Week 2 Fantasy Football Winners and Losers: 2026 Edition

Quarterback

Biggest Winner: Josh Allen (Bills)

Week 2 kicked off with Allen putting together one of the vintage stat sheet-stuffing performances that has made him the most coveted fantasy quarterback in the league over last few seasons. The Bills signalcaller lit up the Lions limp defense from the opening whistle until they took their foot off the gas early in the 4th quarter once a victory was guaranteed, throwing for 248 YDS and 3 TD's and rushing for 69 YDS and 2 TD's on 14 carries. Through 2 games, Allen looks like he's going to be in the thick of the MVP race once again and could very well be in line to win the league's top honor for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. He gets handed the gift of playing a Chargers team that has looked like complete shit out of the gate and could be on the verge of full-blown implosion in Week 3.

Honorable Mentions: Dak Prescott (Cowboys), Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs), Jared Goff (Lions)

Biggest Loser: Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars)

After playing lights out in the opener against the Browns, Lawrence crashed back to Earth in a big way in Week 2 with a pretty poor performance (189 YDS/0 TD's/1 INT, 2 CAR/6 YDS) against a Broncos defense that returned to form after a horrid showing against the Chiefs in Week 1. Lawrence will be on the QB1/QB2 borderline for their Week 3 matchup with the Patriots. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Drake Maye (Patriots), Justin Herbert (Chargers), Lamar Jackson (Ravens)

Running Back

Biggest Winner: Jonathan Taylor (Colts)

While Taylor wasn't consistently effective against the Chiefs on Sunday night, he was once again the focal point of the Colts offense and made enough plays to be a top-tier RB1 play by turning his 24 carries into 92 YDS and 2 TD's. As an added bonus, he also managed to be more involved with the passing game than usual-hauling in 4 receptions for 40 YDS. Taylor could be in line for tougher sledding this week when the Colts take on a Texans defense that has been very good against the run so far. 

Honorable Mentions: Kenneth Walker III (Chiefs), Christian McCaffery (49ers), James Cook III (Bills)

Biggest Loser: David Montgomery (Texans)

After an impressive debut against the Bills, Montgomery completely flopped in his second game with the Texans. The veteran RB was a complete afterthought as the Bengals dismantled Houston's offense on their home field. securing just 8 touches (6 carries, 2 receptions) for 24 YDS. What made this performance particularly alarming is that Montgomery got out snapped and out touched by Woody Marks, although the second year back also didn't fare well (40 scrimmage YDS on 10 touches) against this suddenly excellent Bengals defense. Montgomery should be able to bounce back against a Colts defense that has gotten killed by the rush in both games this season.

Dishonorable Mentions: Jeremiyah Love (Cardinals), Travis Etienne (Saints), Rhamondre Stevenson (Patriots)

Wide Receiver

Biggest Winner: Jaxson Smith-Njigba (Seahawks)

JSN casually annihilated an overmatched Cardinals defense on Sunday, securing 9 receptions for 155 YDS and 3 TD's. The reigning Offense Player of the Year is off to another incredible start and will look to keep rolling against a Commanders defense that CeeDee Lamb torched this past week. 

Honorable Mentions: Davante Adams (Rams), CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions)

Biggest Loser: Malik Nabers (Giants)

Nabers' much anticipated return to action in 2026 produced another dud as he struggled to deal with a physical Rams secondary that was hellbent on proving their embarrassing Week 1 loss to the 49ers in Melbourne was mostly a product of jet lag and a completely out of rhythm Jameis Winston. He ended up catching just 1-of-4 targets for 1 YD in what was a really horrendous MNF loss for the Giants that erased all of the excitement that was surrounding them after their nice Week 1 win over the Cowboys.  About the only positive that stemmed from this game was that Nabers shook off a shoulder injury that looked serious when it initially happened and returned to action after missing only one drive. With Winston locked in as the starter for the next 4-6 weeks while Jaxson Dart is sidelined with what is believed to be an MCL sprain, Nabers will be facing an uphill battle to return to weekly fantasy relevance. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Luther Burden III (Bears), Ladd McConkey (Chargers), DK Metcalf (Steelers)

Tight End

Biggest Winner: Travis Kelce (Chiefs)

Sunday night produced a host of horrific sights for the people that believed the Chiefs reign of terror was finally over after their below average 2025 campaign as not only did Patrick Mahomes look like his old self, but the nearly 37-year-old Kelce turned back the clock with a vintage dominant performance as the Chiefs clear top receiving threat (9/101/1) in an OT win over the Colts. Kelce is now firmly back on the weekly TE1 radar and could be in line for another big day against the Dolphins sorry ass defense in Week 3.

Honorable Mentions: Dalton Schultz (Texans), Dalton Kincaid (Bills), Jake Ferguson (Cowboys)

Biggest Loser: Colston Loveland (Bears)

Good news, Loveland made his first catch of the season against the Vikings. Bad news, it was the only reception he made on the day, and it was for 3 YDS. It's been an alarmingly slow start to 2026 for Loveland as he's only managed 5 targets and the aforementioned lone reception through 2 games. With Tyson Bagnet presumably starting for at least a game or two while Caleb Williams recovers from the hamstring injury he suffered on Sunday, Loveland might not be able to imminently turn things around. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Tucker Kraft (Packers), Kyle Pitts (Falcons), Brenton Strange (Jaguars)

Defense/Special Teams

Biggest Winner: Patriots

On a day where the Patriots offense didn't look all that great overall, the defense showed up in a big way and allowed them to cruise to a 20-3 victory over the Steelers. Zak Kuhr's group made life miserable for the Steelers offensive line, running backs and ancient QB, registering 4 sacks, an INT and a fumble recovery TD from Elijah Ponder that came off a strip sack by Christan Barmore. The current number 1 scoring defense in the NFL has a date with the Jaguars this week. 

Honorable Mentions: Vikings, Rams, Seahawks

Biggest Loser: Buccaneers

Typically, streaming a defense against the Browns is a surefire way to secure a lot of fantasy points. This week, that plan backfired spectacularly as the Buccaneers got embarrassed by a Browns offense that could barely even move the ball until garbage time against the Jaguars in Week 1. While it was bad enough that the Buccaneers logged 2 sacks and 0 takeaways and surrendered 23 points in the loss, the most embarrassing aspect of their performance was allowing the league's premier washed up sex pest Deshaun Watson to have his best game (24/30, 238 YDS and 2 TD's, 6 carries for 23 yards) in years. There's no danger of anyone hanging onto the Bucs D/ST heading into this week and anybody that got burned by them here will probably think twice before electing to play them as a streaming option later in the season. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Ravens, Eagles, Jaguars

Movie Review: Resident Evil (2026)

 

No video game property has garnered more attention from the film/television industry this century than Resident Evil. The original Mila Jovovich-led movie franchise from Paul W.S. Anderson spawned a whopping six entries from March 2002-January 2017 and since the start of the 2020's, there's been both an ill-fated movie (2021's Welcome to Racoon City) and television series reboot (the 2022 Netflix series that was so widely panned that it got some people to retroactively be kinder to Welcome to Racoon City)  True to the cliche phrase, the third time was the charm when it came to reinvigorating Resident Evil as a film brand as the rights holders over at Constantin Film and Sony brought in Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) to handle the latest big screen adaptation of the classic survival horror/zombie franchise.  

What's particularly cool about Cregger's Resident Evil is its simplicity. He completely eschews the expectations placed upon those who are brave and/or foolish enough to take on the responsibility of turning a popular video game into a movie by refusing to recreate a specific game or digging into the franchise's lore. Instead of forging down the comfortable fan service path, he elected to build a movie around dropping an original character named Bryan (Austin Abrams, who somehow manages to be even more magnetic and hilarious here than he was in Weapons) into a real time survival situation as he tries to transport an important mystery medical package into Racoon City mere hours after the heinous virus that mutates humans into bloodthirsty zombies accidently made its way out of a lab at the Umbrella Corporation. 

Without having to strictly adhere to any characters or events from the franchise, Cregger gets to focus on something much more important: Accurately recreating how it feels to blindly step into a Resident Evil game. Every new place you encounter is a new opportunity to be greeted with the sight of some unholy monstrosity that's trying to kill you and through a combination of traditional movie photography and video game-inspired POV shots, he frames every scene in a way where Bryan is scanning every inch of his immediate surroundings to see where something could pop out from before deciding where to move. Unleashing a bumbling regular guy protagonist into such an unknown world of immense, horrifying danger only adds to the authenticity of this approach as he's doing shit on screen like dropping a flurry of f-bombs every time a threat announces its presence, frantically running around in circles trying to evade whatever nasty creature is chasing him and quickly pivoting from jubilation to panic when he discovers the thing he just shot in the head isn't actually dead mimics how the player behind the controller would be reacting to being confronted with these horrific scenarios. Constructing the movie in a manner that is centered around the sights, sounds and feelings that drive the experience of playing the game is great way to show reverence for the source material without shamelessly pandering to the fans with recreations of the scenes they like the most from the series (although from what I've read online from people in the know, there are plenty of easter eggs for them throughout). As much as I liked the trashy stylized action horror aesthetic of Anderson's movies, this movie's uniquely unqualified hero, visceral intensity and vile creature design/VFX made it an even more fun ride.

The cherry on top of this whole ordeal is that Cregger wraps things up on a definitive note that gives him the freedom to not return for a potential sequel. After all of the shit he's gotten from a vocal group of hardo fanboys online for being a "tourist" in the world of Resident Evil, he deserves to return to the solace of making original movies while quietly reflecting on the success his first IP-driven movie has enjoyed.   

