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...

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Review: Gore Verbinski Finally Returns with Refreshingly Madcap Adventure

I didn’t realize just how much I missed Gore Verbinski until I was in the theater watching the straight-up bonkers final act of his latest film, Good Luck, Hav...

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...

TIFF Review: The Voice of Hind Rajab Brings Questionable Palatability to the Genocide in Gaza

In January 2024, the Palestine Red Crescent Society received an emergency call from Hind Rajab, a five-year-old girl traveling in a car with her aunt, uncle, a...

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...