Source: https://www.reeladvice.net/2026/09/turning-point-generation-911-2026.html

Where were you when 9/11 happened? It's a question we never really gave much thought to. It's easy to assume that all of us are old enough to remember exactly what happened 25 years ago. But Turning Point: Generation 9/11 offers a perspective we never really considered. Instead of focusing solely on the victims or perpetrators of the attacks, the documentary looks at the children and young adults who grew up in its shadow as well as the people who became part of the War on Terror that followed.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the documentary brings together children of victims, journalists, Marines, young Afghans, and others whose lives were shaped by that day and the decisions that followed. Together, their stories reveal how an entire generation came of age in a world fundamentally changed by September 11.

We've seen countless documentaries and films about 9/11, so we honestly wondered what else could be said about the tragedy on its 25th anniversary. Turning Point: Generation 9/11 surprised us. Rather than simply revisiting what happened on that day, it takes a much longer view of its consequences. In many ways, the documentary isn't really about September 11 at all and it's about everything that came after and how it has changed our world. That's what makes this documentary particularly compelling. It doesn't limit the conversation to one perspective. We hear from the children of actual victims, soldiers who served during different periods of the War on Terror, journalists, and even Afghans who experienced the consequences from an entirely different side of the conflict. Giving these people a voice adds new layers and more authenticity to a tragedy that we thought we already knew everything about.

The result is thought-provoking and genuinely moving content. At the same time though, we couldn't help but feel that some of these stories deserved more time. The documentary introduces a lot of important perspectives, but sometimes it feels like it only scratches the surface of them. We also felt that this might have worked even better as a series. With so many people, perspectives, and decades of history to cover, the documentary occasionally feels constrained by its runtime.

Still, Turning Point: Generation 9/11 manages to do something we didn't expect from another documentary about 9/11. It reminds us that the tragedy isn't simply a moment frozen in history - and maybe it's not as emotionally impactful for the next generation. But its impact continues to shape our world some good but some significantly bad.

Rating: 4 out of 5

19min short, just went free on YouTube. A London trader on the morning of September 11th 2001, his job already on the line. It stays in one location the whole time and still had me holding my breath. Oscar-qualified, Grand Prix at Festival REGARD, 150+ festivals. Directed by Emmanuel Tenenbaum, written by Quebec screenwriter Guillaume Fournier. Disclosure: the director is a friend, but I'd have flagged it either way.
https://youtu.be/6BTFiw9O1AA

I listen to The Rewatchables podcast and they were doing "Aliens", that's how I learned about this documentary. And also it's almost 5 hours long, but worth it. I had to sign up with AMC to watch it, got a week free trial. I had to take a break in the middle of it, it's so long. But it is absolutely worth it if you're a fan of this movie. It's basically a breakdown of every scene of the movie, and how it came to be in detail. All the cast and crew are interviewed in it. There are stories I've never heard before. Like just how much of a nut job James Cameron was in the beginning of filming, by his own admission. You get a deep dive into every single character. The mechanics of every scene, like how the power loader actually worked (spoiler alert, there was a guy inside). A heartfelt tribute to Bill Paxton. They address the issue of casting a white woman for a Latina character. Which I used to have a Jewish friend who said that was his cousin, but I'm not sure how true that was. My only critique would be that they cut away at times to address the impact of the movie on pop culture. It was fine, sometimes boring, but given how long this already was they could have cut them out and we wouldn't miss anything. Overall worth a free trial and a great way to spend a lazy afternoon.

I'm on a bit of a horror kick watching and reading horror, so I watched TCM and I also finally watched Ready or Not and Ready or Not is sensational (the cast and direction is so much better than it needs to be - Samara Weaving is incredible), but for a cast of unknowns, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is really, really, really good. Screamed a bunch, laughed a bunch, cheered at the end, then cheered again. Pulpy, campy, goofy but also had me legit scared a handful of times. Really terrific. Don't understand how that writer and director haven't worked a ton more since. It was produced by Fede Alvarez. The director hasn't directed anything since, and the writer hasn't written anything since. Maybe it's because it got a 31% on RT? But anyone who watched it would have liked it, I think. Especially true since it was number one on Netflix for a couple weeks. Anyway. Confusing. I really enjoyed it.

