St. Vincent meta-doc The Nowhere Inn offers up deconstruction for its own sake
Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein play with the fuzzy lines between artistic identity and celebrity in ways that both entertain and befuddle.
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The secret ingredient in Star Trek: Lower Decks is love
The animated series, now in its second season, pays homage while also poking gentle fun at its predecessors.
“For a Free Palestine” shines a light on Palestinian voices
Highlights from the Another Screen series “For a Free Palestine,” a free short film series directed by Palestinian women.
“Godfather” I & II – the greatest of Hollywood’s myths
Coppola’s dual masterpieces remain the blueprints for epic tales of power & destiny.
“Let your pleasure be your guide”: “La Femme Nikita” at 30
Luc Besson’s spy thriller chills and excites with beaucoup style three decades on, and proves his bona fides as an action filmmaker.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch By the time the 1990s rolled around, the action film genre in America was in a bit of a doldrums. The same figures who had dominated the previous decade … “Let your pleasure be your guide”: “La Femme Nikita” at 30
Berlinale 2021: “Drift Away” is a riveting but frustrating police thriller
Xavier Beauvois’ procedural offers intriguing day-in-the-life police work, despite an abrupt late-film shift into melodrama.
A conversation with “The World to Come” composer Daniel Blumberg
The avant-garde musician talks about his first foray into the world of feature film scoring, and the experimental, yearning score that followed.
Sam Pollard on what “MLK/FBI” can teach us about the Capitol riots
The director of MLK/FBI talks about assembling a doc in a pandemic and what the ’60s can teach us about the movements of today.
A grandparent’s love goes to horrifying lengths in “Anything for Jackson”
A grieving couple set about a dark and gruesome plan to revive the spirit of their young grandson in this creepily effective horror-comedy.
“Shawn Mendes: In Wonder” is a glossy portrait of a young star
Netflix’s latest pop-star documentary is a bit too treacly and devoid of conflict to dig into the complexities of its young star’s career.
“Montana” is a little flat, a little rocky
Jennifer Leitzes’ only feature is an uneven genre piece with a good few moments, some thanks in part to Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Breaking down the busted bromance at the heart of “The Climb”
Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin talk about turning their acclaimed short about fractured friendships into a feature.
“Fireball” is a dense, fascinating look at more of Werner Herzog’s interests
The documentary about the destructive beauty of meteors is equal parts perplexing and engaging.
Shudder’s “Host” mines effective scares out of COVID-era communication
Rob Savage wrangles a tight, heart-stopping screen-based horror flick out of six actors, practical scares, and a Zoom call.
“The Number 23” is a summation of Joel Schumacher’s filmography
With loss of control dressed up in nutty numerology, Joel Schumacher’s 2007 thriller is a flawed thematic tie-in to his other work.
“The Old Guard” is finely-honed superhero action
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s nuanced, layered comic book actioner finds character among its expert choreography.
“Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn” hides behind fake objectivity
The second doc about the disgraced lawyer in months makes the cardinal sin of avoiding its own viewpoints.
“Spaceship Earth” is a more bizarre quarantine than our own
Matt Wolf’s documentary about the ill-fated science project is a bizarrely perfect fit for our self-isolating times.
“Little Fires Everywhere” Fails to Ignite
Hulu’s high brow suburban soap opera features compelling performances, but leaves the viewer cold.
Behind the Songs of “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch”
“Sesame Street” and “Co-op” songwriter Eli Bolin explains how he crafted the catchy, kid-friendly tunes for “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch”.
On Becoming a God in Central Florida: “Go Getters Gonna Go Getcha”
One character’s ending results in some unexpected new beginnings as the season comes to a close.