Reviews
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in May: ‘Turning Red,’ ‘X,’ ‘Mississippi Masala’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming isn’t forever
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Every ‘Star Wars’ Movie Ranked, From Worst to Best
Including the best and worst part of each film.
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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Film Review: Sam Raimi Brings Visual Pop to a Less-than-Magical Adventure
This mystical realm is so crowded with plot and incident and magical doodads that there’s no room for the characters
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‘A Case for the Existence of God’ Off Broadway Review: A Riveting, Deceptively Simple 2-Hander
Samuel D. Hunter’s new play receives a stunning world premiere from director David Cromer
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‘Macbeth’ Broadway Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga Reinvent a Classic
Once again, Sam Gold challenges audiences with his radical take on the Bard
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‘FLINT’ Film Review: Horrifying Documentary Tracks the Water Woes That Still Plague Michigan
It’s got the twists and turns of a whodunit, but those feel devastating in a non-fiction story
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‘Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen’ Film Review: The Making of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ 50 Years Later
Daniel Raim tracks the miracle of miracles that turned the Broadway hit into a film that remains one of the screen’s greatest musical adaptations
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‘I Love America’ Film Review: Sophie Marceau Tackles L.A. Dating in Glib, Shiny Rom-Com
If you hate-watched ”And Just Like That…,“ you might find similar shallow pleasures here
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‘Hello, Bookstore’ Film Review: Cozy Doc Honors an Indie Retailer Standing Fast in Changing Times
The local, overstuffed bookshop might seem like a relic of the past, but not if The Bookstore’s Matt Tannenbaum has anything to say about it
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‘Anais in Love’ Film Review: Quirky French Sex Comedy Reveals a Complex Character Study
Anaïs Demoustier is a whirligig of action and emotion as the film’s protagonist, but the movie wisely goes deep to understand what’s behind her frenzy
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‘Firebird’ Film Review: Gay USSR Romance Looks Gorgeous but the Story Falls Apart
The love story runs out of steam, but cinematographer Mait Mäekivi bathes the protagonists in evocative hues that recall early Technicolor
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‘Hatching’ Film Review: Finnish Horror Unleashes a Teenage Girl’s Rebelliously Monstrous Side
Hanna Bergholm’s terrifying feature debut suggests a dark reckoning for parents who care more about perfection than their children’s happiness
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‘Pompo the Cinephile’ Film Review: Anime Crafts a Sweet-Natured Valentine to Filmmaking
What underbelly? This salute to showbiz ambitions stays on the sunny side
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‘Dear Mr. Brody’ Film Review: Engrossing Doc Unearths Bizarre Tale of a Hippie Millionaire
”Tower“ director Keith Maitland finds what’s strange and stirring in a rich kid’s bold giveaway, and the need it revealed
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‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Broadway Review: Billy Crystal Is Very Funny – Until He Starts to Sing
Which is a problem for a new musical with songs by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green
