The Aisle Seat with Mike McGranaghan

Backrooms

A horror movie with a unique kick.

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New This Week

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Tribeca Festival 2026

Reviews from the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival (through June 14)

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Power Ballad

Magnificently entertaining.

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Carolina Caroline

Weaving and Gallner are the dream team you didn't know you needed.

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The Last Whale Singer

An animated movie with honest-to-goodness soul.

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Current Releases

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Affection Alpha Animal Farm Arco Ask E. Jean Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft Blades of the Guardians Blue Heron Bodycam The Bride! Charlie the Wonderdog The Choral The Christophers Cold Storage Couples Weekend Crazy Old Lady Crime 101 Deep Water Desert Warrior The Devil Wears Prada 2 Diabolic Dolly Dracula The Drama The Dreadful Dreams Driver's Ed Erupcja Exit 8 Faces of Death Fantasy Life Forbidden Fruits Fuze Ghost Elephants Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die A Great Awakening
Heel H Is for Hawk Hokum Hungry Hunting Matthew Nichols I Can Only Imagine 2 I Love Boosters In Cold Light Iron Lung I Swear I Was a Stranger Killer Whale K-Pops! Lee Cronin's The Mummy A Magnificent Life The Mandalorian and Grogu Man on the Run Mercy Michael Mile End Kicks Mortal Kombat II Moses the Black Mother of Flies My Father's Shadow Natchez Night Patrol Normal Obex Obsession Omaha One Spoon of Chocolate Our Hero, Balthazar
Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe Passenger Pitfall The Plague The Pout-Pout Fish The President's Cake Primate A Private Life Project Hail Mary Protector Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Redux Redux Reminders of Him Saccharine Scarlet Scream 7 Send Help Shelter Solo Mio Stolen Kingdom Storm Rider: The Legend of Hammerhead The Story of Everything Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Teacher's Pet The Testament of Ann Lee That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea They Will Kill You This Is Not a Test Tow Tuner Undercard Undertone Wasteman We Bury the Dead Whistle Worldbreaker Wuthering Heights You, Me & Tuscany Youngblood

On Video & DVD

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The Stoned Age Collector's Edition
Black Phone 2 Collector's Edition
One from the Heart: Reprise

Past Columns/Reviews

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The Aisle Seat Archives - Reviews from previous yearsReviews from the 2025 Fantastic FestReviews from the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival
The Ten Best Films of 2025The Ten Worst Films of 2025The Ten Best Documentaries of 2025

About Me

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Mike

The Aisle Seat critic, Mike McGranaghan, is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Online Film Critics Society. His reviews appear weekly on the radio stations of Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. His work also regularly appears at Ranker. He is the author of two books, Straight-Up Blatant and My Year of Chevy: One Guy's Journey Through the Filmography of Chevy Chase, both of which are available at Amazon.com. Contact: mike@aisleseat.com

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