Review
Why Was Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway’s New Movie Buried?
Mothers’ Instinct is a perfectly solid domestic thriller with two Oscar-winning movie stars that barely got a North American release.
By Richard Lawson
Review
Deadpool & Wolverine Finds the Fun in Corporate Compliance
In his new film, the Marvel world’s resident bad-boy makes nice with his new corporate overlords.
By Richard Lawson
Review
Influencer Romance Goes to Dizzying Extremes in Skywalkers: A Love Story
A new Netflix documentary explores the risks and rewards of death-defying clickbait.
By Richard Lawson
Review
Longlegs Is a Grueling Collage of Far Better Films
The buzziest horror movie of the summer is artfully filmed but otherwise disappointing.
By Richard Lawson
Critic’s Notebook
The Agony and Ecstasy of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Show
Netflix’s hit docuseries packs an emotional punch, despite the limits of its scope.
By Richard Lawson
Review
A Quiet Place: Day One Is a Prequel Done Right
The director of Pig makes a franchise film that would be worthy on its own.
By Richard Lawson
review
The Bear Leaves Us Hungry in Season 3
In all its shifts in style and focus, the Emmy-winning juggernaut does not seem to be building to much of anything.
By Richard Lawson
best of 2024
The Best Movies of 2024, So Far
Dune: Part Two, La Chimera, and more of 2024’s best movies.
By Richard Lawson
Review
In Janet Planet, a Brilliant Playwright Makes a Promising Film Debut
Pulitzer winner Annie Baker moves into movies in this poignant look at a mother and daughter.
By Richard Lawson
Review
The Bikeriders Belongs to Jodie Comer
Comer bests all the boys in Jeff Nichols’s low-key period piece.
By Richard Lawson
Review
Inside Out 2 Gives Us Mixed Feelings
Pixar’s latest sequel is bright and entertaining, but is maybe too cute about complicated matters.
By Richard Lawson
Review
The Boys Is Bleaker Than Ever in Season 4
In a new run of episodes, Amazon’s popular comedy tries to get serious about America’s troubling future.
By Richard Lawson
reviews
House of the Dragon Season 2 Takes Its Time
War is coming to the Game of Thrones prequel—but it's not here quite yet.
By Joy Press
cannes 2024
The World Needs Films Like The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Mohammad Rasoulof had to flee his native Iran after being sentenced to prison for making films like this courageous drama.
By Richard Lawson
cannes 2024
Anora Is a Raucous Good Time With a Gut-Punch of an Ending
Sean Baker, director of Tangerine and The Florida Project, investigates another under-examined corner of America.
By Richard Lawson
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
A Fearless Demi Moore Faces the Horrors of Aging—or Not—in The Substance
Moore goes for broke in this mean and clever film about a former movie star who finds a way to turn back the clock, for a price.
By Richard Lawson
cannes 2024
The First Part of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga Bodes Poorly for Parts 2, 3, and 4
It’s more like Waterworld than Dances with Wolves.
By Richard Lawson
cannes 2024
Zoe Saldaña Stars in Emilia Pérez, a Movie Unlike Any Other
It’s a musical about a trans cartel boss forsaking her old life and beginning anew, and Selena Gomez is in it too.
By Richard Lawson
cannes 2024
Kinds of Kindness Collects Three Nasty, Brutish Shorts
After the stately detours of Poor Things and The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos is back in provocation mode.
By Richard Lawson
cannes 2024
Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Is a Passion Project Gone Horribly Wrong
Maybe some cinephiles will see value in the Godfather director’s long-gestating epic. Many more, though, will be left scratching their heads.
By Richard Lawson
cannes 2024
In Bird, Barry Keoghan Navigates a Tricky Parent-Child Bond
Director Andrea Arnold returns to territory she knows well for her new feature, which also stars newcomer Nykiya Adams and Franz Rogowski as her imaginary friend.
By Richard Lawson