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DreamWorks Pictures; The Atlantic The Guilt-Free Pleasure of Airplane Movies
Amid the endless tiny indignities of air travel, only one true retreat remains.
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Scott Garfield / Sony Bullet Train Isn’t a Good Movie. But It’s a Great Study of Brad Pitt.
The mediocre movie happens to be a fascinating vehicle for the star’s latest rebrand.
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Netflix Netflix’s The Sandman Is a Fan’s Dream. Is That Good Enough?
The TV adaptation is extremely loyal to Neil Gaiman’s original comic books—and that’s as enticing as it is frustrating.
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Wattie Cheung / Camera Press / Redux Whither Batgirl?
HBO Max’s drastic decision to not release a completed movie is a reminder of the murky—and merciless—economics of streaming.
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A24; Searchlight Pictures / Hulu; Joanne Imperio / … The Horrors of Being Extremely Online
Hollywood’s critiques of the internet era are getting funnier and more sophisticated.
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Kino Lorber; IFC The 10 Must-Watch Indie Films of the Summer
Small-budget, art-house, and international movies that are worthy of as much fanfare as the season’s blockbusters
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Album / Alamy I’ll Always Love the Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The magnetically campy film was written by Joss Whedon but directed by a woman. Thank goodness.
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Paul Abell / Netflix The Gray Man Takes the Stoic-Spy Cliché Way Too Far
Much like Brad Pitt before him, Ryan Gosling keeps falling into Hollywood's “cool guy” trap.
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Image’Est / National Geographic The Most Moving Film of the Year Is a Documentary About Volcanoes
Fire of Love isn’t your typical nature film; it’s also a tragic love story.
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Universal Pictures Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Spectacular, Indulgent, and Brutal
You won’t be able to look away.
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Sony Pictures When a Troubling Book Gets a Hollywood Makeover
A slick movie adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing doesn’t just sanitize the story; it obfuscates the questionable morality at the novel’s center.
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Nick Wall / Netflix Netflix’s Persuasion Tries to Have It All
The Jane Austen adaptation aims to be subversive when it could have just been sincere.
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The Atlantic ‘Netflix Thinks Exactly Like an Old Movie Studio’
In a year of falling subscriber numbers and shaky stock prices, the streaming service is doubling down on expensive, risky blockbusters.
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Getty; The Atlantic Where the Crawdads Sing Author Wanted for Questioning in Murder
A televised 1990s killing in Zambia has striking similarities to Delia Owens’s best-selling book turned movie.
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Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures The Minions Are Good. I’m Serious.
In defense of the babbling little cartoon blobs
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Marvel Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection Maybe Ridding the World of Superheroes Isn’t Such a Bad Idea
Though Thor’s muscles are resplendent in Marvel’s latest film, his heart isn’t in it.
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Tyler Golden / Netflix; Nick Wall / Searchlight; … The Older Woman Comes of Age
In a new comedy, Emma Thompson plays a woman who finally sees her body, the actor says, “as her home.” Her victory, in a post-Roe world, takes on the dimensions of tragedy.
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A24 Marcel the Shell Is the Hero the World Needs
The fragile little adventurer can teach us something powerful about navigating obstacles with grace.
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Warner Bros. 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.
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Netflix J. Lo’s Tragic Fame Cycle
Halftime, the Netflix documentary about the performer, posits that rebirth is essential for the modern celebrity—but it takes a hidden toll.
