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

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

The movie opens with the flat, confiding voice of Tommy Lee Jones.…

The horror movie element isn’t even the most compelling part of the…

Writer-director Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion” takes place over a mere number of days,…

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

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

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

James Mangold’s “3:10 to Yuma” restores the wounded heart of the Western…

When does rooting for the damned stop being worthwhile or even productive?…

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

Another day, another traffic jam. A father, François (Romain Duris), chides his…

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

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

The #1 record holder for attendance at a women’s sporting event in…

“Twelve Angry Men” remains a monument of American filmmaking, and more than…

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

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

“Red Dragon” opens with the pleasure of seeing Hannibal Lecter as he…

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

Movies won’t stop pursuing the next great one crazy night adolescent comedy…

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

If you’re lucky enough to attend an early screening of John Krasinski’s…

“Ghostlight,” which focuses on a construction worker drawn into a production of…

Wait. Pixar finally has a quality animated film hitting theaters? Granted, it’s…

I cannot think of a single reason for another Garfield movie, and…

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

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

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

Once you get over the fact that there won’t be much resembling…

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

Several enemies of the state are murdered on live TV in a…

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

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

Netflix’s new comedic thriller “Bodkin” opens with the show’s protagonist, Gilbert Power…

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

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

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

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

The original “My Spy” from 2020 was a surprisingly amusing romp with…

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

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

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

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

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

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

An exclamation point in a title is a promise. The first action…

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

If you read the synopsis of “Sing Sing,” you might mistake it…

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

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

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

Documentaries about cultural hotspots are as common as the film festivals that…

You can almost hear the elevator pitch: “Legally Blonde” in space, an…

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

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

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

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

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes I return to a film to…

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

Remember this name: Aksel Hennie. If “Pioneer,” a mixed bag of a…

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

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

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

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

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

Junior (Paul Mescal) and Hen (Saoirse Ronan) are not a happy couple.…

He looks exhausted when he gets off the plane. Troubles are preying…

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

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

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

The other night I was channel surfing and I stopped for a…

Do you remember “Nightwatch,” the 1994 Danish thriller about a young psych…

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

One girl was asked about a significant Supreme Court case and picked…

A lot of movies begin with poetic quotations, but “The Hurt Locker”…

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

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

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

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