Grade: B+

Paul Walter Hauser Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Paul Walter Hauser-whose latest project "Resident Evil" releases in theaters today. 

Paul Walter Hauser's Filmography Ranked:

16.Songbird (D)

15.Balls Up (C-)

14.Queenpins (C)

13.Late Night (B-)

12.The Luckiest Man in America (B-)

11.Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (B-)

10.Americana (B)

9.Super Troopers 2 (B)

8.Da 5 Bloods (B)

7.The Fantastic Four: First Steps (B)

6.Cruella (B)

5.Inside Out 2 (B)

4.Richard Jewell (B+)

3.BlacKkKlansman (B+)

2.The Naked Gun (A-)

1.I, Tonya (A)

Top Dog: I, Tonya (2017)

As this year's edition of the Toronto International Film Festival enters its final stretch, it's fitting that the opportunity to look back at one of the biggest independent movies to debut there in the last decade has presented itself. Not only did I, Tonya earn Allison Janney an Oscar, introduce the world to Hauser and contribute to Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan being more taken more seriously as actors in subsequent years, it was one of the earliest signs that Neon was going to become a juggernaut in the American indie film space as this became the biggest acquisition they made during their first year of operations following its TIFF premiere. I, Tonya does such a great job of being both a chaotic, darkly comedic look at Tonya Harding's tumultuous life and painting a deeply sympathetic portrait of a woman who was vilified in the media for the actions of the people that surrounded her. It's kind of a shame that it only managed to earn 3 Oscar nominations (Robbie and editor Nicole Karakatsansis received the other nominations) in the very competitive 2017 field, but in my eyes at least, its legacy is far richer than many of the films that were competing for the big prizes that year.   

Bottom Feeder: Songbird (2020)

Rushing a COVID-themed pandemic movie into production and releasing it before the end of 2020 was a scummy move by everybody that was involved with Songbird. That being said, being in bad taste isn't even close to the biggest problem with this awful dystopian romance. How quickly Songbird came together is particularly felt in its nonsensical mess of a script that can't decide if it's trying to be gritty or fun, deeply unconvincing central romance (the lack of chemistry between K.J. Apa and Sofia Carson is so immediately apparent that it's almost impressive) and its veteran supporting cast that features the likes of Demi Moore, Bradley Whitford and Alexandra Daddrio seemingly only accepted their roles because the opportunity to leave their Los Angeles-area homes for a bit presented itself.  Honestly, the only redeeming element of the movie is Peter Stromare doing the cartoony villain schtick that he's so reliably good at and he doesn't have enough screen time to provide a meaningful jolt in the arm to this otherwise sleepy, stupid affair. 

Most Underrated: Richard Jewell (2019)

Now that's he 96 years old, it's safe to assume that Clint Eastwood has retired from directing and acting for good this time. With this in mind, I'm going to declare that Richard Jewell is the last great film he made. It actually serves as a great companion piece to I, Tonya as Eastwood delivers a compelling, thoughtful look at the unholy beast that is our sensationalism-driven media ecosystem that values scandalous headlines over humanity and how that reckless style of journalism contributed to ruining the life of security guard Richard Jewell (Hauser) after he was baselessly accused of staging the planting of an explosive device at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta after being hailed as a hero in the immediate aftermath for alerting the authorities and helping evacuate the area before it detonated. Hauser gives a heartbreaking turn as a man trying to cope with having his name dragged through the mud in the front of the whole world, Sam Rockwell and Kathy Bates further add to this story's rich emotional core with their fiery, vulnerable performance as Jewell's lawyer and mother respectively and Eastwood does a great job of delivering a bittersweet ending that argues that Jewell's eventual exoneration didn't free him from the deep emotional burden of being subjected to such a harrowing witch hunt. 

Most Overrated: None

Hauser is the epitome of a modern character actor. With that mantle comes a wide variety of work that spans across many different genres, budgets and release platforms. One thing he hasn't amassed across his impressively dynamic filmography is a film that I consider to be overrated. The heaviest of hitters he's appeared in (I, Tonya, BlacKkKlansman, The Naked Gun, Inside Out 2, Cruella, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) are all movies that I like to varying degrees while the rest are either too small or not broadly liked enough to pick up such a distinction. By the looks of the critical reviews so far, Resident Evil would certainly qualify for overrated status, but I would be stunned and disappointed if that ended up being the case. 

2026 NFL Power Rankings: Week 2

 ()=Previous Ranking

1.(1) Seattle Seahawks (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Arizona Cardinals

2.(7) San Francisco 49ers (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Miami Dolphins

3.(9) Buffalo Bills (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Detroit Lions

4.(6) Chicago Bears (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Minnesota Vikings

5.(13) Baltimore Ravens (1-0) Week 2 opponent: New Orleans Saints

6.(5) Houston Texans (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Cincinnati Bengals

7.(3) New England Patriots (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Pittsburgh Steelers

8.(8) Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Tennessee Titans

9.(18) Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Indianapolis Colts

10.(11) Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Denver Broncos

11.(14) Minnesota Vikings (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Chicago Bears

12.(2) Los Angeles Rams (0-1) Week 2 opponent: New York Giants

13.(21) Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Houston Texans

14.(4) Denver Broncos (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars

15.(15) Detroit Lions (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Buffalo Bills

16.(16) Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) Week 2 opponent: New England Patriots

17.(25) New York Giants (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Los Angeles Rams

18.(10) Green Bay Packers (0-1) Week 2 opponent: New York Jets

19.(29) Arizona Cardinals (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Seattle Seahawks

20.(28) New York Jets (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Green Bay Packers

21.(12) Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Las Vegas Raiders

22.(17) Dallas Cowboys (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Washington Commanders

23.(19) Carolina Panthers (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Atlanta Falcons

24.(23) New Orleans Saints (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Baltimore Ravens

25.(24) Washington Commanders (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Dallas Cowboys

26.(20) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Cleveland Browns

27.(30) Las Vegas Raiders (1-0) Week 2 opponent: Los Angeles Chargers

28.(22) Indianapolis Colts (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Kansas City Chiefs 

29.(26) Atlanta Falcons (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Carolina Panthers

30.(27) Tennessee Titans (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Philadelphia Eagles

31.(32) Miami Dolphins (0-1) Week 2 opponent: San Francisco 49ers

32.(31) Cleveland Browns (0-1) Week 2 opponent: Tampa Bay Buccaneers  

Week 1 Fantasy Football Winners and Losers: 2026 Edition

Quarterback

Biggest Winner: Caleb Williams (Bears)

The Bears offense kicked off the 2026 campaign by absolutely obliterating the Panthers defense in Charlotte and Williams did his fair share to contribute to this highly productive day with the best dual threat outing of his career so far (269 YDS and 2 TD's through the air, 65 YDS and 2 TD's on the ground). Williams and the Bears should be in line for a much tougher test when they face off against Brian Flores' unpredictable Vikings defense on Sunday.

Honorable Mentions: Josh Allen (Bills), Jaxson Dart (Giants), Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars)

Biggest Loser: Bo Nix (Broncos)

While new Broncos OC Davis Webb didn't exactly cover himself in glory during his first game as an NFL playcaller, it would've been hard for any coach to have a good day with this version of Nix playing under center. The 3rd year QB looked completely overwhelmed by Steve Spaguolo's defense and comically out of rhythm with all of his pass-catchers in his first game action since breaking his ankle in the Broncos Divisional Round victory over the Bills in January as the Chiefs absolutely rolled over the defending AFC West champs last night. Nix will look to get back on track against the Jaguars at home in Week 2.

Dishonorable Mentions: Matthew Stafford (Rams), Drake Maye (Patriots), Justin Herbert (Chargers)

Running Back

Biggest Winner: Derrick Henry (Ravens)

Henry kicked off his age 32 season in style by lighting up the Colts defense for 144 YDS and 3 TD's on 24 carries. He also added a 19-YD reception on his sole target of the day. There's absolutely no reason to believe right now that Henry is in line to slow down in 2026 and it's going to be really fascinating to see how much longer he can continue to produce at this absurd clip. 

Honorable Mentions: Kenneth Walker III (Chiefs), D'Andre Swift (Bears), Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions)

Biggest Loser: Quinshon Judkins (Browns)

A suffocating Jaguars defense and horrendous gamescript (the Browns were down 24-0 with 6:18 left in the 2nd quarter) put Judkins in fantasy purgatory to kick off the season as he notched just 50 scrimmage YDS on 14 touches (12 carries, 2 receptions). Judkins will be a shaky FLEX option for the Browns Week 2 showdown with the Buccaneers. 

Dishonorable Mentions: James Cook III (Bills), Saquon Barkley (Eagles), Omarion Hampton (Chargers)

Wide Receiver

Biggest Winner: Christian Watson (Packers)

Prior to the Packers 3rd stunning late game collapse in their last 5 games dating back to last December, Watson was in line to be the #1 topic of discussion among Cheeseheads. The talented but erratic veteran receiver who is now officially the uncontested top pass-catcher in Green Bay was pretty much unstoppable for the first 3 quarters against the Vikings, turning 6 catches into 147 YDS and a pair of TD's. The Packers will be looking to redeem themselves in a big way this week when the Jets come into Lambeau. Watson should be viewed as a borderline WR1/2 option in this potential bloodbath game. 

