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The Australian actor Simon Baker has spent a good portion of his…

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

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

“The Roundup: Punishment” is the third sequel in a series of Korean…

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

Neil LaBute’s “Lakeview Terrace” is a film about a black cop who…

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

“Caveat,” Damian Mc Carthy’s directorial debut, was unnerving in the extreme. So,…

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

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

In the mode (but not the spirit) of documentaries like “Man on…

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

The issue of the spoiler remains a critical one in cinematic discourse.…

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

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

“Mothers’ Instinct” gets by on its pulpy potential more than anything else.…

A corporate video is not art, as much as its director might…

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

You may remember a scene in the cult classic “Repo Man” in…

Advertising “Founder Days” as a “bold political slasher” gives too much credit…

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

When you have a name like Hope Goldman, two words lacquered in…

Your investment in Zack Snyder’s creative vision will likely determine how badly…

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

The opening image of this movie, out of focus, seems to be…

Let’s get one obvious thing out of the way: Yes, it hasn’t…

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

“One Hour Photo” tells the story of Seymour “Sy” Parrish, who works…

“You can’t get a head start if you aim for perfection,” a…

There’s nothing worse than watching a bio-doc about a revolutionary, unique, creative…

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

“Knowing” is among the best science-fiction films I’ve seen — frightening, suspenseful,…

Xavier Gens is back with his second stateside release of the year…

When it premiered at Tribeca last year, David Duchovny’s “Reverse the Curse”…

In the wake of Quentin Tarantino’s ascendance to his pop culture throne in…

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

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

Last month, I was a juror in the Narrative Feature category at…

Todd Verow’s thriller “You Can’t Stay Here” takes viewers into the heart…

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

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

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

Say what you will about “Stress Positions,” the new indie comedy that…

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

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

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

The truly impressive slice of nightmare fuel, “Disappear Completely,” premiering on Netflix today…

“Terrestrial Verses,” one of the most brilliant and provocative films to emerge…

“I’m afraid of being alone,” intones William Shatner in the opening minutes…

One of the most disturbing moments in a documentary filled with disturbing…

Inadequacy peeks from behind the uncomfortable smiles and passive aggressive remarks that…

There’s a great high-concept premise at the start of “Consumed,” an otherwise…

“Phone Booth” is a religious fable, a show biz fable, or both.…

“Argylle,” the stumbling, overcooked action flick from director Matthew Vaughn, begins with…

Kei Chika-ura’s “Great Absence” is obviously a personal piece, the kind of…

Cate Blanchett’s searing performance in “Tár” left such an indelible impression that,…

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

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

“If you’re gonna survive in these hills, you’ll have to get used…

More than 900 days since Russia first launched its invasion and unprovoked…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives a performance of breathtaking vulnerability as the mother of…

It may have happened something like this. “Margin Call” depicts the last…

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

The name Hammer used to command a certain level of respect in…

Opening night at the 2024 South by Southwest Film Festival may have…

When you hear the premise of Josh Margolin’s feature debut, “Thelma,” you…

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

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

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

John Malkovich’s “The Dancer Upstairs” was filmed before 9/11, and is based…

“The Blue Angels,” a nonfiction film about the Navy’s flight demonstration team, was…

It can be fun to watch a gifted character chew scenery, especially…

There’s something so appropriately disheartening about a movie about The Beach Boys…

“The Last Front” is a first-rate calling-card movie—a medium-budget project that feels much…

Within the first two minutes of Apple TV+’s “Lady in the Lake,”…

“The American” allows George Clooney to play a man as starkly defined…

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

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

There are two main types of stories about smalltown people finding themselves:…

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