Articles by Anna Kim
Sundance 2026: The Invitation: Olivia Wilde's Scenes from a Married Life
Olivia Wilde returns with a comedy-drama about marriage and desire, drawing on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Scenes from a Marriage — a Sundance hit that sold to A24 for over $12 million.
RIP: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in a Gritty Action Thriller
Joe Carnahan's "RIP" brings Damon and Affleck together as cops caught in a Miami drug bust gone wrong. A tough, confident B-movie that plays like "Heat" meets "Assault on Precinct 13".
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Westeros has a sense of humour
HBO's new series from Martin's Dunk and Egg tales brings wit, modesty and a human scale to the Game of Thrones universe — and wins viewers over.
Return to Silent Hill: the biggest letdown for gamers in 2026
Christophe Gans' long-gestating adaptation of Silent Hill 2 leans on gore and the 2006 film's style at the expense of the game's psychological depth. A disappointing return.
Avatar Fire and Ashes: The same Na'vi, just reheated
Avatar: Fire and Ashes. The same Na'vi, just reheated Jake Sully's (Sam Worthington) large family is shrinking: his eldest son died heroically, and now Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) wants to get rid of Spi...
Good Fortune: a fallen angel cannot fly
Review of the film ‘Good Fortune’: a fallen angel cannot fly The comedy genre is in decline — the industry has been saying this for years — and therefore eagerly devours every release that promises to go...
The Temple of Bones: Good old ultraviolence
The Telepuzzies from “The Clockwork Orange” are coming to meet Old Nick. The horror franchise by director Danny Boyle...
Housemaid: I did something bad
Director Paul Feig, who for many years has been wandering between romantic comedies (“Christmas for Two”), cartoonish action films (“Jackpot”) and thrillers with elements of dark humor (“A Simple Favo...
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere: A Biopic About the Dark Side of a Rock Star
Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in a film about recording the Nebraska album
Eternity: A Rom‑Com About Loving Someone to Death and Beyond
A24's romantic comedy about choosing between two loves in the afterlife
Marty Supreme: Ping Pong, Bravado, and the American Dream
Josh Safdie directs the story of a ping pong champion who believes confidence is currency. Timothée Chalamet in his career-best performance, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A'zion in support.
Sentimental Value: Joachim Trier on Home, Father, and Forgiveness
The Norwegian director has created a poignant family drama about two daughters trying to reconcile with their filmmaker father who returns after their mother's death.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Mystery About Faith, Vanity, and Forgiveness
Benoit Blanc's third case takes him to a provincial parish, where a church murder exposes a personality cult, political echoes, and a crisis of faith.
Zootopia 2: Nick and Judy Return with New Cases and New Fears
The buddy-cop sequel becomes a story about trust and bias, throwing Nick and Judy against banished reptiles and Zootopia's polished high society.
Bugonia: Jesse Plemons Saves the Planet from Aliens
Yorgos Lanthimos created a remake of a Korean black comedy about kidnapping and conspiracy theories. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone in a satire on capitalism and its victims.
No Other Choice: Dark Satire on Corporate Madness
Park Chan-wook returns with a tragicomedy about a manager who decides to kill to get his job back. Lee Byung-hun as the desperate hero demonstrates masterful transformation.
Train Dreams: A Melancholic Ballad About the Fragility of Existence
Clint Bentley adapts Dennis Johnson's novella about a lumberjack whose life is turned upside down after a tragedy. Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier deserves an Oscar nomination.
Nouvelle Vague: A Cinephile's Love Letter to Cinema
Richard Linklater created an honest and sincere love letter to cinema, turning to the French New Wave.
Predator: Death Planet: Bold Experiment with a Talking Alien
Dan Trachtenberg flips the franchise, making the predator the main character in a buddy movie with a synthetic from 'Alien'.
Pitt Hospital: Powerful Return to Emergency Medicine
The creators of ER returned with a new medical series that became one of the season's biggest hits.
Pluribus: When Happiness Becomes a Curse
Vince Gilligan created a dark dystopia about a world where everyone is happy except the protagonist.
Now You See Me 3: Old Tricks, New Faces
The third “Now You See Me” brings back the original crew of magicians and adds a new generation of zoomers — but does that make the film truly magical?
Frankenstein: An Old-Fashioned Tale of Immortality's Pain
Guillermo del Toro presents a free interpretation of Mary Shelley's novel about Victor Frankenstein and his creation. A large-scale gothic film about homelessness, love, and the cruelty of human nature.
Roofman: Smart but Lazy
A film about a real McDonald's robber who hid on the roof of a Toys 'R' Us store, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst
The Running Man: Stephen King's Dark Dystopia with Glen Powell
A new adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a brutal TV show where people fight for survival. Glen Powell stars, directed by Edgar Wright.
The Thing with Feathers: Benedict Cumberbatch Beyond Superheroes
Benedict Cumberbatch returns to big drama in The Thing with Feathers — about processing grief
Weapons: Comedy Horror from the Director of Barbarian
Zach Cregger's new film became an instant hit with critics and audiences; a sharp, funny, and frightening horror that doesn't rely on trauma metaphors.
The Naked Gun: James Blablabond
James Blablabond: review of the remake of the cult comedy “The Naked Gun” “The Naked Gun” is American parody comedy gold, forged by David Zucker. The king of meta-humor, capable of cracking jokes...
Fantastic Four. First steps: Pedro Pascal will not save
Fantastic Four: First Steps — Pedro Pascal cannot save Marvel's latest attempt to reboot the team.
Happy Gilmore 2: A Forced Return After Thirty Years
Adam Sandler reunites the old guard for a sequel to the 90s comedy hit, but the result feels more like a class reunion than a proper film.
Mission: Impossible Final Reckoning: Pleases and disappoints
Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning Part Two: what pleases and disappoints in the new Tom Cruise blockbuster.
Jurassic World Rebirth: Scarlett Johansson and Dinosaurs
Gareth Edwards's Rebirth feels like a nostalgic project from the first minutes; a fun, sometimes touching summer blockbuster.
F1: Brad Pitt in a Turbocharged Drama Without Real Risk
After Top Gun, Joseph Kosinski turns to motorsport: cars, sound, and Pitt in a racing suit are all dialed up, but the human drama lags behind the horsepower.
Superman: May the dog be with him.
James Gunn's Superman: the Man of Steel returns with his dog Krypto at the centre of a touching, if overstuffed, blockbuster.