Reviews
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‘Argentina, 1985’ Review: Advocates and Activists Fight to Reveal the Nation’s Painful Past
Santiago Mitre doesn’t rewrite the historical drama, but his courtroom procedural on the Trial of the Juntas is an effective crowd-pleaser
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‘Raymond & Ray’ Review: Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke Are Brothers in Contrived Family Drama
The film from writer-director Rodrigo Garcia starts out strong but then becomes a slog
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‘Aftersun’ Review: Charlotte Wells Debuts With an Achingly Stirring Coming-of-Age Tale
The first-time filmmaker poignantly captures the passage of time as it affects both parents and children
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Film Review: Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Are Back for More Twisted, Feckin’ Fun
Director Martin McDonagh has reunited the stars of “In Bruges” for a quieter film that’s still a disturbed delight
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‘Ticket to Paradise’ Review: Julia Roberts and George Clooney Grin and Bear By-the-Numbers Rom-Com
Between the lack of passion (among various couples) and the creepy exoticization of Pacific Islanders, this feels like a glossy missed opportunity
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‘Brainwashed’ Review: Documentary Takes an Incisive Look at Cinema’s Male Gaze
Nina Menkes’ fascinating examination of the visual language of the movies should be seen by anyone who loves or cares about film
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‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Season 5 Review: Sketch Series’ Long-Awaited Return Is Silly and Familiar
Six and a half years after the show’s last episode, Amy Schumer’s sketch series is back as she tackles the topical and the silly in equal measure
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in October: ‘Nope,’ ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies,’ ‘Dr. Jekyll’ Uncensored and More Halloween Fare
Alonso Duralde highlights the month’s major physical-media releases — because HBO Max will disappear your favorite movie without warning
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‘Documentary Now!’ Season 4 Review: This Is Movie Nerd Paradise
Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgard and Tom Jones appear in the new season of the IFC comedy series that hasn’t missed a beat
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‘Black Adam’ Review: Dwayne Johnson’s Anti-Hero Superhero Movie Is Anti-Entertaining
Despite its efforts to tweak the tropes, this is a muddled, overstuffed origin story
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‘The Vow’ Season 2 Review: HBO’s NXIVM Docuseries Follow-Up Is a Deeper Look Into the Cult
These new episodes feel like the more vital, less salacious and more balanced piece of the story
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Broadway Review: John David Washington Gives a Master Class in Acting
Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher and Danielle Brooks co-star in the first Broadway revival of this August Wilson classic
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‘Decision to Leave’ Film Review: Park Chan-Wook Mixes Crime Story With Love Story
The Korean director’s first movie since “The Handmaiden” is gorgeous, richly dramatic and increasingly complex
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‘The Same Storm’ Review: COVID Lockdown Drama Offers a Snapshot of Recent History
Peter Hedges assembles an impressive ensemble (including Elaine May and Sandra Oh) to look at human connection during social distancing
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‘Sell/Buy/Date’ Review: Sarah Jones Examines the Lives of Sex Workers – and How to Make a Movie About Them
This very meta “unorthodoc” represents a good-faith response to pre-production criticism that this wasn’t a story Jones was entitled to tell
