December 28, 2024
Hail any cab but Daddio’s
Why I probably won't revisit Daddio, a movie about a Manhattan cab driver and his fare.
December 28, 2024
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…
December 1, 2024
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.
October 23, 2024
Ghostlight celebrates the healing power of community theater
Kelly O'Sullivan's film about grief, reconciliation, and community theater deserves major acting awards.
October 20, 2024
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…
September 6, 2024
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…
September 1, 2024
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…
August 31, 2024
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…
August 18, 2024
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…
August 4, 2024
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…
July 22, 2024
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…
July 3, 2024
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…