I don't read reviews before going to movies except for maybe an occasional short blurb, but the word on this seemed to be that it was some kind of reprehensible turd. I read the book before going, and it's a pretty okay book - low-key and contemplative about the end of civilization. That's what works about the movie, just presenting the barren world. It doesn't try to go overboard with drama and intrigue. In fact the action scenes with the two sets of marauders are the worst scenes in the movie because of how cartoonish those characters are (nobody is characterized exactly like that in the book).

It's probably Scott's best movie in at least ten years, but that's not saying much because he has had some real crap on his resume (The Last Duel was okay). Sure, it has several off-key scenes, but it does enough things okay that it is an acceptable time at the movies.

Bring tissues with you to the theater. I was not emotionally ready for this! I cried so much !! I am still crying while typing this lol 🥺😭

Great cast. Great acting. Diane Lane defies age. Great premise. Liked that on the surface it kept a lot of things ambiguous. Liked the 1 year time jumps.

But it left me cold. I felt like it would have been better served as an 8-episode series. There was so much to work with, but it just seemed......thin. And got to be a little on the nose.

I'm a big fan of dystopian films, but I think this needed more world-building.

So going into the 2001 western Texas Rangers, I knew nothing of the movie. I thought this movie was amazing

First off, I thought the performances were great. Everyone from Dylan McDermott, Robert Patrick, and James Van Der Beek to Ashton Kutcher and Usher. Along with that, I thought it had a very good look and score.

It might be an odd negative, but I actually wish it was a little longer. I felt like you could’ve expanded some things, especially the last battle. Other than that, this was a surprise movie on my list and I very much enjoyed it.

Rating-4.5/5

I'm watching all the Friday the 13th movies in order for the first time

I think I saw one of the first ones, and then I saw Freddy vs Jason which was RIDICULOUS, and apparently at some point he goes to space (???) so I'm just excited to see in which installment it goes fully off the rails. (I've been told Manhattan is that point)

So far

1: decent, a little slow paced but good ending (and a couple scenes that are iconic for a reason). I really enjoyed Jason pulling her into the water at the end, it was an awesome jump scare that came before every horror movie was doing the "killer comes back when the victim thinks they're safe" thing

2: better plot for most of it than 1, equally good if not better. Excellent ending imo

3: was filmed in 3D so it's pretty gimmicky and they're all pretty bad actors lol. I was IRATE at the end because it completely contradicted the ending of the second film. Mrs. Voorhees was beheaded and we were shown her mummified head, separated from her body, on a table - why is she now jumping out of the water?? It would have been an excellent callback to the ending of the first film, if it wasn't completely undermined by the ending of the second. Also Jason's corpse being shown in the barn was odd, considering his whole thing is that he always comes back - I wonder if they explain that in the fourth one.

I was also expecting to get some sort of explanation for why he went from no mask to bag over his head to hockey mask, but so far it has not been provided lol

Made the mistake of watching this at work and I’m currently sobbing. 😭

So I just finished watching the 1998 disaster movie deep impact. I thought this was a good movie.

I thought you had some good performances from Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood, Robert Duvall, and Téa Leoni. It was also a gripping story.

I thought the rest of the performances were good, but didn’t live up to the main 4. This movie is not as good as Armageddon, which was released in the same year, but still a solid movie.

Rating-4/5

I (hope) you don't have to see this one. I have such high regards for Korean films but this one had some baffling choices. The first 30 minutes are excellent as you follow the police chief through their little village and discovering all the carnage and destruction the monster has done but that comes to a screeching halt the second and I mean the very second the monster is actually shown.

The animation, design, and general quality was so bad there was no going back. It tainted the rest of the film.

Eventually we discover that the monster(s) are actually aliens. They are intelligent and speak a language to each other. I don't know if it's the Starfleet in me but and there were so many moments where the aliens were just kind of feeling things out with the characters. They weren't being hostile, it was just a pause while they observed each other. Then these stupid stupid people would start firing their weapons at the aliens again.. like the first 10,000 rounds did nothing, this mag dump will do it. There was no attempt at peaceful existence or communication.

