CREDIT: Obscured Releasing/Screenshot

She’s the He

Starring: Misha Osherovich, Nico Carney, Suzanne Cryer, Malia Pyles, Mark Indelicato, Emmett Preciado, Tatiana Ringsby, Aparna Nancherla

Director: Siobhan McCarthy

Running Time: 81 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: June 5, 2026 (Theaters)

Stop! That! Train!

Starring: Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Latrice Royale, Marty Lauter, Monét X Change, Symone, RuPaul Charles, Rachel Bloom, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicole Richie,  Raven-Symoné, Michelle Visage, Chris Parnell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Charo, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Natasha Leggero, Drew Droege, Joel McHale, Guy Branum, Daniel Franzese, Riki Lindhome, Mayan Lopez, Evan Mulrooney, Missi Pyle, Jerry O’Connell, June Diane Raphael, Lisa Rinna, Jai Rodriguez, Matt Rogers, Paul Scheer, Nicole Sullivan, Angeria Paris VanMicheals

Director: Adam Shankman

Running Time: 90 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: June 12, 2026 (Theaters)

Power Ballad

Starring: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Beth Fallon, Jack Reynor, Havana Rose Liu, Sophie Vavasseur

Director: John Carney

Running Time: 98 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: May 29, 2026 (Theaters)

Carolina Caroline

Starring: Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Jon Gries, Kyra Sedgwick

Director: Adam Carter Rehmeier

Running Time: 106 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: June 5, 2026 (Theaters)

Okay, here’s my directive: catch up on my thoughts of movies I’ve seen recently but haven’t fully reviewed yet. For this roundup, I’m going to quickly answer the question: Does this movie live up to its title?

She’s the He: Very much so. In fact, that’s the whole idea of this high school-set comedy in which just about every actor is nonbinary or trans or otherwise queer and the whole idea of gender and all the gender-related tropes in this genre are ruthlessly played around with.

CREDIT: World of Wonder/Bleecker Street

Stop! That! Train!: Answering that question for this movie would be a bit of a spoiler, so I’ll instead answer the slightly different “Does this movie live up to the spirit of its title?” And yes, most certainly it does.

CREDIT: David Cleary/Lionsgate

Power Ballad: Kind of at first, but then it reveals its soft belly. Maybe that softness is its power!

CREDIT: Magnolia Pictures

Carolina Caroline: In a literal sense, sure. But in terms of the whimsicality hinted at by that alliteration? Not quite so much.

For a further sense of my opinions of these movies, please check out my grades below.

Grades:
She’s the He: 3.5 out of 5 Genders
Stop! That! Train!: 3.5 out of 5 Weather Events
Power Ballad: 4 out of 5 Writing Credits

Carolina Caroline: 3 out of 5 Ruses