (United States)
Mortal Kombat II
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The Sheep Detectives
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2026 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Deep Water
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
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Hokum
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How to Make a Killing
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I Swear
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Mother Mary
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Michael
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Bellissima
- Excerpt: The film, back in theaters in a new 4K restoration, is an ideal vehicle for Magnani’s forceful screen presence, in that you assume she’ll get what she wants by tearing it from the powers that be with her teeth. It’s also a searing glimpse at the pursuit of stardom at all costs, and the things you lose when you’re too focused on wanting more.
Exit 8
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Exit 8 is definitely worth giving a chance; after all, it’s one of the best video game movie adaptations ever made, and it works both thematically and atmospherically.
A Great Awakening
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: A man of faith and a man of science find common ground in A Great Awakening. This true-life story is enhanced with strong performances even if the runtime feels pushed.
Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour Live in 3D
Je m’appelle Agneta
- Excerpt: No matter how many times you’ve seen a similar story, Je m’appelle Agneta’s story of older self-discovery ends on a high worth the while.
The Last One for the Road
- Excerpt: They are in an oxymoronic perpetual search for another “last” drink, life as a perpetual bar crawl. But beneath that is an existential story that is a less bleak and more scenic version of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a psychological journey about connection, regret, memory, and meaning.
My Dearest Señorita
- Excerpt: My Dearest Señorita was a story well worth modernizing.
Our Land
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Our Land isn’t just a film about this case or its verdict. It’s about giving the Chuschagasta people a platform with which to reclaim their humanity and history in a country that has already taken their language and continues to paint over their heritage.
Roommates
- Excerpt: Roommates is a decent attempt at teen comedy, but it too often comes across as adults trying to sound hip to young people.
Steal This Story, Please!
- Excerpt: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! has more than earned the exclamation mark at the end of both the name of her organization and the name of this documentary about her life and work reporting the news from the perspective of ordinary people.
Swapped
- Excerpt: Perhaps with studio leadership less marred in concerning controversies, movies like Swapped could change the narrative for kids’ animation.
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: ‘Freaky Friday’ by way of ‘Strange World’, Nathan Greno’s ‘Swapped’ is at its best when none of its characters are talking. Visually imaginative but emotionally underpowered, it’s a mostly inoffensive, largely algorithmic animated flick that even Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple can’t charm into having a personality.
The Taste of Tea
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Katsuhito Ishii’s unclassifiable 2004 film is receiving a 4K restoration rerelease from Film Movement and, with its mixture of warmth and whimsy, deserves rediscovery. This sprawling family tale follows its various members down their own artistic paths
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime O Filme – Lágrimas do Mar Azul-Celeste (Crítica)
Paulo Portugal @ [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Já no próximo dia 30 de abril, o segundo filme de Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), Lágrimas do Mar Azul-Celeste, estreia nas salas de cinema portuguesas. Produzido pela 8-Bit e distribuído pela Crunchyroll em parceria com a Sony Pictures, o filme tem a duração de 1h 44m e traz-nos uma abordagem diferente do que tem sido o anime.
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: If you crossed Japan’s Yasujiro Ozu with a little of South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo, you might come up with something like this winner of Locarno’s Golden Leopard…This is the type of quiet film that sneaks up on you
2025 Films
Sentimental Value
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Zootopia 2
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Ghost School
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Although some issues do exist, as a whole, “Ghost School” emerges as a competent piece of cinema that manages to communicate its themes in a way that is both thought-provoking and engaging.
Heads or Tails
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It tells a story about oppression and freedom, mixing classic elements of the genre with surreal imagery, romance, and some violence.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
- Excerpt: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is the realization of Quentin Tarantino’s original vision for the film. It also proves how much we need his final film to be the long-awaited sequel to this epic story.
Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: One could argue that there is a promotional aspect, as the documentary frequently functions as a guide to the beauty of Vietnam, while the director herself appears quite often on screen. Apart from this, however, “Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon” emerges as an excellent documentary, filled with emotion and nostalgia, one that highlights a little-known aspect of history, while also standing out as a work that will appeal particularly to music enthusiasts.
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