Cinema Snapshots: March 2026

What I watched last month...

Apr 01, 2026

Welcome to this month’s Cinema Snapshots! At the beginning of each month, I reflect on what I watched the prior month and provide a quick “snapshot” of my thoughts on those films. So without further ado, here are my Cinema Snapshots for March 2026.

In the Blink of an Eye

Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.

In the Blink of an Eye is messy, uneven, and doesn’t totally work. Yet I found myself engaged the entire time. Its experimental pace and disarmingly optimistic attitude about humanity are sure to throw viewers off, but those are the qualities I found particularly engaging. Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, WALL•E) provides striking visual direction even in live action, and Thomas Newman’s score beautifully connects the film’s separate timelines.

Watch this as a companion piece to Zemeckis’ Here (another weird film about time and humanity I really enjoyed).

★★★☆☆ | Watch now on Hulu and Disney+

How to Make a Killing

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

I love the genre of film where Ed Harris shows up at the end for 5 minutes and owns the scene (Snowpiercer is another quick example that comes to mind).

How to Make a Killing is an effortlessly entertaining film. The ensemble makes the most of limited screen time, and Glen Powell was perfectly cast in the leading role. I already mentioned Ed Harris, but Topher Grace and Zach Woods also steal the show in their brief scenes. The story sticks to the expected beats, but the strength of the performances combined with steady camerawork and editing make this a must-watch.

★★★★☆

Send Help

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Send Help contains all the style and confidence you’d expect from veteran director Sam Raimi, with two delightfully exaggerated performances from Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The first two acts are stronger than the gory and campy finale (though camp and gore is to be expected with most Raimi films), and the themes at play are more successful in films such as Triangle of Sadness than they are here. But the film is a fun, wild ride nonetheless.

★★★☆☆

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

I’ve never seen Nirvanna the Band the Show (a Canadian mockumentary-sitcom television series), but after hearing incredible things about this new feature film based on the show, I had to check it out.

I loved it! Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (yes, that’s the title) is a well shot, hilarious, and surprisingly heartwarming take on time travel. I was in a constant state of disbelief thinking of the logistics of making this film—frequently shot in public with unknowing bystanders—all while crafting a coherent and moving story built from those improvised and unexpected encounters.

Even if you’ve never seen the show (like me), go in with an open mind and enjoy this wacky, delightful mockumentary adventure.

★★★★☆

Forbidden Fruits

Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But, when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate.

Mean Girls meets Paradise Lost (not a sentence I expected to type). Forbidden Fruits thrives on its over-the-top fun performances, biblical imagery and references galore, and unique approach to tried and true story tropes. You’ll either love the tone or hate it, but it worked for me, even if some of the third act twists and turns were a bit too pulpy for my taste.

Speaking of biblical references, I loved Lili Reinhart’s shirt in the finale, an allusion to the stage play the film is based on, as well as Ecclesiasticus‬ ‭25‬:‭24‬: “Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die.”

★★★☆☆

Scream 7

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Scream 7 had a troubled production history to say the least, but even taken on its own, the film is the weakest in the franchise. It returns the series’ focus to Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now with a teenage daughter of her own, as they seek to unmask the latest Ghostface killer.

The Scream franchise has the difficult ongoing task of needing to come up with new and innovative ways to advance the slasher genre, all while playfully embracing its tropes. But now, seven films and fourteen Ghostface killers in, Scream 7 seems out of fresh ideas. Everything is recycled here from past Scream films or other horror thrillers, without any hint of self-awareness or progression. The action scenes are muddily shot, the Ghostface reveal feels shrug-worthy, and the performances even feel tired, as if the actors themselves aren’t quite sure why they’re still doing this.

Diehard fans may still find things to love here, but as a general audience member, very little actually works in Scream 7.

★★☆☆☆