Latest Movie Reviews
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe Smudge the Line Between Victim and Villain in Bland Remake
Raúl Castillo and Martin Starr round out the cast of Michelle Garza Cervera’s modern spin for Hulu on the hit 1992 Curtis Hanson thriller about a vengeful nanny.
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‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: Part Found-Footage Horror, Part Mockumentary, Entirely Clunky
YouTuber Chris Stuckmann’s Neon-distributed debut feature revolves around a woman searching for her missing sister.
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‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: Animated French Charmer Portrays the Magic and Terror of Early Childhood
Directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han adapt Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb's bestselling autobiographical novel, which follows a 2-year-old girl growing up in Japan in the 1960s.
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‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Ethan Hawke Returns for More Virtuoso Demonic Tormenting in an Effective Horror Sequel
The Grabber strikes back from the dead in Scott Derrickson's follow-up to the 2021 hit, also featuring Demian Bichir, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw.
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‘The Twits’ Review: Netflix’s Animated Roald Dahl Adaptation Goes From Grossly Generic to Surprisingly Political
Margo Martindale and Natalie Portman are among the voice cast for this Phil Johnston-directed version of the beloved author’s ickiest book.
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Critic’s Appreciation: The Irreplaceable Diane Keaton Modernized the Screwball Heroine With Sophistication, Intellect and Singular Style
The Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘Manhattan,’ all three ‘Godfather’ movies, ‘Reds’ and ‘The First Wives Club' was a one-of-a-kind screen presence.
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‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: Will Arnett and Laura Dern Are a Delight in Bradley Cooper’s Warmhearted Flipside to ‘Marriage Story’
In his third outing as director, a comic drama about stand-up as divorce therapy, Cooper also appears alongside Andra Day, Christine Ebersole and Ciarán Hinds.
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‘Vicious’ Review: Dakota Fanning Delivers in a Paramount+ Horror Flick That Can’t Quite Get on Her Level
A young woman receives a mysterious box from an unexpected visitor in Bryan Bertino's film co-starring Kathryn Hunter ('The Tragedy of Macbeth').
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‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ Review: Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce Give Billionaires on Yachts a Bad Name in Serviceable Whodunit Adaptation
David Ajala, Art Malik and Hannah Waddingham also star in Simon Stone’s murder mystery for Netflix, based on the bestseller by Brit novelist Ruth Ware.
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‘Situations’ Review: A Respectable Entry in the Los Angeles Cringe-Com Subgenre
Greg Vrotsos stars in his feature directorial debut about a photographer struggling with relationship issues.
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‘Unidentified’ Review: Haifaa al-Mansour’s Clever Saudi Murder Mystery Offers a Scathing Critique of Female Oppression, With a Twist
The latest feature by the 'Wadjda' director follows a self-taught detective investigating the murder of a young woman cast aside by her country.
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‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Jared Leto and Greta Lee Bring New Blood to Vintage Cyber Franchise, With a Big Kick From Nine Inch Nails’ Hard-Driving Score
Jeff Bridges returns alongside Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gillian Anderson in Joachim Rønning’s installment about the collision of human and digital worlds.
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‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review: Ben Stiller Reflects on His Parents’ Stardom, Their Marriage and His Own Career in a Touching Documentary
Premiering at the New York Film Festival before its Apple TV+ debut, the film sees the director celebrating his famous mom and dad and pondering how he learned — or failed to learn — from them.
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‘Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ Review: A Big-Screen Event That’s Strictly for the Diehards
The musician debuts her self-directed music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," alongside behind-the-scenes footage and lyric videos for her other tracks.
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‘Harakiri, I Miss You’ Review: The Young Men Are Not Alright in a Timely Spanish Tale of Misogyny and Aimlessness
Three young men reveal their sexism and inability to connect in Alejandro Castro Arias' debut feature, receiving its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival.
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‘Calle Málaga’ Review: A Luminous Carmen Maura Brings Warmth, Magnetism and Indomitable Pluck to Touching Moroccan Domestic Drama
The country’s submission for best international feature consideration at the 2026 Oscars is a story of aging without surrender, set in the Spanish-speaking community of Tangier.
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