Why Flow is my favorite film of 2024
Director Gints Zilbalodis and co-writer Matīss Kažathe invite us into an animated vision of a flooded world in which…
Is The People’s Joker the best Joker movie yet? (I know how I’m voting.)
Vera Drew's fantastical truth-telling will discomfort those who are terrified of trans individuals. What's more — it…
You’ll love what Elliott learns from her “Old Ass”
Megan Park's comedy about a young woman corresponding with her future self is unexpectedly engaging—one of 2024's most…
No Other Land: these filmmakers are risking their lives so you will watch their movie
This Oscar-winning documentary should be seen and discussed by every American, as we are supplying the resources for…
Live from New York, it’s… a ticking-clock thriller and a tribute to improvisational creatvity!
Jason Reitman's controlled-chaos fantasy about the launch of SNL offers a good time with rowdy comedians at a turning…
Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman bond Between the Temples
Just as he did in Rushmore, Jason Schwartzman plays a young man with an irrational longing for one of his teachers, a…
Nine reasons to see Didi
Sean Wang's Sundance Award-winning coming-of-age film is a joy and one of the year's most promising directorial debuts.…
Lee Isaac Chung gets carried away with Twisters
The personal touch of Minari director Lee Isaac Chung is evident in this surprising sequel to a 1996 summer…
Kings of infinite space: Inmates of Sing Sing stage a prison break through art
The latest entry in the "Art Can Change Your Life" genre has particular strengths—it's a true story, it avoids…
Wicked Little Letters serves up wisdom with a clustercuss of conflict
Now streaming on Netflix, Wicked Little Letters should not be overlooked. It's much more than a swear-word showdown…
Dazzled and disappointed by Furiosa, “the darkest of angels”
While it's a thrill to be back in George Miller's awe-inspiring cinematic universe, Furiosa's story feels too narrowly…
A Quiet Place: Day One is a decent exercise in an exhausting, exhausted genre
Nyong’o shines in an otherwise unremarkable prequel about an alien invasion, a cat, and the search for transcendent…