SUNDANCE 2026 - THE INCOMER (2026) REVIEW

 

Like a comedic 28 Years Later written by Taika Waititi, The Incomer is a very funny allegory about the material items we take for granted, and the innocence and wonder we lose as modern times go by, leading to the importance of community and belonging.
Louis Paxton is an impressive new directorial comedy voice, giving us hilarious dead pan, dark, violent comedy, amongst the rolling, soaring green Scottish vistas. With excitably fun performances from Domhnall Gleeson, Grant O’Rourke, and Gayle Rankin, Paxton’s tale of found family and growing up, is a torch for humanity before laws. 8/10. 

- Maurice Andre Jones

SUNDANCE 2026 - NIGHT NURSE (2026) REVIEW

 

Night Nurse is very Canadian feeling, very Egoyan, very tv movie, very schlock and it’s incredible. Switching tones from Georgia Bernstein’s previous short Snugglr that went down a comedic route, Bernstein’s debut full length completely goes down the quiet unsettling sex thriller route, while commenting on caretaker sexual relations and greedy elderly phone scams. Bernstein’s muse, Cemre Paksoy blows this tone out of the water, being versatile in comedy and drama, along side the chilling Bruce Mckenize and the legendary Eleanore Hendricks.

Night nurse has incredible visual staging and confrontational cinematography, and allows saturation to bring an impactful presence.
Bernstein knows exactly what she’s doing, calling back to the 90’s weirdo thriller, playing with sexual desire and sexual violence that lust can visually conjure, involved with the objectification of women in the workplace.

Night Nurse is pure uncut unadulterated dark sex schlock that we rarely see anymore, very well done, with a lot to say. 10/10.

- Maurice Andre Jones

MY TOP 20 BEST FILMS OF 2025

 1. Sirat (2025) - The scariest film of the year. 

2. 28 Years Later (2025) - The most reflective film of the year. 

3. Friendship (2025) - The funniest film of the year. 

4. Sorry, Baby (2025) - The calmest film of the year. 

5. The Mastermind (2025) - The most cathartic film of the year.

6. Kontinental '25 (2025) - The most comedically poignant film of the year.

7. Darkest Miriam (2025) - The most effectively Canadian film of the year. 

8. Marty Supreme (2025) - The most Safdie film of the year. 

9. Eddington (2025) - The most intentional film of the year. 

10. The Life of Chuck (2025) - The most anxiety filled 90's nostalgic film of the year. 

11. Bubble & Squeak (2025) - The best relationship film of the year. 

12. Sinners (2025) - The best Horror film of the year. 

13. One Battle After Another (2025) - The best PTA film of the year. 

14. Weapons (2025) - The most enjoyable "What is it?" film of the year. 

15. Sentimental Value (2025) - The best family drama of the year. 

16. The Smashing Machine (2025) - The best parody film of the year. 

17. Good Boy (2025) - The best tearjerker of the year. 

18. No Other Choice (2025) - The most uncomfortable film of the year. 

19. It Was Just An Accident (2025) - The most considered film of the year. 

Mickey 17 (2025) - The most assured ending in a film this year.