See It or Skip It: Movie Reviews for the week of Dec 6th (2025)

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — This week is filled with awkward coming-of-age horrors and awards contenders. ABC4’s Film Critic Patrick Beatty is here to break down what to see and what to skip.

Y2K

Where to Watch: Theaters

Directed By:

Kyle Mooney

Written By:

Kyle Mooney, Evan Winter

Starring:

Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison

Genre:

Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Rated R

All media courtesy of A24

From SNL alum Kyle Mooney comes a throwback to New Year’s 1999. Y2K is on everyone’s minds except Eli and Danny (Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison). They have their hopes set on meeting cute girls and partying. But when the hour strikes midnight, electronics start becoming sentient, and nobody is safe.

I will always applaud creative risks, but Y2K feels awkwardly reminiscent of films before like ‘Superbad’. There are some funny moments but the jokes land only about 50% of the time. Some performances I wish we had more time with, and some stay longer than they should.

I wish there were more focus on the scale of Y2K. It feels limited, and the story beats don’t connect with me. Eli and his romantic interest Laura (Rachel Zegler) have no chemistry, and sadly Eli isn’t an interesting character to lead this film. If you go in with low expectations you may be surprised by it, but it certainly isn’t one I would pay money to see in theaters.

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Hard Truths

Where to Watch: Theaters

Directed By:

Mike Leigh

Written By:

Mike Leigh

Starring:

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jo Martin, Samantha Spiro

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Rated R

All media courtesy of Bleeker Street Media

Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as Pansy, a wife and mother who seems completely fed up with them and the world around her. If there’s something to complain about, she’ll find it. Her deep-seated contempt for her life comes to a head when she starts to process her trauma, but is that enough to keep the peace in her mind?

I did not know anything going into ‘Hard Truths’, and having seen the incredible performances, particularly Jean-Baptiste, I can confidently put this in my list of awards contenders. Pansy as a character and on paper is so unlikeable. She’s a personification of any viral “Karen” video posted online, but it’s in Marianne’s performance that you see the nuances of her anger. She expertly shows what is beneath the surface with every lash she gives to people around her, and Not only is it hilarious at times, it is heartbreaking.

All of the performances here are strong, her husband Virgil (Jonathan Livingstone) is so reserved and patient with Pansy, and I was floored by his character, especially at the end of the film.

Overall this is a must-watch for anyone looking for powerful performances, nuanced and masterful directing, and a unique story in this year’s films should be experienced in a theater.

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Nightbitch

Where to Watch: Theaters

Directed By:

Marielle Heller

Written By:

Marielle Heller, Rachel Yoder

Starring:

Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden

Genre:

Horror, Comedy

Rated R

All media courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

Amy Adams plays a new mother who is transitioning from a full-time career to being a stay-at-home mom. As domestication sets into her day-to-day life, a surreal turn shakes her to the core.

“Mother” is not only having to do everything for her new baby, but “Husband” (Scoot McNairy) isn’t picking up the slack, and is reliant on her just as much as the child. This causes Amy Adams to transition into a dog. “Nightbitch” is filled with heavy-handed messaging on how women are treated once they have a child that works for me in concept, but the message was too relentlessly in the foreground to have a meaningful experience watching it.

This is not to say I disagree with the film’s premise or the message director Marielle Heller is telling. It just strikes a weird tonal balance, along with hitting you on the head with the messaging. I wish the film had allowed its audience to explore the themes and story themselves.

Overall, this wasn’t for me, but it still could be for you if you check it out on streaming.

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