Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “The Columnist” lashes back at online trolls Ivo Van Aart’s uneven black comedy/thriller about a vengeful writer is ultimately more style than substance.
Reviews In Soviet Russia, “Sputnik” scares YOU By: Michael Snydel Alien parasites wreak havoc on Mother Russia in this pulpy, viscerally effective creepfest.
Reviews “Boys State” peers at the intersection of politics and masculinity By: Clint Worthington Young men wade into the waters of Trump-era politics, showing a haunting, hopeful glimpse of our political future.
Reviews “Project Power” turns New Orleans into a superpowered battleground By: Oluwatayo Adewole Netflix's latest is a zany high-concept thriller that overcomes some ill-timed politics with well-staged action.
Filmmaker of the Month “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” offers no solace to the aggrieved Park Chan-wook kicks off his Vengeance trilogy with a mournful thriller that laid the groundwork for many of his tonal and class concerns.
TV Saying farewell to “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” Over seven seasons, Marvel's red-headed TV stepchild assembled its own admirable sense of identity.
Anniversaries At 10, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” can still take on all comers 10 years later, Edgar Wright's comic adaptation lingers for its bevy of influences as much as its originality.
Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “Morgana” is a moving documentary about female sexuality Josie Hess & Isabel Pepper direct a fascinating, inspiring look at a woman who found the life she never knew she wanted in porn.
Reviews “Star Trek: Lower Decks” digs into its misfit crew in “Envoys” By: Clint Worthington Boimler and Mariner run afoul of a drunken Klingon, and Rutherford has a Starfleet identity crisis.
Features “Oldboy” remains as intimate as it is brutal A half-remembered tale of revenge, Park Chan-wook's 2003 thriller is still as steeped in extreme cinema as it is ancient tragedy.
Reviews “Selena + Chef” equals tasty treats with Selena Gomez By: Ashley Lara Selena Gomez helps cook us through quarantine with this home-brew cooking show filled with charity and charm.
Anniversaries “It Never Goes Away”: “The Two Jakes” At 30 Jack Nicholson's disastrously-received sequel to Chinatown is far more interesting than its reputation implies.
Reviews “Five Bedrooms” is near-perfect comfort food TV By: Marshall Estes Peacock's latest import, this time from Australia, is a charming twist on the 'misfit friends living together' story.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: “Happiness” is only real when its mood is shared Todd Solondz's "Happiness" is a grimly comic film that swings for the fences, and is buoyed by Philip Seymour Hoffman's compellingly repressed figure.
Reviews Perry Mason Season Finale Recap: Not peace, but close enough By: Megan Sunday Perry Mason's season finale gives us the answers we need, but still feels a bit empty.
Features “Joint Security Area” is a split decision Rough around the edges but fascinating nonetheless, Park Chan-wook's breakout hit remains a signal of his later work.
Reviews “Waiting for the Barbarians” has too much Depp and not enough depth By: Oluwatayo Adewole Ciro Guerra's adaptation of the J.M. Coetzee novel tries to critique the aesthetics of imperialism but falls short.
Reviews “I Used to Go Here” offers a charming trip to the not-so-distant past By: Jonah Koslofsky Kris Rey directs Gillian Jacobs in a lighthearted comedy about reliving the supposedly carefree college years.
Reviews “The Tax Collector” isn’t exempt from poor action and creaky racial politics By: Sean Price Shia LaBeouf shouldn't have been the center of a movie about Latinx street gangs, but he's also the only bright spot in David Ayer's latest misfire.
Reviews “Out Stealing Horses” is too self-conscious to be self-reflective By: Matt Cipolla Hans Petter Moland's adaptation of Per Petterson's novel is a sensual look at growing up, but it's more inert than introspective.
Reviews “She Dies Tomorrow” is an unsettling look at loneliness & mortality By: Gena Radcliffe Whatever you think the “monster” might be in it, Amy Seimetz’s low-fi cosmic horror will quietly crawl up your spine