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: Oct. 23, 2026
Wide (United States)
Clayface
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Klara and the Sun
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A Talent for Murder
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Wicker
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Wildwood
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Limited (United States)
Possible Love
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The vocal cast is first rate, Trembley’s Curtis and Awkwafina’s rat particularly endearing…Travis Knight has brought an epic fantasy adventure to life, literally frame by frame, and it’s a stunner.
Terrestrial
Sara Clements @ Next Best Picture
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Coyote vs. Acme
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Street Fighter
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Whalefall
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You Can See Everything
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Bedford Park
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: The fairy tale quality of their meeting, the excessive nature of some backstory elements and a conclusion that stretches credibility keep the feature from being entirely convincing. Still, the chemistry between Moon Choi and Son Suk-ku, supported by Won Mi-kyung and Kim Eung-soo, gives the movie enough emotional weight to remain engaging throughout.
The Chain of Roses
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “The Chain of Roses” does not attempt to disguise how far-fetched its story can become, and that proves to be one of its strengths. Sato embraces the various aspects of the film, with the relationship of the two protagonists, however, always remaining in the forefront, along with the action. The result is fast, stylish and consistently entertaining. In an environment where Japanese festival cinema can frequently lean toward solemnity, this is precisely the kind of uncomplicated genre fun that feels welcome once in a while.
Chronovisor
Philip Bagnall @ Loud and Clear Reviews
- Excerpt: The premise, setting and inherent existential dread of Chronovisor combine to make it a truly unique psychological horror.
The Day After Sunday
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “The Day After Sunday” is a controlled and carefully observed marital drama built around the difficulty of communicating when the stakes of a conversation become almost unbearable. Kato’s restrained direction, Kizu’s meticulous imagery and Haru Kuroki’s excellent central performance allow the quiet tension to remain effective without requiring major dramatic explosions. Some flatness is unavoidable within such an understated approach, but the concise duration and consistently impressive visuals ensure that the movie remains an engaging portrait of two people discovering just how distant someone standing beside them can become.
Everytime
Philip Bagnall @ Loud and Clear Reviews
- Excerpt: Everytime captures the strangeness of the grieving process with empathy, skill and incredible grace. One of the year’s best films.
The First Taste of Loneliness
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Nevertheless, “The First Taste of Loneliness” remains a distinctive family drama precisely because it refuses many of the usual mechanisms of the genre. There are no major battles between generations and no deceased patriarch whose memory poisons everyone left behind.
Fjord
Christopher Cross @ Asynchronous Media
Four Seasons in Java
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Four Seasons in Java” is an ambitious and visually impressive feminist drama that once again confirms Kamila Andini’s interest in women confronting structures designed to limit them. Its episodic nature, occasional excesses and disconnected ending prevent all of its ideas from cohering completely. Nevertheless, the captivating central story, excellent performances and striking cinematography make it another notable entry in Andini’s increasingly distinctive body of work.
Ghost in the Cell
- Excerpt: …one of the most enjoyably bonkers movies of the year.
Happily Ever After
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In the end, “Happily Ever After” is essentially a “soup for the soul” type of family drama. It is warm, attractive, well acted and pleasantly balanced in the way it approaches its characters. At the same time, the familiarity of both its themes and structure means that there is little here likely to linger in the mind for long. Roan delivers an accomplished and enjoyable sophomore feature, even if one that rarely moves beyond the conventions of the genre it embraces.
Hearing
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Hearing” nevertheless confirms that Le Bao remains an unmistakably personal filmmaker. Few directors would approach a family drama through decibel meters, elderly rave parties, forests and extensive sonic experimentation, and fewer still would commit to these ideas with such determination. The movie can be frustratingly slow and noticeably self-indulgent, but its cinematography and extraordinary use of sound are difficult to dismiss. Like “Taste”, it is cinema that could hardly be mistaken for anyone else’s.
Heysel 85
Philip Bagnall @ Loud and Clear Reviews
- Excerpt: Despite generating some tense moments, Heysel 85’s fictionalised approach to real events threatens to cheapen a tragedy.
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: It’s a beautifully heartfelt experience that never sacrifices the authenticity of the struggle inherent to thinking we must sometimes protect our kids (literally or figuratively) from ourselves.
In My Father’s Room
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “In My Father’s Room” is a measured and visually refined debut from Maha Harada, whose background in literature and art is evident throughout. Its occasional pretentiousness and unnecessary final extension are noticeable, but neither overwhelms the movie.
My Mother
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “My Mother” combines social drama, rural realism and ritualistic elements in a story about motherhood, migration and regret. The combination does not always work to perfection, and some more editing could benefit particular passages, while Sri’s side of the story could have received more attention
My Omaha
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: What it means is that the film doesn’t end up being about Omaha. It becomes about [Nick]. How he engages with his city. How he takes it upon himself to recognize [his] white privilege. How he hopes for better.
Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: https://www.ventanaindiscreta.ulima.edu.pe/post/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-2025-volver-al-pasado
On the Road
- Excerpt: …the film’s emotional impact can’t be denied… By the end, their pain becomes all of ours.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a film that is like being invited to an illuminating and entertaining cocktail party celebrating black excellence in the arts and the time’s burgeoning political activism and, as with many such parties, debate gets more lively as punch bowl levels drop.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Shot on 16mm via multiple cameras that surely captured hours of footage between all the rooms of Ellington’s home despite unfolding in one afternoon, I would have been just as engrossed at triple the runtime.
Paris Was a Woman
- Excerpt: An adaptation of Andrea Weiss’s 1995 book of the same name, the 1996 documentary Paris Was a Woman shines a light on the women artists, writers, and cultural trendsetters that populated Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
Reporting Live
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Sacrifice
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: It features some big names, a distinct visual design and good production values, but it loses its way with muddled ideas and disjointed storytelling.
Sense and Sensibility
- Excerpt: Austen’s story and characters, appealing young performers, beautiful cinematography (Arnaud Potier) and score (Roger Goula) make this a worthy watch and a reason to be optimistic about the inevitable future version.
Sense and Sensibility
- Excerpt: The front half of the film is especially alive with the visceral visual language of love and longing, even though some of its ensemble don’t always rise to the same standards as its sensory tapestry.
Tenzing
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: With stunning climbing footage, heartfelt moments shared by young adult Tenzing and his wife Dawa, an invigorating structure, and a great supporting cast that helps keep the drama and suspense grounded, it’s easy to stay invested.
2024 Films
Arsa
Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: As a series of sensations and meditations on grief—and what art can represent for some people on an emotional level—it’s not entirely bad.
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