Baz Luhrmann’s chaotic, maximalist approach works for one reason: The story of Elvis Presley should be a mess.
Halftime, the Netflix documentary about the performer, posits that rebirth is essential for the modern celebrity—but it takes a hidden toll.
Spiderhead comes so close to making a classic “good vs. evil” story line feel new again.
Lightyear is the origin story that no one needed.
Steven Spielberg’s film predicted how having more convenience would mean sacrificing personal freedom.
The cynical logic of Jurassic World: Dominion doesn’t leave much room for what made the original a classic: a sheer sense of wonder.
RRR is the heroic epic we’ve been waiting for—one that’s not afraid of its own extravagance.
The smart new rom-com understands that vacation is not liberation.
David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future could double as an elegy to the entertainment industry itself.
It’s just what every cineplex in the country needs.
What on earth is going on in those final scenes?
The Disney+ film is like an updated Who Framed Roger Rabbit—a fantastically funny cartoon satire.
The film offers the same clinical gaze to both the mundane and graphic sides of the adult-entertainment business.
The director’s new horror film will probably alienate some viewers, but that was a risk he was prepared to take.
How the comedy, now 15 years old, foresaw Roe’s looming tragedies
A digital reissue of Inland Empire reveals the charms of the director’s inscrutability.
The film is convoluted and overstuffed—but also surprisingly good.
The film asks a question intrinsic to online storytelling: What separates real life from fiction?
How the brutal Viking blockbuster uses a millennia-old tale to undermine the toxic masculinity of myth.
The actor’s latest, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, goes beyond the memes and eccentricities to uncover a deeper truth.