8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Out of My Mind captures ups and downs of disabled tween life By: Tim Stevens Disney+’s adaptation of Sharon M. Draper's novel honors its characters largely without treacle.
8.2 BEST NEW MOVIE The spectacle of Gladiator II wants to whisk you away — Let it. By: Sarah Gorr Ridley Scott’s followiup to his 2000 Oscar-winner is unlikely to repeat at the Awards, but is still an entertaining epic that feels plucked from another era of Hollywood.
9.3 BEST NEW MOVIE A Real Pain a real cinematic joy By: Tim Stevens Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg delivers a deeply felt glimpse at family, loss, and regret with help from a perfectly collaborated Kieran Culkin.
8.6 BEST NEW MOVIE Woman of the Hour gives true crime trivia a soul By: Tim Stevens Anna Kendrick’s confident directorial debut pushes the story of so-called "Dating Game Killer" into something more.
8.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Eerie Caddo Lake an interesting place to visit By: Tim Stevens MAX’s sci-fi drama is being sold on its creeps, but it’s the family dynamics that linger.
9.0 BEST NEW MOVIE No taming The Wild Robot’s spirit By: Tim Stevens The adaptation of Peter Brown’s novel presents a surprisingly mature consideration of the gains and losses of motherhood, community.
9.2 BEST NEW MOVIE A Different Man dives into an absurdist exploration of identity By: Sarah Gorr Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson are unforgettable as friends and rivals in a beautifully bizarre take on what it means to be human.
9.8 BEST NEW MOVIE The Substance is a female Fight Club that doesn’t pull its punches By: Sarah Gorr Writer/director Coralie Fargeat crafts a nasty, sexy, bloody feature that pits the internal against the external.
8.3 BEST NEW MOVIE Rebel Ridge isn’t quite the top By: Tim Stevens Jeremy Saulnier’s newest film is a good piece of work that only suffers compared to the rest of his filmography
9.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Kneecap tells a bigger story of Irish identity though hip-hop By: Sarah Gorr Kneecap stars the Irish hip-hop trio as themselves in an exciting, stylish music biopic that refuses to play by the rules.
8.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Mother, Couch’s surrealist family drama is full of big swings By: Sarah Gorr First-time director Niclas Larsson takes huge surrealistic risks, and it’s refreshing to see someone so unafraid to miss.
8.5 BEST NEW MOVIE June Zero is a depressingly relevant film about the past By: Chris Ludovici Jake Paltrow takes a novel look at the crimes and contradictions of the Holocaust.
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Thelma sets a senior citizen on an Impossible Mission By: B.L. Panther Josh Margolin's charming action-comedy lets June Squibb have the kind of "still got it" energy as Tom Cruise.
Reviews Intimate Indigenous yarn Fancy Dance hits most of the right steps By: Lisa Laman Erica Tremblay crafts an honest, lived-in tale of Indigenous struggle and community.
Reviews Janet Planet’s dreamy summer haze makes it easy to get caught in its orbit By: Sarah Gorr Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s first feature turns a quiet coming-of-age story into an exciting debut.
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Tuesday tackles the heaviness of death with a feather-light touch By: B.L. Panther Daina Oniunas-Pusić’s singular debut feature migrates across space and scale with poignant ease.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Hit Man hits most of the right notes By: Gena Radcliffe Richard Linklater directs Glen Powell in a star-making performance.
9.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Don’t miss the mesmerizing, moving I Saw the TV Glow By: Gena Radcliffe Jane Schoenbrun writes & directs a haunting story of loneliness & obsession.
8.9 BEST NEW MOVIE The Fall Guy’s jaw-dropping stunts hit their marks By: Justin Harrison Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt charm and thrill—carrying The Fall Guy over the gap between its thin script and its joyful execution.
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE The impeccable Love Lies Bleeding flexes its way through bloody lesbian noir By: Justin Harrison Rose Glass' neon-soaked crime thriller is a perfectly arch, deviously dark romance.
8.5 BEST NEW MOVIE In Dune: Part Two, the spice must flow, and so must the blood of nonbelievers By: Clint Worthington Denis Villeneuve finishes his epic two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel with sprawling scope and thorny politics.
8.9 BEST NEW MOVIE Michael Mann fills Ferrari with all his sound and fury By: Justin Harrison Adam Driver does insightful, searching work as auto legend Enzo Ferrari in the filmmaker's study of a pivotal year in his life.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE The Color Purple paints a picture of community By: B.L. Panther Blitz Bazawule's adaptation of the Alice Walker classic (and the Broadway musical) is a more joyful, celebratory film than its predecessor.
9.8 BEST NEW MOVIE The Zone of Interest presents the Holocaust with minimum spectacle and maximum terror By: Matt Cipolla The writer/director’s first feature in 10 years is a near-unclassifiable work, emotionally flattening yet fundamentally opposed to mining tension through its craft.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Poor Things is a weird & wonderful Frankenstein story By: Gena Radcliffe Yorgos Lanthimos directs a sumptuous adult fairy tale featuring Emma Stone at her very best.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Killers of the Flower Moon confirms Martin Scorsese’s undiminished talent By: Peter Sobczynski The chronicling of the Osage Nation’s early 20th-century tragedy proves powerful and prescient.
9.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Clock strikes true with surreal, character-based terror By: Lauren Coates Writer/director Alexis Jacknow's feature debut boasts strong craft and a stupendous, frightening turn from Diana Argon as a woman coming undone.