A Satisfied Enough Assessment of ‘Other Mommy’ and ‘The Social Reckoning’

October 14, 2026

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An Other Movie (CREDIT: Universal Pictures)

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Arabella Olivia Clark, Dichen Lachman, Arian Moayed, Karen Allen, Sean Kaufman, Adam Silver

Director: Rob Savage

Running Time: 93 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: October 9, 2026 (Theaters)

The Social Reckoning

Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Bill Burr, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Magnussen, Betty Gilpin, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Lambe, Aidan Laprete, Kelley Pereira, Nelson Franklin, Portia Doubleday, Patrick Fischler, Joey Brooks, Sierra Capri, Tehmina Sunny

Director: Aaron Sorkin

Running Time: 112 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: October 9, 2026 (Theaters)

Other Mommy and The Social Reckoning both arrived in theaters on October 9, 2026, and both have received their fair share of fair criticism. So for this review, I shall acknowledge those critiques and then reveal why I was nevertheless ultimately more or less satisfied.

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Please Read This Review of ‘Heart of the Beast’ to Your Dogs and Then Let Me Know What They Think

October 7, 2026

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By Odin’s Beard! (CREDIT: Paramount Pictures)

Starring: Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Anna Lambe, Odin the Dog

Director: David Ayer

Running Time: 101 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: September 25, 2026 (Theaters)

The first time I saw the trailer for Heart of the Beast, I thought it was a new preview for The Dog Stars. But then I was like, “Hmm, I don’t think Brad Pitt is in The Dog Stars.” So it turned out we got TWO late summer/early fall 2026 releases about rugged folks trying to survive in the unforgiving wilderness. And the one that prominently features a pooch is the one that doesn’t have “dog” in its title. So yeah, now that I’ve seen ’em both, Heart of the Beast certainly gives off Dog Stars vibes, both in the sense that it was aesthetically and thematically similar to that movie that came out a month earlier and in the sense that it boasts a top-performing canine. Hopefully everything is cleared up now! Good boy.

Grade: 77 German Shepherds out of 137 Dog Stars