A revealing and sometimes wrenching portrait of a specific mindset and where it can lead.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jul 30, 2025

The film is a triumph of storytelling, weaving powerhouse performances, nuanced themes, and masterful direction into a film that lingers in the mind and heart.

Full Review | Jul 30, 2025

It’s full of suspense, dread, and great performances from its two leads. Sovereign was a stand-out at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and I hope it becomes more than just one of the many hidden gems to be released this year.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 28, 2025

Nick Offerman’s work as this broken man, who is also capable of gentleness and humor and only becomes truly dangerous when pushed to the wall by the desperation and horror he has made for himself, is unforgettable.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Jul 21, 2025

A young man gets wrapped up in a twisted ideology passed down from his father, and the deeper it goes, the scarier it gets. It’s intense, grounded, and uncomfortably close to home.

Full Review | Jul 21, 2025

This truly offers a fascinating and disquieting look at extremism and the insidious nature of indoctrination. I was genuinely impressed by the films ability to approach this complex subject matter in a way that feels neither judgmental nor preachy.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 18, 2025

Offerman's layered performance is a fascinating mix of covert narcissism and paranoia, layered with insecurity and hypersensitivity that makes him utterly transfixing.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 18, 2025

This is a wonderful and tense thriller, and Nick Offerman delivers an amazing performance. I can't recommend this film enough.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Jul 18, 2025

The movie is illuminated by top-level performances by Offerman, who has possibly never been better, and by Jacob Tremblay and Dennis Quaid, also at or near their best.

Full Review | Jul 18, 2025

Sovcit types often get into situations that are unintentionally hilarious, but the story told by Sovereign isn’t one.

Full Review | Jul 17, 2025

The ones on the fringes and the ones behind the police badges are both trying to mold the next generation to continue on with the ideals they believe in. We all are. Sovereign focuses on masculinity’s toxic role in parenting the next generation of men.

Full Review | Jul 15, 2025

Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay give two of the year’s most stellar performances in a film that frighteningly gets to the rot of how helpless anger and stoked masculinity in our country can be re-routed into violence.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2025

The film is dark and foreboding, especially after opening with a glimpse of a police shooting, but the storytelling is unusually matter-of-fact, swirling with ideas that are vital and provocative.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 14, 2025

Not only is the film an opportunity for Nick Offerman to shake off his old Ron Swanson persona, but it’s also a compelling character study of how trauma can radicalize otherwise ordinary people.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 14, 2025

Some of [Nick] Offerman’s most complex and disturbing work.

Full Review | Jul 13, 2025

A stark reminder of the paranoid depths in our vast American divide. Nick Offerman is a revelation, embracing an extreme vision of his public persona. As a debut feature, Christian Swegal takes a real tragedy and creates a larger statement on USA reality.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 12, 2025

Nick Offerman delivers a powerhouse performance in timely tale of far-right extremism.

Full Review | Jul 12, 2025

Sovereign is a riveting dramatic thriller about a father set on a path of delusion that is ultimately self-destructive for not only himself, but his son's livelihood. It's not just your average biographical drama - this is a heartbreaking tragedy.

Full Review | Jul 11, 2025

Sovereign isn’t perfect, but it is ultimately worth watching for anyone interested in crime thrillers, featuring Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, and/or the Reddit community PublicFreakout

Full Review | Jul 11, 2025

This isn’t a flashy movie, but it certainly is memorable (and disturbing) thanks in large part to a surprisingly strong lead performance from Nick Offerman.

Full Review | Jul 11, 2025