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In a studio culture obsessed with nostalgia, David Robert Mitchell's dino thriller knows what we truly want
Chris Carter's new director's cut of the 2008 "X-Files" movie indicates a broader trend toward creativity
In the 2005 film, Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg's search for greatness feels eerily prophetic
Nicolas Winding Refn's neon-drenched fable finally gives Thatcher the role she deserves
Three new films find room for intimacy in a slide toward fascism
Matt Johnson's uninspired "Tony" confines Bourdain to the public's imagination. It sorely lacks Bourdain's depth
Celebrity culture continues to shield powerful men from accountability
John Early’s film on the realities of eating disorders sparks a critical conversation
Gregg Araki's first film in 12 years declares Gen Z's disaffection with sex a problem only shame can solve
In his magnificent documentary, Ross McElwee evaluates the role of his films in the life and death of his son
In reports to shareholders, Ted Sarandos disclosed that the shows you're watching may already be modified by AI
Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine
A true cinematic classic must meet its moment in unexpected ways. Curry Barker's smash hit merely winks at it
The blockbuster director's latest exercise in cinematic spectacle makes Homer feel hollow
Beyond "Jurassic Park," Neill's vast career showed us that humans can be as hideous as the monsters we fear most
In her debut film, Georgia Bernstein twists those eerie grandparent scams into a topical, leisurely thrill
The film-logging platform is weighing a sale. Its users are weighing a mutiny
David Wain's surreal spin on "The Wizard of Oz" is full of high-concept, laugh-a-minute bits when we need them most
In "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story," the sex-positive cable TV siren makes the case for aging loudly and proudly
During her five-decade career, Tyler's songs soundtracked both silver-screen hits and the movies of our lives
With "Confessions II," Madonna reworks her scrapped biopic into an autobiographical album worthy of the big screen
Olivia Wilde's third film is her best yet, a mature comedy that asserts no one is exempt from romantic hang-ups.
The 45th anniversary of Brian De Palma's film meets America's 250th, proving corruption is as American as apple pie
Hammer's comeback film, "Citizen Vigilante," is a bigoted pile of garbage, perfect for a hungry fly like Musk
Alice Winocour's film finds Jolie in peak form, wrestling with the tough decisions the actress knows all too well
Spielberg's divisive 2001 film looks far more prescient 25 years on, tackling the ChatGPT era with alarming urgency
Milly Alcock brings a fresh energy to Superman's cousin that's snuffed out by a risk-averse studio culture
With a major investment from Google's DeepMind AI initiative, the trendy studio takes a hard turn away from fans
In his brilliant tribute to the TV movie melodrama, comedian John Early puts on the wig and expels his inhibitions
The Disney-Pixar sequel contends with the iPad kid, but refuses to disparage devices in a critical moment
Every June, I'm forced to reckon with the parts of myself that still don't fit
The controversial film is much more than its shocking premise, probing sexuality with complete candor
Cinema's great optimist returns to sci-fi with a plea for compassion. Will we listen?
"Scary Movie" and "Stop! That! Train!" revamp a bygone subgenre for a generation in need of high-concept stupidity
Outside of "good" or "bad," 2026's finest films have enough risk-taking creativity to restore your faith in movies
The for-boys movie became Pixar's first big miss. 20 years on, the studio's still feeling the repercussions
Touting Curry Barker’s perfectly fine horror film as an instant classic reveals the depth of its flaws
"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" finds the seasoned actor indulging in auteur theory. It's not to be missed
Kane Parsons' beguiling debut leaps from YouTube to chronicle our inadvertent journey into a beige emotional void
With "In the Grey," Gyllenhaal performs machismo to the point of parody. What's muscling him out of better roles?
"The Sheep Detectives" and "Blue Heron," two of the year's best films, explore the importance of remembering
In "I Love Boosters," Keke Palmer's brigade of bandits makes labor uprisings into next season's hottest trend
Aleshea Harris' debut is a tale of gods and monsters, for a moment when they're hard to tell apart
At the Met Gala and beyond, consumers must reconcile the same choices as the Miranda Priestlys of the world
Distributed by the studio behind "Sound of Freedom," this take on George Orwell's classic is uniquely insidious
In a legacy sequel done right, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway warn that the demise of media affects us all
30 years on, Mary Harron's groundbreaking film about Valerie Solanas blisteringly reflects a society gone awry
With the dust settled after February's BAFTAs incident, John Davidson's biopic is all the more timely — to a point
Antoine Fuqua's "Michael" movie is fittingly odd, but not for the reasons you might expect
In David Lowery's haunting quasi-ghost story, Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel initiate a biblical reconciliation