“Greyhounds’ Day Off”
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Buddy
What if the cuddly, loveable plush mascot of your kids’ favorite daytime TV show was actually a controlling, murderous sociopath? Director Casper Kelly’s comedy-horror film Buddy thankfully doesn’t just rest on this first-thought premise, instead adding in a twisted coming-of-age tale and a subplot about grief amongst the bloodshed. The gambit doesn’t always work, but Kelly is a master of subverting extremely specific, classic TV genres, so at the very least, there’s an incredible attention to detail to be found in every corner.
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What Tomorrow Brings
In the immortal words of Chef Gusteau, “anyone can cook”. But Remy the rat counters that, yes, anyone can cook, but not everyone should cook. Of course, he eventually comes to learn that it’s not one’s circumstances which determine whether or not someone is great at something; rather, it’s their passion and determination in spite of the odds. On the surface, Brad Bird’s animated masterpiece has nothing to do with What Tomorrow Brings, but it does show that anyone can bring their passion to life, in spite of the overwhelming odds.
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Ice Cream Man
Kids are the worst, or at least that’s what Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man posits, with little nuance or storytelling to find between its gruesome kills. Roth’s previous film, the slasher send-up Thanksgiving, worked in part because of its creative set pieces, but this film seems to exist purely so that Roth can see what level of shock and shlock he can get away with. But, at only 86 minutes, Roth leaves no space for developing characters or any tangible world worth saving.
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The Dink
Given that it’s become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, it was only inevitable for pickleball to be the subject of a sports comedy. Enter The Dink, a film which has quite a few funny ideas at play, but manages to run most of them into the ground until they barely make it across the finish line. Thankfully it’s a film that’s populated by hilarious personalities, utilizing their greatest strengths.
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The Odyssey
What is it about The Odyssey that’s endured throughout the millennia? And what is it that has enraptured writer-director Christopher Nolan enough to make a faithfully accurate big-screen adaption? Indeed, while various episodes of Homer’s epic poem are well known across popular culture, the story itself doesn’t teach any grand lessons about heroics or military tactics that easily translate to modern sensibilities. Nolan, in his post-Batman career, has continually pushed the envelope with spectacle filmmaking, and while The Odyssey may not rank as the best of his career, it improbably, occasionally, feels like his most personal film to date.
Continue reading The Odyssey ReviewUsually it takes a bit of time for the best movies of 2026 to roll in (they don’t call it Dumpuary for nothing). But the first half of the year has been surprisingly full of solid material, with a handful of films that could make it onto the year-end list. Even the streaming-only fare hasn’t felt like a total waste of time! A solid mix of genres, budgets, and new and experienced filmmakers has made for an exciting anticipation for the second half, and a formidable list of the best movies of 2026 so far.
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