March 2026 Movie Reviews: Hamnet, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, The One I Love
The month, we’ll review two recently streaming releases along with a film that’s over a decade old that you might’ve missed.
Hamnet (2025)
Focus Features, 126 minutes
Hamnet is a biographical period film centering on the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes. Going into it, I had a basic sense of what the film would be about and assumed it would be something I’d appreciate far more than I ultimately did.
I definitely can enjoy a good period piece and I’m also susceptible to an emotional tearjerker. For that sort of movie to really work for me though, I need to strongly connect to the characters. I didn’t feel that connection here.
Hamnet is definitely well-acted, but there isn’t too much depth to Agnes, who the movie focuses on mainly, or Will. We get that they love their kids, but the movie also jumps around, and we don’t spend enough time experiencing what their normal life is really like. The scenes where the whole family is interacting feel very surface level.
This is still a well-made film. You definitely need to appreciate Shakespeare’s work as the stage play, Hamlet, is a big part of the movie’s climax. Overall, Hamnet certainly isn’t bad, but it’s not a movie I ever plan on revisiting, and I found it to be a letdown impact-wise.
Grade: 6/10
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Columbia Pictures, 109 minutes
The Bone Temple is the second part of a planned trilogy of 28 Years Later films. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first 28 Years Later, finding it to be extremely weird and a letdown compared to the older movies in the franchise. However, I definitely appreciated this newer installment, The Bone Temple, more.
I think that part of my more positive experience with this second installment was because I had different expectations going in. I was ready for a weird continuation of 28 Years Later, and that’s pretty much what I got – though I’d argue that this one is somewhat less art project-feeling than that 2025 release.
In that first movie, we primarily followed a 12-year-old boy named Spike. Here, Spike is far less important to the overall story. Instead, we follow two eventually connecting storylines. One concentrates on Dr. Kelson, played by Ralph Fiennes.
The other follows the cult leader who Spike has gotten wrapped up with, Sir Jimmy Crystal, played by Jack O’Connell. Fiennes and O’Connell are both quality actors and deliver really entertaining/interesting performances.
The Bone Temple is still certainly a very different type of horror film. But, knowing and accepting that going in, I felt fully engaged with the story. The film was never boring, and I was curious to see where the characters would end up.
Grade: 7.5/10
The One I Love (2014)
Duplass Brothers Productions, 91 minutes
The One I Love is the type of movie that’s best to watch not knowing much about the plot. As such, I’ll keep this review largely spoiler free. Genre-wise, the movie falls into a lot of categories. It’s part romance, drama, and comedy, but I think it’d best be classified as a dark romance with quite a bit of suspense.
The setup for The One I Love is that a couple with relationship problems travel to a beautiful, secluded estate for the weekend in an attempt to rekindle their romance. Once there, a bizarre, surrealist situation occurs that the couple must find a way to deal with.
The film has a very Twilight Zone episode feel to it. It’s definitely an extremely unique movie and the acting by leads Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss, who play the couple, is top notch. If you’re in the mood for something different and weird, but thoroughly entertaining, give The One I Love a watch.
Grade: 7.5/10