With bittersweetness, Avatar: Fire and Ash closes a chapter on big filmmaking at a time when the maximalist spirit and cinematic frontiersmanship of James ...
There is an inspired moment in the middle of Ella McCay, written and directed by the great James L. Brooks, in which the titular Ella (Emma Mackey) enters her ...
If you read the headline of this review and are shocked that this is the first time you’re hearing that not only did Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet direct ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Resurrection opens in theaters on December 12.
Few filmmakers with just ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Atropia opens in theaters on December 12.
In the fictional country of Atro...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. La Grazia opens in theaters on December 5.
In something of a rare feat, all ...
One of the more fascinating elements of the documentary WTO/99, directed by Ian Bell, is that while it visually suggests a relic, the political observations fe...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. Suburban Fury begins a one-week qualifying run in NY on December 5.
On Septemb...
Arabian Nights, an expansive collection of Islamic folktales, is as influential to contemporary literature and pop culture as the works of Shakespeare—an expan...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage under the title Middletown. Teenage Wasteland opens in theaters on November 26...
