The Aisle Seat with Mike McGranaghan

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

Very beautifully animated.

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New This Week

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Motor City

A stunt that doesn't succeed.

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Hadestown: The Musical

Brings the stage magic to the screen.

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The Odyssey

A highlight of the cinematic year.

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Fantasia 2026

Reviews from the Fantasia International Film Festival (updated regularly through August 2).

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Current Releases

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Affection Alpha Animal Farm Arco Ask E. Jean Backrooms Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft Blades of the Guardians Blue Heron Bodycam The Bride! Camp Carolina Caroline 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 Disclosure DayDolly Dracula The Drama The Dreadful Dreams Driver's Ed Erupcja Evil Dead Burn Exit 8 Faces of Death Fantasy Life Finnegan's Foursome Forbidden Fruits Fuze Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex PassGhost Elephants Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die A Great Awakening
Heel H Is for Hawk Hokum Horsegirls Hungry Hunting Matthew Nichols I Can Only Imagine 2 I Love Boosters In Cold Light Iron Lung I Swear I Was a Stranger Jackass: Best and Last Killer Whale K-Pops! Kraken The Last Picture Shows The Last Whale Singer Lee Cronin's The Mummy Leviticus Lucky Strike A Magnificent Life The Mandalorian and Grogu Man on the Run Masters of the Universe Mercy Michael Mile End Kicks Mortal Kombat II Moses the Black Mother of Flies My Father's Shadow Natchez Night Nurse 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 Power Ballad The President's Cake Primate A Private Life Project Hail Mary Protector Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Redux Redux Reminders of Him Romeria Saccharine Scarlet Scary Movie Scream 7 Send Help Shelter Solo Mio Splash City Stolen Kingdom Storm Rider: The Legend of Hammerhead The Story of Everything Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience Supergirl 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 Toy Story 5 Tow Tuner Undercard UndertoneUnidentified Wasteman We Bury the Dead Whistle Worldbreaker Wuthering Heights You, Me & Tuscany YoungbloodYoung Washington

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 2026 Chattanooga Film FestivalReviews from the 2026 Tribeca Festival
Actresses Who Were Treated Unfairly By HollyoodActors Talk About What Made Them Quit Acting

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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