Honorable Mentions: Justin Jefferson (Vikings), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions), Chris Olave (Saints)

Biggest Loser: Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals)

It's not every day that the Bengals ride their defense and Mike Gesicki to a victory, but that's precisely what happened against the Buccaneers in Week 1. Chase was barely involved at all catching 2-of-4 targets for 12 YDS-which tied him with Andrei Iosivas for seventh most on the team-on a day where Joe Burrow wasn't overly sharp. Chase could be in line to get the ball funneled to him early and often in Week 2 as the Bengals travel down to Houston to take on a Texans team that got torched through the air by the Bills in the season opener.

Dishonorable Mentions: Jaylen Waddle (Broncos), George Pickens (Cowboys), Terry McLaurin (Commanders)

Tight End

Biggest Winner: Isaiah Likely (Giants)

All of the buzz surrounding Likely emerging as a focal point of the Giants offense came to fruition in Week 1. The free agent pickup from the Ravens was who Jaxson Dart looked to whenever he was in a gotta have it situation on Sunday night against the Cowboys and he delivered on every single occasion-catching all 8 of his targets for 78 YDS and 2 TD's. If Likely can further solidify himself as Dart's most trusted option in the passing game, he should be in line to become one of this year's breakout fantasy stars.

Honorable Mentions: Dallas Goedert (Eagles), Trey McBride (Cardinals), Dalton Kincaid (Bills)

Biggest Loser: Colston Loveland (Bears)

The craziest part about Caleb Williams' big day against the Panthers in Week 1 is that his favorite receiver from the second half of last season wasn't involved at all. That's right, Loveland walked away with a goose egg and only got targeted twice as Kalif Raymond and Luther Burden led the way in receptions/receiving YDS and Cole Kmet and Jahdae Walker found the endzone. It should only be a matter of time before the second-year pro returns to his high-end TE1 form and a Vikings defense that struggled in coverage before their pass rush got cooking in the 4th quarter against the Packers could very well provide him with the redemption him and his fantasy owners are seeking. 

Dishonorable Mentions: George Kittle (49ers), Kyle Pitts (Falcons), Harold Fannin Jr. (Browns)

Defense/Special Teams

Biggest Winner: Steelers

About the only fireworks that came out of the Week 1 clash between the Steelers and Falcons were from the Steelers defense. Fill-in Falcons starter Cooper Rush proved to be his usual woeful self, getting sacked 4 times and throwing 2 picks including a pick 6 to T.J. Watt as the Steelers glided to a 20-13 victory in the first game of the Mike McCarthy-era. The Steelers could find themselves in a feast-or-famine situation in Week 2 depending on what version of Drake Maye shows up at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Honorable Mentions: Jaguars, Seahawks, Lions

Biggest Loser: Texans

Nearly all of the D/ST's that were first off the board in this year's drafts got off to a rough start in 2026, but none were as bad for fantasy purposes than the Texans. DeMeco Ryans' group was horrendous in coverage for most of the game and struggled to generate much pressure on Josh Allen, which lead them to coming out on the wrong end of a 36-31 shootout with just 2 sacks and 0 takeaways. They'll be aiming to return to the top of the D/ST food chain against the Bengals this Sunday. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Chargers, Rams, Broncos

Movie Review: Hope

I'd love to have been on a fly on the wall for the world premiere of Na Hong-jin's Hope at Cannes back in May. The prestigious French film festival doesn't shy away from screening genre films that aren't interested in being intellectually stimulating. In fact, it was just last year that the Australian shark serial killer movie Dangerous Animals debuted there. These films just tend to be screened in the Midnight Screenings sidebar section that has enough proximity from the main attractions to avoid drawing the ire of the people who are only there to watch movies that have higher artistic aspirations. Hope, on the other hand, was competing for the Palme d'or-the festival's top prize which regularly serves as a preview of what films are going to go on to compete for awards around the globe later in the year. An unwieldly action spectacle about the residents (Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-Sung, Ho-yeon, Lee Sang-hee, Im Hyun-sik) of a small South Korean mountainside town near the North Korean border called Hope Harbor banding together to fight a group of mysterious aliens that are already in the process of laying waste to their community when the movie begins being unveiled under these conditions is like somebody showing up to a black-tie event doing Edward 40 Hands. The disgust that came over some attendees upon discovering that a piece of unapologetic low art had somehow snuck into their prestigious party was felt in many of the negative reviews that followed its Cannes premiere, which subsequently helped it go down as one of the most polarizing titles to play at this year's festival. Unsurprisingly, its reception has been a bit better once it broke the containment of the hostile environment it debuted in, but it's still attracted some really harsh criticism from viewers that were expected something more refined from the guy who made The Wailing.  

To me, Hope is a leading example of how much the adrenaline of well-executed action and moments of levity can mask serious flaws within a movie. An ending sequel tease so shameless and silly that it could easily be read as a satirical shot at one of the worst trends in modern American movies and some clunky stretches where director Na does his best impression of telling an alien invasion story where the humans decided to do some half-assed sleuthing as to why these extraterrestrials have launched an attack on Earth before they go back to trying to vanquish them are just simply no match for sprawling chase/shootout sequences where it looks like the people performing the stunts could die at any moment and a scene where a side character describes his encounter with the aliens while battling severe diarrhea in the middle of the woods in great detail. 

The entire movie is kind of like if you took the cast of a South Korean take on a Coen Brothers movie like Fargo or Raising Arizona and inserted them into a Michael Bay-esque action movie where the main characters reveal themselves to be flying debris, explosions that can be seen from outer space and the biggest fucking guns humanity has ever created. If Cannes had a section dedicated to the joys of seeing bullets penetrate surfaces, perfect slow-motion usage and borderline unkillable aliens that run like cheetahs and have the strength of King Kong, Hope would've won in a landslide. This movie is catnip for anyone who starts shaking with excitement upon hearing that an action movie is chaotic, dumb and messy and I have no qualms with just how hard I ate up the big buffet of dumb maximalist madness that this madman Na hong-Jin put into the world. Thank you director Na for being such an ally to our community and it would be incredible if you were kind enough to feed all of us charlatans another delightful meal someday. 

Grade: B+

Nicole Kidman Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Nicole Kidman-whose latest project "Practical Magic 2" releases in theaters today. 

Nicole Kidman's Filmography Ranked:

25.Lion (D)

24.The Others (D+)

23.Practical Magic (D+)

22.The Beguiled (C-)

21.Secret in their Eyes (C)

20.The Paperboy (C)

19.A Family Affair (C)

18.Batman Forever (C+)

17.Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (B-)

16.Stoker (B-)

15.Dead Calm (B-)

14.Days of Thunder (B-)

13.Eyes Wide Shut (B-)

12.Just Go with It (B) 

11.Destroyer (B)

10.Bombshell (B)

9.Babygirl (B)

8.The Upside (B)

7.Being the Ricardos (B)

6.Paddington (B)

5.Aquaman (B+)

4.Rabbit Hole (B+)

3.The Northman (B+)

2.To Die For (B+)

1.The Killing of a Sacred Deer (B+)

Top Dog: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

Even by the standards of notorious sicko Yorgos Lanthimos, The Killing of a Sacred Deer is going to be a tough sell for a lot of people. This is a BLEAK movie that goes to some dark places early on and only ventures further down a rabbit hole of despair and hopelessness as it progresses. This dedication to uncompromising darkness alongside the terrific performances from Colin Farrell, Kidman and Barry Keoghan are the main reasons why this deeply unnerving movie is very high on my list of favorite Lanthimos joints. 

Bottom Feeder: Lion (2016)

While I can't speak to how true to reality its fact-based story of an Indian man (Dev Patel) who mostly grew up in Australia returning to India with the hopes of finding the family he was accidently separated from when he was 5, Lion plays out in such a shamelessly melodramatic matter that I didn't buy an ounce of the wannabe feel good bullshit it was putting down. Disingenuous, faux sentimental bullshit like will never not piss me off and part of me is glad that the love Lion received during the 2016 awards season has largely dissipated with time. 

Most Underrated: Rabbit Hole (2010)

Rabbit Hole is a moving, raw and honest portrayal of grief and guilt that has really managed to fly completely under-the-radar since it was released 16 years ago. Kidman and Aaron Eckhart are stellar as a married couple that's struggling to maintain their relationship as they try to process the death of their 4-year-old son in a tragic accident and the really smart script from David Lindsay-Abair does a terrific job of delivering a sensitive, emotionally intelligent exploration of how this unfathomable loss is driving a wedge between them that may never be able to be repaired.

Most Overrated: The Others (2001)

The Others was one of those movies that I was too young to see when it came out but was old enough to process just how much buzz there was surrounding it at the time. By the time I finally got around to watching it in the spring of 2022, I was kind of taken aback by how I didn't like it. Outside of its gorgeous gothic haunted house aesthetics, nothing about this movie impressed me in the slightest. The pacing is brutal, the performances are merely alright, and the really silly twist ending manages to further unravel an already pretty weak story. 

2026 NFL Prediction-Palooza: Division Standings, Playoffs, Super Bowl, MVP and More

Today is NFL Groundhog Day as a rematch of the last consequential game that was held (Super Bowl LX: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots) is set to kick off the 2026 regular season. In honor of this wonderful occasion, I've put together a long list of predictions for the upcoming season that includes MVP, Super Bowl and for the first time ever as I elected to retire the NFL Preview Series this year, division standings. Hope you enjoy this collection of nonsense and the game tonight.

