Film reviews and more since 2009

Project Hail Mary (2026) review

Filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller lob us into the stars for throwback blockbuster entertainment.

Scream 7 (2026) review

“Scream 7” is a return to competence for a series that struggled mightily to find a reason to exist in a horror landscape that upped its game while it lied in dormancy.

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Mary Pulaski (May 25, 1963 – August 5, 2021)
My best friend, confidant, #1 fan, and so much more

Cats Don’t Dance (1997) review
Cats Don’t Dance (1997) review

★★★

Pleasantville (1998) review
Pleasantville (1998) review

★★★

Blank Check (1994) review
Blank Check (1994) review

★★★

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) review
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) review

★★½

Planet 51 (2009) review
Planet 51 (2009) review

★★½

Blue in the Face (1995) review
Blue in the Face (1995) review

★★½

Broken Bridges (2006) review
Broken Bridges (2006) review

Smoke (1995) review
Smoke (1995) review

★★

The Joy Luck Club (1993) review
The Joy Luck Club (1993) review

★★★

Breathless (1960) review
Breathless (1960) review

★★★

Arlington Road (1999) review
Arlington Road (1999) review

★★★

This is Not a Test (2026) review
This is Not a Test (2026) review

★½

Goat (2026) review
Goat (2026) review

★★★½

Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) review
Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) review

★★½

I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) review
I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) review

★★

The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) review
The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) review

★★

Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) review
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) review

★★★

Near Death (1989) review
Near Death (1989) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Domestic Violence (2001) review
Domestic Violence (2001) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Public Housing (1997) review
Public Housing (1997) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

‘You have this knowledge: what will you do with it?:’ Dissecting Frederick Wiseman’s ‘At Berkeley’
‘You have this knowledge: what will you do with it?:’ Dissecting Frederick Wiseman’s ‘At Berkeley’

Hospital (1970) review
Hospital (1970) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Belfast, Maine (1999) review
Belfast, Maine (1999) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

In Jackson Heights (2015) review
In Jackson Heights (2015) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Boxing Gym (2010) review
Boxing Gym (2010) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

The Store (1983) review
The Store (1983) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Titicut Follies (1967) review
Titicut Follies (1967) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

The Judge (2014) review
The Judge (2014) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Seven Days in Utopia (2011) review
Seven Days in Utopia (2011) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Crazy Heart (2009) review
Crazy Heart (2009) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Secondhand Lions (2003) review
Secondhand Lions (2003) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Apocalypse Now (1979) review
Apocalypse Now (1979) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

THX 1138 (1971) review
THX 1138 (1971) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

About Steve Pulaski

Steve Pulaski has been reviewing movies since 2009 for a barrage of different outlets. He graduated North Central College in 2018 and currently works as an on-air radio personality. He also hosts a weekly movie podcast called "Sleepless with Steve," dedicated to film and the film industry, on his YouTube channel. In addition to writing, he's a die-hard Chicago Bears fan and has two cats, appropriately named Siskel and Ebert!

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