The Aisle Seat with Mike McGranaghan

Drop

A rush of escapist entertainment.

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New This Week

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The King of Kings

Why does the Bible need a mischievous cat?

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The Ugly Stepsister

Sick and nasty, but in a good way.

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A Minecraft Movie

Unapologetically silly.

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Sacramento

An indie feature worth seeking out.

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Current Releases

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Alarum Armand Ash Autumn and the Black Jaguar Becoming Led Zeppelin Being Maria Better Man Borderline Brave the Dark The Brutalist Captain America: Brave New World Cleaner The Colors Within Companion The Damned Dark Nuns The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Death of a Unicorn Den of Thieves 2: Pantera The Encampments Fight or Flight Freaky Tales The Friend The Gorge
Hard TruthsHazard Heart Eyes Hell of a Summer I'm Still Here Inheritance In the Lost Lands Into the Deep Invader The Last Republican The Last Showgirl Like Father, Like Son Locked Love Hurts Magazine Dreams Mickey 17 Millers in Marriage The Monkey My Dead Friend Zoe
Night Call Night of the Zoopocalypse No Address Novocaine O'Dessa Old Guy One of Them Days The Penguin Lessons Presence Riff Raff Rule Breakers The Rule of Jenny Pen Seven Veils Snow White Superboys of Malegaon Thank You Very Much The Unbreakable Boy Valiant One The Woman in the Yard Wolf Man Alarum

On Video & DVD

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The American Society of Magical NegroesMigrationGran Turismo
Anyone but YouMondo New York
One from the Heart: RepriseThe Man Who Wasn't There 3-D

Past Columns/Reviews

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The Aisle Seat Archives - Reviews from previous years
Reviews from the 2025 Boston Underground Film FestivalReviews from the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival

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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