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

Richard and Justin, the high school killers in “Murder by Numbers,” may…

When Rupert Wyatt’s 2011 prequel “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regina Lambert has been married for three months. She returns to Paris…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples” opens with a loud, keening blast from…

As mundane as its title, with characters whose color-by-numbers personalities and motivations…

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

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

The Adams Family—a group of filmmakers led by father John Adams, mother…

Watching “Outlaw Posse,” you get the sense that writer-director Mario Van Peebles…

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

When Ridley Scott released “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” the main criticism levied…

Would you like to know the day you will die? It’s a…

“The Seeding,” a bleak horror movie about a hiker who gets trapped…

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

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

Rory Kennedy is a phenomenal interviewer. We’ve seen this before in her…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When was the last time we got a teen-centric movie that felt…

Not gonna lie, this had me in the first half. In its…

Before you see a single frame of Vera Drew’s Batman-soaked satire “The…

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

One of the pleasures of being a critic is getting assigned to…

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the young, melancholic Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) begs her mother Janet (Julianne…

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

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

There’s no shortage of films that consider the Holocaust or Israel’s founding. But…

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

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

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

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

“Madame Web” is not the unmitigated disaster that its clunky trailer or…

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

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

In August 1991, an accomplished freelance writer named Danny Casolaro was found…

“Never give in to hope.” Lucy (Jennifer Connelly) writes these words on…

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

“Immaculate” feels like both a throwback to another era of Italian horror…

“Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play.,” a film by playwright Jeremy…

The trailer for “Abigail” tells you almost everything you need to know…

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

Every one of the recent English language kaiju epics from Legendary Pictures…

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

This movie opens with views of a manual typewriter, and indignant words…

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

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

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

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