Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves, in their fourth film together, are clearly having a blast, and they won me over. | Continue reading
While I often enjoy loud, meaningless displays of stylistic excess, this one quickly wore me down. | Continue reading
A blandly gritty piece of late-August mayhem that’s as forgettable as its generic title. | Continue reading
Pick of the Litter affirms the obvious: the world is a much better place with dogs in it. | Continue reading
A very odd coming-of-age horror movie. | Continue reading
The characters are so off-putting that our time spent with them quickly devolves into an endurance test. | Continue reading
Big Brother may not stand up to much scrutiny, but it gets the job done. | Continue reading
A documentary that chillingly illustrates the decline not only of democracy but of moral leadership in America. | Continue reading
A look at the latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Upgrade, RBG, and Deadpool 2. | Continue reading
A review of new films by Alfonso Cuaron and Rick Alverson from the start of the Venice Film Festival. | Continue reading
A review of Amazon's new series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, which premieres this Friday on Amazon. | Continue reading
The pacing is so languid at times that the film comes across as not so much exhausting as it does exhausted. | Continue reading
Bill Morrison's graphic novel based on the movie comes out this week, from Titan Comics. | Continue reading
A look back at one of the best films of all time. | Continue reading
Operation Finale, despite its other elaborations on the historical record, is engrossing and a little moving. | Continue reading
Far Flung Correspondent Omer Mozaffar talks about his experience as a consultant on the new Amazon series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. | Continue reading
Miranda Harcourt on "The Changeover"; Elvis makes a comeback; Edward James Olmos on "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez"; In memory of John McCain; Patricia Clarkson on "Sharp Objects." | Continue reading
A special edition of Thumbnails chronicling the success of "Crazy Rich Asians" and the current state of representation in Hollywood. | Continue reading
A look back at my Telluride Film Festival Journal from August 28th to September 1st, 2008 | Continue reading
A look back at the five movies featuring Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, recently released in a 4K Blu-ray box set. | Continue reading
An interview with director Steve James about his new docuseries, America to Me. | Continue reading
A tribute to the late playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon. | Continue reading
An interview with critic Leonard Maltin about his new book, Hooked on Hollywood. | Continue reading
What Keeps You Alive is effectively eerie and unnerving. | Continue reading
It is the core of Support the Girls, and in Andrew Bujalski and Regina Hall’s extremely capable hands, empathy becomes as active and compelling as any car chase, sword fight, or knock-down, drag-out fight. | Continue reading
Steve James’ America to Me is a momentous achievement, both a statement on where we are right now in terms of race and how we need to work together to get somewhere better. | Continue reading
It aims for and earns genuine emotion rather than cheap thrills. | Continue reading
What's missing is any genuine personality from the robot (or the human characters, for that matter). | Continue reading
I could never quite figure out why this story was being told again, and I drifted away from the action of it way too often, losing interest in a 133-minute movie that feels much longer. | Continue reading
Crime + Punishment is that rare kind of important documentary that’s compelling enough to possibly enact change. | Continue reading
Filmgoers looking for something to explicitly counter August’s summer movie exhaustion should get first in line for Makala. | Continue reading
An article about TCM and the African-American Film Critics' Association's (AAFCA) month-long programming initiative, The Black Experience on Film. | Continue reading
An article about Project Involve's 25th anniversary fundraiser on Saturday, September 22nd, honoring "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu and others from the entertainment industry. | Continue reading
An interview with Bing Liu, director of "Minding the Gap." | Continue reading
A review of Netflix's new series, The Innocents. | Continue reading
A report from the red carpet premiere of the new hit film, "Crazy Rich Asians." | Continue reading
An interview with director/co-writer Aneesh Chaganty and co-writer Sev Ohanian about their new film, Searching. | Continue reading
A look back at the Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men." | Continue reading
It would be impressive even without the palpable sense of connection and understanding that Liu brings to the material, but its easygoing intimacy is what puts it over the top. | Continue reading
A tribute to Aretha Franklin. | Continue reading
A video interview with Spike Lee and John David Washington about their film, "BlacKkKlansman." | Continue reading
A friend in Aretha; 'Cielo' provides spiritual awareness; Trial runs for fascism in full flow; Soderbergh on the studio system; 95-year-old WWII veteran pens book. | Continue reading
At its best, Blaze feels like a cinematic translation of not just Blaze Foley’s life but his music, anchored by two incredibly likable, lived-in performances. | Continue reading
There’s a pleasant, old-fashioned feel to Alpha. | Continue reading
Any potential sentimentality is obliterated by the film's tone and by the performances. | Continue reading
Glenn Close is subtly devastating, indicating a lifetime of repression and resentment in just the slightest wry smile or withering glance. | Continue reading