David Sims

Elvis Is Utterly Disorienting. That’s the Point.

Baz Luhrmann’s chaotic, maximalist approach works for one reason: The story of Elvis Presley should be a mess.

• David Sims
• June 24, 2022

Chris Hemsworth Finds His Villainous Niche

Spiderhead comes so close to making a classic “good vs. evil” story line feel new again.

• David Sims
• June 20, 2022

It’s Time for Pixar to Move on From Toy Story

Lightyear is the origin story that no one needed.

• David Sims
• June 16, 2022

Minority Report Tried to Warn Us About Technology

Steven Spielberg’s film predicted how having more convenience would mean sacrificing personal freedom.

• David Sims
• June 14, 2022

I Just Wanted to Watch People Get Eaten By Dinosaurs

The cynical logic of Jurassic World: Dominion doesn’t leave much room for what made the original a classic: a sheer sense of wonder.

• David Sims
• June 8, 2022

The Indian Action Blockbuster That Should Make Hollywood Jealous

RRR is the heroic epic we’ve been waiting for—one that’s not afraid of its own extravagance.

• David Sims
• June 7, 2022

A Sci-fi Film With a Lighthearted, Apocalyptic Vision

David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future could double as an elegy to the entertainment industry itself.

• David Sims
• June 2, 2022

The Ludicrous Beauty of Top Gun: Maverick

It’s just what every cineplex in the country needs.

• David Sims
• May 27, 2022

The Review: Top Gun

How does the classic work of propaganda hold up? And can its sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, deliver decades later?

• David Sims, Shirley Li, and Megan Garber
• May 26, 2022

Men Is a Brutal Film With Pathetic Villains

What on earth is going on in those final scenes?

• David Sims
• May 25, 2022

Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers Is a Reboot That Requires Zero Nostalgia

The Disney+ film is like an updated Who Framed Roger Rabbit—a fantastically funny cartoon satire.

• David Sims
• May 21, 2022

Pleasure Is a Deeply Unerotic Portrait of the Porn Industry

The film offers the same clinical gaze to both the mundane and graphic sides of the adult-entertainment business.

• David Sims
• May 19, 2022

The Frenetic Basketball Nostalgia of Winning Time

Three basketball-loving writers discuss the first season of HBO’s controversial series about the 1980s Lakers.

• Kevin Townsend, David Sims, Ross Andersen, and Vann R. Newkirk II
• May 15, 2022

Alex Garland Knows You Might Hate Men

The director’s new horror film will probably alienate some viewers, but that was a risk he was prepared to take.

• David Sims
• May 14, 2022

Why the Puzzle-Box Sci-Fi of Severance Works

Where Lost and Westworld spun out, the Apple TV+ show’s contained world succeeds.

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, David Sims, and Spencer Kornhaber
• May 8, 2022

David Lynch’s Unfathomable Masterpiece

A digital reissue of Inland Empire reveals the charms of the director’s inscrutability.

• David Sims
• May 5, 2022

The New Doctor Strange Is Not Just Another Marvel Movie

The film is convoluted and overstuffed—but also surprisingly good.

• David Sims
• May 3, 2022

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair Takes On the Horror of Internet Echo Chambers

The film asks a question intrinsic to online storytelling: What separates real life from fiction?

• David Sims
• May 1, 2022

The Northman’s Surprising Twist on Male Heroism

How the brutal Viking blockbuster uses a millennia-old tale to undermine the toxic masculinity of myth.

• Kevin Townsend, David Sims, Shirley Li, and Sophie Gilbert
• April 30, 2022

The Netflix Bubble Is Finally Bursting

The days of seemingly unlimited new content from the streamer appear to be ending.

• David Sims
• April 26, 2022