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J.K. Simmons knows how to do sociopath. There’s something so fascinating about…

Spiders. Why’d it have to be spiders? Any of us who flinch…

A local icon in San Francisco who made a national impact on…

The end is just “the start of something,” according to one of…

Tell me if this sounds familiar: A romantic couple, one American, one…

Contains language around sexual abuse Bridgett M. Davis’ 1996 film “Naked Acts,”…

“Are you lost?,” an old lady at the mall asks sad-sack Renn Wheeland…

I didn’t believe a single second of “Crumb Catcher.” It begins with…

On stage, comedians use their words to make their audience laugh, gasp,…

Did the world really need another “Kung Fu Panda” movie?   The trilogy…

“Hundreds of Beavers,” a boldly bizarre, nearly silent slapstick comedy about a…

I haven’t had a drink in almost fifteen years, and during the…

The high-concept South Korean army thriller “Escape” clocks in at a swift…

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Back to Black” invokes a single question, one fans…

Politics simultaneously are and aren’t the thing in “Fighter,” a Bollywood military…

Over sixty years ago, directors Henry Hathaway, John Ford, and George Marshall…

Sydney Pollack’s “The Interpreter” is a taut and intelligent thriller, centering on…

The suburbs are hell. That’s what the movies keep telling us. Perfect…

In Joshua John Miller’s “The Exorcism,” Russell Crowe plays Anthony Miller, an actor…

When Alan Rickman portrays an egomaniacal, preening, heartless SOB, he seems to…

The supernatural hostage thriller “The Sacrifice Game” feels like a self-conscious throwback,…

A searing drama about a European refugee crisis that resonates with similar…

Early in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, we are introduced to Slater King…

Rory Kennedy is a phenomenal interviewer. We’ve seen this before in her…

“Fly Me to the Moon” lurches wildly from zippy, retro rom-com to cynical political…

“Jackpot!” is a trashy and repetitive action comedy about greed and bloodlust set in…

“Dusk for a Hitman” is a husk of a great film. Director…

Immigrant stories put a fresh frame around lives that native-born citizens don’t think…

Set in 1800s Italy and based on a true story, “Kidnapped” is…

Rarely has a more serious effort produced a less serious result than…

In 2020, photographer Luke Gilford published National Anthem, a monograph documenting the queer…

Lil Rel Howery, who broke into big-screen acting as the comic relief…

There’s nothing original or particularly surprising about “Kalki 2898 AD,” a polished…

Among other things, Brian Eno is a pioneer in what’s called “generative…

Every day, people from all over the world come to Washington, DC,…

“Wicked Little Letters,” a new film directed by Thea Sharrock with a…

In his latest movie “The Convert,” director and co-writer Lee Tamahori returns…

Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples” opens with a loud, keening blast from…

Dev Patel pours his entire self into “Monkey Man.” Some comes over…

How much do you want to be cornered by a vindictive energy…

From the very first scene of “The Bikeriders,” director Jeff Nichols is…

As mundane as its title, with characters whose color-by-numbers personalities and motivations…

“Paranormal Activity” is an ingenious little horror film, so well made it’s…

Last year, Hong Kong filmmaker Herman Yau directed at least two of…

Lily Sullivan, who broke through with an impressively physical performance in last year’s…

‘The Recruit” reveals that the training process of the Central Intelligence Agency…

“STAX: Soulsville USA” is a four-part, four-hour series about the legendary Memphis soul music label’s…

It takes either a staggering lead performance or a great plot twist…

Despite what everyone says, weddings aren’t really about the bride and groom.…

How to make sense of “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” a family-friendly horror…

The most gripping aspects of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds…

John Woo’s new film is a revenge thriller with such a predictable plot that one…

Dialogue can lie, but faces tell the truth. Stories are told through…

“Touch,” from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, is vast in scope, stretching over…

At first glance, the existence of “The Tiger’s Apprentice” would seem to…

Set in 1992 in the northernmost United States, where criminals run drugs…

Now, 189 days into his mission, Jakub Prochazka (Adam Sandler), the forlorn…

The crew of a space craft peering out its window at the…

Ben (Grant Rosenmeyer) is not okay. His wife and artistic collaborator Sarah…

At first glance, the barge docked on the Seine in Paris near…

Throughout history, across centuries and cultures, human beings have been preoccupied with…

“Kim’s Video” reaches so hard for quirky profundity that it falls on…

If you put Nancy Drew in a teen slasher take of “It’s…

A movie theater would probably be the best place to see “Kill,”…

Is there any scenario in which “Late Night with the Devil” could have…

2008’s “The Strangers” didn’t seem like the kind of film that would…

In 2013, Angela Patton gave a TEDXWomen Talk that went viral. She…

Not that long ago, a legacy sequel like “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel…

“What is wrong with you?” multiple characters ask titular heroine Cora (Meg…

“Lift” is as generic and forgettable as its title, the kind of…

Emma (Kaley Cuoco) lives a double life. She has a loving husband,…

Austin-based filmmaker Bob Byington never takes the easy road, even when he’s…

The foundation of most comedy is the gulf between our belief that…

Ambiguity and extreme emotional states occur simultaneously in Jessica Hausner’s films, where…

Before you see a single frame of Vera Drew’s Batman-soaked satire “The…

“Last Stop in Yuma County” is the kind of movie where you…

The Adams Family—a group of filmmakers led by father John Adams, mother…

The personal essay film is a tricky genre, because when you get…

“Backspot” does for competitive cheerleading what “The Novice” did for rowing: It…

Chris Pine’s first film as a director, “Poolman,” is a character comedy about oddball…