Division Standings:

AFC East:

1.Buffalo Bills (10-7)

2.New England Patriots (10-7)

3.New York Jets (4-13)

4.Miami Dolphins (2-15)

AFC North:

1.Baltimore Ravens (12-5)

2.Cincinnati Bengals (10-7)

3.Pittsburgh Steelers (8-9)

4.Cleveland Browns (3-14)

AFC South:

1.Houston Texans (11-6)

2.Jacksonville Jaguars (10-7)

3.Indianapolis Colts (7-10)

4.Tennesssee Titans (5-12)

AFC West:

1.Denver Broncos (12-5)

2.Los Angeles Chargers (9-8)

3.Kansas City Chiefs (7-10)

4.Las Vegas Raiders (4-13)

NFC East:

1.Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)

2.New York Giants (9-8)

3.Dallas Cowboys (7-10)

4.Washington Commanders (5-12)

NFC North:

1.Minnesota Vikings (12-5)

2.Green Bay Packers (11-6)

3.Chicago Bears (9-8)

4.Detroit Lions (6-11)

NFC South:

1.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-6)

2.Carolina Panthers (8-9)

3.New Orleans Saints (6-11)

4.Atlanta Falcons (5-12)

NFC West:

1.Los Angeles Rams (14-3)

2.Seattle Seahawks (11-6)

3.San Francisco 49ers (8-9)

4.Arizona Cardinals (3-14)

Playoffs:

AFC:

1.Broncos

2.Ravens

3.Texans

4.Bills

5.Patriots

6.Bengals

7.Jaguars

Wild Card:

Ravens over Jaguars

Bengals over Texans

Bills over Patriots

Divisional Round:

Broncos over Bengals

Ravens over Bills

Conference Championship:

Ravens over Broncos

NFC:

1.Rams

2.Vikings 

3.Eagles

4.Buccaneers 

5.Seahawks

6.Packers

7.Giants

Wild Card:

Vikings over Giants

Packers over Eagles

Seahawks over Buccaneers

Divisional Round:

Rams over Packers

Seahawks over Vikings

Conference Championship:

Rams over Seahawks

Super Bowl:

Rams over Ravens

Year-End Awards:

MVP: Joe Burrow (Bengals)

Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Jefferson (Vikings)

Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Garrett (Rams)

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Carnell Tate (Titans)

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Reuben Bain Jr. (Buccaneers) 

Comeback Player of the Year: Kyler Murray (Vikings)

Coach of the Year: Jesse Minter (Ravens)

League Leaders:

Passing YDS: Joe Burrow (Bengals)

Passing TD's: Joe Burrow (Bengals)

Rushing YDS: Bijan Robinson (Falcons)

Rushing TD's: Jonathan Taylor (Colts)

Receiving YDS: Justin Jefferson (Vikings)

Receiving TD's: Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals)

Receptions: Brock Bowers (Raiders)

Sacks: Myles Garrett (Rams)

Interceptions: Derek Stingley Jr. (Texans)

Forced Fumbles: Aidan Hutchinson (Lions)

Tackles: Edgerrin Cooper (Packers)

Miscellaneous Awards:

AFC Team Most Likely to Surprise: Bengals

AFC Team Most Likely to Disappoint: Patriots

NFC Team Most Likely to Surprise: Giants

NFC Team Most Likely to Disappoint: Bears

Head Coach Most Likely to Be Fired During the Season: Aaron Glenn (Jets)

2026 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1

1.Seattle Seahawks Week 1 opponent: New England Patriots

2.Los Angeles Rams Week 1 opponent: San Francisco 49ers

3.New England Patriots Week 1 opponent: Seattle Seahawks 

4.Denver Broncos Week 1 opponent: Kansas City Chiefs 

5.Houston Texans Week 1 opponent: Buffalo Bills

6.Chicago Bears Week 1 opponent: Carolina Panthers

7.San Francisco 49ers Week 1 opponent: Los Angeles Rams

8.Philadelphia Eagles Week 1 opponent: Washington Commanders

9.Buffalo Bills Week 1 opponent: Houston Texans

10.Green Bay Packers Week 1 opponent: Minnesota Vikings

11.Jacksonville Jaguars Week 1 opponent: Cleveland Browns

12.Los Angeles Chargers Week 1 opponent: Arizona Cardinals

13.Baltimore Ravens Week 1 opponent: Indianapolis Colts

14.Minnesota Vikings Week 1 opponent: Green Bay Packers

15.Detroit Lions Week 1 opponent: New Orleans Saints

16.Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1 opponent: Atlanta Falcons

17.Dallas Cowboys Week 1 opponent: New York Giants

18.Kansas City Chiefs Week 1 opponent: Denver Broncos

19.Carolina Panthers Week 1 opponent: Chicago Bears

20.Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 1 opponent: Cincinnati Bengals

21.Cincinnati Bengals Week 1 opponent: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

22.Indianapolis Colts Week 1 opponent: Baltimore Ravens

23.New Orleans Saints Week 1 opponent: Detroit Lions

24.Washington Commanders Week 1 opponent: Philadelphia Eagles

25.New York Giants Week 1 opponent: Dallas Cowboys

26.Atlanta Falcons Week 1 opponent: Pittsburgh Steelers

27.Tennesee Titans Week 1 opponent: New York Jets

28.New York Jets Week 1 opponent: Tennessee Titans

29.Arizona Cardinals Week 1 opponent: Los Angeles Chargers

30.Las Vegas Raiders Week 1 opponent: Miami Dolphins

31.Cleveland Browns Week 1 opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars

32.Miami Dolphins Week 1 opponent: Las Vegas Raiders

Movie Review: Onslaught

 

Adam Wingard brushed off the failures of Death Note and Blair Witch in a very unique way by making a pair of successful, pretty well-liked blockbusters in Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. With his artistic image rehabilitated and producers eager to work with him after making Warner Brothers a boatload of cash, Wingard had the freedom to do whatever the hell he wanted when he elected to not come back for the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: Supernova. Instead of going bigger, Wingard decided to return to his down-and-dirty genre movie roots for the first time since 2014's The Guest with original action horror vehicle Onslaught. While it's not as high on giddy energy or sleazy thrills as You're Next or The Guest, it's still a welcome return to the style of filmmaking that put Wingard on the map. 

For those of you out there that have seen Wingard's early work, Onslaught is speaking a language you're fluent in. His fascination with the evils of the military industrial complex and love of 80's B-movies are the driving forces behind this tale of a PTSD-afflicted Army veteran (Adria Arjona) rotting away in an isolated trailer New Mexico trailer park who has to rely on her old skill set when a trio of genetically enhanced super soldiers (Alex Pereira, Dave Campbell, Tyler Hall) created by a former Nazi scientist (Dan Stevens) designed to wage war on the American populace escape from a secret government facility after a test run for their private contractor buyer (Michael Biehn) goes awry. Wingard is completely at ease returning to operating in his old sleazy register as he concocts an efficient, stylish pseudo-slasher flick that feels like it was ripped from the bottom shelf of a video store circa 1986. Some viewers will take issue with how thin Onslaught's story/social commentary is, and I can't argue with them on that point as it's mostly just there to provide an excuse to unleash these glowing-eyed killing machines onto an unsuspecting population. However, there is so much cool shit going on (Gigantic blood squibs! Insane chainsaw kills! Oren Soffer becoming the latest cinematographer to prove that night scenes on digital cameras can look sick if they're lit properly!) and magnetic actors (Arjona, Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson, Eric Warehiem and MVP Drew Starkey with a mesmerizing freak turn that has finally sold me on his status as one of the industry's rising stars) having fun throwing themselves into this weird little fucked up world that I didn't really care that Wingard was more interested in reveling in his long overdue return to his beloved grindhouse aesthetics than examining the contempt the United States government has for its own people and the role that the military plays in carrying out this violent disdain. Onslaught is a flavor of genre picture that doesn't really exist anymore and when somebody like Wingard is responsible for bringing one into the world it's a legitimate cause for celebration among the small group of sickos who care about this sort of thing. Welcome home to Sleazeville Mr. Wingard, hopefully you can stay a while before you get called back up to the higher class digs of Blockbuster City.

Grade: B

RIP Andy Williams

I was shocked and saddened to hear that musician and professional wrestler Andy Williams died early this morning after collapsing following a match last night in Millvale, Pennsylvania. He was 48. Williams was best known as one of the founding guitarists of Buffalo metalcore outfit Every Time I Die, a role that he remained in until they disbanded in 2022. Williams elected not to join the rest of the instrumental section from ETID's final lineup (lead guitarist/fellow founding ETID member Jordan Buckley, bassist Stephen Micciche, drummer Clayton "Goose" Holyoak) in their new band Better Lovers to focus on his wrestling career with AEW, but he was part of a newly founded post-hardcore/sludge metal band called Atomic Rule that released a pair of EP's last year. 

As I'm not a wrestling fan, Williams' work in ETID is what I'll primarily remember him by. Him and Buckley were such a formidable guitar tandem that always knew when to punch people in the face with their riffs or give them a chance to breathe before picking the tempo back up again. On top of his top-notch guitar playing, he was a colorful personality that fully embodied the goofy energy that ETID often carried themselves with. ETID would've never become the beacon of consistent greatness that made them one of the most influential bands in the history of metalcore without Williams and his electrifying presence. He'll be sorely missed and my thoughts go out to his family and friends. 

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II- whose latest project "By Any Means" releases in theaters today. 

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's Filmography Ranked:

11.The Greatest Showman (C)

10.Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (B-)

9.All Day and a Night (B-)

8.Baywatch (B-)

7.First Match (B-)

6.Candyman (B-)

5.The Matrix Resurrections (B+)

4.Aquaman (B+)

3.The Trial of the Chicago 7 (B+)

2.Us (B+)

1.Ambulance (A)

Top Dog: Ambulance (2022)

Michael Bay, please come back to making movies. There are a few thousand of us that miss your demented ass dearly. Ambulance is one of the purest distillations of Bay's maximalist style that he's ever put out and its unwavering commitment to being relentless makes it an exhilarating movie that particularly popped on the big screen.   

