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Paramount Pictures Mother!'s Theater of Cruelty
Darren Aronofsky’s film, a sensory assault, fits into a grand tradition of art that hopes to shock its audiences out of complacency.
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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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20th Century Fox Kingsman: The Golden Circle Is More Farce Than Satire
While the sequel shares some of its predecessor’s strengths, this installment of the comic-action franchise is broader and less original.
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Netflix Lady Gaga's Illness Is Not a Metaphor
A new film details the reason the star postponed her recent tour—and will test cultural attitudes about gender, pain, and pop.
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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
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Katie Posner How My First Novel Became a Movie
It took 14 years of false starts, navigating Hollywood, and a modest payout for my book Carrie Pilby to be adapted into a Netflix film.
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Netflix First They Killed My Father Is a Surprising, Devastating Triumph
Angelina Jolie’s new film follows the Cambodian Civil War and the brutal Khmer Rouge regime through the eyes of a young girl.
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Paramount Mother! Is a Stunning, Ferocious Head Trip
The writer-director Darren Aronofsky’s metaphor-rich horror movie is a work of amazing ambition—and definitely not for everyone.
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Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP Hollywood Moguls Are the New Auteurs
The Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow lost his job after clashing with the real power behind the franchise: the producer Kathleen Kennedy.
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A24 Yorgos Lanthimos on His New Film The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The director of The Lobster talks about the dark premise of his follow-up, working with stars like Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, and his unique sensibility.
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Warner Bros. It: A Solid but Conventional Shocker
The latest adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel privileges CGI scares over dread and nuance.
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IFC Films Rebel in the Rye Is Phony Through and Through
Danny Strong’s directorial debut stars Nicholas Hoult as J.D. Salinger, in a film that misses the mark in trying to capture his unique talent.
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Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP / Zak ... The Remarkable Rise of Tiffany Haddish
The standup and Girls Trip star had a breakout summer, and her success points to how comedy has—and hasn’t—changed for women and entertainers of color.
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Warner Bros. Why Is Hollywood Developing Three Different Joker Movies?
The flurry of news about multiple films featuring Batman’s chief villain shows just how desperate the industry is becoming.
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Warner Bros. / Sony Pictures Classics / Marvel ... 33 Movies to Watch This Oscar Season
Say goodbye to the August doldrums. The next few months are full of buzzy biopics and indie hits.
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TWC The Long, Strange Trip of Tulip Fever to Theaters
The film, based on a Tom Stoppard script and an acclaimed novel, is finally being released after three bizarre years of languishing in post-production.
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EuropaCorp Will Hollywood Learn a Lesson About Whitewashing?
After the immediate backlash to his casting, the actor Ed Skrein stepped down from playing a character in the Hellboy reboot who was originally written as Asian American.
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Neon Beach Rats Is One of the Year’s Boldest Dramas
Eliza Hittman’s film chronicles the life of a closeted young man spending his days on the boardwalks of Coney Island.
