Reviews
Now Streaming: MAFIA Digs Into Sweden's Criminal 90s
Katia Winter and Peshang Rad star in the Swedish series, following a detective and a Yugoslavian driver who became an atypical crime boss.
40 ACRES Review: A Family Defends Against Deadly Incursion In This Dystopian Horror
In a future where society has crumbled following decades of famine and disease, one black Canadian family defends their homestead against incursion by scavengers in R.T. Thorne’s invigorating debut feature, 40 Acres. Hailey Freeman (Danielle Deadwyler) has seen some shit....
POKER FACE S2, E11 Review: Yes, Fear the Iguana
Natasha Lyonne stars, with guest appearances by Justin Theroux and Patti Harrison, directed by Ti West.
PLEASE DON'T FEED THE CHILDREN Review: Never Trust Anyone with a British Accent
Michelle Dockery, Zoe Coletti, Andrew Liner, and Giancarlo Esposito star in director Destry Allyn Spielberg's feature debut.
VIDEOHEAVEN Review: Heaven Is a Video Store Near You
Alex Ross Perry's new film is a video-essay in the style of Thom Andersen's seminal Los Angeles Plays Itself, in that it focuses on a place and location, and explores this place solely through deep analysis of footage from films...
JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH Review: Great Dinosaur Fun, Recaptured
Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, and Rupert Friend star in director Gareth Edwards' monster thriller, scripted by David Koepp.
Sound And Vision: Danny Boyle
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Iggy Pop's Lust for Life, directed by Danny Boyle. It is somewhat baffling to me that Danny Boyle...
M3GAN 2.0 Review: Horror Gives Way to Campy Sci-Fi Action in This Enjoyable Sequel
What do you do when your indie sci-fi slasher about a killer robot becomes a surprise cult hit? You sign on for round two, or course. Director Gerard Johnstone brings back the singing, dancing best friend for life, cutesy AI...
SORRY, BABY Review: Remarkably Affecting, Quite Possibly Extraordinary
Eva Victor directs and stars in a startling drama, also starring Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, and Kelly McCormack, from A24 Films.
SWEET RELIEF Review: Social Media Challenge That Urges Teens to Kill
Nick Verdi's horror thriller stars Alisa Leigh, BR Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak, Lucie Rosenfeld, Jocelyn Lopez, Catie DuPont, Erica Pinto, Daniel James Cashman, Gianni Passiglia, Cooper B. Handy, Joseph Ogden, Jimmy Laine, with Jane Karakula, and Paul Lazar.
POKER FACE S2, E10 Review: Pump It Up
Natasha Lyonne stars, with guest stars Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Jason Ritter, and Patti Harrison, directed by Clea DuVall.
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE Review: Brutal and Gory, Capturing the Purity of the Ritual
Albert Serra's documentary peers into the life of bull fighter Andrés Roca Rey.
SMOKE Review: Burning Down the House
Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett star in Dennis Lehane's crime drama series, premiering on Apple TV+.
PINS AND NEEDLES Review: Simple Horror Thriller Shies Away From Horror in Favor of Modest Thrills
Chelsea Clark, Kate Corbett, and Ryan McDonald star in James Villeneuve's horror thriller.
Chattanooga 2025 Review: Four "Funsize Epics" Bring the Atmosphere and Ambiguity
The "Funsize Epics Vol. 1" shorts program at the Chattanooga Film Festival this year brings ten shorts over ten minutes to attendees. They're all interesting and worth checking out, but four in particular grabbed my attention. The Angel (pictured at...
John Carpenter's STARMAN Returns to Earth on 4K UHD
Our 4K roundup also includes new 4K UHDs of 'Jaws,' 'A Knight's Tale,' 'The Prosecutor,' and more.
Chattanooga 2025 Review: UNDER THE BURNING SUN Brings an Abortion Road Trip Movie to the Apocalyptic Wasteland
Directed by Yun Xie, the film stars Stephanie Pardi, Stevie Kincheloe, and Martyna Frankow.
Tribeca 2025 Review: THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN, A Compassionate Portrait of a Complex Man
There is no filmmaker quite like Andy Milligan. A connoisseur of the depraved and debaucherous, Milligan’s lot in life was troubled, but out of the pain he suffered beginning in his youth he managed to create a unique oeuvre that...
ASH Review: Bloody Nightmare in Space
Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, and Beulah Koale star in the latest from Flying Lotus.
F1: THE MOVIE Review: Brad Pitt's Star Vehicle Revs Up Hyperkinetic, Hyper-Stylized Action
A surface-deep, big-budget, star-driven summer release like Joseph Kosinski’s (Top Gun: Maverick, Oblivion, Tron: Legacy) latest effort, F1: The Movie (hereinafter “F1”), a Formula One racing drama, falls broadly into a modern-day version of film historian Tom Gunning's “cinema of...
