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Spielberg’s next UFO/alien film looks like a winner.
First Look: Disclosure Day - The Reelness
Could director Steven Spielberg have another E.T. or Close Encounters of the Third Kind-styled epic on his hands? The legendary filmmaker turns his sights on
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December 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: Daniel Craig reprises his role of detective Benoit Blanc in this third installment in the whodunit franchise starring Josh O’Connor. On @netflix.com
#moviereview #wakeupdeadmanmovie #danielcraig #joshoconnor
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - The Reelness
When a controversial Catholic priest dies during his sermon, all eyes are on the recently arrived rival priest as the prime suspect, until detective Benoit
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December 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Splitsville: Talk of an open marriage sends two dysfunctional couples into chaos. Dakota Johnson and Kyle Marvin star in this screwball comedy. On AppleTV and Amazon.
#moviereview #splitsvillemovie #dakotajohnson #kylemarvin
Splitsville - The Reelness
After he is dumped by his wife of 14 months, good-natured and affable Carey literally runs to his lifelong friends Julie and Paul for support. When they tell
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December 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Jay Kelly: A successful, self-absorbed movie star wonders if sacrificing his friends and family was worth it for fame. George Clooney and Adam Sandler star in this dramedy on Netflix.
#moviereview #JayKellymovie #GeorgeClooney #AdamSandler
Jay Kelly - The Reelness
A successful, self-absorbed actor in the twilight of his career looks back on his life, wondering if his fame was worth the heartache that it caused his
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December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Blue Moon: Ethan Hawke stars as “Blue Moon” songwriter Lorenz Hart in this dramedy set on the 1943 debut of his former writing partner’s blockbuster Broadway debut. On AppleTV and Amazon. Review:
#moviereview #bluemoonmovie #ethanhawke
Blue Moon - The Reelness
On the evening of his former songwriting partner’s 1943 Broadway debut of the blockbuster Oklahoma!, once-famed lyricist Lorenz Hart pines for a comeback and
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December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Train Dreams: Joel Edgerton stars in this poignant and epic tale of a logger and railroad worker in turn-of-the-20th Century America. On Netflix.
#Moviereview #traindreams #joeledgerton #traindreamovie
Train Dreams - The Reelness
The life and death of logger and railroad worker Robert Grainier, born in 1889 in the Pacific Northwest, is chronicled in this epic historical drama starring
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December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A Little Prayer: A North Carolina family deals with infidelity, PTSD, addiction and abortion in this tender drama starring David Strathairn and Jane Levy. On AppleTV and Amazon.
#ALittlePrayermovie #AngusMacLachlan #JaneLevy #DavidStrathairn
A Little Prayer - The Reelness
The patriarch of a North Carolina family tries to protect his kind-hearted daughter-in-law after he discovers his reckless son is cheating on her with a
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November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Hamnet: A family tragedy inspires William Shakespeare’s most iconic play. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao’s historical drama. In theaters:
#MovieReview #Hamnetmovie #Hamnet #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #JacobiJupe
Hamnet - The Reelness
Wiliam Shakespeare and his wife Agnes juggle marriage and parenthood in rural, late 1500s England as he strives to make a name for himself as a playwright in
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November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you haven’t yet seen it, check out 2021’s Swan Song, where Kier stars as a retired hairstylist who breaks out of his nursing home to honor his former best friend’s dying wishes.
