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When “Caligula” arrived in theaters in 1979, it came in on a…

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

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

Joy (Max Eigenmann) is one of millions of domestic workers worldwide. She’s…

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

The original “Megamind,” released in 2010, was a fresh, funny, and heartwarming…

We film lovers perpetually bang the drum about how cinema enables us…

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

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

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

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

“I’ve been called a witch, a slut, and a murderer. Maybe people…

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

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

“La Chimera” plays like a magical realism version of the classic one-last-heist movie.   The core of…

What is it about the sound of wind? It can be undeniably…

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

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

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

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

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

Aren’t movies of this summer spinning delightfully vintage vibes? Just collectively consider…

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

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

Heavily inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s influence on Brian De Palma, Nacho Vigalondo’s…

If you’re a distinguished older male actor in Hollywood, you’re typically cast as…

“Riddle of Fire” is the kind of cinematic bedtime story whose whimsical…

“High and Low – John Galliano” by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald took me…

After the one-two gut punch of garbage filmmaking that was “Blacklight” and…

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

Music, we are told, makes the people come together. Music, it so…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I missed Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s animated French escapade “Chicken for…

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

In big cities the world over, housing is a high-priced commodity. Construction…

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

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

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

In the DC Expanded Universe of films, which appears to be winding…

There has been a growing subgenre of non-fiction films that I jokingly…

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

A proudly old-fashioned Gothic fable with grain and grit, the delectable “Vourdalak”…

It is a dark and stormy night. A violent thunderstorm howls down…

We are re-posting this review in honor of the re-release for the…

“Road to Nowhere” plays like an exercise in frustrating audiences. Imagine a…

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

Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room…

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

If actors often make for compelling directors, then why not character actors?…

A handsomely produced, nearly empty experience, “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tarts Story” is hard to describe…

A small girl is haunted by fears after her mother’s suicide. Her…

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

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

Under the glare of fuschia neon lights Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is twirling.…

In 1964, Robert Rauschenberg won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice…

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

In Andrew Hyatt’s “Sight,” what you see is what you get. The…

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

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

“What would you say if your daughter told you her boyfriend pushed…

Before we get too deep into the story of Lou Pearlman, a…

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

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

It’s incredible that a filmmaker as renowned as Takashi Miike can have…

“I’m not a singer; I’m a dancer!” Bella Lewitzky defiantly refused to…

There’s a lot of ground to cover in “It’s Only Life After…

Sharks, while undeniably lethal, are also, studies have shown, kind of dumb. And…

Clint Eastwood’s “Blood Work” opens with an FBI agent of retirement age…

Just when you think they’ve run out of real-life World War II…

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

People like to speak about a golden era of movies—the precise dimensions…

Produced by The New York Times‘s video division, and depending heavily on…

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

Gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) is introduced with her hand down a…