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High-Concept Comedy
The Drop
Starts Off Strong, but Goes Out with a Thud
By Aurora Amidon
January 13, 2023 | 9:00am
Get Ghosted By Pete Ohs'
Jethica
By Andy Crump
January 12, 2023 | 1:30pm
The Mediocre
House Party
Remake Relies Entirely on Celebrity Cameos
By Matt Donato
January 12, 2023 | 9:02am
Sluggish Murder Mystery
The Pale Blue Eye
Couldn't Excite a Tell-Tale Heart
By Aurora Amidon
January 9, 2023 | 2:55pm
Amateurish Debut Horror
Human Resources
Should Check Its Severance Package
By Matt Donato
January 9, 2023 | 11:30am
All Hail the New Queen of Horror-Comedy Camp:
M3GAN
By Aurora Amidon
January 6, 2023 | 2:50pm
"Old" Is the Keyword in Familiar Nicolas Cage Western
The Old Way
By Andy Crump
January 6, 2023 | 12:12pm
Exceptional Family Drama and Lesbian Romance
Mars One
Fights for Kindness
By Shayna Maci Warner
January 5, 2023 | 9:08am
Empathetic Character Study
Corsage
Humanizes Empress Elisabeth of Austria
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
January 5, 2023 | 9:00am
Noah Baumbach's Strengths Aren't Lost in the Sumptuous
White Noise
By Luke Hicks
December 30, 2022 | 8:53am
Bill Nighy Makes Slow Kurosawa Remake
Living
Worth the Effort
By Jacob Oller
December 29, 2022 | 9:08am
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Dials M for Murder-Mystery, Then Hilariously Dials It up a Notch
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
December 29, 2022 | 9:07am
Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s Baby-Selling Drama
Broker
Refuses to Judge Its Characters
By Kayti Burt
December 29, 2022 | 9:06am
Women Talking
Is an Important Conversation, Running in Circles
By Andy Crump
December 27, 2022 | 1:30pm
Being a Little Naughty Pays Off Big for
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
By Amy Amatangelo
December 25, 2022 | 11:30am
Babylon
Is a Fervent Ode to Hollywood History, Drug-fueled Degeneracy and the Magic of Cinema
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
December 23, 2022 | 11:30am
Horror Anthology
Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge
Is More Easter Egg than Movie
By Matt Donato
December 22, 2022 | 1:30pm
No Bears
Confronts the Dystopian Construct of Borders
By Natalia Keogan
December 22, 2022 | 11:50am
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
's Slick Animation and Classic References Make for a Furmiliar Treat
By B. Panther
December 20, 2022 | 9:00am
Nikyatu Jusu's Debut
Nanny
Wraps Its Immigrant Horror in Folklore Roots
By Matt Donato
December 16, 2022 | 1:52pm
Alejandro G. Iñárritu Absurdly, Personally Tackles Biculturalism in
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
December 16, 2022 | 1:49pm
Single-Location Home Invasion Thriller
The Apology
Is More Scattered Than Scary
By Natalia Keogan
December 16, 2022 | 1:00pm
The Beauty of
Avatar: The Way of Water
Is Unsurpassable, at Least until the Next
Avatar
Surpasses It
By Dom Sinacola
December 15, 2022 | 9:00am
Joyously Bloody Neo-Exploitation Flick
Mad Heidi
Makes Cheese its Muse
By Jim Vorel
December 12, 2022 | 11:30am
The Whale
Is Indulgent Voyeurism Disguised as Radical Empathy
By Natalia Keogan
December 10, 2022 | 2:40pm
A Stop-Motion Marvel,
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Makes Its Fairy Tale Burst with Life
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
December 9, 2022 | 11:00am
Blistering Climate Doc
To the End
Tries to Take On the World (Or at Least Its Problems)
By Jacob Oller
December 9, 2022 | 10:42am
Empire of Light
Is Another Overly-Sentimental Ode to Cinema
By Aurora Amidon
December 8, 2022 | 11:45am
Gory Santa Horror Is a
Christmas Bloody Christmas
Miracle
By Andy Crump
December 7, 2022 | 1:30pm
