‘Wild Horse Nine’ Review: Rockwell and Malkovich Anchor McDonagh’s Familiar yet Soulful CIA Buddy Dramedy
McDonagh will always somehow make me tear up over a tender male friendship, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
‘Mouse’ Review: Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan Deliver a Powerful, Humanistic Coming-of-Age Portrait of Grief
One of the year’s best films, and another triumph for two filmmakers who just keep upping their game.
‘Primetime’ Review: Robert Pattinson Has a Ball Playing Chris Hansen in This Hollow True-Crime Satire
Has the bells and whistles of grimy, voyeuristic cinema but its lack of density renders this satire as hollow as Chris Hansen himself.
‘Tangles’ Review: Stunning Adult Animated Drama About Alzheimer’s Finds Humor Amidst the Heartbreak
An honest family portrait of a loved one becoming less of themselves day by day.
‘Klara and the Sun’ Review: Taika Waititi’s Sci-Fi Drama Is All Quirk, No Soul
I miss when Taika movies had some Weightiti to them.
‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: John Turturro Steals Your Heart in Classy Little Caper
Writer-director Noah Segan crafts a breezy, loving throwback to the kind of street-level NYC caper nobody makes anymore.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Review: Takashi Yamazaki’s Sequel Unleashes a Brutal Kaiju Brawl for the Ages
Still runs circles around the Legendary MonsterVerse movies.
‘Clayface’ Review: A Promising Body-Horror Nightmare Gets Lost in the Mud
We have The Substance at home.
‘Wildwood’ Review: LAIKA’s Brutal Fantasy Epic Recaptures the Magic of Childhood
A generational epic for blossoming young viewers mature enough for films of this depth, and a life‑affirming masterpiece for the adults who grew up with their earlier works.
‘Street Fighter’ Review: A Hadouken of Horny Fan Service and Frenetic Chaos
Street Fighter starts as a gloriously campy martial arts romp before collapsing into a CGI-heavy fan-service fetish-fueled nightmare.
‘The Social Reckoning’ Review: Aaron Sorkin’s Sequel Needs Moderation of Its Own
Another example of Sorkin lacking directorial aptitude, resulting in a less-than-ideal but slightly engaging political drama.