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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.
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Netflix Chris Hemsworth Finds His Villainous Niche
Spiderhead comes so close to making a classic “good vs. evil” story line feel new again.
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Disney / Pixar It’s Time for Pixar to Move on From Toy Story
Lightyear is the origin story that no one needed.
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Paramount / CBS / Getty Minority Report Tried to Warn Us About Technology
Steven Spielberg’s film predicted how having more convenience would mean sacrificing personal freedom.
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Amblin Entertainment / Universal 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.
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Raftar Creations / Everett 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.
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Jeong Park / Searchlight The Bittersweet Silliness of Hulu’s Fire Island
The smart new rom-com understands that vacation is not liberation.
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Nikos Nikolopoulos / NEON 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.
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Paramount The Ludicrous Beauty of Top Gun: Maverick
It’s just what every cineplex in the country needs.
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Kevin Baker / A24 Men Is a Brutal Film With Pathetic Villains
What on earth is going on in those final scenes?
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Disney 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.
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Molly Bandelli / Neon 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.
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Getty; The Atlantic 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.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Moviestore Collection Ltd … Knocked Up and the American Impulse to Edit Out Abortion
How the comedy, now 15 years old, foresaw Roe’s looming tragedies
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Janus; Studio Canal / Everett; The Atlantic David Lynch’s Unfathomable Masterpiece
A digital reissue of Inland Empire reveals the charms of the director’s inscrutability.
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Marvel Studios The New Doctor Strange Is Not Just Another Marvel Movie
The film is convoluted and overstuffed—but also surprisingly good.
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Utopia / Everett 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?
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Aidan Monaghan / Focus Features; Charlie Le Maignan … 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.
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Katalin Vermes / Lionsgate What Nicolas Cage Understands About Being a Movie Star
The actor’s latest, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, goes beyond the memes and eccentricities to uncover a deeper truth.
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