Half-Baked Holiday Romance
Something from Tiffany's
Is a Mindless, Empty Affair
By Aurora Amidon
December 7, 2022 | 11:33am
Lee Jung-jae's High-Octane Spy Thriller
Hunt
Is a Potent Debut
By Andy Crump
December 6, 2022 | 11:30am
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Is a Sweet Love Story, But Deserves More Scandalous Sex
By Aurora Amidon
December 5, 2022 | 2:55pm
Horror Comes Home for the Holidays (And Won't Leave) in
The Leech
By Matt Donato
December 5, 2022 | 9:00am
Will Smith Slavery Drama
Emancipation
Is Drained of Life and Color
By Jesse Hassenger
December 2, 2022 | 4:35pm
Flashy Documentary
2nd Chance
Shoots Richard Davis as Gleefully as He Shoots Himself
By Jacob Oller
December 2, 2022 | 9:51am
Return to Seoul
Brings Complex Interiority to the Transnational Adoptee Experience
By Kayti Burt
December 2, 2022 | 9:42am
The Eternal Daughter
Is a Beautifully Atmospheric Riff on Classic Hollywood Horror
By Brianna Zigler
December 2, 2022 | 9:37am
A Wounded Fawn
Weaves Unforgettable Images into a Spiral of Madness
By Matthew Jackson
December 1, 2022 | 9:15am
Violent Night
Doesn't Sleigh
By Jesse Hassenger
November 30, 2022 | 9:15am
The Fabelmans
Sings a Bittersweet Ode to Dedicating Your Life to Something
By Jacob Oller
November 25, 2022 | 1:00pm
The Son
's Empty Drama Dehumanizes Depression
By Rory Doherty
November 24, 2022 | 1:00pm
Masterful Nan Goldin Doc
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Balances the Wonder and Terror of Artistic Life
By Luke Hicks
November 23, 2022 | 4:07pm
Disney's Modern Take on a Retro Underground Adventure,
Strange World
Never Digs Deep Enough
By Jacob Oller
November 21, 2022 | 11:00am
Blood Relatives
Is a Warm, Bloody Lesson in Forging a Family
By Matthew Jackson
November 21, 2022 | 9:00am
Russell Crowe Shows His Hand with Absolutely Empty Thriller
Poker Face
By Jacob Oller
November 20, 2022 | 9:44am
Don’t Visit Bad Axe, Just Watch
Bad Axe
By Andy Crump
November 19, 2022 | 9:31am
Disenchanted
Is a More Sincere, Less Intelligent Fairy Tale Follow-Up to
Enchanted
By Abby Olcese
November 18, 2022 | 11:45am
Queer Military Tale
The Inspection
Feels Equally Personal, Vivid and Trite
By Jesse Hassenger
November 18, 2022 | 11:25am
She Said
's Dramatized Harvey Weinstein Investigation Is More Sincere than Shrewd
By Jesse Hassenger
November 18, 2022 | 11:22am
The Menu
Offers Delectable Dark Comedy with Complex Notes of Genre Fun
By Matthew Jackson
November 18, 2022 | 11:20am
Bones and All
's Prestige Arthouse Cannibalism Needs More Bite
By Brianna Zigler
November 18, 2022 | 11:18am
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Isn't Worth Hating, Just Politely Avoiding
By Jesse Hassenger
November 18, 2022 | 11:00am
Slumberland
's Idea of Dreaming Is a Nightmare
By Jacob Oller
November 17, 2022 | 3:00pm
Andrew Bujalski Conjures Intimate Moments from Imagined Interactions in
There There
By Natalia Keogan
November 17, 2022 | 1:30pm
Misguided Psychological Horror
Presence
Is Lost at Sea
By Matt Donato
November 17, 2022 | 11:30am
Disney Bravely Writes Its Own Flattering History in
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
November 16, 2022 | 1:30pm
Ralphie Returns, All Grown Up, for Middling Comedy Sequel
A Christmas Story Christmas
By Tara Bennett
November 16, 2022 | 9:00am
Respectful but Dull,
Devotion
's Real-Life Military Drama Never Takes Off
By Abby Olcese
November 15, 2022 | 1:45pm
The Wonder
Winces in Its Investigation of Irish Religious Fervor
By Natalia Keogan
November 15, 2022 | 12:00pm
My Father's Dragon
Soars as a Delightful Journey into the Surreal and Poignant
By Tara Bennett
November 12, 2022 | 9:00am
Elvis Mitchell's Documentary
Is That Black Enough For You!?!
