Category Archives: Film Review

Review in Brief: It Was Just an Accident (2025)

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Sam S-P

We need to keep making and releasing art critical of oppressive regimes across the world now more than ever. Exiled Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi’s IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is hard-hitting but darkly comic and always rooted in authentic human … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Dark Comedy, Drama, Ebrahim Azizi, Iranian Film, It Was Just An Accident, Jafar Panahi, Mariam Afshari, Vahid Mobasseri, World Cinema | Leave a comment

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) Review

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/spider-man-brand-new-day-2026-review SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Blockbuster, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jon Bernthal, Marvel, MCU, Sadie Sink, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Superhero Movie, Tom Holland, Zendaya | Leave a comment

The Odyssey (2026) Review

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-2026-review SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Anne Hathaway, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, Historical Epic, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, The Odyssey, Tom Holland | Leave a comment

Supergirl (2026) Review

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/supergirl-2026-review SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Craig Gillespie, DC, Eve Ridley, Jason Mamoa, Millie Alcock, Supergirl, Superhero Movie, Superman | Leave a comment

Double Feature: Toy Story 5 (2026) and I Am Frankelda (2025) Reviews

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/double-feature-toy-story-5-2026-and SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Andrew Stanton, Animation, Arturo Ambriz, Arturo Mercado Jr., I Am Frankelda, Joan Cusack, Luis Leonardo Suárez, Mireya Mendoza, Pixar, Roy Ambriz, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story 5 | Leave a comment

Disclosure Day (2026) Two Take Review

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/disclosure-day-2026-two-take-review SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Disclosure Day, Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Mystery, Sci-fi, Steven Spielberg, Thriller | Leave a comment

Masters of the Universe (2026) Review

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Sam S-P

https://secondcutpod.substack.com/p/masters-of-the-universe-2026-review SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut | Tagged Action, Camila Mendes, Fantasy, He-Man, Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Masters of the Universe, Nicholas Galitzine, Travis Knight | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Eddington (2025)

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Sam S-P

Neo-Western EDDINGTON gives its audience the usual Ari Aster anxiety attack but pairs it with some biting satire about fake news and mob mentality and an unexpectedly action-packed final act. During Covid Lockdown, a sheriff in a New Mexico town … Continue reading →