Bottom Feeder: The Greatest Showman (2017)

Egregious whitewashing of P.T. Barnam's legacy aside, The Greatest Showman is just a very vanilla musical that suffocates the talent of its exceptional cast (Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Abdul-Mateen II) with its pervasive plainness. 

Most Underrated: Ambulance (2022)

As we enter the final quarter of 2026, I can confidently say that I believe that Ambulance is currently among the best movies released this decade thus far. Bay is firing on all cylinders as he uses brain-breaking drone shots, massive explosions and dangerous stunts to heighten the chaos of a heist movie that is centered around a pair of bank robbers (Jake Gyllenhaal, Abdul-Mateen II)-who happen to be adoptive brothers-hijacking an ambulance after the job goes sideways and racing around Los Angeles trying to avoid getting arrested or killed while the EMT (Eiza González) tries to keep the cop (Jackson White) someone from their crew shot alive. The fact that all of this manic spectacle was delivered on a shoestring budget ($40 mil) by Bay's standards makes its tremendous success that much more impressive.

Most Overrated: The Greatest Showman (2017)

It's not exactly hard to deduce why The Greatest Showman became a crowdpleasing box office sensation that remains in the zeitgeist nearly 9 years after its release. Underdogs and outcasts overcoming adversity to find success is the ultimate feel-good movie formula and the aforementioned ensemble cast is full of actors that are well-liked by the masses. While I'm definitely not immune to this style of storytelling or being swept away by watching actors that I like on screen, The Greatest Showman doesn't have enough personality or excitement in its DNA for its "charms" to work on me.  

10 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2026

10.Judiciary-Stalagmite Angels (Release Date: September 4)

9.Darkest Hour-Suffer Divine (Release Date: October 30)

8.Queens of the Stone Age-Perfecth (Release Date: October 30)

7.Anthrax-Cursum Perficio (Release Date: September 18)

6.Hatebreed-Fatal Paradox (Release Date: November 6)

5.Amon Amarth-The Allfather Awakens (Release Date: October 2)

4.Frontierer-Ultraviolet Parasite (Release Date: October 23)

3.Tove Lo-Estrus (Release Date: September 18)

2.Carly Rae Jepsen-Day and Night (Release Date: September 18)

1.Remi Wolf-Mud (Release Date: October 9)

Also Intend to Listen to:

156/Silence-From a Distance (Release Date: September 4)

Behemoth-I, Scvlptor (Release Date: September 4)

Chat Pile-Who Loves the Sun (Release Date: September 4)

Harrison Gordon-BLISS (Release Date: September 4)

PRESIDENT-Blood of Your Empire (Release Date: September 4)

Brat-Manslayer (Release Date: September 25)

The Ocean-Solaris (Release Date: September 25)

Pain of Truth-Pain of Truth (Release Date: September 25)

Victoria Monét-Frequency of Love (Release Date: October 2)

The Number Twelve Looks Like You-Howls from the Holographic Heart (Release Date: October 16)

Anderson. Paak and Cordae-Heavy is the Crown (Release Date: October 23)

Mental Cruelty-Echoes of a Forlorn Land (Release Date: October 23)

Entheos-Empty on the Inside (Release Date: October 23)

Polyphia-Be Not Afraid (Release Date: October 23)

Northlane-Anemoia (Release Date: October 30)

Carnifex-More Than Misery (Release Date: November 6)

Royal Blood-Dead Company (Release Date: November 13)

10 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2026

Unlike damn near everything else in the world right now, the summer of 2026 went very well for the movies. Not only did the box office build upon the positive momentum that materialized during the inaugural portion of the calendar to the point where it's still actively challenging to unseat 2013 as the highest grossing summer slate in history, but there was a steady stream of movies released over the past four months that really resonated with people. 

The fall slate is in an excellent position to keep the good times rolling. Cinephiles can delight in things like the conclusion of Denis Villleneuve's Dune trilogy, finally getting the chance to see the biggest titles that lit up Cannes back in May (Fjord, Club Kid, The Black Ball) and the latest original projects (Wild Horse Nine, Werwulf, Digger) from some of the most beloved auteurs of this century while Avengers: Doomsday alone will be enough to ensure that domestic exhibition clears the $10 billion mark for the first time since 2019. Here are the 10 moves from this exciting multi-faceted September-December slate that I'm most excited to watch.

10.The Debut (December 11):

Jesse Eisenberg's follow-up to the great A Real Pain applies the destructive egomaniacal attitudes of artists to the typically low-stakes world of community theater. Casting a pair of acting titans in Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti to play the roles of the theater's hardo actor and director respectively is an excellent choice that could lead to something really special.

9.Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (September 25):

The MCU Blade movie may have fallen apart, but it didn't hinder the creative partnership between Mahershala Ali and that aborted film's first attached director Bassam Tariq. Their movie that came together after Tariq exited Blade is a character study surrounding a widowed hitman (Ali) raising three kids including an infant who's really struggling to maintain the balance between his personal and professional life. Ali was made for complex roles like this and the balancing act between the dramatic, philosophical and action elements appear to have a lot of potential to be melded into something uniquely compelling.

8.Primetime (September 25)

Playing To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen in a biopic about that now-infamous show that aired on NBC from 2004 to 2007 that looks like it has shades of Nightcrawler to it could be yet another home run for Robert Pattinson and the combination of fearlessness, versatility and commitment that makes him one of the most interesting actors working today. 

7.Street Fighter (October 16)

I've consistently been in awe of how the trailers for Street Fighter have teased a colorful, endearingly campy take on the iconic fighting video game franchise. I remain bullish that Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show, Bad Trip) is nutty enough to pull this off and will be very bummed if it ends up not being as fun as the marketing has made it seem to be.  

6.Werwulf (December 25)

A Robert Eggers werewolf movie sounds sick as hell and the teaser trailer that came out in late June only further solidified this belief. There are just all sorts of gnarly directions he could take this in, and I can't wait to see just how crazy he goes. 

5.Onslaught (September 4)

Pumping out a pair of successful Godzilla x Kong movies back-to-back earned Adam Wingard the industry cache to return to his scuzzy genre movie roots. Onslaught appears to be operating in a similar tonal territory as The Guest, which is music to my ears as that movie is pure B-movie sicko bliss. Bringing alongside a cast that includes rising stars (Adria Arjona, Drew Starkey), his frequent collaborators (Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall) and some heavyweights from action movies of yesteryear (Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn) only heightens the appeal of this 80's exploitation throwback. 

4.Wild Horse Nine (November 6)

While I'm not confident that Wild Horse Nine will be able to match the brilliance of The Banshees of Inisherin, a new Martin McDonagh movie is always grounds for celebration in my book. Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich are a great oddball buddy pairing and its heavy presence on the festival circuit starting later this week at Venice and Telluride indicates that McDonagh probably has another winner on his hands.   

3.Resident Evil (September 18)

Depending on who you to talk to, Zach Cregger's take on Resident Evil is either on track to be the most exciting or blasphemous big screen adaptation of the popular survival horror/zombie video game franchise to date. Given what Cregger has done since reinventing himself as an excellent horror filmmaker during this decade and his sales pitch of delivering a movie that's basically a real-time mission in the world of the video game that doesn't strictly adhere to any specific narrative or lore, I'm firmly in the former camp. There are some rumblings going around right now that Cregger succeeded in making the movie he set out to make and I'm very excited to discover it for myself in a couple of weeks. 

2.How to Rob a Bank (November 13)

A heist movie falls squarely into the wheelhouse of David Leitch and having the antihero protagonists (Nicholas Hoult, Pete Davidson, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz) be social media stars who livestream their robberies is an inspired wrinkle that could lead to some dynamic setpieces.  

1.The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (November 25 theaters/December 23 streaming)

Look, I'm under no delusions that this is a lock to be great. Quentin Tarantino very well could've just sold this script off to add some $$$ to his bank account since he's too much of a coward to direct another movie. That being said, the prospect of David Fincher directing a Tarantino script that also happens to be a spin-off of the excellent Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... is just too damn appealing to me as a fan to put this anywhere but the top spot on this list. 