Is Black Enough and More
By Andy Crump
November 11, 2022 | 11:30am
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Pays Fitting Tribute … and Moves On
By Michael Burgin
November 11, 2022 | 8:37am
Lindsay Lohan's
Falling for Christmas
Avoids Falling into any Apparent Traps
By B. Panther
November 10, 2022 | 1:00pm
Frederick Wiseman Stunningly Melds Fiction and Documentation in
A Couple
By Andy Crump
November 10, 2022 | 9:00am
Irish Indie Horror
Mandrake
Grows Meandering, Moody Folklore
By Matt Donato
November 9, 2022 | 9:28am
One of 2022’s Most Poignant Love Stories,
My Policeman
Captivates and Devastates
By Aurora Amidon
November 8, 2022 | 9:00am
Parody Biopic
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Is Equal Parts Clever and Tiresome
By Aurora Amidon
November 5, 2022 | 10:09am
Intimate Character Study
Causeway
Confronts the Hell of Healing
By Natalia Keogan
November 4, 2022 | 3:00pm
Katie Parker and Rahul Kohli Winningly Lead Afterlife Sci-Fi
Next Exit
By Andy Crump
November 4, 2022 | 2:00pm
Insipid Inheritance Farce
The Estate
Squabbles for Nothing
By Jesse Hassenger
November 4, 2022 | 12:30pm
Something in the Dirt
's Sci-Fi Conspiracy Sees Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Poke Dry Fun at Filmmaking
By Jacob Oller
November 4, 2022 | 10:56am
Soft & Quiet
Is an American Nightmare in Real-Time
By Natalia Keogan
November 4, 2022 | 10:00am
Dina Amer's Debut
You Resemble Me
Is a Wrenching, Immersive Drama of Identity
By Luke Hicks
November 3, 2022 | 4:30pm
Wrinkle Your Brain With Amanda Kramer’s Flamboyant
Please Baby Please
By Andy Crump
November 2, 2022 | 1:10pm
Good Night Oppy
Finds a Heartfelt Ode to Human Connection in a Mars Rover
By Aurora Amidon
November 2, 2022 | 10:48am
Abortion Drama
Call Jane
Undermines Its Own Political Discussion and Powerful Performances
By Shayna Maci Warner
October 28, 2022 | 5:16pm
Instead of Getting a
Ticket to Paradise
, Get a Ticket to Another Movie
By Aurora Amidon
October 27, 2022 | 2:30pm
Run Sweetheart Run
Stumbles in its “Socially Conscious” Strut
By Natalia Keogan
October 27, 2022 | 12:30pm
Henry Selick Brings Plenty of Ideas to
Wendell & Wild
, His Fun, Sad, Gorgeous Return to Animation
By Kevin Fox Jr.