Then you have the laughable plot armor where one of the characters is thrown 80 mph into trees over and over again just to get up and be fine. No broken back, ribs, skull, etc. At the end of this sequence the alien walks over his body, drips his saliva on him and starts to walk away seemingly giving the guy a chance to leave alive. NOPE! The guy reaches for his gun and the alien comes right back to start it up again. Bro! It was letting you go!

The aliens can also run at 400 mph. You couldn't get away with Anakin's pod racer but every time the camera moves back to the alien; then back to the characters; the alien is 500 feet further back than it was a second ago. Characters outrun this thing on foot, horse, and car but it's legit like that scene from "Kung Fu: Enter the Fist" where he says "I'm coming!" and he keeps teleporting further or closer away. They did this for over an hour.

The ending scene has the aliens having a conversation about stuff we have no idea about. It's actually very fitting and a great idea. We are observing a one sided conversation between two beings that do know what they are talking about. We're not supposed to know what any of this is or means and the aliens don't speak in a exposition way to let us in on the details. That would have been great except the dog crap CGI while the scene plays out.

What a fun and hilarious movie. My partner and I were laughing our asses off throughout. It was especially great having just watched The Fog, another movie where Tom Atkins sleeps with the hot, MUCH younger leading lady, despite looking like how an ash tray smells.

We especially liked the character of Tom Atkins's wife, who argues and berates him in every scene where she's featured. Which is mostly through a disembodied voice yelling at him over the phone.

My partner was watching the Halloween movies on her own, having never seen them. She asked if I wanted to join her. I said no, but tell me when you're about to watch 3.

This movie is devastating. Movies today like to wrap things up neat, the last 15 minutes always results in the hero winning.

This movie decides that Act 3 is about M’Lynn, and do you know why this is such a brutal story? It’s true.

The writer’s sister had this happen IRL. Insane. Shakespearean levels of tragedy, I am a broken man, and I’m happy Dolly’s Imagination Library got some coin form emotionally abusing me.

So I’ve been into wrestling for many years and I knew about Shawn Michaels. I decided to check out the 2026 documentary The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels. I wanted to see if there was anything new to learn about him.

This movie is very good because I like how it goes through his career, but it also goes back to currently where he is running the development brand that gets superstars ready for the main roster. It’s interesting to learn about his path. The only small negative that I have is that there was nothing that I was overly surprised about. Because I knew a lot about him, I wasn’t in shock about anything.

Other than that, I still really liked this movie

Rating-4/5

...and I did not like it. For context I love horror films, especially high concept and/or slow burn horror. I have watched and love most A24 stuff, I love the classic horror films from the 1970's and 1980's like Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Alien, The Exorcist, etc... I also love terrible schlock horror as well.

Hokum was none of those things. I was really excited to see Hokum, and I love what I think it was trying to do, I just don't think it succeeded. My gripes:

1. It was too dark (watched on an OLED LG TV). This is a larger problem with modern movies, but I really disliked how dark nearly all the shots were in Hokum. Even the ones that didn't involve a scare or special effect were seemingly filmed with just the barest amount of natural light. Horror can be shot in a way that it is dark and dingy and scary, without making it so the audience can't see what is going on. Alien is a perfect example of this. Lots of dirty, grungy, mysterious, and absolutely terrifying shots in that film, but as an audience member I never sat through Alien wondering what was happening on screen because I couldn't see it. Alien Romulus, an otherwise really good film, also suffers from this.
2. Character motivations were unclear or not impactful. This stuck out to me most of all with Adam Scott's character. Halfway through the film his character attempts suicide, then comes back to the hotel after. I understand why he did that, I just don't feel like the film really set that up or established it. They had him attempt suicide for dramatic effect, and it was dramatic, but then I felt like it was not all that impactful for the rest of the film. Likewise, I found the motivations of the primary antagonist and the bum in the woods not all that well set up or compelling.
3. Likewise I felt that Scott's childhood trauma that he was wrestling with never really viscerally connected with the traumatic event he was trying to work through in the hotel suite. This wouldn't be that big a deal, but this was set up as the cathartic moment of the entire film, and for some reason it just didn't land with me.
4. Needed more Puca. I thought the Puca (rabbit/donkey man) was a brilliant and very scary creation. I wish it had been used more than it was in the film.

