Archive - The Reveal

Open Question: What under-the-radar recent horror film would you recommend?

Give us some late-winter chills.

Mar 7 •

In Review: 'Mickey 17,' 'Eephus'

Bong Joon Ho returns with an audacious sci-fi satire and baseball season arrives early via a knockabout comedy with an elegiac streak.

Mar 6 •

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Of Predators and Progress at True/False 2025

The salve of watching documentaries during turbulent political times.

Mar 5 •

#63 (tie): ‘Goodfellas’’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Martin Scorsese's kinetic gangster doubles as an interrogation of the American dream.

Mar 4 •

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February 2025

Are you going to watch the 97th Academy Awards?

Would you like to (sort of) watch them with us?

Feb 28 •

In Review: 'Last Breath,' 'My Dead Friend Zoe'

Two more two-and-a-half star reviews in the month of February? Yep, we've got 'em.

Feb 27 •

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Rocking the Suburbs with George Armitage

How the late Roger Corman acolyte and 'Miami Blues' director darkened the rom-com with 'Grosse Pointe Blank.'

Feb 26 •

Let’s Watch the 1975 Academy Awards!

It was a night of controversy, colorful costumes, and awkward jokes. Let's revisit the 47th Academy Awards.

Feb 25 •

Open Question: What's the best Stephen King adaptation (not counting the six canonical classics)?

King's work has been the source for dozens of films, with more on the way. Which deserve more love?

Feb 21 •

In Review: 'The Monkey,' 'The Gorge'

A pair of new genre films offer threats both small and large with mixed results.

Feb 20 •

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Worst to Best: The 2025 Oscar Shorts Nominees

Our annual ranked list may not give you an edge in Oscar pools, but there's still plenty of good films to see here.

Feb 19 •

The '80s in 40: 'Local Hero' (February 17, 1983)

Bill Forsyth's gentle comedy constructs a bulwark against the harsh times surrounding it, and the harsher times to come.

Feb 18 •

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