Also Plan on Seeing:

Fall 2: Deadpoint (September 2)

By Any Means (September 4)

Hope (September 9)

Runner (September 11)

The Uprising (September 11)

The Weight (September 18)

Charlie Harper (September 25)

Forgotten Island (September 25)

Heart of the Beast (September 25)

Beware Boiúna (October 2)                     

Digger (October 2)

Verity (October 2)

Love of Your Life (October 7 theaters/October 14 streaming)

Animals (October 9)

California Schemin' (October 9)

Fjord (October 9)

Misty Green (October 9)

Other Mommy (October 9)

The Social Reckoning (October 9)

La bola negra (October 16 theaters/December 2 streaming)

Sacrifice (October 16)

Whalefall (October 16)

Ali G: Who Iz I? (October 23)

Clayface (October 23)

Klara and the Sun (October 23)

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (October 23)

Wicker (October 23)

The Mosquito Bowl (October 30 theaters/November 25 streaming)

Club Kid (November 6)

Godzilla Minus Zero (November 6)

I Play Rocky (November 6)

Paper Tiger (November 13)

Victorian Psycho (November 13)

Madden (November 18)

Elsinore (November 20)

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (November 20)

Josephine (November 20)

Focker-in-Law (November 25)

Hexed (November 25)

Behemoth! (December 4)

Violent Night 2 (December 4)

Clarissa (December 11)

Ink (December 11 theaters/January 8 streaming)

Avengers: Doomsday (December 18)

Dune: Part Three (December 18)

Ray Gunn (December 18)

Jumanji: Open World (December 25)

Artificial (TBD) 

A Long Winter (TBD)

Fantasy Football 2026: Most Overvalued Players

Quarterback: Jayden Daniels (Commanders) (ADP:  Yahoo: 54 ESPN: 50.9)

Last season confirmed every fear that people had about Daniels coming into the draft. He simply invites too much contact for a guy that has too slight of a frame to endure the grueling punishment that comes from it and his reckless playing style caused him to miss 10 games with a variety of ailments (knee sprain, dislocated elbow, hamstring strain). In addition to being absent for over half of the 2025 season, Daniels struggled when he was out there, particularly on the accuracy front where his numbers dipped nearly 9% from his standout rookie year (69 to 60.6%). Could Daniels turn it around if he's able to stay healthy this season? Absolutely, but investing a top 50-60 pick on a guy with this many medical red flags that's coming off a very underwhelming season is just bad business. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Jaxson Dart (Giants), Brock Purdy (49ers), Aaron Rodgers (Steelers)

Running Back: Jeremiyah Love (Cardinals) (ADP: Yahoo: 28.3 ESPN: 22.8)

Outside of Bijan Robinson, Love is my favorite RB prospect of the 2020' thus far. The fluidity in space, vision/patience/burst combo and dual-threat polish that was all over his tape from Notre Dame has me very optimistic that he'll be a force in the NFL for many years to come. With all of that being said, I don't like Love's odds of contributing much as a rookie. The 2026 Cardinals are not looking to win many games as they launch their rebuilding efforts, which likely means they'll be saddled with a whole lot of negative game scripts where running the football becomes frowned upon and there's the very credible threat of him being stuck in an even committee with productive vets James Conner and Tyler Allegier whenever all three backs are healthy. On top of that, Love has lost out on a ton of valuable early reps after suffering a sprained ankle in the first preseason game and may even been in danger of missing their Week 1 game against the Chargers. Unless his ADP drops off a bit over the next week or so due to his ill-timed injury, it's hard to justify coveting him as an RB2 on draft day.

Dishonorable Mentions: Ashton Jeanty (Raiders), Josh Jacobs (Packers), David Montgomery (Texans)

Wide Receiver: Drake London (Falcons) (Yahoo: 19.1 ESPN: 18.5)

The Falcons rewarded London with the big extension (4 years/$141 mil/$100 mil guaranteed) he deserved in early June. Those rewards aren't likely to carry over to the field this season as London and all of his cohorts are stuck with one of the ugliest QB situations in the league heading into this season. Whether it's the rapidly diminishing Tua Tagovailoa or erratic Michael Penix Jr.-who is coming off yet another major injury-under center, it's hard to feel good about London's odds of being in a position to consistently contribute the low-end WR1/high-end WR2 numbers that he's been putting up over the bulk of the past 3 seasons and that makes him a very shaky option for the 2nd round of the draft. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Puka Nacua (Rams), Malik Nabers (Giants), Ladd McConkey (Chargers)

Tight End: Kyle Pitts (Falcons) (Yahoo: 72.9 ESPN: 64.8)

This is a runaway choice for me as it's easy to envision a scenario where all of the tight ends that are going in the top 55 or so (Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren) are the #1 pass-catchers are on their respective offenses this season. Pitts doesn't have that luxury as the aforementioned London and Robinson are clearly ahead of him in the receiving pecking order. The biggest concern surrounding Pitts isn't how many targets will come his way or even the Falcons ugly QB situation, it's the grim reality that he could fall back to earth after an excellent 2025 campaign now that's he secured the payday he was seeking There's really not much difference between taking a chance on Pitts' ability to replicate his 2025 success or waiting a couple of rounds to bet on whether George Kittle or Travis Kelce still have enough left in the tank to put up solid numbers, so why not just spend your 6th or 7th round pick on a QB, RB or WR instead? 

Dishonorable Mentions: Mark Andrews (Ravens), Dallas Goedert (Eagles), Greg Dulcich (Dolphins)

Defense/Special Teams: Patriots (ADP: Yahoo: 127.4 ESPN: 150.4)

The Patriots defense was stout last season, ranking 4th in scoring defense, 9th against the pass and 6th against the run. However, there are a few elephants in the room that need to be pointed out. Their redzone defense was actually the 3rd worst in the league-conceding a TD 67.5% of the time that their opponent got the ball to their 20-YD line, neither their sack (34) or takeaway totals (19) are overly impressive and it's impossible to dispute that their creampuff schedule didn't contribute to their strong YDS/PTS allowed totals. With a much more difficult schedule on paper and very little in the way of meaningful on-field personnel change during the offseason, I believe that they will regress enough in 2026 that their standing as a strong weekly D/ST play will be at risk. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Bears, Lions, Cowboys

Fantasy Football 2026: Most Undervalued Players

Quarterback: Kyler Murray (Vikings) (Yahoo: 111.8 ESPN: 146.5)

One of the most polarizing issues heading into the 2026 NFL season is whether or not the Vikings are going to be good. Arguably the biggest reason why this has become such a fierce topic of debate amongst football fans and media is Murray. The 29-year-old has arrived in Minneapolis with the hopes of revitalizing his career after a largely underwhelming tenure with the Cardinals that got particularly ugly over the past 4 seasons. Given what this piece is all about, you can figure out where I stand on this issue. Kevin O'Connell's track record at maximizing QB productivity since becoming the Vikings HC in 2022 is impeccable. It was just last season that he brought Carson Wentz off the street and guided him to his best stretch of football in 5 years. Before that, he made journeyman backup Josh Dobbs a topic of national conversation for about a month. Compared to these two guys, Murray is elite and he's never been in a situation as good as this at any point of his career. He has the accuracy to be an efficient passer at all levels of the field, the offensive line to prevent him from getting killed and an arsenal of weapons that can make explosive plays with ease if you can get the ball into their hands. If he can stay healthy and get his rushing numbers back into at least the same vicinity that they were in 2024 (572 YDS/5 TD's), Murray is a threat to be a weekly QB1 play. 

Honorable Mentions: Sam Darnold (Seahawks), Jordan Love (Packers), Baker Mayfield (Buccaneers)

Running Back: Bucky Irving (Buccaneers) (Yahoo: 55.2 ESPN: 53.6)

2025 was really the perfect storm of nightmares for Irving. He missed 7 games with shoulder/ankle aliments, the Bucs had a consistently banged up offensive line that saw just 1 of their Week 1 starters play in more than 12 games (center Graham Barton, who started all 17) and a low wattage passing attack that couldn't take any pressure off their struggling run game during the second half of the season. Assuming things don't snowball out of control once again, I like Irving's odds of bouncing back in 2026. New OC Zac Robinson runs a system that mirrors the one he thrived in under Liam Coen in 2024, Baker Mayfield is in full chip-on-the-shoulder mode after the Bucs refused to give him a contract extension in the offseason and most importantly, he has a clean bill of health after never looking quite right upon returning to action last season-which should do wonders for the explosiveness and shiftiness that made him so dangerous during his rookie campaign.  

Honorable Mentions: Jaylen Warren (Steelers), R.J. Harvey (Broncos) Jordan Mason (Vikings)

Wide Receiver: Parker Washington (Jaguars) (Yahoo: 82.1 ESPN: 95.0)

Washington was a revelation for the Jaguars down the stretch last year, hauling in 26 receptions for 454 YDS and 3 TD's over the final 4 games of the regular season. As small as this sample size is, I feel very good about Washington's role in the Jaguars offensive moving forward. The connection between him and Trevor Lawrence in training camp has reportedly been excellent and with Brian Thomas Jr. having such an uneven sophomore campaign, there's a WR1 gap here that Washington is well-positioned to fill. A 70+REC/1,000+ YD/6+ TD season is well within reach for the Penn State product and if he hits those marks, he'll be an incredible value pick. 

Honorable Mentions: Carnell Tate (Titans), Michael Wilson (Cardinals), Jayden Reed (Packers)

Tight End: Isaiah Likely (Giants) (Yahoo: 109.2 ESPN: 127.7)

With Malik Nabers slowly working his way back from a pair of knee surgeries after sustaining a torn ACL last September and Wan'Dale Robinson departing for the Titans in free agency, there's a lack of healthy, experienced veteran pass-catchers on the Giants roster. Enter Likely. John Harbaugh brought Likely with him to East Rutherford for a reason and without having to compete with Mark Andrews for playing time, he should get the targets that largely alluded him during his time with the Ravens. Likely's athleticism allows him to be deployed in a number of ways across the field, and his vertical leaping ability gives Jaxson Dart the redzone threat he lacked last season. His shaky hands and blocking ability could limit his snap count, but the breakout potential remains very real and that's enough for me to justify using a pretty low pick on an intriguing dice roll option at this comically top-heavy position.

Honorable Mentions: Dalton Schultz (Texans), A.J. Barner (Seahawks), Terrance Ferguson (Rams)

Defense/Special Teams: Vikings (Yahoo: 130.7 ESPN: 168.7)

Frankly, I'm beside myself at how low the Vikings D/ST is rated on all of the major fantasy sites. Their defense ranked 7th in points allowed and put up solid sack (49) and takeaway totals (21) in 2025 despite having one of the worst offenses in the league for most of the season and the great Brian Flores is back as DC. A lot would have to go wrong for them to be worse than the solid option they were a year ago and for those who want to wait until the last few rounds to take a D/ST, this is the type of high floor/high ceiling pick you're looking to make. 

