movie reviews
Japanese Movies Are Back, Baby!
'The Boy and the Heron' and 'Godzilla Minus One' are soaring over and stomping on the box office, respectively.
More Like ‘NOPEoleon’ and ‘Dream ScenariNO’
OK, Ridley Scott's epic biopic and Kristoffer Borgli's black comedy aren't THAT bad. But they aren't that good either.
‘May December’ Is Nasty and Unsettling in a Way ‘Saltburn’ Only Wishes It Was
Todd Haynes's latest domestic melodrama perpetually keeps you off balance; Emerald Fennell's black comedy twists itself into gratuitous knots.
‘The Holdovers’ and ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Play Truth or Consequences With Us
In their latest films. Alexander Payne and Justine Triet wonder if we can handle the truth.
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is a Whodunnit Where the Culprit Is America
In Martin Scorsese's epic about the Osage killings, evil is more banal than ever—and more persistent too.
A Teenage Swiftie Checks in on the Biggest Movie in the Country
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ is as much an event as the live concerts were—but come on, turn off your phone’s flashlight
‘Oppenheimer’ Takes on America’s Long, Fucked Up History of Anti-Communism
Finally, a Christopher Nolan movie that even a Nolan hater can—well, not, love, exactly, but admire.
Clever and Often Hilarious, ‘Barbie’ Thinks Outside the Box It Can’t Quite Escape
Greta Gerwig occasionally achieves the impossible with the year's most hyped movie.
Cruise Against the Machine
The choice of villain in the latest ‘Mission Impossible' and in this summer’s other big budget movies says a lot
Movies For Grown-Ups: ‘Past Lives’ and ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Are Both Fine, I Guess
Celine Song and Nicole Holofcener peer into everyday dilemmas without cutting too deep.