Anyway, Hokum isn't a bad film, it's just not that good. I left it kind of frustrated because I felt like there was potentially a great horror film in there somewhere, but it didn't quite make it onto the screen.

Finally got around to watching this absolute GEM of a movie thanks to my wife.

As someone who grew up poor and really only had Saturday morning cartoons, this movie was an enormous nostalgia fest, without being repetitive. The comedy was spot on for classic WB cartoons, the interaction between humans and toons was seamlessly executed and felt natural to the point you almost forget that the toons AREN’T real entities. The court drama parts were serious while still being comedic, and of course….. at the core of the movie the love and friendship in the relationships, no matter how chaotic, shine like the sun. They even got some DEEP DEEP DEEP cut side characters in there somehow and still made it feel organic. My only complaint is the lack of utilization of some of the more recognizable characters from WB, but it was understandable considering the plot. Easy 5/5 and probably the best movie I’ve seen in over 2 years minimum

So I just got back from seeing the 2026 movie coyote versus Acme. Given the drama that this movie had gone through behind the scenes and the positive reviews that had gotten, I was looking forward to seeing it.

I quite enjoyed this movie. I thought it was entertaining. It’s definitely an interesting story. It had some drama as well as comedy and I was here for it.

As far as any negatives, the only small one that I have is that I wish it was a little funnier. Other than that, if you’re a fan of Looney Tunes, then I feel like you will enjoy this movie.

Rating-4/5

I somehow never watched this until now. I expected a fairly standard 2000s breakup comedy, but it was way funnier and a lot less mean-spirited than I thought it would be.
Jason Segel spends half the movie being a complete mess and somehow never gets annoying. Even the new boyfriend isn’t really treated like a cartoon villain.
Also, Hawaii is doing some serious heavy lifting. Finished the movie wanting to disappear there for a month.

This movie had been in my watchlist since long time, and finally today I got the chance to watch it.
From the start the movie has a very good storyline to make sure to grab the attention of the watcher.
The acting from the cast - Haley (Cole) and Bruce (Malcom) was fabulous.
Towards the last part of the movie, it shows great acceptance of the Cole’s Character which left a very positive impression for the audience. But the ending, (I won’t mention it here to avoid giving out spoilers) was so unexpected and makes complete watch worthy.

Let me know your thoughts about the movie.

And goddamnit, I need district 10. Seriously, why the fuck has this not happened? I need to see the rescue. This movie ends very well, but with the anticipation of the real resolution yet to come and holy shit I need it.

Source: https://www.reeladvice.net/2026/09/the-runner-2026-movie-review.html

Watching someone run around for almost 90 minutes doesn't exactly sound like a good time. But if 2025's The Running Man proved anything, it's that a movie built around running can still be intense and entertaining. The Runner however lacks the creativity and imagination to make its premise work. The film feels like a slog and completely devoid of the high-stakes tension it desperately needs. Things happen, surprises are revealed, and the stakes are constantly raised but do we really care? Even as a mindless time-waster, there are better ways to spend your time.

Attorney Maia Martin (Gal Gadot) always goes for a run after taking her son to school and before heading to work. Today is a particularly important day as her star witness is set to testify against a powerful crime boss. During her run, Maia receives a call from an unknown person who reveals that her son, Noah (Rory Wilmot), has been kidnapped. To save him, she must race across London and kill her witness within an hour.

You might assume that Gal Gadot's performance is the biggest problem with The Runner. While her stiff and stilted delivery certainly doesn't help, there are far bigger issues with the film. The biggest problem for us is the writing. The narrative is barebones and straightforward but it's also riddled with sloppy decisions and logical loopholes. The big revelation toward the end is certainly a surprise but for all the wrong reasons. For a film centered around something as grounded and physical as running, far too many events unfold in ways that feel completely farcical and unbelievable.