Honorable Mentions: Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs

Movie Review: Mutiny

Jason Statham is the last action star of his ilk still standing. All of his former peers (Stallone Schwarnzegger, Wesley Snipes) have aged out of ass-kicking mode and unlike when he first ventured down this career path with The Transporter 24 years ago, there's no pipeline of younger stars who show up on the big screen twice a year to crack the skulls of various goons set to take the mantle from him when he steps aside. As Statham just turned 59, it's hard to imagine that retirement isn't on the horizon for him. With this mind, I'm going to cherish every moment of Statham's final act as an action star, and his latest Mutiny is no exception. 

As the specifics of the plot are pretty much interchangeable at this point, what really differentiates Statham movies from each other is the tone. Mutiny isn't as stoic as his last effort Shelter or as off-the-wall as The Beekeeper, instead operating in something that resembles a middle ground where its revenge plot is played straight but has a playful streak that becomes pronounced in the final act when the action really picks up. It's a fitting tonal choice for a movie that doesn't waste its time focusing on any plot threads or character motivations that don't directly impact the action that people showed up to see.

Speaking of the action, it sufficiently pops. While its confined container ship setting and much of the plot revolving around a shipping vessel that's being secretly used for human trafficking trying to locate Statham and the one crew member (Annabelle Wallis) who wasn't privy to their operation leads to frequent pauses in the actual combat, director Jean-François-Richet (Plane) steps up big time when it's time for the bodies to start dropping. The close-quarters fighting is really precise and bone crunching and there are some fun moments where Statham reassembles a slasher villain stalking his prey before dispatching in them a brutal manner without them even knowing he was ever there. On top of this, Statham gets to deliver a badass walkoff line before the credits roll that had me grinning on the way out of the theater. In a world where consistency is hard to find, the reliability of Statham is something that I will always admire and it deserves to be remembered as a huge part of his legacy whenever Father Time declares that he's put his last fire axe through the head of a henchman. 

Grade: B
 

Ridley Scott Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Ridley Scott-whose latest project "The Dog Stars" releases in theaters on Thursday. 

Ridley Scott's Filmography Ranked:

21.Exodus: Gods and Kings (D-)

20.Blade Runner (D)

19.Kingdom of Heaven (C-)

18.Hannibal (C-)

17.The Counselor (C-)

16.Alien: Covenant (C-)

15.Body of Lies (B-)

14.Robin Hood (B-)

13.Napoleon (B-)

12.Matchstick Men (B-)

11.House of Gucci (B-)

10.Prometheus (B-)

9.Gladiator II (B)

8.All the Money in the World (B)

7.Black Hawk Down (B)

6.Thelma & Louise (B)

5.The Martian (B+)

4.The Last Duel (B+)

3.Alien (B+)

2.American Gangster (A-)

1.Gladiator (A)

Top Dog: Gladiator (2000)

Through its electrifying, brutal combat sequences and excellent scenery-chewing performances, Gladiator becomes a crowning achievement of macho soap opera cinema. While I'm not as low on it as some other people out there, it's pretty disappointing that Scott could only occasionally recapture this maximalist melodramatic magic on Gladiator II. 

Bottom Feeder: Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Given all of Scott's experience and success making historical epics across multiple decades, it's hard to fathom how Exodus: Gods and Kings managed to be such a colossal failure. Beyond the horrific castings of Christan Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as Ramses, it's easily one of the tedious, aggressively dull movies I've ever watched. Honestly, the only thing about this foul slog that remains in my brain today is the hilarious CGI crocodile attack scene. As erratic as the quality of Scott's movies have been throughout his career, I'm very confident that he won't be able to match this turd for as long as he continues to be able to work.

Most Underrated: The Last Duel (2021)

I've talked extensively in recent years about Scott's ridiculously high output this decade and how the bulk of these movies are uneven projects with flashes of greatness peeking through that probably would've benefited from having more time in the editing room. The lone great movie from this group is The Last Duel. The script from Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Nicole Holfcener sharply weaves together its multi-perspective narrative into a really haunting human drama, Jodie Comer gives an astounding performance as a woman who has to battle through the pain of being a victim of sexual assault in a world full of people who don't believe or care that she was violated and while not exactly subtle in its execution, Scott does a really good job of hammering home just how little has changed between the 14th century and today when it comes to believing a woman when she demonstrates the courage to share with the world that she's been raped. The Last Duel is currently streaming on Hulu and Disney+ in the US to coincide with the release of The Dog Stars and if you have the stomach to watch something that deals with such a heavy subject matter, I'd strongly urge you to check it out.  

Most Overrated: Blade Runner (1982)

Before I continue, it needs to be noted that I've only seen the theatrical cut as that was the version that my film studies professor in college elected to show to the class. At some point, I'll watch whichever of the 18 cuts that have been released publicly that people respond to the most and maybe that will change my tune. But for now, I'll continue to be vehemently anti-Blade Runner. All of the god damn voiceover grinds the pacing to a halt, Harrison Ford left all of his charisma at the door for his flat turn as robot-hunting human cop protagonist Rick Deckard and frankly, my interest level in its primary philosophical question of whether or not a machine could ever become human in mind, heart or soul is borderline nonexistent.  

Quick Movie Reviews: Tony, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, The Rivals of Amziah King, The Wrong Girls

Tony: An Anthony Bourdain biopic was inevitable. He was just too famous, compelling and beloved of a figure for Hollywood to not want to dramatize his life. Fortunately, Matt Johnson (Blackberry, Nirvanna the Band the Movie the Show) was the one who got hired to make it and under his guidance, Tony eschews the genre's standard life-to-death formula for a much more meaningful, thoughtful portrait of the late chef/writer/television personality. Set in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the summer of 1973, Tony is part hangout movie, part earnest coming-of-age story centered around a young man struggling to find his way in the world whose punkish behavior unwittingly sends him down the path he was always supposed to take in life. Dominic Sessa does a sensational job of playing the shitbag 20-year-old version of Bourdain who is a charming, thoughtful guy when he's not too busy being an arrogant compulsive liar who's desperate to impress everyone he meets, Antoino Banderas does his best work since Pain & Glory as the compassionate veteran chef/restaurant owner who takes it upon himself to nurture Bourdain's love of food and Leo Woodall often runs away with the whole damn movie as the irredeemable 30-something dirtbag who the young Bourdain idolizes until he realizes just how self-destructive he is. It loses its way a bit whenever it's focusing on the romantic subplot involving Bourdain's crush/eventual first wife Nancy (Emilia Jones) as its narrative framing device that puts the viewer in the shoes of its young adult male protagonist limits her to being not much more than an object for him to lust over despite Jones' best efforts to add some depth to the character, but this is such a small piece of the puzzle in the grand scheme of the movie that the damage ends up being pretty minimal. Tony expands nationwide today and I'd urge anyone that loves Bourdain or just wants to see a good summertime movie to check it out ASAP.

Grade: B+

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: After I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun became a filmmaker that I immediately bought a shitload of stock in. That movie was the product of someone who has a completely singular vision and the utmost confidence in how to bring it to life. Schoenbrun's third feature Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is another wholly unique project that also happens to represent a sharp turn from TV Glow's hypnotic, melancholic surrealist psychological drama. Where TV Glow examined the lives of two high school friends who took divergent paths when confronted with the choice of embracing their true identity, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a story that traffics in the joy of discovering pleasure. As this is a Schoenbrun joint, that pleasure is sexual liberation and it's explored by using the tropes, imagery and fandom of slasher movies. Sound crazy? Well, it very much is and that craziness is a big part of its appeal. Schoenbrun is having a blast using the love/hate relationship they have with the slasher genre and the entire Hollywood horror franchise/legacy sequel machine that they've gained more intimate knowledge of as their upward career trajectory has allowed them to gain access to those rooms as key ingredients in another really personal story about a young filmmaker (Hannah Einbinder) hired to make a reboot of the Camp Miasma slasher franchise (it's basically Friday the 13th-meets-Sleepaway Camp movie that features an androgenous killer with a spear and giant cube-shaped box on their head named "Little Death" who rises from the lake that they were forcibly drowned in years prior to kill any horny idiot that aggress to be a counselor at the adjacent summer camp) who develops an unexpected romantic connection with the elusive star of the original film (Gillian Anderson)-who lives at the abandoned camp where the original film was shot-when she goes to meet with her about the possibility of reprising her role in the new movie. Einbinder and Anderson are terrific at portraying a relationship that evolves from awkward to beautiful over the course of a few days, the slasher aesthetics from the secluded sets to the grainy visuals to the ridiculous kills from the in-universe movie are spectacular homages to the genre's 80's heyday and Schoenbrun is so good at deploying humor that it's hard to believe they hadn't really dabbled with comedy in their previous films. It's so fucking cool that Schoenbrun made something so radically different from TV Glow without losing the specificity of their voice and I can't wait to see what direction they choose to go in for their next movie.    

