Reviews “Ratched” is exactly what you think it’s going to be, and worse By: Gena Radcliffe Ryan Murphy executive produces an origin story no one asked for, with more hollow camp than anyone needs.
Festivals TIFF 2020: “Another Round” keeps the drinks and drama flowing By: Shane Slater The Hunt’s Thomas Vinterberg and Mads Mikkelsen reteam for another thought-provoking drama.
Reviews “Buoyancy” stays afloat with a compelling tale of modern-day slavery By: Sean Price Rodd Rathjen's gripping debut turns from a portrait of Thailand's exploitative fishing industry to a haunting coming of age story.
Reviews Millie Bobby Brown carries the shaggy “Enola Holmes” on her shoulders By: Sarah Gorr Netflix's latest is a whimsical re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes buoyed only by Brown's charming performance.
Reviews “Lost Girls and Love Hotels” is suffocating, Orientalist horse-hockey By: Justin Harrison Alexandra Daddario stars in a decently-crafted, but deeply clumsy and blinkered, look at modern Japanese culture.
Reviews “The Chef Show” puts Jon Favreau back in the kitchen again By: Ashley Lara Favreau returns with chef Roy Choi for another course of delicious food and relatable tricks of the culinary trade.
Reviews “The Devil All The Time” finds faith in Southern gothic misery By: Jon Negroni Antonio Campos sprawling, period-crime drama boasts an impressive cast centered around an unflinching Tom Holland performance.
Reviews “Spiral” goes for twists but ends up tangled By: Sean Price Kurtis David Harder's new horror allegory can't sustain its political or narrative ambitions despite a few spooky moments.
Reviews “Departure” is most thrilling at its most procedural By: Justin Harrison Christopher Plummer & Archie Panjabi investigate a mysterious aircraft incident in Peacock's solid new drama.
Festivals TIFF 2020: “Concrete Cowboy” is an enlightening coming-of-age drama By: Shane Slater Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba star in this promising directorial debut about modern-day cowboys.
Reviews “Antebellum” wastes its potential time and time again By: Matt Cipolla Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz's feature debut is a misguided, crass, often silly tale that throws away its cast and premise.
Reviews “The Third Day” is riveting folk horror for a horrifying 2020 By: Beau North HBO's latest miniseries mines terror from the all-too-familiar rhythms of provincial authoritarianism.
Reviews In “Kajillionaire,” you don’t pick your family, but you can pickpocket with them By: Sarah Gorr Miranda July's latest is her most idiosyncratic and self-aware work to date.
Reviews “The Nest” is hard to look away from and harder to argue with By: Matt Cipolla The latest from Sean Durkin is a quiet, searing look at a family falling into disarray featuring stellar work from Carrie Coon.
Festivals TIFF 2020: “Summer of 85” tells a wistful tale of young gay love By: Shane Slater François Ozon adds another touching romance to France’s queer cinema canon.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 5 Recap: “Strange Case” By: Gena Radcliffe Ruby gets a taste of how the other side lives in an aimless, disappointing episode.
Reviews “We Are Who We Are” is an aching exploration of Gen-Z identity By: Marshall Estes Luca Guadagnino turns to TV to tell a lilting, meditative story about the uncertainties of adolescence.
Reviews “The Babysitter: Killer Queen” proves that 2020 won’t stop punishing us By: Jonah Koslofsky Add McG's execrable slasher sequel to the pile of tragedies 2020 has foisted upon us.
Festivals TIFF 2020: Rosamund Pike gloriously breaks bad in “I Care A Lot” By: Shane Slater Rosamund Pike is at her icy best in J Blakeson’s dark thriller about a corrupt legal guardian.
Festivals TIFF 2020: “Pieces of a Woman” struggles with the many faces of grief By: Shane Slater Vanessa Kirby shines in Kornél Mundruczó’s otherwise uneven drama about a couple cratering from the loss of their baby.
Columns Criterion Corner: Beau Travail, The Naked City, Brute Force Claire Denis' hypnotic masterpiece and two rough-and-ready Jules Dassin crime pics pepper this month's Criterion releases.