Ali Kalthami’s Mandoob is a strong debut that recalls classic film noirs in its exploration of one pathetic man’s increasingly bad decision making.
Read MoreDead Man’s Chest is the best film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, a big, fun, rollicking adventure.
Read MoreJon Else’s documentary The Day After Trinity is a useful nonfiction companion to Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Read MoreTalk to Me hides some clever commentary on the dissociation of Gen Z in its creepy seance scenario.
Read MoreThis Clint Eastwood-starring psychosexual thriller interrogates Eastwood’s onscreen persona in a way similar to Sudden Impact.
Read MoreBarbie is a summer confection that never resolves the contradictions behind its approach.
Read MoreMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has industry-leading actions sequences, but the structure and length demonstrate the bloat that has infected all of Hollywood.
Read MoreThe Flash is another Hollywood blockbuster mediocrity and the messy end to the DC Extended Universe.
Read MoreShazam! Fury of the Gods is an affable sequel, but it also proves the DCEU has well and truly run out of gas.
Read MoreLouis Leterrier’s Fast X is most distinctly an overlong franchise jumble.
Read MoreGraham Foy’s The Maiden is a remarkable debut feature and the kind of mysterious drama that provokes the same profound reaction as our most vivid, consequential dreams.
Read MorePaul Schrader ends his “Man in a Room” trilogy with Master Gardener, which is simultaneously the most challenging and optimistic of the trilogy.
Read MoreMatt Johnson’s BlackBerry is a rollicking, self-aware, gutsy good time.
Read MoreAdrian Murray’s Retrograde is a subdued micro-indie that’s too limited by its style and approach.
Read MoreMakoto Shinkai’s remarkable new anime, Suzume, is defined by striking visuals and a compelling blend of fantasy adventure and contemporary character drama.
Read MoreTime Bomb Y2K is an easygoing primer on the Y2K panic composed entirely of archival footage.
Read MoreBenoît Bringer’s The Rise of Wagner investigates the history of the Wagner Group and its war crimes committed in Syria, Ukraine, and African Central Republic.
Read MoreMartín Benchimol’s The Castle is an eclectic and dryly humorous examination of life in a decaying manor in the Argentine countryside.
Read MoreKathleen Jayme and Asia Youngman’s I’m Just Here for the Riot examines the social consequences of the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Finals riot.
Read MoreThe Longest Goodbye examines the psychological toll of space travel through the work of NASA’s Dr. Al Holland.
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