American Factory Review: Auto-Economic Asphyxiation Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar track the intersection of culture and capitalism in this intriguingly humanistic doc.
Angel Has Fallen Review: Naught But for Nolte The third entry in Gerard Butler's mil-porn series about patriot dads is almost saved by the sudden appearance of a wild Nick Nolte.
Vita & Virginia Review: A Woolf In Sheep’s Clothing Chanya Button's tale of the romance between Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf is a little too slapdash to address its myriad concerns.
Ready Or Not Review: Till Death Do Us Part A young bride fights off her murderous in-laws in a delightfully droll slasher thriller.
TV Succession Recap: “Vaulter” Reveals Shaky Foundations of Online Media The Roys slash and burn old and new media alike as they contemplate their uncertain futures.
After the Wedding Review: A grown-up drama that doesn’t trust its own story This English-language remake of the 2006 Danish drama stops short of having anything interesting to say about its privileged protagonists.
TV Mindhunter Season 2 Review: Returning to the Scene of the Crime David Fincher's haunting, revolutionary Netflix show returns for a sophomore glimpse into the dark core of the American soul.
Filmmaker of the Month Richard Linklater Struck Out With His “Bad News Bears” Remake In 2005, Richard Linklater followed up School of Rock with the similarly-child-oriented remake of The Bad News Bears, to mixed results.
The Art of Racing in the Rain Review: The Ultimate Lap Dog Kevin Costner growls out philosophical homilies in this treacly melodrama about a dog teaching his master how to love.
Filmmaker of the Month Looking Back at the Rotoscoped Dreams of “Waking Life” Richard Linklater's 2001 rotoscope experiment gets lost in philosophical aimlessness.
Review: “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” Offers Silly Shark Fun Johannes Roberts' sequel to 2017's stripped-down aquatic thriller is packed to the gills with sharktastic mayhem.
Review: “Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America” Leaves Kindness In Its Wake The latest HBO documentary highlights the peaceful, green practice of alternative funerals.
TV Younger Recap: “Millennial’s Next Top Model” Delivers Bad Press The company is hit hard in the wake of Liza's "outing".
TV The Righteous Gemstones Review: Show, Don’t Televangelism Danny McBride's latest collaboration with Jody Hill and David Gordon Green doesn't quite keep the faith.
Filmmaker of the Month Where’d You Go, Bernadette Review: A whimsical mid-life crisis Richard Linklater's latest removes the mystery from the Marie Semple novel, but ends up a flawed but welcome reflection on aging and creativity.
Good Boys Review: Kids Say the Raunchiest Things Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's edgy tween comedy finds an unexpected sweetness among the swears.
The Peanut Butter Falcon Review: Navigating Disability With Grace It's a little Sundance-y, but Tyler Wilson and Michael Schwarz craft a smart, balanced indie that avoids the usual pitfalls of the way movies tend to treat disability.
Blinded by the Light Review: Moved by Mighty, Mighty Boss Tones Gurinder Chadha's heartwarming tale of a boy and The Boss fumbles some chords, but charms nonetheless.
TV Succession Recap: Season Two Regroups at “The Summer Palace” HBO's cuttingly dark upper-crust family drama carves new depths of capitalist depravity in the season premiere.
Features Issues Are the New Black: “Orange Is the New Black”’s Final Season Doubles Down on Injustice In a year of TV series reaching their much-vaunted conclusions, Orange Is the New Black went out with a seventh season filled with drum-banging polemic.
Filmmaker of the Month The Daring Ambiguity of the “Before” Trilogy Linklater's Before Trilogy - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight - is an eye-catching crystallization of how relationships change over time.