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

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

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

The most fascinating thing about Chris Nash’s hyperviolent slasher experiment “In a Violent…

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

“My relationship with food is complicated …very complicated. Because I have Type…

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

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

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

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

Co-directors Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner reunite (after their COVID-set breakup comedy…

“LaRoy, Texas” immediately tests your expectations. Driving down a dark dirt country…

Love is pain in several ways in “Fingernails.” In the near future…

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

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

Sometimes, the revolution is televised. In 1998, an aspiring comedian auditioned for…

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

Over the last few years, there has been a trend of opulent…

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

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

It’s ironically apt that “The Creator,” about the potential and peril of…

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

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

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

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

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

Did you know that social media fosters toxic relationships among its users,…

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

Vampires are all the rage in film and television these days. Some…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nastiness in horror movies is like a seasoning: essential for flavor, though…

The “Paw Patrol” television series is designed with a single-minded focus to…

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

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

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

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

Movies involving submarines have the logic of chess: The longer the game…

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

After the comparatively “normal” visions of “The Favourite” and “Poor Things,” Yorgos…

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

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

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

It takes up to four men to restrain Emile Hirsch in “State…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Released in the spring of 2020, Jeff Chan’s anti-police sci-fi action film…

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

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

Daisy Ridley battles jellyfish and the patriarchy with equal pluck and aplomb…

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

This chronicle of retired American cyclist Greg LeMond’s tiring, tumultuous return to…

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

In case you’re wondering, “Nothing Can’t Be Undone By a HotPot” is…

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

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

Whatever you expect from an Alex Garland movie, he always gives you something…

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

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

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

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

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