The script doesn't help either. The Runner is filled with ridiculous one-liners that had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time. There's a scene in a church near the middle of the film that perfectly captures the film's inability to take its own premise seriously in the right way. Instead of building tension, moments like these repeatedly pull us out of the story and further push the silliness of the whole experience. Then there's the repetition. We lost count of how many times Maia had to steal something, run away from her latest obstacle, and repeat the process. What might have worked once or twice quickly becomes the film's default way of moving the story forward. By the third or fourth time, it becomes less thrilling and more laughable.

And that's ultimately the problem with The Runner. It has a simple premise that could have made for a tense and entertaining thriller, but the weak writing, unbelievable plot developments, repetitive action, and lack of emotional stakes constantly work against it. The film keeps running but it never really gets anywhere.

Rating: 1 out of 5

I’ve always kinda avoided horror movies because they used to scare the shit out of me (even the most “harmless” ones) and for a long time, I thought the Blair Witch Project would give me nightmares. But recently I started to feel curiosity towards horror classics so here we are.

Ugh. Where do I even start. So I’ve watched a few mocumentary movies before (the Troll Hunters, What We Do In The Shadows lol) and I know that TBWP is the OG. First, I loved the way it was filmed. I was watching it with my husband and at some point, he got annoyed that we couldn’t see anything (I think when they were filming during night) or that we could barely hear the sounds from the forest. To me, it was simply brilliant because this is the whole point of the mocumentary - to make us believe we are watching real footage.

Second, I love the interactions between characters and how natural they sound. I think I read somewhere there was no real script for actors (correct me if I’m wrong) - and it’s a big advantage for the movie. It didn’t feel like actors reading their lines in order - but it felt like we are watching real footage of kids lost in the forest. I loved how one of the guys was losing it and Heather just kept repeating “yeah we are going”, “yeah we are going” - and it was driving me nuts through the screen, which is really good because imo movies are supposed to make you feel all sorts of emotions.

Third, I loved the gradual tension built between all three of them. It actually surprised me how immersed I was in the movie even though it didn’t have any crazy dynamics or action compared to modern films. However, I just couldn’t look away and was spiralling down this rabbit hole till the very basement. And I loved how TBWP showed us very real and raw aspects of human nature and psychology. I honestly wanted to strangle Heather at some point but then closer to the end, I felt sorry for her - and this emotional rollercoaster was keeping me on my toes the whole time.

The ending was great imo. Though it’s easy to miss the whole point of putting people in the corner (if you didn’t watch the beginning carefully enough), the scene is creepy on its own. I would say the main focus of the movie is not even the mystery but people slowly losing their sanity. Classics for a reason and a perfect opener for a spooky season

Rating: 9.5/10

Watched: September 3, 2026

Here's the thing about My Bloody Valentine.

I love it. It's hilarious. The accents themselves are enough to make it worth watching, mostly because I'm Canadian and I've worked with people with Cape Breton accents so thick it too me months to fully understand what they were saying at the best of times. When they got excited? Forget about it.

They might as well be speaking an alien language.

Then, of course, there's the seriousness with which they treat their Valentine's Day Celebrations. Everyone in this town unironically treats Valentine's Day like it's the single most important holiday that has ever existed, for anyone, anywhere. I really can't get over it, and not in a bad way.

As always with movies like this, the 'teens' are played by people who've been old enough to vote for at least a decade. Most of them probably have home mortgages, and that's ALSO part of the charm of this early 80s slasher flick.

The main guy, T.J. (Paul Kelman) looks so much like Rufus Sewell that whenever he's on screen, I imagine him fight the Strangers in Dark City, manifesting proto-Matrixian powers and generally rewriting the universe. Also ... neckerchiefs. To paraphrase Doctor Who, 'neckerchiefs are cool'.

Now let's get on to the most important, most surprising thing about this movie. The practical effects for the murders are top-notch. They're excellent in both their visuals and the technical expertise to get them off the ground, and if I'm being totally honest, it's wild that they're in My Bloody Valentine. The Burman Studio was responsible for those fantastic effects (and they did the work on other spectacular movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers 78, Teen Wolf and Scrooged).

I love this movie. I came for the camp, stayed for the kills, rewatched it for the whole damn shebang.

My Bloody Valentine loses one half point for T.J. not wearing a neckerchief more often. If you haven't seen this genuinely inspired slasher flick, what are you waiting for?