Iconic German Actor Udo Kier Dies at 81 - The Reelness
Udo Kier, the German character actor and cult icon whose expansive body of work included collaborations with Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier and
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Sisu: Road to Revenge: The legendary Nazi German-killing Finnish war hero is back, this time taking aim at the Soviet soldiers who killed his family during WWII. In theaters:
#moviereview #SisuRoadToRevenge
Sisu: Road to Revenge - The Reelness
Finland's legendary one-man killing machine is back, this time taking on the Soviet troops who brutally killed his wife and two young sons during WWII and are
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November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Wicked: For Good: Two friends fight fascism in this second half of the film adaptation inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star. In theaters:
#moviereview #WickedforGood #cynthiaerivo #arianagrande
Wicked: For Good - The Reelness
Glinda and Elphaba must navigate a fracture in their friendship when the evil Wizard and his sidekick try to pit Glinda against the now-fugitive justice
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November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The History of Sound: Two men embark on a romantic relationship in 1917 America. Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor star in this poignant LGBTQ+ love story. On AppleTV and Amazon. Review:
#TheHistoryofSound #PaulMescal #JoshOConnor
The History of Sound - The Reelness
Two men who share a love of American folk music begin a clandestine, romantic relationship while at the New England Conservatory in 1917 Boston, reuniting
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November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Running Man: Glen Powell is a contestant in a deadly game show in a dystopian present day America, in this remake of the 1987 sci-fi action film. In theaters.
#moviereview #TheRunningMan2025 #GlenPowell
The Running Man - The Reelness
A man desperate for money to pay for his sick daughter's healthcare agrees to be a contestant in a deadly TV game show in present day, dystopian America,
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November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
John Candy: I Like Me: The feel good documentary about the late Canadian comedy actor that we all need right now. On Amazon Prime. Review:
#MovieReview #JohnCandy
John Candy: I Like Me - The Reelness
The life and death of Canadian comic actor John Candy is explored in this documentary featuring archival interviews with Candy, excerpts from his TV and movie
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November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Frankenstein: A scientist harnesses lightning to re-animate a corpse created from various body parts, in Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of the horror classic starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. On Netflix. #moviereview #frankenstein2025 #guillermodeltoro #jacobelordi
Frankenstein - The Reelness
A brilliant but egomaniacal scientist obsessed with cheating death harnesses lightning to reanimate a human corpse pieced together from body parts from
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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Anniversary: A politically progressive family in metro DC is destroyed by five years of authoritarian rule. Diane Lane, Phoebe Dynavor and Kyle Chandler star in this dystopian political thriller. In theaters.
#moviereview #anniversarymovie #dianelane
Anniversary - The Reelness
The lives of a successful, politically progressive family in metro Washington D.C. are completely upended within just five years as America plunges full speed
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October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Two young men become surrogate brothers for one another after meeting at a support group for twins whose siblings have died… until a terrible truth is revealed. Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney star in this dramedy. On Amazon. Review:
#moviereview #twinlessmovie
Twinless - The Reelness
While mourning the recent death of his twin brother, Roman strikes up a friendship with Dennis at a bereavement support group for now-twinless twins. They
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October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Black Phone 2: A brother/sister duo do battle against a serial killer who can kill them as they dream, in this more supernatural sequel to the 2021 horror/thriller. In theaters. Review:
#moviereview #blackphone2 #masonthames #madeleinemcgraw
Black Phone 2 - The Reelness
Four years after escaping from and killing The Grabber, a sadistic serial killer that preyed on children, Finn joins his clairvoyant younger sister Gwen at a
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October 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
One Battle After Another: A former guerrilla fighter comes out of hiding when a military officer with ties to white supremacists come after him and his mixed-race daughter. Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro star in this crime thriller. In theaters. Review:
#OneBattleAfterAnother
One Battle After Another - The Reelness
A former U.S. guerrilla fighter’s life is turned upside down when his main enemy, a military officer with ties to a powerful, far-right cabal of white
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October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wayward: A transgender cop and two teenage girls unearth the sinister secret at a reform school for wayward youth. Toni Collette stars in this mystery series on Netflix.
#seriesreview #waywardnetflix #tonicollette
Wayward - The Reelness
A transgender police officer new to a rural town in Vermont teams up with two teenage girls to uncover the dark secret behind the town’s mysterious boarding
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October 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The World Will Tremble: Jewish detainees at Nazi Germany’s first concentration camp escape to tell the world of the Holocaust. On Amazon Prime. Review:
#Moviereview #theworldwilltremble
The World Will Tremble - The Reelness
Jewish detainees at the Chelmno Concentration Camp in 1942 Poland plot their escape to warn the world that the occupying Nazi Germans are not sending Jews to
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September 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM