Film review: Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme" features Timothée Chalamet at his absolute best, yet liking the film's title character—and his egomania—becomes a hard ask. #martysupreme #joshsafdie #timotheechalamet #pingpong #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2026/01/mart...

Film review: Rituparno Ghosh's atmospheric and soulful "Raincoat"—released 21 years ago—combines a dreary atmosphere and a beautiful message in this take on "The Gift of the Magi." #raincoatmovie #bollywood #hindi #worldcinema #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/rain...

Press release: The Golden Scythe Horror Awards announce their 4th annual horror awards and nominations. Awards ceremony to take place on Feb. 22 2026. #GoldenScytheHorrorAwards #gsha #horrorawards #horror #awards www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/gold...

"Wicked: For Good" contains the spectacle of the first is structurally weaker, despite its magic and wonder. #filmreview #wickedforgood #wizardofoz #musical www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/wick...

Releasing today on Netflix, Laura Poitras' documentary "Cover-Up"—documenting the legendary muckraker Seymour Hersh—is a nostalgic look back on a bygone era of journalism. #netflix #seymourhersh #journalism #laurapoitras #documentary #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/cove...

Daily Screenplay Contest Deadlines All of these top screenplay contests offer full feedback on each submitted works. festivalreviews.org/daily-screen...

"Wake Up Dead Man" Review: Rian Johnson's 3rd "Knives Out" installment finds its complement in Josh O'Connor—now streaming on Netflix. #joshoconnor #danielcraig #benoitblanc #wakeupdeadman #streaming #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/wake...

Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” is a madcap revenge thriller and a violent, hilarious black comedy. #filmreview #parkchanwook #koreanfilm #worldcinema #unemployment #darkcomedy www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/no-o...

"Merv" is a superfood for both dogs and humans grappling with holiday blues, and features a good Charlie Cox and Zooey Deschanel. And a cute dog of course. #mervmovie #zooeydeschanel #charliecox #romcom #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/merv...

Holiday Films: "The Christmas Contract" — it's jingle bells Bayou style in this holiday rom-com. #thechristmascontract #holidayfilms #christmasmovies #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/the-...

Film review: Now in theaters and releasing soon at Film at Lincoln Center, "The Secret Agent" is Kleber Mendonça Filho’s mischievous period epic. #thesecretagent #portugesefilm #worldcinema #wagnermoura #secretagent #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/the-...

Aleksander Bach's "Hitman: Agent 47" from 2015 isn't a perfect video-game adaptation, but still manages to be its own thing throughout. #hitman47 #agent47 #rupertfriend #hannahware #ciaránhinds #videgame #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/hitm...

Holiday movies: While not quite "Home Alone," the underrated "Christmas Break-In"—featuring Danny Glover and Denise Richards—is short and amusing and worth watching this holiday season. #christmasbreakin #dannyglover #deniserichards #holidayfilms #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/chri...

Film review: "Avatar: Fire and Ash"—James Cameron's spectacle blazes bright, even when the story smolders. #avatarfireandash #avatar #jamescameron #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/avat...

Film review: The animated short film "Operation: Total Trouble" from Chad Meisenheimer is a fun day gone to the dogs, following two lovable French bulldogs, Zoey and Kenny. #animation #filmreveiw #short #indiefilm #filmreview #chadmeisenheimer www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/oper...

Holiday film review: Matt DeCristo continues the festiveness with "Champagne Problems, a middle of the road Netflix holiday romp starring Minka Kelly and Tom Wozniczka. #champagneproblems #netflix #minkakelly #tomwoniczka #filmreview #holidaymovies www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/cham...

‘Tis the season to be shopping: as Blu-rays and beyond get their time in the sun over gift exchanges this winter, Ella Kemp shares five ways that Letterboxd can help you level up your physical media collection—not just for Christmas! boxd.it/2Ss

Film review: "Die My Love," Lynne Ramsey's latest film, is brutal and uncompromising—an authentic portrait of mental illness through experience rather than diagnosis. #diemylove #lynneramsey #filmreview #jenniferlawrence #robertpattinson www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/die-...

Despite some overwriting, the independent film "Hi." by Director, Writer, and Producer Olivia Nash is a heartwarming and likable drama. #olivianash #drama #independentfilm #supportindiefilm #moviereview #hifilm www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/desp...

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We're devastated to hear of the unfortunate death of Rob Reiner. Paul Emmanuel-Enicola pens a thoughtful tribute, eschewing our collective sense of tragic loss. ⁠ ⁠ #riprobreiner #robreiner #tribute #memoriam #featurearticle ⁠ ⁠ www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/buff...

Film review: The Amazon Holiday film "Oh. What. Fun." attempts to dethrone Netflix as the new Christmas king but doesn't quite take the reins—though it is fun as a one-time watch. #ohwhatfun #holidaymovies #michellePfeiffer #denisleary #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/oh-w...

Film review: The Lawrence Brothers star in the hysterical holiday film "Mistletoe Mixup." #holidayfilms #lawrencebrothers #christmas #filmreview #streaming www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/mist...

Bollywood: Holiday cheer and homely comforts are just alibis in the Neo-noir murder/mystery "Merry Christmas." #bollywood #filmreview #holidaymovies #VijaySethupathi #KatrinaKaif #worldcinema www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/holi...

Review: Netflix Lands Another Holiday Hit with "Virgin River" star Alexandra Breckenridge in "My Secret Santa." #netflix #alexandrabreckenridge #mysecretsanta #filmreview #holidaymovie www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/my-s...

Film review: "Merrily We Roll Along" is a pro shot that can't quite capture the magic, but comes close. #merrilywerollalong #filmreview #musical #MariaFriedman www.themoviebuff.net/2025/12/merr...

RIP Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. He was awesome in "Mortal Kombat" and great in "License to Kill." A great actor who will be remembered. #ripcaritagawa #carytagawa #mortalkombat #shangtsung variety.com/2025/tv/obit...

The 2019 Lifetime Movie "A Very Vintage Christmas"—starring "Sister, Sister's" Tia Mowry—is formulaic but provides enough charm to make it worthwhile. #lifetimemovie #holidaymovie #filmreview #TiaMowry #vintagechristmas www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/a-ve...

Continuing on with Project Bond, "Moonraker" features Roger Moore—who is great as the spy—but the film falls apart as 007 heads to space. #moonraker #rogermoore #jamesbond #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/moon...

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Holiday 2025: Reviewing the classics—Jim Henson's "A Muppet Family Christmas is an unheralded holiday gem from the legendary creator. #muppets #jimhenson #muppetfamilychristmas #filmreview #holidayfilms www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/a-mu...

QCinema 2025: Chloé Zhao‘s latest film, "Hamnet," is a masterclass on grief (despite its heavy score) and one of the year's best films. #qcinema #paulmescal #jessiebuckley #hamnet #chloezhao #filmreview #worldcinema www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/hamn...

Cinema Review: "The Voice of Hind Rajab" is expert cinema that forces you to bear witness. #qcinema #filipinocinema #worldcinema #filmreview #thevoiceofhindrajab www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/the-...

"After the Hunt" review: Julia Roberts stars in this dramatic thriller dealing with present day issues. #juliaroberts #andrewgarfield #drama #streaming #LucaGuadagnino #thriller #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/afte...

Film review: Continuing with Project Bond, as we review each Bond movie throughout 2026, "Dr. No," 007's first adventure, is more sleuth-like than action icon yet rewarding. #drno #jamesbond #seanconnery #bond #eonfilms #filmreview www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/dr-n...

Sadly passing away yesterday, Nov. 24, Bollywood legend Dharmendra, India's "He-Man," leaves a legacy of cinema in his wake. #dharmendra #indiancinema #bollywood #tribute #ripdharmendra www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/reme...

The bridge between the old and the new, the 1989 Bond film "Licence to Kill" features a great Timothy Dalton and more serious plotting than previous efforts. #licencetokill #jamesbond #timothydalton #spy #filmreview #ianflemming www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/lice...

Indie film: The horror/asylum independent venture "Stonegate" has a likable cast and jump scares, but is brought down by its story and overrealiance on cliches. #indiefilm #filmreview #stonegatemovie #haunting #horror www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/ston...

DOCNYC: "A Place of Absence" is an affecting study of collective mourning and resistance—and mothers confronting loss. #docnyc #filmreview #aplaceofabsence #MarialuisaErnst #documentary www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/a-pl...

QCinema2025: "Lucky Lu" is a film fhat captures the fragile dream of immigrant survival. #qcinema #worldcinema #filmreview #luckylu #VittorioDeSica www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/luck...

Film review: "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be," from Director Klára Tasovská’s, is An elegaic excavation of selfhood through image and time. #klaratasovska #filmreview #grasshopperfilm #LibušeJarcovjáková #metrograph #worldcinema www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/im-n...

Futuristic fun continues: 1996's "Demolition Man," starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, is a fun '90s action film with social commentary that was ahead of its time to boot. #demolitionman #filmreview #sylvesterstallone #wesleysnipes #dystopia www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/demo...

Actress and writer Ashna Sharan talks about her female-led short film, "Reminisce," centered on love, trust, and her personal experiences. #shortfilm #ashnasharan #indiefilm #interview #womenled #supportindiefilm www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/inte...

2012's "Dredd"—starring an immovable Karl Urban—is fitting dystopian action, though it doesn't bring out the source material's fascistic themes. #karlurban #dredd #action #dystopia #filmreview #oliviathirlby #lenaheadey www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/dred...

Colin Farrell's latest, "Ballad of a Small Player," is a grounded study of moral bankruptcy under the guise of a ghost story. #netflix #balladofasmallplayer #gambling #filmreview #colinfarrell www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/ball...

Indie film review: The female-led short film, "Reminisce" examines hard questions and honest feelings. #indiefilm #womenled #filmreview #empowerment #shortfilm #supportindiefilm www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/remi...

Winning the Palm D'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Jafar Panahi's "It Was Just an Accident" is maddeningly current and a tragic historical document. #jafarpanahi #worldcinema #iran #cannes #filmreview #VahidMobasseri www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/it-w...

Netflix's "Reptile"—starring Benecio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake—is an odd film, too twisty-turny and complex for its police procedural underbelly. #netflix #filmreview #reptilemovie #beneciodeltoro #justintimberlake www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/netf...

Filmmaker and creator S.J. Creazzo announces the release of his new feature film, "Shattered Soul," set to premiere next week at the First Glance Film Festival, LA. #indiefilm #dreamalityentertainment #supportindiefilm #pressrelease www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/film...

Guillermo Del Toro's latest, "Frankenstein," is a passion project for the director. Yet his adoration keeps the film bathes in light rather than wading in darkness like it must. #frakenstein #maryshelley #guillermodeltoro #filmreview #netflix www.themoviebuff.net/2025/11/fran...