The Aisle Seat with Mike McGranaghan

They Will Kill You

Bloody insanity for its own sake.

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New This Week

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A Great Awakening

A lively historical drama with a potent faith message.

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Alpha

A muddled story weirdly free of shocks.

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Forbidden Fruits

Likely to become an enduring cult favorite.

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Our Hero, Balthazar

One of the year's best, most electrifying pictures.

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Current Releases

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Arco Blades of the Guardians Bodycam The Bride! Charlie the Wonderdog The Choral Cold Storage Crazy Old Lady Crime 101 Diabolic Dolly Dracula The Dreadful Ghost Elephants Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Heel H Is for Hawk
I Can Only Imagine 2In Cold Light Iron Lung I Was a Stranger Killer Whale K-Pops! A Magnificent Life Man on the Run Mercy Moses the Black Mother of Flies My Father's Shadow Natchez Night Patrol Obex
The Plague The Pout-Pout Fish The President's Cake Primate A Private Life Project Hail Mary Protector Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Redux Redux Reminders of Him Scarlet Scream 7 Send Help Shelter Solo Mio Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience Storm Rider: The Legend of Hammerhead Teacher's Pet The Testament of Ann Lee This Is Not a Test Tow Undercard Undertone We Bury the Dead Whistle Worldbreaker Wuthering Heights Youngblood

On Video & DVD

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Jurassic World Rebirth 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 2025 Fantastic FestReviews from the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival
The Ten Best Films of 2025The Ten Worst Films of 2025The Ten Best Documentaries of 2025

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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