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

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

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

Valérie Donzelli’s “Just the Two of Us” is reminiscent of the “women’s…

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

Some memories are too painful for us to carry day to day.…

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

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

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

I didn’t think Doug Liman could deliver a worse film than “Road…

Politics simultaneously are and aren’t the thing in “Fighter,” a Bollywood military…

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

Director Wade Allain-Marcus’s “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” is a remake…

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

The films of the prolific South Korean writer-director Hong Sang Soo are…

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

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

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

Four tall, scruffy creatures amble through a storybook forest. They walk, they…

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

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

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

The word that will likely be used most often to describe Denis…

In his second directorial effort, the underwhelming “Knox Goes Away,” Michael Keaton…

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

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

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

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

I have spent hundreds of hours in the worlds of Gearbox Software…

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

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

“Rob Peace,” based on a true story about the tragically short but inspiring…

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

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

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

“Touch,” from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, is vast in scope, stretching over…

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

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

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

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

I’m not really sure how genre fans will respond to “Amelia’s Children,”…

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

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

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

The most gripping aspects of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds…

Ben (Grant Rosenmeyer) is not okay. His wife and artistic collaborator Sarah…

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

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

The conceit of a tortured and socially maladjusted artist whose obsessive pursuit…

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

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

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

Writer-director Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” is a two-hour foray into…

Brothers Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross straddle the lines of documentary…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Back to Black” invokes a single question, one fans…

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

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

Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s documentary “Scala!!!” is about a legendary, notorious,…

When the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, you couldn’t…

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

After promising us back in 2007 that “white meat … dark meat…

For the first 15 minutes of “What Remains,” we follow around a…

When it comes to the handful of names who are defiantly keeping…

“I’m afraid you knocked on the wrong door.” When Paul (Brendan Rock)…

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

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

One of the most influential science fiction films that most people haven’t…

Jane Schoenbrun’s second narrative feature is a gnawing search for belonging in…

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

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

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

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

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