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: Sep. 12, 2025
Wide (United States)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
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The Long Walk
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
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Limited (United States)
The History of Sound
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a beautiful period romance and ode to Americana
Traumatika
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a grab bag of horrific images in a film of two very different parts, the first demonic possession, the second a garden variety slasher pick which criticizes the media for exploiting the same things that this movie does.
2025 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Caught Stealing
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The Conjuring: Last Rites
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Paddington in Peru
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The Roses
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Snow White
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The Baltimorons
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: a big-hearted, quirky holiday rom com destined to become a Christmas classic.
Between the Mountain and the Sky
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: “Between the Mountain and the Sky” only scratches the surface of the remarkable life of Maggie Doyne and her children. There is much more detail in the book she wrote with the same title, and I find myself missing that elaboration in the film.
A Dance in Vain
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In sum, “A Dance in Vain” is a distinctly arthouse work in presentation yet echoes with universal resonance. The artistry is evident, the acting superb, and its finale will linger in the viewer’s mind long afterwards.
Daydream
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Despite its flaws, “Daydream” rises above mediocrity, thanks largely to the strength of its first part and its handling of pivotal scenes.
Death & Taxes
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Justin’s sensitive study of his family is well worth watching. In the end, even though the rest of us may not be worrying about paying an inheritance tax, we do want to pass on what we have to our children. The surprising similarities, their problems and solutions, between your family and Schien’s, might be more numerous than you thought.
Flames of a Flower
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Flames of a Flower” is a competent and compelling movie: well-acted, beautifully shot, and rich in its thematic ambition. Yet, given the fascinating true-life backdrop, its full potential is hindered by missteps in execution, especially toward the end. Still, it remains highly worthwhile, for its portrayal of the real-world incident, the stunning fireworks imagery, and its examination of a man desperately seeking solace.
Four Nights of a Dreamer
- Excerpt: Largely overlooked among Bresson’s oeuvre of minimalist masterpieces, Four Nights of a Dreamer has now been beautifully restored in 4K by mk2 Films under the supervision of Bresson’s widow, Mylène Bresson, and is bound to enchant audiences anew with its lyrical depiction of love found and lost.
Griffin in Summer
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Colia’s screenplay intricately weaves the impact of outside events on various relationships to propel this unique coming-of-age comedy, ‘Regrets of Autumn’ a comedic mini-masterpiece of adult drama seen through the eyes of a child.
Human Resource
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: “Human Resource” is another intelligent and thoughtfully constructed work from Nawapol. While it may lack some of the stylistic flair of his earlier movies, as an exercise in restraint and measure it is remarkably successful.
Inspector Zende
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
The Invisible Doctrine
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: “The Invisible Doctrine: the Secret History of Neoliberalism (and how it came to control your life)” is a thought-provoking criticism of the machinations of a capitalistic democracy. The focus and hope of the film is that there is another way. That, my friends, is why it’s mandatory to see.
Riefenstahl
- Excerpt: In the fascinating and infuriating new documentary Riefenstahl, writer and director Andres Veiel delves into the more than 700 boxes of archival material Riefenstahl left behind upon her death in 2003 at the ripe old age of 101—including private phone conversations she herself recorded—to discover who she really was behind the reels of carefully crafted and curated images. The result is a portrait of an unrepentant woman who expertly manipulated the public’s perception of her while privately mourning the loss of her “murdered ideals.”
River of Grass
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: “River of Grass” is the kind of artistically done conservationist film you wish you had seen in school. It explains the interconnectedness of people, nature, and health with poetic content and innovative photography.
Songs of Paradise
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Sovereign
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: The brilliant ensemble cast channels this story into a haunting moral tale of hubris, extremism and misguided priorities.
Splitsville
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: This is one of those movies that entertain us while watching it, and then we walk away thinking about the questions it presents.
Kristian Lin @ Fort Worth Weekly
- Excerpt: An open marriage leads to comedy violence and comedy gold.
Star People
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: McCabe Slye, as Taylor, brings his powerful presence to drive home the need we have in our society to care for each other. The role of the seven UFOs and their gift provides “Star People” with a surprising brilliance.
Sundan, Remember Us
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Hind Meddeb, the writer and director, has created a refreshingly brilliant way to report on the state of affairs in Sudan.
There Is Another Way
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: It’s meaningful seeing Israelis with the courage to come across and to stand with the Palestinians to say ‘not in our name.’
The Thursday Murder Club
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: A frothy, tension-free romp, but with a cast this good, it’s impossible not to be charmed.
Torn
Bev Questad @ Itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Torn poignantly, and perhaps not on purpose, reveals misunderstandings on both sides about the Gaza War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Twinless
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: the filmmaker has created an almost insurmountable obstacle for this relationship, and one’s individual capacity for forgiveness will be integral to how one views “Twinless.”
We Strangers
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: In the film’s best scene of writing, direction and acting, Ray changes the power dynamic, manipulating Jean into a $100 fee for a ‘friendly’ reading and of course, she delivers, having absorbed enough information from what she’s seen and Jean’s surroundings to formulate an educated analysis.
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