David Sims

A Brilliant Indie Movie That’s Accidentally Getting a National Release

Because of the pandemic, Eliza Hittman’s empathetic film about a teen seeking an abortion has been released to a broad audience online.

• David Sims
• April 4, 2020

We’re All Larry Davids Now

Who isn’t suspicious of other people, overtly worried about hygiene, and trigger-happy with a bottle of hand sanitizer?

• David Sims
• April 3, 2020

Escape From Quarantine With a Western Movie

The best genre for the age of social distancing is one full of gorgeous scenes of the great outdoors.

• David Sims
• March 30, 2020

Hollywood Is Facing an Existential Crisis

The industry is confronting a grim future: What if theaters stay dark all year? What if people are too afraid to go back when cinemas reopen?

• David Sims
• March 24, 2020

10 Perfect Films to Watch While Stuck at Home

Are you longing for human connection? Or looking to laugh for two hours? Here are the best movies for every social-distancing mood.

• David Sims
• March 20, 2020

A Quick Guide to Streaming Movies While in Quarantine

You don’t have to wander the overwhelming vaults of Netflix and Hulu to find something to watch.

• David Sims
• March 18, 2020

Say Goodbye to Movie Theaters

For now.

• David Sims
• March 16, 2020

A Deeply Personal Movie With a Pointed Political Message

Never Rarely Sometimes Always follows a teenager’s attempt to terminate her pregnancy in a sober, artful story that never feels like a polemic.

• David Sims
• March 13, 2020

The Strange Weight of Tom Hanks’s Coronavirus Diagnosis

The actor’s announcement that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive brought the reality of the outbreak home for many Americans.

• David Sims
• March 12, 2020

The Film That You Might Not Hear About but Have to See

First Cow, a quiet story of friendship on the American frontier, is one of the best movies of the year so far.

• David Sims
• March 10, 2020

Ben Affleck Gives the Performance of His Career

In The Way Back, the actor puts aside his movie-star image and taps into a dark time in his life. The result is the best work he’s ever done.

• David Sims
• March 7, 2020

The James Bond Movie Was Unusually Vulnerable to the Coronavirus

The release of No Time to Die was delayed because of the outbreak—and for reasons that could affect other major 2020 films.

• David Sims
• March 5, 2020

The Director Whose Movies Make Bong Joon Ho Jealous

The Oscar-winning Parasite filmmaker spoke with his hero Kelly Reichardt over videochat. The result was as delightful and nerdy as you might imagine.

• David Sims
• March 4, 2020

The ‘Airport Sushi’ Musical Is an Instant SNL Classic

The absurd sketch featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, David Byrne, and a giant goose was pure gold from the host John Mulaney.

• David Sims
• March 1, 2020

This Time, The Invisible Man Is Really About a Woman

Leigh Whannell’s update of the classic horror story follows an abuse survivor being terrorized by her ex.

• David Sims
• February 27, 2020

The Peter Pan Story Has Lost Its Magic

Wendy, Benh Zeitlin’s visually stunning new film, attempts to reinvigorate an overused tale—and fails.

• David Sims
• February 26, 2020

Pixar Needs to Make More Movies Like Onward

The studio’s latest film is a sweet, inventive, and original story of two brothers growing up in a fantasy universe that’s lost its edge.

• David Sims
• February 21, 2020

The Delicate and Demanding World of Emma

The director Autumn de Wilde’s precise aesthetic is an ideal match for the rigid social rules of Jane Austen’s classic novel.

• David Sims
• February 19, 2020

Sonic the Hedgehog Is No Longer Terrifying

The new film about the super-speedy video-game mascot is actually just dull.

• David Sims
• February 13, 2020

Downhill Remakes a Movie That Was Already Perfect

The film is a faithful rendering of 2014’s Force Majeure—and Will Ferrell doesn’t belong in it.

• David Sims
• February 12, 2020