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Dead Men Walking: ‘Living’ and ‘A Man Called Otto’ Both Have One Foot in the Grave

Two new remakes translate superior movies into English, for those of you who can't read.

January 18, 2023

‘Women Talking’ and ‘Plane’ Offer Exactly What Their Titles Promise

And that’s all Sarah Polley’s feminist drama and the new Gerard Butler action movie have in common.

January 13, 2023

The 20 Best Movies of 2022

Your favorite movie? Oh, that came in at No. 21.

January 4, 2023

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Is a Tender-Hearted Spectacle About How Humans Suck

James Cameron’s belated sequel is really fun to look at—which is more than I can say for most blockbusters.

December 16, 2022

Wow! Did You Know Steven Spielberg Was a Kid Once?

‘The Fabelmans’ is a portrait of the artist as a control freak.

November 29, 2022

‘Aftersun’ and ‘She Said’ Recreate the Past

In theaters: A hazy, beautiful glimpse at a distant dad and a look at the moral and practical issues of reporting on sexual abuse.

November 21, 2022

Monster Movies: ‘Tár,’ ‘Decision to Leave,’ and ‘The Banshees of Insharin’ Take Us to Dark Places

Spoilers ahoy! Some movies you gotta see before you talk about ‘em, and these are those.

November 4, 2022

‘Amsterdam’ Isn’t Worth an Amsterdarn

David O. Russell's latest has the look and feel of a better movie than it is.

October 7, 2022

Stars! They’re Nothing Like Us at All!

Two new films about David Bowie and Sinead O’Connor highlight the inescapable weirdness of fame

September 30, 2022