October 27, 2022 | 10:00am
Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne Dominate Thrilling True-Crime
The Good Nurse
By Aurora Amidon
October 25, 2022 | 3:00pm
Enchanting Bird Rescue Doc
All That Breathes
Finds Lyrical New Delhi Ties
By Aparita Bhandari
October 23, 2022 | 12:30pm
Argentina, 1985
Is a Procedural Powerhouse
By Natalia Keogan
October 21, 2022 | 3:00pm
Kate Dickie Is Mother of the Year in Ben Steiner's Hulu Horror
Matriarch
By Andy Crump
October 21, 2022 | 12:30pm
Tedious
Harry Potter
Wannabe
The School for Good and Evil
Is Thoroughly Unoriginal
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
October 21, 2022 | 10:55am
Black Adam
's Loud, Clueless and Messy Spectacle Highlights the Worst the DCEU Has to Offer
By Abby Olcese
October 20, 2022 | 12:30pm
Running Low on Ideas,
V/H/S/99
Cribs from Itself
By Jim Vorel
October 20, 2022 | 11:00am
Armageddon Time
Is a Personal, Prickly Film about the Paradox of Assimilation
By Brianna Zigler
October 20, 2022 | 10:00am
Tragic Israeli Doc
Innocence
Makes Convincing Plea Against Conscription
By Jacob Oller
October 19, 2022 | 2:30pm
Romeo and Juliet
Riff
Rosaline
Has Star-Crossed Intentions and Execution
By Kathy Michelle Chacón
October 18, 2022 | 10:00am
Political Thriller
Stars at Noon
Lacks Chemistry and Cohesion
By Natalia Keogan
October 16, 2022 | 10:00am
Bill Posley's Black Slasher
Bitch Ass
Is as Fun as Its Title
By Andy Crump
October 14, 2022 | 3:30pm
Old Man
, Look at Your Life. You're a Lot Like Other Horror
By Matt Donato
October 14, 2022 | 2:30pm
Halloween Ends
Has Finality, but Mostly It Has Jaw-Dropping Absurdity
By Jim Vorel
October 14, 2022 | 11:40am
Overstuffed Horror-Comedy
Kratt
Is a Charming, Splattery Mess
By Andy Crump
October 14, 2022 | 10:00am
Park Chan-wook's Extravagant Noir
Decision to Leave
Is Hopelessly Romantic Hitchcock
By Brianna Zigler
October 13, 2022 | 12:30pm
Andrea Riseborough Leads Captivating Post-Lottery Drama
To Leslie
By Aurora Amidon
October 12, 2022 | 2:32pm
Creepypasta Horror
Grimcutty
Overplays Its Monstrous Hand
By Matt Donato
October 11, 2022 | 2:25pm
The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave
Brings Fresh Perspective to a Familiar Story
By Aurora Amidon
October 10, 2022 | 12:30pm
Lily McInerney and Jonathan Tucker Are Electric in Cautionary Tale
Palm Trees and Power Lines
By Chloe Walker
October 8, 2022 | 2:00pm
Equal Parts Poignant and Discordant,
Piggy
Puts a Spin on Body Horror
By Natalia Keogan
October 7, 2022 | 1:55pm
Cheap Cheerleader Slasher
Bring It On: Cheer or Die
Just Isn't Captain Material
By Aurora Amidon
October 7, 2022 | 1:00pm
Cate Blanchett's Cancel-Culture Drama
TÁR
Conducts Itself with Moody Depth
By Luke Hicks
October 7, 2022 | 10:00am
Luckily, You Can Skip
Luckiest Girl Alive
By Amy Amatangelo
October 6, 2022 | 9:00pm
Horror Hybrid
Significant Other
Holds Itself Back
By Natalia Keogan
October 6, 2022 | 8:30pm
Creative Horror
Deadstream
Takes Found Footage to the Streaming World
By Aurora Amidon
October 6, 2022 | 2:37pm
The Visitor
's Twisty Narrative Overstays Its Welcome
By Andy Crump
October 6, 2022 | 2:00pm
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Aspires to and Falls Short of
Paddington
Perfection
By Abby Olcese
October 6, 2022 | 9:00am
Awful Male Gaze Documentary
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Makes an Easy Point Excruciatingly Difficult
By Chloe Walker
October 5, 2022 | 2:45pm
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