The Moment (2026)

Charli XCX playing a version of herself who refuses to shill a Brat credit card is a great setup for a satire, and The Moment keeps clipping its claws. It’s a mockumentary about the last gasp of Brat summer, and it never gets nasty enough to sting. The laughs are thin, and 103 minutes is a lot of runway for so few of them. Charli is the reason to stay. She carries every scene with a dry, tired-of-it-all presence. Alexander Skarsgård gets the big laughs as Johannes, a pretentious concert-film director with enormous, terrible ideas, like dangling her midair in a harness and wheeling out a giant lighter. Hailey Benton Gates plays Celeste, the best friend fighting to save the original plan. A. G. Cook’s score helps. It holds a 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. A 5.2 because Charli is magnetic and the satire is toothless. $22.67 says you hear a Brat song in a store this week and start critiquing the lighting like you’re on the creative team.

What works: Charli XCX has real screen presence, Skarsgård’s smug director gets the biggest laughs, and the film looks sharp.

What doesn’t: The satire is far too gentle to land, the jokes are sparse, and the late plot turns get muddled.

Who it’s for: Fans who lived through Brat summer and want a peek behind the curtain, even a pretend one.