Catching Up with the Critics 2026 (Part 1)
With a little help from our critic friends, here's a mid-year check-in on the essential films we missed.
‘Spy Hard’ Revisited: An Origin Story
One of many forgotten Leslie Nielsen spoofs released after the success of 'The Naked Gun,' 'Spy Hard' debuted 30 years ago. For one of The Reveal's writers, it was a momentous occasion.
Open Question: What horror subgenre creeps you out the most? ✦
Liminal spaces appear to be freaking out the younger generations. Let's talk about the subgenres that unnerve you.
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In Review: ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Pressure,’ ‘Power Ballad’
This week's new releases include a spooky horror movie set in a mundane nowhere land, a World War II drama about heroic acts of meteorology, and the latest from 'Once' and 'Sing Street' director John Carney.
Drive-In ’76: ‘The Missouri Breaks,’ ‘Grizzly,’ ‘The Stranger and the Gunfighter,’ ‘Don’t Open the Window’
A check-in at the drive-in fare of 50 years ago finds an abundance of rustlers, martial artists, giant bears, and zombies.
#43 (tie): ‘Stalker’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
A journey through all 100 of Sight & Sound's best films heads into The Zone via Andrei Tarkovsky's contemplative 1979 science fiction film.