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The Orchard Beats Per Minute Is a Rousing Portrait of a Community in Crisis
Robin Campillo’s award-winning drama follows the AIDS-activism group ACT UP Paris in the early 1990s.
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Paramount What Martin Scorsese Gets Right About Rotten Tomatoes
The director is blaming the critical aggregator for dooming more complex films, but the deeper problem is studio neglect.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP The Barren Future of The Weinstein Company
Harvey Weinstein’s film studio is already disintegrating, as the public image the disgraced producer crafted for himself crumbles.
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Netflix Adam Sandler Does His Best Work Yet
The actor shines as the perfectly bedraggled protagonist of The Meyerowitz Stories, Noah Baumbach’s new Netflix film.
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Annapurna Pictures Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Is a Lively, Feminist Biopic
Angela Robinson’s film follows the man who created the beloved comic-book hero and the fascinating partners he shared his life with.
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Warner Bros. The Real and Unreal in Blade Runner 2049
The film wrestles with ideas of artificial consciousness in exciting new ways while still paying homage to Ridley Scott’s classic.
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HBO Spielberg Can’t See Beyond the Director’s Greatness
HBO’s new documentary on the legendary filmmaker does a good job recapping his many successes—but largely skirts over some of his most interesting movies.
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Reed Saxon / AP Will YouTube, Facebook, or Apple Be the Next Great TV Network?
The streaming industry is reinventing itself yet again, and now Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu are part of the old guard.
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A24 The Florida Project Is One of 2017’s Best Films
Sean Baker’s follow-up to Tangerine includes career-best work from Willem Dafoe and a breakout performance by 7-year-old Brooklynn Prince.
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Comedy Central The Opposition With Jordan Klepper Isn’t Paranoid Enough
The Daily Show correspondent’s new nightly show is trying to parody InfoWars, but comes off as more of a watered-down Colbert Report.
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Cohen Media Group Agnes Varda's Faces Places Is a Work of Art About Art
The legendary French filmmaker collaborated with the photographer JR to create a wonderful documentary about communities, memory, and her own history.
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Nintendo The Time-Travel Delights of the Super Nintendo Classic
The 27-year-old console has been revived, in miniaturized form, to great nostalgic success—and it offers a reminder of the building blocks of video-game storytelling.
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Universal American Made Is a Super Cynical Crime Caper
Tom Cruise plays Barry Seal, a drug smuggler who worked for the CIA, in Doug Liman’s surprisingly caustic true-story film.
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Comedy Central Saturday Night Live Prepares for Its Future
Chris Redd, Heidi Gardner, and Luke Null are joining the show ahead of its 43rd season premiere this weekend.
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Sony Pictures Classics Mark Felt Tells a Familiar Tale of the Watergate Scandal
Liam Neeson stars as the FBI official who was later revealed as “Deep Throat” in Peter Landesman’s methodical drama.
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CBS Star Trek: Discovery Boldly Goes Into the Age of Streaming TV
The franchise’s first new series in 12 years is a radical departure, with an emphasis on heavy serialization and heated conflict.
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Lionsgate Stronger Is a Profound, Oscar-Worthy Gem
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, in this surprisingly excellent inspirational drama.
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Fox Searchlight Battle of the Sexes Is a Breezy Crowd-Pleaser
Emma Stone and Steve Carell star as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, who faced off in a famed 1973 tennis match with surprising resonance for today.
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Fox Searchlight How This Year's Oscar Contenders Are Tackling Trump
Some of the biggest hits—and one notable flop—at the Toronto International Film Festival played as blunt allegories for the current political moment.
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Paramount Pictures What Is the Meaning of Mother!?
Delving into the plot, allegories, and shocking ending of one of the most surprising Hollywood releases of the year
