Kathryn Newton

SXSW 2026: Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come & Hokum
SXSW 2026: Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come & Hokum

It ain’t SXSW if we’re not getting our horror and action comedies. This year is no different, as we get some of the most unhinged headliners to date.

ABIGAIL: How To Give Away The Ball With Your Marketing

Universal’s marketing kind of screwed the pooch with Abigail. I’m going to explore where specifically the advertising fumbled, and why.

THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS: Full Of Tropes Yet It Still Works
THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS: Full Of Tropes Yet It Still Works

Despite its conventional, problematic, and at-times tedious first half, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things finds its footing delivery emotionally rewarding.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu: A Welcome Vision Of Hope
POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU: A Welcome Vision Of Hope

Is Pokémon Detective Pikachu a classic telling of the Pokémon journey? No, but is it a welcome glare of personality and hope? Absolutely.

BEN IS BACK: An Ill-Conceived Flop
BEN IS BACK: An Ill-Conceived Flop

Unfortunately, the ill-conceived story of Ben is Back does not shine light on the opiod crisis, creating a seedy, underground world that the uninitiated can never comprehend.

BLOCKERS: Laughter Breaks Through
BLOCKERS: Laughter Breaks Through

Kay Cannon’s directorial debut Blockers is an unabashedly raunchy comedy with its heart in all the right places, giving the teen sex comedy a nice sprucing up through big laughs, a game cast and a lean script.