Grade: B+

The Rivals of Amziah King: Despite being warmly received at its world premiere at SXSW in March of 2025, The Rivals of Amziah King struggled to find a buyer and ended up on the initial slate of the company (Black Bear) that produced it when they launched their US distribution arm late last year. After seeing it, it's just as easy for me to understand why it was warmly received by audiences at SXSW as it is the lack of interest it received from prospective buyers.  Andrew Patterson (The Vast of Night) made something that is character-driven, full of heart, deeply odd and relentlessly unwieldly in ways that are both endearing and aggravating. At its most basic level, it's a movie about a beekeeper/musician/pillar of his rural Oklahoma community named Amziah King (Matthew McConaughey) who begins to mentor his former foster daughter (Angelina LookingGlass) after having a surprise reunion with her at the diner she's working at. McConaughey is completely in his element as this eccentric, kind and wise man whose zest for life despite all of the hardships he's endured is contagious. Not since The Beach Bum has a film better utilized the easygoing charisma and open heart that makes McConaughey such a magnetic screen presence. When the narrative shifts from loose episodic drama to crime/heist territory in the second half, the film's shaggy appeal dampens a bit as these previously very likable characters kind of clumsily morph into morally ambiguous entities at the drop of a hat and LookingGlass is too stoic of a screen presence to shoulder the emotional weight that she's asked to carry. While I'm not confident there's any version of this movie that would be truly great given how messy and silly the storytelling is on a structural level, it definitely could've improved a bit if Patterson took some more care in mapping out the abrupt evolution of its main characters and picked a more capable actor to join McConaughey in the co-leading role.

Grade: B

The Wrong Girls: Bookending this piece with pure hangout movies is a fun little coincidence that is perfect for this stretch of the calendar. The Wrong Girls is a true throwback stoner comedy that revels in the power of friendship and being silly. Writer/director Dylan Meyer establishes a really laid-back atmosphere that perfectly mirrors the attitudes of its slacker protagonists (Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat) as a case of mistaken identity and misplaced curiosity about the contents of the briefcase they were handed as a result leads to these chill gals suddenly finding themselves in the crosshairs of some very powerful people. Stewart and Shawkat are absolutely delightful together as they bumble their way through being pursued by dangerous forces with a whole lot of effervescent idiocy and (platonic) love, the revolving door of famous faces (LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale) who show up or lend their voices to portray the supporting characters all manage to get some laughs off in their limited time on screen and Todd Banhazi's warm kaleidoscopic cinematography is sneakily some of the best I've seen all year long. The worst thing I can say about The Wrong Girls is that it's more of a consistent smirk and chuckle movie than a truly laugh-out-loud one. Alas, it was still a good time at the movies and I'm glad that Meyer was able to get a stoner comedy to the big screen in 2026. 

Grade: B

2025 in Movies: Revisited

Change didn't exactly sweep through my 2025 movie rankings in the past 7 and a half months. Perhaps things would've looked a little bit different if I had followed through on my intention to rewatch several titles that I wanted to clarify my opinion on including Eddington, One Battle After Another and Twinless before dropping this piece, but alas, my attention shifted elsewhere and that potential for huge shakeups wasn't realized.

Of the 17 titles I've watched since the publication of my initial year-end list in early January, only two received grades of B+ or higher and entered the top portion of the list. Beyond that, a couple of titles managed to secure a place in or around the top 50 and the average-to-below-average section near the bottom got padded out a bit. There are still approximately 25-35 movies released in 2025 that I'm eager to check out that I still haven't gotten to and I hope to watch at least a few of them before the end of the year, so it's very possible that this list undergoes some more meaningful changes by the time 2027 rolls around. Anyways, here's what the worst to best rankings currently look like.

()=Ranking on the Year-End List 

163.(145) O'Dessa (D)

162.(144) The Electric State (D)

161.(143) Back in Action (D+)

160.(142) Hurry Up Tomorrow (D+)

159.(141) The Old Guard 2 (C-)

158.(140) Shelby Oaks (C-)

157.(new) Sirat (C-)

156.(new) Trap House (C-)

155.(139) Ella McCay (C-)

154.(138) A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (C-)

153.(new) King Ivory (C-)

152.(137) You're Cordially Invited (C)

151.(136) Snow White (C)

150.(new) Father Mother Sister Brother (C)

149.(135) After the Hunt (C)

148.(134) The Parenting (C)

147.(133) Guns Up (C)

146.(new) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (C)

145.(132) The Conjuring: Last Rites (C)

144.(new) The Testament of Ann Lee (C)

143.(131) Borderline (C)

142.(130) The Woman in the Yard (C)

141.(129) Afterburn (C)

140.(128) Kiss of the Spider Woman (C)

139.(127) Shadow Force (C)

138.(126) Maintenance Required (C)

137.(125) Keeper (C)

136.(new) 100 Nights of Hero (C)

135.(124) Clown in a Cornfield (C)

134.(123) A Minecraft Movie (C+)

133.(122) The Amateur (C+)

132.(121) Captain America: Brave New World (C+)

131.(120) Final Destination: Bloodlines (C+)

130.(119) Wolf Man (B-)

129.(118) Dog Man (B-)

128.(117) Sketch (B-)

127.(116) Nouvelle Vague (B-)

126.(new) Sisu: Road to Revenge (B-)

125.(115) Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (B-)

124.(114) Black Bag (B-)

123.(113) Rebuilding (B-)

122.(112) My Dead Friend Zoe (B-)

121.(111) The Accountant 2 (B-)

120.(110) The Roses (B-)

119.(109) Die My Love (B-)

118.(new) Fackham Hall (B-)

117.(108) The Strangers: Chapter 2 (B-)

116.(107) The Pickup (B-)

115.(106) M3GAN 2.0 (B-)

114.(105) Relay (B-)

113.(new) Dead Man's Wire (B-)

112.(104) Dangerous Animals (B-)

111.(103) Honey Don't! (B-)

110.(102) Another Simple Favor (B-)

109.(101) Regretting You (B-)

108.(100) Hedda (B-)

107.(99) The Smashing Machine (B-)

106.(98) Presence (B-)

105.(97) Hamnet (B-)

104.(96) KPop Demon Hunters (B-)

103.(95) A House of Dynamite (B-)

102.(new) Sharp Corner (B-)

101.(94) The Toxic Avenger (B-)

100.(new) Pillion (B-)

99.(93) How to Train Your Dragon (B-)

98.(92) I Know What You Did Last Summer (B-)

97.(91) Death of a Unicorn (B-)

96.(90) Play Dirty (B-)

95.(89) Silent Night, Deadly Night (B-)

94.(88) Eenie Meanie (B-)

93.(new) The Luckiest Man in America (B-)

92.(87) Eddington (B-)

91.(86) Him (B-)

90.(85) Until Dawn (B-)

89.(new) Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (B-)

88.(84) Opus (B-)

87.(83) Happy Gilmore 2 (B-)

86.(82) Heart Eyes (B)

85.(81) A Working Man (B)

84.(80) Predator: Killer of Killers (B)

83.(79) Havoc (B)

82.(78) Jurassic World Rebirth (B)

81.(77) It Was Just an Accident (B)

80.(76) Blue Moon (B)

79.(75) Americana (B)

78.(74) A Nice Indian Boy (B)

77.(73) Hell of a Summer (B)

76.(72) Christy (B)

75.(71) Diablo (B)

74.(70) The Phoenician Scheme (B)

73.(69) The Ballad of Wallis Island (B)

72.(68) Wicked: For Good (B)

71.(67) Anaconda (B)

70.(66) Last Breath (B)

69.(65) Fight or Flight (B)

68.(64) The Secret Agent (B)

67.(63) The Surfer (B)

66.(62) Elio (B)

65.(61) If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You (B)

64.(60) Bob Trevino Likes It (B)

63.(59) Freaky Tales (B)

62.(58) Ash (B)

61.(57) The Bad Guys 2 (B)

60.(56) Sentimental Value (B)

59.(55) Zootopia 2 (B)

58.(54) The Fantastic Four: First Steps (B)

57.(53) Novocaine (B)

56.(52) Drop (B)

55.(51) Love Hurts (B)

54.(50) Bone Lake (B)

53.(49) Jay Kelly (B)

52.(48) Is This Thing On? (B)

51.(new) Code 3 (B)

50.(new) Song Sung Blue (B)

49.(47) Mission-Impossible: The Final Reckoning (B)

48.(46) Rental Family (B)

47.(45) Lurker (B)

46.(44) Oh, Hi! (B)

45.(43) One of Them Days (B)

44.(42) F1 (B)

43.(41) Frankenstein (B)

42.(40) Heads of State (B)

41.(39) Roofman (B)

40.(38) Predator: Badlands (B)

39.(37) 40 Acres (B)

38.(36) One Battle After Another (B)

37.(35) Mickey 17 (B)

36.(34) Twinless (B)

35.(33) The Life of Chuck (B+)

34.(32) Eternity (B+)

33.(31) Now You See Me: Now You Don't (B+)

32.(new) The Perfect Neighbor (B+)

31.(30) Warfare (B+)

30.(29) Caught Stealing (B+)

29.(28) No Other Choice (B+)

28.(27) Train Dreams (B+)

27.(26) Good Fortune (B+)

26.(25) The Threesome (B+)

25.(24) Nobody 2 (B+)

24.(23) Black Phone 2 (B+)

23.(22) Splitsville (B+)

22.(21) The Running Man (B+)

21.(20) The Housemaid (B+)

20.(19) Together (B+)

19.(18) Sorry, Baby (B+)

18.(17) 28 Years Later (B+)

17.(16) The Monkey (B+)

16.(15) Ballerina (B+)

15.(14) Thunderbolts* (B+)

14.(13) Materialists (B+)

13.(12) Wake Up Dead Man (B+)

12.(11) Companion (B+)

11.(10) Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (B+)

10.(9) Bugonia (B+)

9.(new) The Alabama Solution (A-)

8.(8) The Long Walk (A-)

7.(7) The Naked Gun (A-)

6.(6) Weapons (A-)

5.(5) Superman (A-)

4.(4) Bring Her Back (A-)

3.(3) Marty Supreme (A)

2.(2) Friendship (A)

1.(1) Sinners (A)