Archive - The First Picture House

The Social Reckoning (2026): Review

The highly anticipated to The Social Network is an unfortunate miss on almost all fronts

Oct 15 • Connor Jameson

August 2026

Queer (2024) Review

Queer simultaneously gives you the feeling of hope and unbearable loneliness, while Daniel Craig delivers an incredible performance of a man desperately…

Aug 31 • Polina Pronina

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: How Celine Sciamma crafts a visually coded love story using silence, color and gaze.

If after watching this film you were choked up, then join the club.

Aug 17 • Polina Pronina

June 2026

Amazon MGM Drops Luca Guadagnino's 'Artificial' & Is It Tom Cruise's Oscar Time? | Reel Reflections #6

Amazon MGM has dropped Luca Guadagnino's new film 'Artificial' and Could Tom Cruise win an Oscar?

Jun 27 • Aaryn Souza

Ranking Every Movie in the 'Toy Story' Franchise + Martin Scorsese and AI | Reel Reflections #6

June has been an eventful month in the world of cinema.

Jun 19 • Aaryn Souza

Disclosure Day (2026) Review

Jun 16 • Connor Jameson

Ranking Every Steven Spielberg Alien Movie (Including 'Disclosure Day') | Reel Reflections #5

Disclosure Day is upon us, so let's look back at which of Steven Spielberg's alien movies are the best and worst.

Jun 12 • Aaryn Souza

5 Filmmakers under 35 to Watch in 2026 and Beyond | Reel Reflections #4

Kane Parsons and Curry Barker may have opened the flood gates... Who could be next?

Jun 5 • Aaryn Souza

Backrooms (2026) Review

Jun 1 • Connor Jameson

May 2026

Is This The Era Of The YouTube Filmmaker? | Reel Reflections #3

The new era of filmmakers may have just arrived... And they came from the internet.

May 29 • Aaryn Souza

Passenger (2026) Review

May 25 • Connor Jameson

The Definitive Star Wars Movie Rankings, Including ’The Mandalorian and Grogu’ | Reel Reflections #2

The final ranking of the Star Wars franchise… for now

May 22 • Aaryn Souza

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