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Let’s Hear It for 90-Minute Movies

'Jockey' and 'Flee' accomplish all they set out to before your butt gets sore.

January 27, 2022

Look, Just Go See ‘Drive My Car’ at the Heights, OK?

Oh, and 'Belle' is pretty good too.

January 20, 2022

The Best Movies of 2021 (That We Were Allowed to See)

Despite COVID, theater closures, and too many Spider-Men, there were still plenty of movies worth seeing in 2021.

January 6, 2022

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’? Yes, and the Black Comedy Too.

Joel Coen's take on Shakespeare's doomed Scot is stark, stylish, and signifies a little less than it could.

December 21, 2021

How Do You Follow up an Oscar-Winning Movie About Fucking a Fish-Man?

All the world's a sordid carnival of gaudy distractions in Guillermo del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley.'

December 16, 2021

‘West Side Story’ Learns From the Past. ‘Being the Ricardos’ Repeats It.

Steven Spielberg is still good at making movies. Aaron Sorkin is still bad at it.

December 9, 2021

When Communists Ran the Co-ops

A new documentary, ‘The Co-op Wars,’ revisits the battle to control Minneapolis’s natural foods movement.

December 3, 2021

Yo, Let’s Talk About 2 of the Best Movies I’ve Seen This Year

'The Power of the Dog' and 'C'mon C'mon' tell the stories of two very different male relationships.

December 2, 2021

‘House of Gucci’ Revels in the Garish Irrelevance of the Inept Superrich

Funny accents! Stylish outfits! Lady Gaga! Jared Leto peeing on a scarf! What more could you want from a movie?

November 22, 2021