Off Script Film Review

A group of Miami cops discovers a stash of millions in cash, leading to distrust as outsiders learn about the huge seizure, making them question who to rely on in 'The Rip', the latest feature from 'The A-Team' director Joe Carnahan starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, & Teyana Taylor. Henrik Ibsen's renowned stage drama from 1891 is reimagined in an epic and emotional way in 'Hedda', '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' director Nia DaCosta's recent Amazon Prime feature starring Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, & Imogen Poots.The 2025 Oscar Noms are finally here! Is SINNERS playing too big at 16 nominations? Is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER still on track to sweep Best Picture? How did F1 get four nominations, and why didn't Guillermo Del Toro catch a Best Director nod for FRANKENSTEIN? And why no WICKED: FOR GOOD, JAY KELLY, or NO OTHER CHOICE?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world in '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple', the follow-up to last year's '28 Years Later' from 'Candyman' director Nia DaCosta starring Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Ralph Fiennes, & Jack O'Connell.After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition in 'No Other Choice', the new dark comedy from acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-Wook starring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, & Woo Seung Kim.As Amazon's 'Fallout' treads deeper into it's sophomore season, HBO is stirring the Game of Thrones pot once again with 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' on this week's TV Corner.Also Netflix will have to wait until April to find out if Warner Bros. is finally theirs or not, Star Wars alum Dave Filoni replaces Kathleen Kennedy at Lucasfilm, & is Sony sweating after '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' underperforms at the box office?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity in 'It Was Just An Accident', the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Palme D'Or Winner from Iranian director Jafar Panahi starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, & Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr.While trying to manage her own life and career, a woman on the verge of a breakdown must cope with her daughter's illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an unusual relationship with her therapist in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You', a psychological dissection of motherhood from writer/director Mary Bronstein starring Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, & A$AP Rocky.In a society where people stop dreaming to extend their lifespan, some dangerous individuals still dream, warping the fabric of time in 'Resurrection', a five-part experimental film from acclaimed Chinese writer/director Bi Gan starring Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, & Mark Chao.A group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival in 'Primate', 2026's premiere January slop horror from director Johannes Roberts starring Johnny Sequoyah, Jess Alexander, & Troy Kotsur.The Golden Globe Awards have come and gone, and with a few snubs (Sinners) and a few surprises (Sinners?), everyones asking: why is PolyMarket all over the show?Also new trailer reviews for They Will Kill You, The Death of Robin Hood, The Testament of Ann Lee, & Sirat!Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges in 'Avatar: Fire & Ash', the latest in the Avatar series from writer/director James Cameron starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, and Oona Chaplin.Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness in 'Marty Supreme', the latest feature from 'Uncut Gems' director Josh Safdie starring Timothée Chalamet, Odessa A'zion, Tyler Okonma, Kevin O'Leary, and Gwyneth Paltrow.With 2025 officially behind us, the crew reveals their Top 10 Favorite Films of 2025, along with their Top 5 Television Picks & the Top Fight Scenes of the Century. 'Also new trailer reviews for 'Avengers: Doomsday', 'The Odyssey', and 'Digger', all while Avatar: Fire & Ash crosses $900m at the global Box Office.Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them in 'Ella McCay', the new film from acclaimed director James L. Brooks starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, & Kumail Nanjiani.Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless in 'Die My Love', the new film from 'You Were Never Really Here' director Lynne Ramsay starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, & Nick Nolte.As the Oscars bolt from broadcast television to YouTube in 2029 we get a look at the upcoming Oscars shortlist before diving into Disney's $1 Billion investment in OpenAI and Sony's greenlighting of 28 Weeks Later Part 3 with Cillian Murphy in talks to star.Also we got new trailers for 'Supergirl' and Steven Spielberg's UFO feature 'Disclosure Day'.Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss in 'Hamnet', the new film from 'Nomadland' director Chloé Zhao starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, and Jacobi Jupe.Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting his past and present with his devoted manager Ron. Poignant and humor-filled, pitched at the intersection of regrets and glories in 'Jay Kelly', the new Netflix drama from 'Marriage Story' director Noah Baumbach starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, and Emily Mortimer.As Netflix's $82 billion offer to purchase Warner Bros. begins to grow, Paramount attempts a hostile counter-offer. What does this mean for movie theaters?Also 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' premieres to poor ratings despite a huge opening weekend and we get a first look at what may be coming in Oscar season with 2025's Golden Globe nominations.Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A young priest becomes the main suspect in the seemingly impossible murder of the charismatic Monsignor, prompting Benoit Blanc to return for his most dangerous case yet in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' from returning series writer/director Rian Johnson starring Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, & Josh Brolin.In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love in 'Eternity', a new rom-com from A24 and director David Freyne starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, & Da'Vine Joy Randolph.Two sisters, Nora and Agnes, must navigate a complicated relationship with their famed film director father as he begins production on his swan song film that's loosely based on the traumatic events of their past in 'Sentimental Value', the new film from breakout Norwegian director Joachim Trier starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Inga Ibdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning.AMC begins offering a limited-time half-price 'Popcorn Pass' to AMC Stubs Members, and why did Disney's 'Zootopia 2' just break the record for the fourth biggest opening weekend all time?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

After challenging the Wizard's totalitarian regime in Oz, Elphaba must grapple with her identity as the 'Wicked Witch of the West' while the Wizard has given Glinda the title 'Glinda the Good' and a public status as the nation's defender against Elphaba. The two witches must make decisions that seal their fates in 'Wicked: For Good', the sequel to 2024's 'Wicked' from director Jon M. Chu starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh.Witness the moving and intimate portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century in 'Train Dreams', a new Netflix indie drama feature from director Clint Bentley and the team behind A24's 'Sing Sing' based on the beloved Denis Johnson's novella starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, and Kerry Condon.New trailers for Gus Van Sant's 'Dead Man's Wire' and Disney/Pixar's 'Hoppers' have finally arrived to begin marketing 2026's early year slate, but what's happening in the wide world of streaming? It's an action-packed TV Corner with 'The Chair Company', 'I Love LA', 'Pluribus', and 'Welcome to Derry!'Also, Universal announces plans to expand the 'Wicked' universe, Scarlett Johannson is doing 'The Exorcist' with Mike Flanagan, and does Letterboxd ACTUALLY have the scoop on festival films with their newly-announced PVOD Rental Service, or are they just blowing smoke?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to flee anywhere in the world, are pursued by 'hunters' hired to kill them in 'The Running Man', the new Edgar Wright film based on the Stephen King novel starring Glenn Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Jayme Lawson, Katy O'Brian, & Michael Cera.A romantic anniversary trip to a secluded cabin turns sinister when a dark presence reveals itself, forcing a couple to confront the property's haunting past in 'Keeper' the latest horror feature from 'The Monkey' and 'LONGLEGS' director Osgood Perkins starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland.A slew of new trailers have hit the internet in anticipation of the upcoming Holiday season, including 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' and Emerald Fennel's 'Wuthering Heights', but why is everybody dunking on the live-action teaser for Disney's all-too-soon 'Moana' remake?Also, Tom Cruise is awarded an honorary Academy Award at the Governor's Ball, Sony greenlights a Labubu movie, and how serious is James Cameron about making a sequel to 'Alita: Battle Angel'?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary in 'Predator: Badlands', the latest flip-the-script feature in the Predator franchise from 'Prey' director Dan Trachtenberg starring Elle Fanning & Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek.Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation in 'Frankenstein', Academy Award-winning monster movie director Guillermo Del Toro's long-awaited adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece starring Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, & Jacob Elordi.PLUR1BUS is making waves in television circles everywhere now that it's premiered on Apple TV+, but is the new series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan worth the price of admission?Also, every film in the historic Criterion Collection is officially 50% off at Barnes & Noble thanks to their annual Holiday sale, and is pop star Sabrina Carpenter headed to Hollywood in new Alice in Wonderland musical at Universal?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!