Movies
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Film Review
Nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, Tomás Gómez Bustillo’s debut is a low-key winner with a major twist that's too good to spoil.
Dakota Johnson in "Daddio"
Film Review
Christy Hall's two-hander offers brief moments of honesty and insight, but too much of it feels as airless and artless as the worst of cab rides.
MAXXXINE, Mia Goth, 2024. © A24 /Courtesy Everett Collection
Film Review
The dazzling and disgusting last chapter to the “Pearl” and “X” trilogy sees A24’s favorite scream queen out for blood in Hollywood, 1985.
'Last Summer'
Film Review
The "Fat Girl" director is back at the top of her game with this surprisingly chaste incest drama about a middle-aged woman struggling to make sense of her own desire.
'A Sacrifice'
Film Review
Jordan Scott's thriller may not live up to the lofty intellectual goals it sets for itself, but strong performances from Sink and Eric Bana make for an enjoyable father-daughter story.
I Am: Celine Dion
Film Review
Irene Taylor's unfiltered documentary eschews hagiography for a more candid portrait of a singer struggling with a rare neurological condition.
Estefanía Contreras and Silvia Del Carmen Castaños' Hummingbirds
Film Review
Winner of the Generation Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale, Estefanía Contreras and Silvia Del Carmen Castaños' film is a beautiful look at growing up in liminal spaces.
'Fancy Dance'
Film Review
While many will be tempted to pigeonhole it as a "Killers of the Flower Moon" companion piece, Erica Tremblay's directorial debut deserves appreciation on its own terms.
Jessica Alba in Trigger Warning
Film Review
Trigger warning: Anyone sensitive to streaming enshittification and/or being extremely bored should consider watching something else.
Russell Crowe in 'The Exorcism'
Film Review
Director Joshua John Miller, son to "The Exorcist" star Jason Miller, delivers a captivating character study for genre obsessives.
Anja Plaschg in The Devil's Bath
Film Review
It may not be a horror movie, but "The Devil's Bath" is easily the scariest thing that Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz have ever made.
Natalia Dyer in Chestnut
Film Review
Jac Cron's debut offers a telling preview of what the future might hold for the kids from Hawkins — or at least for the actors who played them.
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