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Disclosure Day
The only disclosure worth mentioning about Disclosure Day is that Steven Spielberg has lost his magic touch with blockbusters. The movie is boring for long stretches, is filled with nonsensical action sequences and lacks tension throughout. Emily Blunt nearly rescues it, but this clunky contraption never takes flight. Not Recommended.
Backrooms
Backrooms works best as a trippy alternative reality that reflects viewer anxieties of all kinds. The movie held me when it was weird and inscrutable, less so when it became a conventional horror movie. Mildly recommended.
Pressure
Pressure might be the best film ever made about a weather report, which also happened to be the most crucial one in history. Andrew Scott further solidifies his case as a leading man with another intriguing performance that highlights his soft-spoken, introspective qualities. Recommended.
Passenger (2026)
As a campfire ghost story, Passenger is effective. While the malevolent entity at its center is nondescript, the film benefits from its charming leads, quirky details, evocative nighttime photography and scary scenes. There’s nothing new here, but it’s done well. Recommended.
Obsession (2026)
Getting your wish is the worst thing imaginable in Obsession, a twisted take on love and romance that horrifies before going full-on horror. I appreciated the movie’s darkly comedic take on desire and relationships more than its gruesome endgame, but it’s a wild ride either way. Recommended.
Deep Water (2026)
Deep Water is a typical disaster movie made better as an airplane crash/shark attack movie combo. The inclusion of both genres make it slightly less predictable and more exciting than it would have been otherwise. And Renny Harlin is still a capable action movie director. Recommended.
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Similar to the last Bridget Jones movie, The Devil Wears Prada 2 works well as a class reunion of characters we love. That said, it’s also a funny, effervescent and touching workplace comedy led by a terrific cast. Recommended.
Michael (2026)
Michael is a lively, if incredibly constricted look at Michael Jackson’s life. It offers a swiss-cheese rendering of his personal life in between electric reenactments of him recording and performing. Thankfully, the latter makes up for the former, and the movie is entertaining in a “hall of fame highlight reel” way. Mildly recommended.
Normal
Normal is a funny and unapologetically violent bloodbath of a movie. It’s grounded by another winning turn by newfangled action movie hero Bob Odenkirk, who adequately fills the role of the unstoppable geezer with a sense of humor. The movie is skimpy, but I enjoyed it for what it is. Recommended.
Detroit Cineaste 