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Disney / Marvel Studios How Marvel Is Rewriting Its World Order
Ahead of Avengers: Infinity War, the extended cinematic universe has been sweeping away its status quo—and questioning the very nature of superheroism.
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HBO Westworld: 'Everything Is Code'
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “Journey Into Night,” the Season 2 premiere.
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Strand Releasing Zama Is a Surreal Satire of Colonialism
Lucrecia Martel’s first narrative film in nine years follows an 18th-century Spanish official in charge of a remote South American colony.
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The Orchard The Myths and Realities Behind The Exorcist
William Friedkin’s new documentary, The Devil and Father Amorth, sees the director film a real-life exorcism while considering the legacy of his horror classic.
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NBC Consider the 'Diner Lobster'
The best Saturday Night Live sketch in ages was a bizarre Les Misérables homage that recalled the show’s glory days.
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Francois Mori / AP What's at Stake in Cannes's Battle With Netflix
The famed festival is trying to strictly define cinema as a theatrical experience, but it may be fighting a losing war.
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Warner Bros. Rampage Is a Big, Noisy Nothing
Dwayne Johnson and a giant CGI gorilla headline this disaster flick, which doesn’t even really work as a cheap, fun watch.
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Netflix Come Sunday Is an Uneven Biopic of Faith and Dissent
Chiwetel Ejiofor is tremendous in this drama of a real-life Pentecostal minister who challenged his church’s orthodoxy.
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Sony Pictures Classics The Rider Is the Best Film of 2018 So Far
Chloé Zhao’s second movie is an astonishingly confident portrayal of life among rodeo cowboys in South Dakota’s Sioux community.
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Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Remembering Animation's Legendary Isao Takahata
The renowned Japanese director, who has died at age 82, helped found Studio Ghibli and made films like Grave of the Fireflies.
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Paramount A Quiet Place Silently Jangles the Nerves
John Krasinski wrote, directed, and stars in this very effective horror film set in a world where making noise can be deadly.
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Universal Blockers Is an R-Rated Prom-Night Comedy With Heart
Kay Cannon’s film—about three parents trying to stop their daughters from having sex—has a silly premise and surprising depth.
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A24 Lean on Pete: A Deeply Sad Tale of a Boy and His Horse
Though it’s not an easy watch, Andrew Haigh’s film is bolstered by wonderful performances from Charlie Plummer and Steve Buscemi.
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Entertainment Studios Chappaquiddick Is a Damning Portrayal of a Real-Life Tragedy
The film re-creates the infamous 1969 car crash that Senator Ted Kennedy was in and that ultimately led to his passenger’s death.
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Warner Bros. Hollywood and the Limits of China's Box Office
Movies like Tomb Raider and Ready Player One are making more money in the world’s fastest-growing film market than they are in America. But numbers can be misleading.
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The Orchard Edie Falco Anchors the Romantic Drama of Outside In
Lynn Shelton’s new film centers on an uneasy relationship between an ex-con and the woman who helped free him from prison.
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Neon Gemini Is a Low-Key L.A. Murder Mystery
Aaron Katz’s stylish new film stars Lola Kirke, John Cho, and Zoe Kravitz as Hollywood denizens who get caught up in a whodunit.
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Warner Bros. Ready Player One Is a Mile Wide and a Pixel Deep
Steven Spielberg’s nostalgia-packed adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel loads up on sci-fi action while skimming over its fascinating, dystopic world.
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Grant Pollard / Invision / AP Steven Spielberg's Netflix Fears
When he said the streaming company’s films shouldn’t be eligible for Oscars, the director was also criticizing bigger problems with Hollywood.
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HBO Silicon Valley Explores the Darker Side of the Industry
In Season 5, the satirical show seems primed to dig into the ethical complications of being a tech CEO—at just the right moment.
