Mother Mary (2026)

Mother Mary is a pop artist at a point of crisis, who goes to her seamstress for a new look. The way this movie unfolds is exasperating and a test of divine patience as the two speak cryptically with one another while the audience struggles to keep up. There's a bit of a Lynchy thread running through it, but don't get your hopes up. It's a mystery and a ghost story of sorts, yet it's the imagery that sticks in my head even though it defies logical narrative sense. Anne Hathaway sings all of the songs and performs her own choreography, which is the one bright spot in all this mess, but it belongs to a better movie.

2 halos out of 5

Kinds of Kindness (2024)

A deeply twisted absurdist tragi-horror-comedy that required two separate viewings for me to finally process my feelings about it. Essentially three separate stories, starring the same group of actors playing different roles each time, you have to search to find a common thread. The theme here being the fucked up ways people show appreciation and gratitude. At times, it might feel like weird for weirdness' sake, but sometimes that's just what you crave. If you enjoy Yorgos's previous work, this may strike the right chord within you.

4 tennis racquets out of 5

Cuckoo (2024)

Pouring one out for my homies...

Logline: American teenager relocates to the Bavarian Alps with her family and encounters some kooky goings-ons.

I enjoyed this one mostly because I had no idea what the fuck was going on most of the time. It's rare these days that the trailer doesn't give away all its secrets. I still don't understand a lot of it, but I dug the unsettling atmosphere and disorienting way it all plays out. To say any more would be a disservice to the surprises it contains, and the odd directions it takes.

3½ cuckoo calls out of 5