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Focus Features A Film That Draws You Into a Frightening—And Compelling—Psyche
In The Card Counter, William Tell is a poker player living a carefully controlled life. He’s also tortured by memories of his past as a prison guard in Iraq.
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Getty; Paul Spella / The Atlantic How 9/11 Changed What Americans Laugh At
The attacks altered the course of modern comedy, fueling the rise of political satire as a form of mainstream entertainment.
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Wang Zhao / AFP / Getty How Hollywood Sold Out to China
A culture of acquiescing to Beijing’s censors is now the norm, and there’s little sign of it changing.
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AA Film / Moviestore / Columbia / AF … 26 Brilliant Movies That Critics Were Wrong About
A group of films, ranging from art-house gems to big blockbusters, that deserve a fresh look
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Netflix / Everett A Film About the Impossible Job of Valuating Lives
Worth, a Netflix movie about the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, reminds us that tragedies can’t be neatly quantified.
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Kerry Brown / Amazon Studios A Fairy Tale That Hollywood Didn’t Need to Modernize
Perhaps a girlboss Cinderella was inevitable.
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Tejumola Butler Adenuga Don’t Go in the Basement
The new Candyman escapes a long tradition of exploiting Black pain for cheap scares.
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Universal Pictures / Everett The Candyman Lives On
Nia DaCosta’s take on the 1992 horror classic finds new depths in an urban legend but drowns in its own innovation.
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Ryan Lowry / The New York Times / … The Way Forward for Movie Theaters Is Clear
Why cinemas should embrace vaccine mandates
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Marvel Studios A Superhero Movie That’s Worth Seeing for the Villain Alone
Marvel’s Shang-Chi is the first Hollywood project for one of Asia’s biggest film stars. The result is pure magic.
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Warner Bros. Why Is Hugh Jackman Still Underappreciated?
He can sing, rage, and plumb surprisingly dark depths. In Reminiscence, he also displays a continued embrace of his age.
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Amazon Studios What a Weird Movie About a Puppet Reveals About the Nature of Evil
Annette follows a comedian and an opera singer who are raising a puppet child. Oh, and it’s also a musical.
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Apple TV+ The Little Indie Movie That Deserves All the Hype
Sian Heder’s acclaimed indie drama, CODA, will choke up even the most cynical viewer.
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Warner Bros. The Suicide Squad Pushes the Limits of Taste
In the film, edgy shock value meets Hollywood sentimentality, resulting in a superhero movie unlike most others in the genre.
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Disney+ Dwayne Johnson Misunderstands His Own Star Appeal
In Disney’s Jungle Cruise, the actor plays a typical hero—and ignores the qualities that make him so magnetic on-screen.
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Jessica Forde / Focus Features Stillwater Isn’t a Typical True-Crime Drama
The director Tom McCarthy is known for subtle, well-acted character films that take surprising narrative turns. His latest work is no exception.
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Eric Zachanowich / A24 The Green Knight Is One of 2021’s Best Movies
David Lowery’s film starring Dev Patel is a dreamy piece of high fantasy that turns an age-old tale into something to be puzzled over anew.
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CNN / Focus Features The Missing Pieces of Anthony Bourdain
Roadrunner, a new documentary about the chef and television star, tries to uncover who he really was, but neglects vital parts of his story.
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Universal Pictures / Everett M. Night Shyamalan Hits On a Universal Fear
In Old, the director confronts the everyday, existential terror of life passing by too quickly.
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Disney Disney’s Black Widow Gamble Didn’t Pay Off
Putting brand-new movies on streaming services might seem great for viewers. But in the long run, it’s bad for everyone.
