Reminders of Him

• Director: Vanessa Caswill
• Writers: Colleen Hoover, Lauren Levine
• Starring: Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Lauren Graham, Bradley Whitford

Grade: D

Colleen Hoover has been a staple in the fiction book community, but has since made her way into the film industry. With It Ends with Us and Regretting You being major box office successes, it looks like Hoover’s work will continue to be adapted to feature films, leading to the release of Reminders of Him. While the film maintains the rom-dram elements that makes Hoover such a popular author, it falls under the trapping of her previous film adaptations.

Project Hail Mary

• Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
• Writer: Drew Goddard
• Starring: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub

Grade: A-

“Project Hail Mary” is a highly renowned book not only because of the vast popularity of Andy Weir, but because of how people connect with the story and its themes. Because of this, a film adaptation would have a lot to live up to. Even though films like The Martian proved that Weir’s stories adapt easily to the big screen, the ability to please fans of the original source material as well as bring in a new audience is a daunting task. Luckily, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and writer Drew Goddard proved to be the right ones to take on the project, with what will likely be one of the biggest movies of 2026.

Shelter

• Director: Ric Roman Waugh
• Writer: Ward Parry
• Starring: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy, Harriet Walter, Naomi Ackie

Grade: C

For the past few years, the early months have graced audiences with the latest Jason Statham action vehicle. With films like The Beekeeper and A Working Man breaking the box office by grossing more than double their budgets worldwide, it shows that the world is not yet done with him. The latest film hoping to join Statham’s string of box office successes is Shelter, a redundant yet competently made action film.