Orwell: 2+2=5 Review: A Succinct Warning for What’s Already Here

"From the totalitarian point of view, history is something to be created rather than learned," George Orwell wrote in his 1946 essay "The Prevention of Literat...

The Smashing Machine Review: An Impressive Dwayne Johnson Softens Benny Safdie’s Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Smashing Machine arrives in theaters on October 3. The Smashing Machine ...

The Librarians Review: A Portrait of Our Crumbling Democracy and Those Fighting to Save It

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The Librarians arrives in theaters on October 3. Kim A. Snyder's The L...

Bogancloch Review: Entrancing Documentary Invites Contemplation and Defies Comprehension

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Bogancloch arrives in theaters on October 3. “O God, I could be bounde...

Fairyland Review: Scoot McNairy Gives His Greatest Performance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 Sundance coverage. Fairyland arrives in theaters on October 3. Andrew Durham’s Fairyland feat...

NYFF Review: Anemone Marks a Breakout Debut and a Riveting Return for Daniel Day-Lewis 

The first time Daniel Day-Lewis shows up in Anemone, he’s cloaked in shadow, sitting inside a small cabin in the middle of the North England wilderness. It...

All of You Review: A Grown-Up Sci-Fi Romance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 BFI London coverage. All of You arrives on Apple TV+ on September 26. Many films have dared t...

One Battle After Another Review: Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio Hail a New Revolution 

Viva la revolución! As bellowed by the ex-radical and current schlub Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), we have One Battle After Another’s most immediately ...

MEGADOC Review: Behind the Scenes of Francis Ford Coppola’s Legendary Big Swing

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. MEGADOC opens in theaters on September 19. A risky filmmaking project with F...

Predators Reviewing: Unpacking the Moral Complexities of a Hit Reality Show

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Predators opens in theaters on September 19. Filmmaker David Osit gives vi...