Film reviews and more since 2009

One Battle After Another (2025) review

Paul Thomas Anderson’s nine-figure passion project is the rare attempt at making a story about political extremism mainstream.

The Bride! (2026) review

“The Bride!” is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s maximalist take on the “Bride of Frankenstein,” for better and for worse.

Bye, mom: Remembering my mother, Mary Pulaski

Mary Pulaski (May 25, 1963 – August 5, 2021)
My best friend, confidant, #1 fan, and so much more

Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) review
Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) review

★★½

I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) review
I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) review

★★

The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) review
The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) review

★★

Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) review
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) review

★★★

Near Death (1989) review
Near Death (1989) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Domestic Violence (2001) review
Domestic Violence (2001) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Public Housing (1997) review
Public Housing (1997) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

‘You have this knowledge: what will you do with it?:’ Dissecting Frederick Wiseman’s ‘At Berkeley’
‘You have this knowledge: what will you do with it?:’ Dissecting Frederick Wiseman’s ‘At Berkeley’

Hospital (1970) review
Hospital (1970) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Belfast, Maine (1999) review
Belfast, Maine (1999) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

In Jackson Heights (2015) review
In Jackson Heights (2015) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Boxing Gym (2010) review
Boxing Gym (2010) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

The Store (1983) review
The Store (1983) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

Titicut Follies (1967) review
Titicut Follies (1967) review

🕯️ Remembering Frederick Wiseman 🕯️

The Judge (2014) review
The Judge (2014) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Seven Days in Utopia (2011) review
Seven Days in Utopia (2011) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Crazy Heart (2009) review
Crazy Heart (2009) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Secondhand Lions (2003) review
Secondhand Lions (2003) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

Apocalypse Now (1979) review
Apocalypse Now (1979) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

THX 1138 (1971) review
THX 1138 (1971) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) review
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) review

🕯️ Remembering Robert Duvall 🕯️

We Are Your Friends (2015) review
We Are Your Friends (2015) review

★★★

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) review
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) review

★★★½

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) review
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) review

🕯️ Remembering Bud Cort 🕯️

Angus (1995) review
Angus (1995) review

🕯️ Remembering James Van Der Beek 🕯️

Backyard Sports: The Animated Special (2026) review
Backyard Sports: The Animated Special (2026) review

★★★½

Dracula (2026) review
Dracula (2026) review

★★★

Ratchet & Clank (2016) review
Ratchet & Clank (2016) review

★½

Playmobil: The Movie (2019) review
Playmobil: The Movie (2019) review

★★

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) review
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) review

★★★

All the Empty Rooms (2025) review
All the Empty Rooms (2025) review

★★★

Whistle (2026) review
Whistle (2026) review

★½

Solo Mio (2026) review
Solo Mio (2026) review

★★½

About Steve Pulaski

Steve Pulaski has been reviewing movies since 2009 for a barrage of different outlets. He graduated North Central College in 2018 and currently works as an on-air radio personality. He also hosts a weekly movie podcast called "Sleepless with Steve," dedicated to film and the film industry, on his YouTube channel. In addition to writing, he's a die-hard Chicago Bears fan and has two cats, appropriately named Siskel and Ebert!

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