Off Script Film Review

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth in 'Bugonia', the new film from 'Kinds of Kindness' director Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemmons, Aidan Delbis, & Stavros Halkias.When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation in 'Ballad of a Small Player', the new Netflix feature from 'Conclave' & 'All Quiet on the Western Front' director Edward Berger starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, & Tilda Swinton.As Netflix considers optioning a bid for Warner Bros. historic studio buyout, Japan's Toho Studios reveals new details about the highly anticipated follow-up to 'Godzilla: Minus One' - and what's this about 'Yellowstone' creator Taylor Sheridan heading up a Call of Duty feature at Paramount?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own's daughter in 'One Battle After Another', writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson's action-packed 10th feature film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, & newcomer Chase Infiniti.Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on... for everyone around her, at least in 'Sorry, Baby', writer/director/lead actor Eva Victor's first feature film also starring Naomie Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, and Louis Cancelmi.As Noah Hawley's 'Alien: Earth' wraps up it's first season on Hulu, where's the franchise headed? Is James Gunn's second season of 'Peacemaker' finally finding it's footing? And what's going on in this new trailer for Noah Baumbach's 'Jay Kelly' on Netflix?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A charismatic criminal, while on the run from the police, hides in a hidden space of a toy store. There, he adopts a new identity and becomes involved with an employee, beginning a relationship as unlikely as it is risky in 'Roofman', the new based-on-a-true-story feature from 'The Place Beyond The Pines' and 'Blue Valentine' director Derek Cianfrance starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Lakeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, and Peter Dinklage.When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond in Netflix's latest political thriller 'A House of Dynamite' the first film from 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' director Kathryn Bigelow since 2017 starring Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Tracy Letts, Jared Harris, Jason Clarke, and Greta Lee.Has Kevin Costner lost Hollywood? The 'Yellowstone' star turned industry heads last week when he was left fuming following The Hollywood Reporter's bombshell report on the rise and demise of his legendary career - that's why we're digging into Costner's history, from his meteoric 'Dances with Wolves' success to his 'Waterworld' and 'The Postman' falling out, all the way through his 'Hidden Figures' return and recent 'Yellowstone' success. And if Costner's truly burned all of his bridges, then what's in store for his four-film western epic 'Horizon: An American Saga'?HBO's television offerings continue to impress with the premiere of 'IT: Welcome to Derry' and Tim Robinson's 'The Chair Company', and comedy fans are eagerly awaiting Rachel Sennot's 'I Love LA'. So if we're in a golden age of television, why's Amazon blowing it with 'Gen V' Season 2?Also, Warner Bros. bumps the price of HBO subscriptions just before putting itself up for sale, and after Disney's middling performance with 'Tron: Ares', the world must know - is Jared Leto washed?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission in 'Tron: Ares' the latest Disney feature and third entry in the Tron film franchise from director Joachim Rønning starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Jeff Bridges, and Evan Peters.A travel writer stumbles upon a gruesome secret while traveling aboard a luxury cruise ship in 'The Woman in Cabin 10', the new Netflix film from director Simon Stone based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware starring Kiera Knightley, Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, and David Ajala.New trailers for 'No Other Choice', 'Mercy', 'Send Help, and 'Hamnet' have hit the internet ahead of awards season, but is Jesse Buckley going to scoop the Best Actress Oscar from newcomer Chase Infiniti?Also, now that James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' Season 2 has wrapped up, what's going on in the final episode that's got fans all upset?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

Experience the story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine' from A24 and director Benny Safdie starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, and Boxing Legend Oleksandr Usyk.A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most in 'Good Boy', a dog-centered horror film from Shudder and first-time feature director Ben Leonberg starring Ben's own real dog Indy.New trailers for 'The Carpenter's Son', 'Pillion', and 'Frankenstein' have hit the internet, but what's this about Michael Mann's 'Heat 2' that's turning high-profile heads in Hollywood? Will Universal EVER get around to making another Fast & Furious movie? And what did NYFF have to say about Timothee Chalamet's surprise 'Marty Supreme' premier?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A young athlete descends into a world of terror when he's invited to train with a legendary champion whose charisma curdles into something darker in 'HIM', the new breakout film from director Justin Tipping and producer Jordan Peele starring Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans, Julia Fox, & Tim Heidecker.Two strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding have the chance to relive important moments from their pasts, illuminating the path that led them to the present and gaining the opportunity to change their futures in 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey', the new film from South Korean director Kogonada starring Colin Farrell & Margot Robbie.Trailers for Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut 'The Bride!' and Paul Rudd & Jack Black's new feature 'Anaconda' have hit the internet, but nothing can contain the immeasurable groans let out by film fans everywhere when Disney premiered the new trailer for their return to a cinematic galaxy far far away in 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'.And speaking of Disney, why's the mouse cancelling Kimmell?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as 'The Long Walk,' in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot in 'The Long Walk', the latest Stephen King adaptation from Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, & Mark Hamill.When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat in our latest look at 'Alien: Earth', Hulu's ongoing Alien series starring Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, & Timothy Olyphant.With the 2025 Emmy's behind us, it's all too obvious that Warner Bros. is going to continue 'The Conjuring' universe with a new series announced for HBO subscribers, but why is Japan rocking domestic Box Office numbers with 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined in 'Caught Stealing', the latest action-comedy/drama from 'Mother!' director Darren Aranofsky starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, & Regina King.24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers, but what he doesn't know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one in 'Hell of a Summer', a gen-z comedy slasher feature from first-time directors Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard starring Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Billy Bryk, & Finn Wolfhard.New trailers for 'Hamnet', 'Bugonia', '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple', and 'Wuthering Heights' have officially hit the internet, but what's taking home the coveted golden statue this awards season?Also, James Gunn announces a 'Superman' sequel based on 'Man of Tomorrow' on Twitter, Call of Duty is getting a film adaptation at Paramount, and how is Stephen Spielberg's 'Jaws' still rocking boats at local cinemas 50 years later?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A dark comedy about small-town private investigator Honey O'Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church awaits in Ethan Coen's new film 'Honey, Don't!', the Coen brothers' latest collaboration with his longtime writing partner Tricia Cooke starring Margaret Qualley, Chris Evans, Charlie Day, and Aubrey Plaza.A reformed teenage getaway driver is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend in 'Eenie Meanie', the latest direct-to-Hulu thriller from first-time director Shawn Simmons starring Samara Weaving, Karl Glusman, Marshawn Lynch, and Andy Garcia.As Disney finds success in their recent live-action adaptations like 'Moana', one thing's for sure - young men just aren't interested in the brand. How does the company running Marvel and Star Wars plan on attracting new eyes?Also, 'Good Boy' gets a wide release after millions of google searches for 'does the dog die', the Ringer publishes their list of 101 best movie performances of the 21st century, and what's Netflix doing next now that 'K-Pop: Demon Hunters' is the most successful film ever on the platform?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma in 'Highest 2 Lowest', a new joint from director Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, & A$AP Rocky.When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat in 'Alien: Earth' the new Alien series now streaming on Hulu from 'Fargo' director Noah Hawley and Ridley Scott starring Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, and Timothy Olyphant.New trailers are out for Oz Perkins' 'Keeper', Cannes darling 'It Was Just an Accident', and Edward Berger's new film 'Ballad of a Small Player', but which Safdie brother is taking the holiday when 'The Smashing Machine' and 'Marty Supreme' premiere this Christmas?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!