Reviews
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‘Close’ Review: Gentle Coming-of-Age Drama Packs an Emotional Punch
Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont is a generous and patient director of his unknown and more established performers
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‘The Man in the Basement’ Review: In Tense French Drama, the Hate Is Coming From Inside the House
The ominous title is well-matched by an edgy score, tense editing, and a tough-to-watch buildup of pressure
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‘You People’ Review: Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill’s Comedy Collab Mixes the Timely and the Outdated
This comedy of interracial relationships is packed with of-the-moment hip-hop references, but it’s more likely to land with the target audience’s parents
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‘Shotgun Wedding’ Review: If Only J. Lo Had Said, ‘I Don’t’
After her first two leading men ran away from the project, Jennifer Lopez would have been wise to leave this script at the altar
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‘One Fine Morning’ Review: Mia Hansen-Løve Captures Love, Death, and Renewal in a Young Mother’s Life
Léa Seydoux gives a striking performance, her face registering a panoply of emotions with honesty and subtlety
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‘Infinity Pool’ Review: Extreme Sci-Fi Tale Squanders a Promising Premise
Alexander Skarsgard plays a man who can pay to have a clone of himself made and executed in his place as penance for committing violent crimes
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‘Wolf Pack’ Review: Sarah Michelle Gellar Can’t Save Humorless Teen Drama
The new Paramount+ series from “Teen Wolf” creator Jeff Davis lacks the joy and camp that made that show work
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‘Life Upside Down’ Review: Cringe-Inducing Pandemic Melodrama Is Undercooked
Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston and Rosie Fellner lead this tale of middle-aged romance
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‘The 1619 Project’ Review: With Hulu Docuseries, Nikole Hannah-Jones Regains the Upper Hand
This visual continuation of the New York Times initiative succeeds by focusing on the most urgent racial challenges in America
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‘Without You’ Off Broadway Review: Anthony Rapp Looks Back on ‘Rent’ and Loss
The “Star Trek: Discovery” star offers a heartfelt but thin musical memoir
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‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ Review: Sci-Fi Adaptation Pulls Its Punches
Sundance 2023: Tiffany Haddish, Asante Blackk and Kylie Rogers star in Cory Finley’s latest
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‘Poker Face’ Review: Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s Peacock Series Is a Winner
This charming, “Columbo”-inspired case-of-the-week mystery is just what the doctor ordered
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‘Maybe I Do’ Review: All-Star Rom-Com Makes You Wish They Hadn’t
The offspring of two failed marriages consider tying the knot, but among all six characters there’s not a single recognizable human being
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‘Food and Country’ Review: Ruth Reichl Doc About Food Systems Is Earnest, Captivating and Overstuffed
Sundance 2023: There’s an entire TV series’ worth of material to chew on within filmmaker Laura Gabbert’s documentary
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‘The Stroll’ Review: Poignant Tribute Documents Trans Sex Workers in Pre-Gentrified NYC
Sundance 2023: The film celebrates the resilience and strength of survivors of West 14th Street, even as it leaves us wanting to know more
