Berlinale Berlinale 2021: “Petite Maman” is Céline Sciamma’s ode to innocence By: Peter Sobczynski Céline Sciamma's followup to Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a graceful tale of rediscovered childhood.
Berlinale Berlinale 2021: Giallo meets Jeffrey Epstein in “The Scary of Sixty-first” By: Peter Sobczynski Dasha Nekrasova leaps out of the gate with an audacious, out-there horror debut as creepy as it is transgressive.
Berlinale Berlinale 2021: “I’m Your Man” is a bittersweet meditation on love By: Reyzando Nawara Dan Stevens stars as a seductive but malfunctioning robot companion in Maria Schrader's refreshing, tender exploration of longing.
Reviews “Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell” leaves the viewer wanting more By: Oluwatayo Adewole While the documentary about legendary rapper Biggie Smalls is somewhat lacking, the occasional insider's look at his all-too-short life makes it worthwhile.
Reviews “Raya and the Last Dragon” is a rollicking Southeast Asian-styled fantasy By: Clint Worthington Disney's high-fantasy adventure is spirited and dynamic, even as it flattens a host of Southeast Asian cultural signifiers into a homogenous whole.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: “Money for Nothing” puts Hoffman in dire straits John Cusack tries to make off with a million bucks in this queasy but charming crime caper, with Philip Seymour Hoffman in tow.
Interviews How Henry Jackman crafted the experimental score for “Cherry” The blockbuster composer talks to us about his freewheeling experimentations for the Russo brothers' latest film.
Reviews “Tom & Jerry” will make you wish for animated death By: Clint Worthington Tim Story crafts a horrid live-action/animation hybrid straight out of the 2000s -- fans of old-school cartoons beware.
Reviews Learn a little more about Billie Eilish in a winning documentary By: Ashley Lara Apple TV+'s Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry traces the music sensation's rise to fame, without falling prey to the usual music doc cliches.
Reviews “Cherry” is sour, artificial, and goes down like cough syrup By: Justin Harrison The Russo brothers’ Avengers: Endgame follow-up wastes the potential of a grown-up Tom Holland, and tries way too hard.
Reviews “Punky Brewster” is an exercise in empty nostalgia By: Megan Sunday Peacock's attempt at reviving the classic 80s sitcom with some vague modern touches is as meaningless as it is harmless.
Columns Criterion Corner: “Parallax View”, “Mandabi”, “Smooth Talk” '70s conspiracy thrillers, African social dramas, and Laura Dern's breakout performance number among Criterion's February lineup.
Columns PSH I Love You: Hoffman blinks in and out of “Next Stop Wonderland” Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a selfish ex in this Hope Davis-led indie romance.
Reviews “Ginny & Georgia” is the grift that keeps on giving By: Sydney Urbanek Netflix's latest is a charming, if tonally confused, young adult series about a mother-daughter duo starting over.
Reviews “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” can’t build a strong case for itself By: Oluwatayo Adewole Andra Day shines in Lee Daniels' otherwise-messy biopic about the Black cultural icon, squandering some fine potential.
Reviews “Tell Me Your Secrets” leaves its silliness all on the surface By: Marshall Estes Amazon Prime's latest series tries for gritty crime thriller, but ends up in unintentional camp territory.
Reviews “Pelé” falls just short of making a goal By: Sarah Gorr Netflix's documentary about the soccer superstar is serviceable, but says nothing you haven't heard before.
Reviews “Tribes of Europa” is tropey but tantalizing Euro sci-fi By: Clint Worthington Philip Koch's post-apocalyptic series gives us teens, tropes, and teases galore, finding glimmers of potential even as it hews creakily to formula.
Festivals Sundance 2021: Patti Harrison is delightful in “Together Together” By: Reyzando Nawara Ed Helms and Patti Harrison charm in Nikole Beckwith's refreshing, pleasurable dramedy.
Reviews “It’s a Sin” tells the story of the UK’s AIDS crisis through 4 connected lives By: Theo Estes Russell T. Davies’ miniseries that almost wasn’t is a harrowing and effective look at the joy and pain of coming of age in 1980s London.
Reviews Do you smellllllll what “Young Rock” is cooking? Gentle lessons! By: Tim Stevens Despite the magnetism of its star/subject, Young Rock ends up little more than a sweet lesson of the week half hour.