Hail any cab but Daddio’s

Why I probably won't revisit Daddio, a movie about a Manhattan cab driver and his fare.


Stranded on Janet Planet, a young girl struggles to survive

Annie Baker's directorial debut is a discomforting, intimate portrait of a struggling mother and a wide-eyed, intuitive…


Not so fast, but oh so furious: Thelma is a blast.

June Squibb is 2024's funniest and most endearing action hero in this delightful play on Mission: Impossible clichés.


Ghostlight celebrates the healing power of community theater

Kelly O'Sullivan's film about grief, reconciliation, and community theater deserves major acting awards.


Inside Out 2 gives us all some strong anti-anxiety treatment

While it doesn't quite reach the heights of Pixar's golden-age masterpieces, we can be grateful for the wisdom and…


Hit Man hits and hits… but misses when it matters most

Linklater's smart, good-humored comedy looks ready to launch a fantastic franchise starring Glen Powell... and then…


Civil War — It’s not about picking a side

Some of my favorite critics have serious issues with Alex Garland's speculative fiction about a near-future collapse of…


Still recovering from an evening with Hundreds of Beavers

The most original movie I've seen in years is also the most outrageous comedy I've seen in years. It's an endurance…


Unworthy of Gosling or Blunt, Fall Guy’s screenplay falls short of my summer movie standards

If this is your idea of a satisfying summertime movie, well... knock yourself out. Me? Life's too short, and there are…


Love triangle aside — what is Challengers really about?

Despite its tangled web (net?) of bad behavior, Luca Guadagnino's smash hit gets a lot right about the transcendence…


Low-budget, high imagination: Riddle of Fire may someday be an all-ages cult classic

This retro adventure—which sends kids questing for an egg that'll help them bake a pie and save a sleeping beauty—will…


Playful, nightmarish, fantastical, political: Problemista is all over the place

Julio Torres's leap from television's Los Espookys to the big screen has some remarkable highlights... and some…