A surprising and inspiring look into the mind and backstory of the puppeteer who shaped four generations of childhoods, Jim Henson: Idea Man is a feature length documentary that sheds light on the short life of the Sesame Street visionary and Muppet Show creator. Directed by Ron Howard. From The Hollywood Reporter‘s Daniel Feinberg:  “Jim

A jaw-dropping look at the phenomenon of TikTok fame and the predators capitalizing on it, the Netflix documentary exposes the connection between an affiliated group of young, naive Los Angeles based TikTok dancers who fell under the wing of a “talent management company” called 7M, the brainchild of an Orange County “church pastor” named Robert

A start-up cautionary tale for our times, told through the eyes of the founders, Movie Pass, Movie Crash sheds fresh light on the Black innovators behind MoviePass and the reckless role of their privileged “saviors” in bringing down the phenomenon that aimed to bring back the theatrical film business. From The New York Times‘ Alissa

A renegade AI soldier (Simu Liu) wants to destroy humanity in order to end war forever, but a jaded data analyst (Jennifer Lopez) is on the case to capture the renegade robot…and it turns out they share a mysterious past.  Sterling K. Brown also stars in the timely action thriller, but critics have been decided

A good reason to head to theaters for Memorial Day weekend, Glen Powell leads this dark action slash romcom from the legendary director Richard Linklater, and it’s based on a “somewhat true story” about a guy who goes undercover as a pretend hitman to nail would-be murderers…only to fall for a woman trying to off

The controversial new blockbuster about a near-future America where a team of military-embedded journalists must race to reach Washington, D.C., before rebel factions descend upon the White Houses. Starring Kirsten Dunst and written and directed by Alex Garland (Annihilation).  From WIRED: “Civil War is a big and loud and visually arresting film, but its politics

They didn’t advertise the plot of this Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt action romance (probably because it features the stars of Barbenheimer), but it’s a got a great premise:  A stunt man is facing a career-ending injury when he’s tasked with finding a missing movie star and winning back his ex …all while unraveling a conspiracy theory. 

Arriving to very mixed reception at the Sundance Film Festival, Sasquatch Sunset is an absurdist comedy that follows a wordless family of mythical forest beasts as they face a changing world and their possible extinction. Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough, reviews have ranged from “as audacious as it is infuriating” (AP’s Mark Kennedy) to

A visual adrenaline rush and a reason to head to theaters, The New Empire is a campier take on the MonsterVerse that traces the roots of the ancient battle of the Titans that brought man and monster together — revealing the origins of Skull Island and Hollow Earth.  All new monsters are introduced along with

A critical darling reminiscent of Taratino’s bloody Western noirs, the darkly comedic thriller follows a young knife salesman who lands at a remote diner, only to be taken hostage by a pair of bank robbers. From Nick Schager at the Daily Beast:  “A tense, fatalistic saga of bad luck and worse decisions, it’s a throwback