Matthew McConaughey wasted a performance in Gus Van Sant’s most disappointing film, a self-important look at white male redemption.
Author: Douglas Laman
Bryce Dallas Howard’s directorial debut is a fluffy, familial piece that works best when it’s at its most grounded.
Celebrities read letters from people whose lives they’ve touched in Apple TV+’s treacly new series.
Damon Gameau’s look at what the planet will be like when his daughter reaches adulthood is a swift, engaging doc despite its cornier moments.
The minds between Bob’s Burgers bring a goofy, well-crafted animated musical to Apple’s streaming service.
A spirited turn from Lauren Lapkus can’t quite save the Sandler crew’s newest misfire.
Try its actors may, but Apple TV+’s new series about a couple attempting to adopt a child is as dramatically uneven as it is creatively flat.
Netflix leans more into unconventional family fare with a stylized, Roald Dahl-ian adventure more focused on gags than story.
James Gunn’s interstellar hangout movie is weird and messy, but deeply, admiringly focused on its characters and an earnest emotional core.
In 2005, Douglas Adams’ seminal sci-fi comedy got an admirably flawed adaptation, and it’s high time we appreciated its virtues.
Maria Finitzo’s documentary celebrates female sexuality in all its varied forms.
Cathryne Czubek & Hugo Perez’s endearing doc about Ugandan filmmaking group Wakaliwood is both accessible and specific.
Claire Oakley’s feature debut blurs the line between supernatural dread and human drama to make for a quiet […]
Alex Lee Moyer’s documentary on the rise of incels doesn’t quite unlock what makes them so angry and dissatisfied.
Karen Bernstein’s doc about the gender-fluid journey of Brian Belovitch is a deep well of empathy.
The temporary shutdown of public life that’s happening amid global coronavirus conditions has led to a standstill at the box office.
Lynn Chen’s debut is an achingly honest tale of lost time and potential.
Mary Mazzio’s inspirational sports doc is as empowering as it is occasionally muddled.