Indiana Film Journalists Association

#IFJA member Ben Sears writes that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie may be more empty blockbuster calories, but there’s no doubt kids will light up in recognition at seeing familiar things. themoviestate.com/2026/03/31/the…

Despite being highly praised for its stark, unromantic portrait of sports and making Robert Redford a star, "Downhill Racer" is unimpressive in both its skiing footage and emotional appeal, says critic Christopher Lloyd in his latest classic film column. filmyap.substack.com/p/reeling-back…

In the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt and guest Brent Leuthold review Ready or Not 2: Here I Come & Undertone. Available on all platforms. obsessiveviewer.com/ov504/

This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd reviews "Holy Days," "They Will Kill You," "Andre is an Idiot," "A Magnificent Life" and "Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice." filmyap.substack.com/p/the-av-room-…

Zazie Beetz utterly slays in "They Will Kill You," a gloriously gruesome horror/action thriller as a furious avenging sister taking on a cabal of 1-percenter satanists. Movie review by Christopher Lloyd. filmyap.substack.com/p/they-will-ki…

Critic Christopher Lloyd says "A Magnificent Life," the best animated film of 2025, is finally coming to American shores, sharing not just a vibrant human story but stretching the boundaries of what 'cartoons' can and should do. filmyap.substack.com/p/a-magnificen…

Gangster comedy meets time-traveling sci-fi goofs in "Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice," an amusing, attitudinal romp starring James Marsden, Eiza González and Vince Vaughn x2. Movie review by Christopher Lloyd. filmyap.substack.com/p/mike-and-nic…

Three nuns and a Kiwi boy go on a cross-country jaunt to save their convent in "Holy Days," a chipper, life-affirming comedy. Movie review by Christopher Lloyd. filmyap.substack.com/p/holy-days

At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers continues his "Class of ... " series — which looks at films celebrating 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries — with Spike Lee's 2006 hostage drama "Inside Man." midwestfilmjournal.com/2026/03/24/cla…

In the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt reviews Project Hail Mary (with guest Joe Shearer) and Scream 7 (with guest Sam Watermeier). obsessiveviewer.com/2026/03/20/ov5…

Critic Christopher Lloyd says "The Pout-Pout Fish" is down-market but heartfelt animated adventure from Down Under, starring Nick Offerman as a glum fish who goes on an adventure with a scampy upstart and discovers joy. #moviereview filmyap.substack.com/p/the-pout-pou…

At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers continues the site's monthlong celebration of Kurt Russell's 75th birthday with a look at Russell's turn in the 1996 action-thriller "Executive Decision." midwestfilmjournal.com/2026/03/17/kur…

Critic Christopher Lloyd reacts to who got the #Oscars awards, the television presentation and more as we put the 2025 film year to bed. filmyap.substack.com/p/academy-awar…

In his latest #classicfilm column, critic Christopher Lloyd spotlights "The Wild Bunch:" Sam Peckinpah's frontal assault on the Western genre was informed by the outrages happening in Vietnam and cinema’s recent embrace of blood-soaked violent imagery. filmyap.substack.com/p/reeling-back…

#IFJA member Brent Leuthold calls Project Hail Mary "a joyous sci-fi spectacle that counts as a high point for the cinematic year so far." Read his full review here: awakeinthedark.com/2026/03/projec…

This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd offers his picks and predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards. filmyap.substack.com/p/the-av-room-…

In his annual comprehensive review of the Oscar race, critic Christopher Lloyd offers his picks, predictions and strikethroughs of the nominees, and though it's a two-film battle for the top prizes he expects there to be some surprises. filmyap.substack.com/p/fearless-osc…

Maika Monroe shines in "Reminders of Him," a bittersweet adaptation of the novel about a woman who made a terrible mistake returning to her unwelcoming hometown to chase redemption. #moviereview by Christopher Lloyd filmyap.substack.com/p/reminders-of…

At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers returns to his Coming Around Again feature — revisiting movies he didn't much like the first time to see if he's changed his mind — with the 2000 sci-fi film "Supernova." midwestfilmjournal.com/2026/03/11/com…

IFJA member Ben Sears ranks all 50 of the 2026 Oscar-nominated shorts and features from best to worst. themoviestate.com/2026/03/03/eve…