The Aisle Seat with Mike McGranaghan

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Gory and gruesome but also strangely touching.

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Charlie the Wonderdog

A movie parents can confidently take their children to see.

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Night Patrol

Has some of the wildest, craziest mayhem you’re likely to see onscreen in 2026.

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Killer Whale

A weird mash-up of The Shallows and Fall.

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A Private Life

Jodie Foster nails it yet again.

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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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