October 14, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Aaron Sorkin, Adam Silver, Aidan Laprete, Anna Lambe, Arabella Olivia Clark, Arian Moayed, Betty Gilpin, Bill Burr, Billy Magnussen, Dichen Lachman, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jay Duplass, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Jessica Chastain, Joey Brooks, Karen Allen, Kelley Pereira, Mikey Madison, Nelson Franklin, Other Mommy, Patrick Fischler, Portia Doubleday, Rob Savage, Sean Kaufman, Sierra Capri, Tehmina Sunny, The Social Reckoning, Wunmi Mosaku
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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May 26, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Baby Yoda, Dave Filoni, Grogu, Jeremy Allen White, Jon Favreau, Jonny Coyne, Lateef Crowder, Martin Scorsese, Matthew Willig, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Star Wars, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Steve Blum, The Child, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian & Grogu, The Mandalorian and Grogu
M & G & Friends (CREDIT: Lucasfilm/Disney/Screenshot)
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Lateef Crowder, Jeremy Allen White, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Blum, Jonny Coyne, Dave Filoni, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Martin Scorsese, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Matthew Willig
Director: Jon Favreau
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: May 22, 2026 (Theaters)
I had been hearing that The Mandalorian and Grogu felt like a few different episodes of the TV show strung together to make something feature-length. Then when I went ahead and saw this feature film, I found myself agreeing with that assessment! But I was nevertheless perfectly pleased with my decision to see this adventure on the big screen. For one thing, it was such a delight to hear Ludwig Göransson’s theme in surround sound. And the other music he composed was also banging! Plus, I could watch Grogu scamper and float about all day, particularly when he’s accompanied by those Babu Frik-species critters. All of those elements were in plentiful supply, and they all felt like home. And y’all know I love feeling like home when I’m at the multiplex.
Is this The Way? It’s certainly A Way.
Grade: Pi Baby Yodas out of 4 Anzellans
November 11, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Bruce Springsteen, David Krumholtz, Gaby Hoffman, Grace Gummer, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Marc Maron, Odessa Young, Paul Walter Hauser, Scott Cooper, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Stephen Graham
Like a Boss, even when you’re not feeling like it (CREDIT: 20th Century Studios/Screenshot)
Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Gaby Hoffman, Odessa Young, Marc Maron, David Krumholtz, Grace Gummer
Director: Scott Cooper
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: October 24, 2025 (Theaters)
Folks, I feel compelled to say something, and I’m going to be totally honest here: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere isn’t really a biopic. Well, okay, I guess it does technically fit the definition of a biographical motion picture, insofar as it features actors playing real people (primarily Jeremy Allen White as American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen) based on situations that actually happened. But in this case, the question of how closely the portrayals match the real deal feels especially beside the point. Instead, this whole movie is really a feature-long work of advocacy about the importance of mental health services. Bruce was in a dark place in the buildup to his 1982 album Nebraska, and it eventually becomes clear that he needs professional help if he’s going to make it through. That realization sneaks up on you, but it’s also what the story is building up to the entire time, and I hope whoever needs to see it gets to see it.
Grade: Good on You, Bruce and Everyone Looking Out for You
January 29, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Adam Driver, Alan Tudyk, Alec Newman, All of Us Strangers, Amber Heard, Andrew Haigh, Andrew Scott, Angelique Cabral, Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Ariana DeBose, ason Momoa, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Calah Lane, Callum Turner, Charlotte Ritchie, Chris Buck, Chris Diamantopoulos, Chris Pine, Claire Foy, Courtney Henggeler, DCEU, Della Saba, Dolph Lundgren, Ellie White, Evan Peters, Fawn Veerasunthorn, Ferrari, Freya Parker, Gabriel Leone, George Clooney, Giuseppe Festinese, Hadley Robinson, Harris Dickinson, Harvey Guillén, Holt McCallany, Hugh Grant, Isy Suttie, Jack Mulhern, Jack O'Connell, James Wan, James Wolk, Jamie Bell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Jeremy Allen White, Jim Carter, Joel Edgerton, Jon Rudnitsky, Keegan-Michael Key, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lily James, Luke Slattery, Martin Short, Mathew Baynton, Matt Lucas, Maura Tierney, Michael Mann, Murray McArthur, Natasha Rothwell, Nicole Kidman, Niko Vargas, Olivia Colman, Paterson Joseph, Patrick Dempsey, Patrick Wilson, Paul King, Paul Mescal, Penélope Cruz, Peter Guinness, Phil Wang, Rakhee Thakrar, Ramy Youssef, Randall Park, Rich Fulcher, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawins, Sam Strike, Sarah Gadon, Sean Durkin, Shailene Woodley, Simon Farnaby, Sophie Winkleman, Stanley Simons, Temuera Morrison, The Boys in the Boat, The Iron Claw, Thomas Elms, Tim FitzHigham, Timothée Chalamet, Tom Davis, Tom Varey, Tracy Ifeachor, Victor Garber, Will Coban, Wish, Wonka, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Zac Efron
CREDIT: NEON
Heading into the Christmas break, it seemed like I had a lot more new movies to catch up on than usual. Or maybe it was actually a normal amount, and I was just cataloging my filmgoing plans a little more closely than I typically do. Either way, it took me about a month, but I’ve finally checked off everything that was on my to-watch list. So let’s run down some quick thoughts on all of them!
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August 3, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Movie Reviews
Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Dave Franco, Jeremy Allen White, Sheila Vand, The Rental, Toby Huss
The Rental (CREDIT: IFC Films)
Starring: Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, Toby Huss
Director: Dave Franco
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: July 24, 2020 (On Demand and Select Theaters)
While watching The Rental (in which Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, and Jeremy Allen White play a couple of couples who rent a big ol’ house for a weekend getaway), I had a thought that I anticipate is going to stick around in my movie-watching approach for quite a while: at what point do I stop thinking of the cast members as the actors and start thinking of them as the characters they’re playing?
In this case, that question most saliently applies to Brie, whose career I’ve followed closely and who I’ve watched give countless interviews. As for the others, I’m not too familiar with Vand, I’ve only seen bits and pieces of White, and Stevens is always so twisted right off the bat that I don’t need to ask. So back to how I would answer that question in Ali Brie’s case, and it happens about forty minutes in, as she really starts to doubt the trustworthiness of her husband (as played by Stevens), and I start to realize we’re not going to see her patented bubbliness anytime soon. (Not to mention she appears to be happily married in real life, and her husband even directed this movie!)
But then this question is much, much trickier as it applies to Toby Huss, who I tend to generally think of as a lovable, avuncular mentor-type. He plays the guy who coordinates the house rental, and there are implications that he might be racist or otherwise non-avuncular. But that could all be a misunderstanding! So, I’m left wondering, am I willing to give Toby the benefit of a doubt because he’s usually such a cool dude? Or does he actually deserve the benefit of the doubt? The freaky-deaky ending doesn’t give us enough time to sort that all out. How dare you make me doubt Toby Huss’ thoughtfulness, Dave Franco!
I give The Rental a Good Review on the High-End Pacific Coast Version of Yelp.
