It’s already been a great year for horror. What were your favorites at the halfway point?

It’s been a great half year at the movies! Here’s our top 10 so far:

“Enola Holmes may be solving the mystery of holding a streaming audience without condescension or spoon-feeding. And once again, that’s a formula worth repeating.” On Netflix now:

We’re excited to be part of the inaugural lineup for HorrorHound TV!

“As a mash note to filmmaking and a goofy, family-friendly adventure, Minions & Monsters is a delightful reason to sit in the air conditioning this weekend with your kids.”

Work has been #Insane for like the last year (give or take 6 months) But today was super nice not only did I get listen to 2 #Fave #Podcasts @frightclub.bsky.social & #TheScreeningRoom both from @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social which for a #FilmBuff is top Shelf fun Plus it’s a short work week! #Sweet

Touch Me is "an enjoyable, sloppy, relatable mess with insight and fun to spare." Premiering on Shudder this week:

Yowza! Reactions to our recent reviews mean it’s Mad as Hell week on the podcast!

Despite a great performance from Jolie, Couture feels “less powerful than what the individual heroines deserve.”

“This girl’s truth is separate from her famous cousin. Supergirl makes no apologies for making that clear, with an uneven but ultimately effective introduction.”

“There’s plenty to respect here on a technical and historical level, but any true emotional connection is lost in the wilderness.” Lucky Strike hits theaters this weekend :

What are the worst parenting disasters in horror? Let’s discuss! New @frightclub.bsky.social is live:

Hope Madden's Roost: twin sisters born the minute the town witch dies, four Easter birthdays, one winged shadow that keeps coming home. Quiet, Catholic, dread-soaked folk horror that whispers instead of shouts. My full review @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social

Toy Story 5 is a sweet, clever and touching addition to a great franchise!

Horror fans, Leviticus is a good one:

Man #TheCoffeeTable was sooo Much more fun w/ a crowd & on a big screen for @frightclub.bsky.social #Live I enjoyed watching this film at home absolutely loved it w/ a group. Thank you to @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social (Happy 30th anniversary) & @gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social for hosting this showing

This week, we have a rare disagreement (Disclosure Day) in our breakdown of 6 new flicks:

Hello #HorrorFam #MutantFam #FilmFam #AllAreFam do U need a cool Fun Friday #Movie R U near #ColumbusOH if so U This Friday (6/12/26) at @gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social is @frightclub.bsky.social #Live w/ @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social talking about #ParentingDisasters & showing #TheCoffeeTable (2022)

Questlove’s Earth Wind & Fire doc on HBO is two hours of joy and affirmation:

"For a comment on the state of the world, or an extra-terrestrial thriller, the film’s sweet, quaint, and somewhat irrelevant." Our Disclosure Day review:

He Man, J Lo, Paul Rudd sings, the Time Warp, AI sharks and more at the movies this week!

Power Ballad is “an irresistible medley of joy, sacrifice and reward that feels like a bangin’ summer playlist.”

Seven Snipers - streaming this week - is “an entertaining hell of a ride.”

“Masters of the Universe is no masterpiece, but sometimes it’s OK to have fun. And the movie is OK.”

Samara Weaving is a star. Kyle Gallner is magnetic, and Carolina Caroline “spins a modern Bonnie & Clyde tale with brains, sexual chemistry and emotional impact.”

New shark movie Chum is a boatload of inane characters , continuity errors and AI slop:

Chum offers a boatload of inane characters, continuity errors and AI slop.”

Rocky Horror fans! New streaming doc Strange Journey is a gift to all of us:

3 out of 4 winners this week!

“Backrooms, because it’s so singular in its vision, won’t sit with everyone. But for those of us who have nightmares of being trapped in room after windowless room of fluorescent buzz and mildew smell, this is our Skinamarink. I mean that in the best way possible.”

Great ink by @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social in @colsunderground.bsky.social about #BleakWeek: Cinema of Despair at the Wex June 4 - 10. The brainchild of @americancinematheque.com.web.brid.gy, it's exciting to bring it to 614! Schedule in the comments. columbusunderground.com/a-week-of-bl...

Tuner lands as “a pitch-perfect example of how to make an audience want exactly what you’re going to deliver.”

Pressure is an effective mix of character study and history lesson, led by a fantastic performance from Andrew Scott:

This week: 2 out of 3 new horrors are good, new Boots Riley is great, new Star Wars and Jack Ryan flicks, and we have a question about full body deodorant…join us:

Some great new movies in theaters this weekend! Reviews via @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social : columbusunderground.com/wild-origina...

Great ink by @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social in @colsunderground.bsky.social about the upcoming Pride film series at the Wex! Kicks off May 27 with #AnnapurnaSriram's F*CKTOYS! Schedule in the comments. columbusunderground.com/a-celebratio...

“Brazenly original, ridiculously entertaining, with relevance and immediacy to spare, Boots Riley’s second feature film I Love Boosters is the adventure of the summer.”

The Mandalorian and Grogu is “sometimes really fun, often super cute, frequently amusing, and easily the most forgettable film in the whole Star Wars galaxy.” Our take:

“Saccharine delivers something intimate and disturbing—too unsettling to be solved with Pepto Bismol.”

$Positions, including a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Brandon Daly led by Debby Ryan and Joe Swanberg, is at Gateway Film Center Saturday, May 23 at 9:30 pm. MORE: columbusunderground.com/debby-ryan-a...

In Obsession, I love that his name is Bear, and he denies Nikki a choice in their relationship. After so much discussion about women “choosing the bear,” it’s a sly way to point out the importance of having a choice at all.

Let’s talk cursed curios and react to Obsession (spoilers!) with a fantastic live crowd:

Two of the year’s best and one snoozer in this week’s haul of new films. Can you guess?

“Two Women shows that, six decades on, that shouldn’t stop you from asking what you actually desire in your life, whether that’s fixing the cable or “fixing the cable.”:

“Violence and destiny, family trauma, classism and misogyny, and rage—Is God Is finds poetry and honesty and blood in all of it.” Our review:

"This documentary serves as a reminder of how much journalism influences the public to demand change." Our take on Steal This Story, Please!

So @oscmy333.bsky.social & I just got back from @frightclub.bsky.social #Live w/ a early screening of #Obsession damn what a fun watch, talked #Fave #CuriosityShopHorror I was surprised #Cronos Didn’t make the list thanks to @gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social & @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social for hosting

Don’t miss Obsession, it’s fantastic. Curry Barker "has a bigger, more expansive canvas here, but his storytelling instincts remain impressively hungry." Our take:

New Netflix doc Marty, Life Is Short is “an entertaining, funny, and star-studded salute to a guy who’s pretty easy to like and who, in the words of Tom Hanks, ‘moves at the speed of joy.’”

4 new flicks to break down this week, plus fresh studio news, join us: