Anniversaries “You’re not curator of anything!” Ragtime at 40 Milos Forman's 1981 adaptation of the E.L. Doctorow novel survived a change of directors to become a fascinating cult curio 40 years on.
Recap Star Trek: Discovery can’t earn its big moments in “Choose to Live” By: Andrew Bloom The Discovery crew eke out a long-overdue win, but the show takes too many narrative and emotional shortcuts to get there.
Reviews Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story is a staggering showcase for Sondheim By: Marshall Estes Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner adapt the classic Stephen Sondheim musical into a vivid, gripping tale that builds on what the Robert Wise version did right.
Reviews The Advent Calendar is a bleak bit of holiday nastiness By: Gena Radcliffe From France comes cursed object horror with a vague Christmas twist.
Features 5 movies to get you through waiting to see Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest won’t be available in wide release until the end of December, so in the meantime here are a handful of movies that also capture that unique lurid sunniness of 70s & 80s Southern California to tide you over.
Columns KinoKultur: Structure and the Supernatural in 4 Household Tales B.L. Panther takes a look at four films from Kino Lorber that explore the intersection of structure and the supernatural in the latest KinoKultur
Reviews Writing With Fire thoughtfully spotlights the journalists of India’s only women-run newspaper By: B.L. Panther It's a compelling documentary that engages its subjects with the same care they bring to their own reporting.
Recap Star Trek: Discovery delves into overcoming loss with “Anomaly” By: Andrew Bloom The second episode of the season shines when it focuses on Book processing his grief for his destroyed homeworld.
Recap Kendall’s birthday briefly brings the Roy siblings together before things go to hell on Succession By: Ashley Lara The director of Hustlers skillfully guides the audience through the grotesque bash the second-eldest Roy sibling throws for his 40th.
Recap The Great British Baking Show finale takes the bakers down the rabbit hole By: Ashley Lara Finalists Giuseppe, Crystelle, and Chigs wrap up their season with a wonderous Lewis Carroll-inspired showstopper.
Reviews Don’t bother unwrapping the formulaic comedy 8-Bit Christmas By: Lisa Laman 1980s nostalgia is nowhere near enough to keep this project afloat.
Reviews Licorice Pizza suffers in shying away from an uncomfortable subject By: Sarah Gorr Lighthearted & boasting two excellent newcomer performances, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest nevertheless avoids addressing a very large elephant in the room.
Reviews Bruised wastes its shot at the title By: Michael Frank Halle Berry's directorial debut fails to satisfy sports movie thrills or push the subgenre anywhere new.
Reviews Clerk. is a slight but charming look back at Kevin Smith’s career By: Lisa Laman This look at Smith’s filmmaking trajectory doesn’t delve deep, but it certainly isn’t a Cop Out either.
Reviews The Sex Lives of College Girls offers sweetness and humor that its title doesn’t imply By: Megan Sunday The HBO Max series may have a NSFW name, but it's much more about the sweet agony of growing up.
Reviews Robin Robin takes flight as heart Yuletide family entertainment By: Lisa Laman The artists at Aardman deliver another winner with this tale about a clumsy robin.
Features In Spencer, food is a weapon to control and torment Pablo Larraín’s sympathetic “fable” about Diana, Princess of Wales, also compassionately addresses the secret shame of eating disorders.
Reviews Hawkeye is chill and chilly if perhaps a bit too slow By: Tim Stevens The archer and his "protege" have great comedic chemistry but time is working against them.
Reviews The incendiary Raging Fire boasts explosive action and a blazingly effective villain By: Justin Harrison The late Benny Chan's thrilling drama pic pits action legends Donnie Yen and Nicolas Tse against each other.
Reviews Princess Switch 3 lays on the romcom nonsense extra thick By: Beau North Netflix rings in the holiday season with another sequel to its hit fantasy series that's sillier & fluffier than ever.
Reviews House of Gucci is messy & uneven, but does it with style By: Michael Guarnieri For all its flaws, Ridley Scott's based-on-true-events drama about the fabulously wealthy Italian fashion family is a fascinating watch.