Weekend film reviews: ‘Heretic,’ ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’

The latest film releases include Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, and Small Things Like These. Weighing in are Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center, and Shawn Edwards, an award-winning film critic for FOX-TV in Kansas City.  

The latest film releases include Here, A Real Pain, Blitz, and Emilia Perez. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of This Is How You Make a Movie.  

The latest film releases include Venom: The Last Dance, Conclave, New Wave, and No One Asked You. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.  

The latest film releases include Smile 2, Anora, Woman of the Hour, and Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. Weighing in are Witney Seibold, contributor to SlashFilm and co-host of the podcast Critically Acclaimed, and Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day.

The latest movie releases include Piece by Piece, The Apprentice, We Live in Time, and The Last of the Sea Women. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and Monica Castillo, freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center.

The latest movie releases include Joker: Folie a Deux, Salem's Lot, It's What's Inside, and The Outrun. Weighing in are Alison Willmore, film critic for New York Magazine and Vulture; and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network. 

The latest film releases are Megalopolis, Wolfs, The Wild Robot, and Saturday Night. Weighing in are Christy Lemire, film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel Breakfast All Day, and Tim Grierson, senior U.S. critic for Screen International and the author of This Is How You Make a Movie.

The latest movie releases include The Substance, A Different Man, In the Summers, and The Falling Star. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife.

The latest film releases include Speak No Evil, My Old Ass, The Killer's Game, and Look Into My Eyes. Weighing in are Amy Nicholson, host of the podcast Unspooled and film reviewer for The New York Times, and Shawn Edwards, a film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association. 

The latest film releases include Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Front Room, The Thicket, His Three Daughters, and Seeking Mavis Beacon. Weighing in are Katie Walsh, film reviewer for the Tribune News Service and The Los Angeles Times, and William Bibbiani, film critic for the Wrap and co-host of the Critically Acclaimed Network.