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New York magazine ran a cover story years ago calling John Ford’s…

Will there ever be a version of “Rebel Moon—Part 2: The Scargiver”…

I have seen so many hagiographic clip reels masquerading as documentaries that…

“God saved me so I could give you life.” So said concentration…

The Belfast schoolchildren stand in their classroom, singing “Óró Sé do bheatha…

“Good Bad Things” is an intimate, small story about the gigantic issue that…

“All Good Things” is based on one of those true stories like…

“Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play.,” a film by playwright Jeremy…

Characterizing Belgian co-directors/writers Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s style is tricky since…

Ponderous and dull, “History of Evil” is the kind of script that…

The Chinese WW2 spy thriller “Decoded” stands out for a number of…

In a world where the imagination of indie sci-fi can often struggle…

Gene Wilder couldn’t have chosen a better stage name. “Gene” is so…

There’s something radical about the old-fashioned approach of “My Penguin Friend.” It’s an earnest, crowd-pleasing…

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

Every afternoon, as Xavier (Atibon Nazaire) pulls into his driveway after work,…

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

Everything about Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs” is designed to rattle you, unsettle you,…

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

Penny Lane has long been one of our most fascinating documentarians in…

It brings me absolutely no joy to report that “The Marvels” is…

While neither particularly profound nor earth-shatteringly scary, “Suitable Flesh” is better than…

Like many people of my approximate age, my childhood was heavily touched…

Brian Duffield’s newest feature, “No One Will Save You,” is a sci-fi…

As someone who venerates Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson’s 1955…

Director Julian Farino’s “The Union” follows Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a construction worker…

“The question is, do you have what it takes to make it…

Letitia Wright gives a quietly powerful performance in “Aisha” as a young…

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

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

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

I’m not coming out and accusing the writers of “Bad Boys: Ride…

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

Lance Oppenheim’s three-part HBO docuseries “Ren Faire” walks that fine line between…

Mark Wahlberg has displayed enough comic timing and action chops in previous…

There’s something refreshing about the plainly weird premise of “Dream Scenario”. Nicolas Cage…

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

“When I think of Barbie, I think of a little white doll…

Ethan Hawke attempts to breathe new life into the biopic structure with mixed results in “Wildcat.” What…

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

“Istanbul is a place…where people come to disappear.” This is the sad…

When many of us think of vacationing on the Mediterranean, the first…

There are two heroes in the frustrating military actioner “Land of Bad,”…

It’s weirdly funny to see a year mentioned in the title of…

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

In 1991, country superstar Garth Brooks crooned, “Well, it’s bulls and blood/It’s…

Rhys Darby is perfectly cast as the wholesome, dopey time traveler in…

Would you like to know the day you will die? It’s a…

For a few gossamer years in the 2010s, movie fans ate well—perhaps…

Beginning with a wonky opening chase sequence, “Trigger Warning” lacks urgency. Beginning…

The first two-thirds of “A Sacrifice” are a largely leaden affair that…

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

Imagine that one of the boiler room scumbags from “The Wolf of…

For most college students, the hazy, liminal space of a post-graduation summer…

The final words of his 1953 novel “The Unnamable” — “I can’t…

When the Los Angeles Lakers got a prestige HBO mini-series in “Winning…

In Amanda Nell Eu’s coming-of-age tale, “Tiger Stripes,” a young girl in…

Why is it that crime big wigs in movies enjoy wasting ammo…

Set at a conference for “thought leaders,” “The Way We Speak” is…

A directorial debut for both co-directors, Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe…

“Despicable Me 4” won’t win any prizes, but if you like this kind…

When it comes to kooky, creative thrillers, Shyamalan is practically a brand.…

At eighty-one years of age, Paul Simon is still producing the most…

“Longing” is a remake of an award-winning Israeli film by the same…

If you take a step back from the realistic locations and terse…

I like movies about smart guys who are wise asses, and think…

Watching “Outlaw Posse,” you get the sense that writer-director Mario Van Peebles…

Black people are the architects of American culture. The hip verbiage many…

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

Police brutality is a subject that never seems to leave the news.…

In Jeff Lipsky’s films, it’s normal for characters to talk for ten…

With her creamy wardrobe of tasteful neutrals and dreamy mansion in the Paris suburbs, Léa Drucker’s…

“Abandon” is a moody, effective thriller for about 80 percent of the…

Alicia Vikander is the titular “Firebrand,” starring as Katherine Parr, the sixth…

When was the last time we got a teen-centric movie that felt…

In a big city, avoiding eye contact is a survival tool. Looking…

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

Ninety-one minutes, including seven for closing credits, isn’t enough for “Sting,” a…

The crimes of the Catholic Church are no secret to most citizens…

Pop music really can change your life. That’s part of the setup…