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“I don’t need a war correspondent; everyone’s got one of those,” a…

Stephen Cognetti made a name for himself on the horror scene the…

“Secret Mall Apartment” is a Search Engine Optimization-friendly title for a documentary…

The preparations for a grand L.A. party in the Hollywood Hills are…

This review was originally published on August 29, 1997. “Gamera: Guardian of…

Terms like “touch grass” and “chronically online” are the brainchildren of a…

This review was originally published on October 16, 1987. This movie is…

“April” is as exquisite as it is excruciating: a film that will…

“Centered: Joe Lieberman” is an unabashed but superficial love letter to the…

This review was originally published on June 16, 1995. “Smoke” is a…

Shall I have feelings, or should I pretend to be cool? Will…

There’s whimsy and poignancy in “Love Me”‘s central conceit: Millions of years…

This review was originally published on June 19, 2001. Sean Penn‘s “The…

If they were to give an Oscar this year for casting directors—and…

When movies hold off on displaying their title until the story gets…

A long, long time ago—the late 1970s, to be exact—a dear friend…

This review was originally published on October 25, 1996 If anybody ever…

What do you call a historical drama with swords and armor and…

If you want a case study for the expansion, then contraction, of…

This review was originally published on June 6, 2008. Jeff Nichols‘ “Shotgun…

In the last few years, there has been an uptick in horror…

Daniel Minahan’s “On Swift Horses” follows two allies on parallel journeys through…

Melodically vital and bracingly frank, Questlove’s uptempo Sundance documentary “Sly Lives! (aka…

This review was originally published on March 14, 1997. “Love Jones” is…

Co-directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (“Villains,” “Body”) unite for “Novocaine,” a…

Frédéric Jardin’s “Survive” doesn’t necessarily break the mold. But being original isn’t…

Frankie Rhodes (Ariella Mastroianni) is a woman in trouble from the very…

David Yarokvesky’s “Locked” is a solid showcase for the underrated range of…

Where does an electric escalator that has magically materialized in the middle…

If you’re someone who treasures the music of Led Zeppelin more than…

This review was originally published on June 23, 2005. Miranda July‘s “Me…

Loosely adapted from George R.R. Martin’s story of the same title, Paul…

The dream of the ‘90s is alive in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,”…

In 1984, an ice cream truck driver and experienced scam artist named…

Filmmakers directing their wives is nothing new, but it can be a…

Death has a way of stirring up long-forgotten memories. Wiping away the…

Kyle Henry’s nonfiction film “Time Passages” is a quasi-experimental work in which…

Where were you on the night of May 10, 1987?  If you’re…

Tell me if you’ve heard this old chestnut before: Imagine an over-the-hill…

In Joshua Oppenheimer’s daring twin documentaries, “The Act of Killing” (2012) and…

Michelle (Hélène Vincent) is a loving grandmother who drives her friend to…

Toothless and fractured, Mark Anthony Green’s “Opus” premiered on Monday night at…

Set and shot in the West Bank, “The Teacher” is writer-director Farah…

My parents died within a couple years of each other when I…

A hangout comedy built on the back of a slasher homage, “Hell…

Nothing’s built to scale in the romantic Chinese martial arts drama “Legend…

If there’s anyone I’d typically trust to trot out the trappings of…

If you’re going into “A Working Man,” the latest Jason Statham action…

“Control Freak” is a film so raw, messy, and sincere that it…

John McGahern only wrote six novels, but in his case, six was…

In the opening moments of Bruce David Klein‘s “Liza: A Truly Terrific…

I cannot pretend to be entirely objective about “A Nice Indian Boy.”…

In Martin Campell’s latest movie, “Cleaner,” Joey has always had a knack…

How far would you go to see the loved ones you’ve lost…

Deciding whether you’re ready to become a parent is hard enough. Having…

You know what’s stressful? Meeting your loved one’s parents for the first…

I vividly remember Sunday school from childhood, and the animated feature “The…

A few years back, I had a very strange dream. I dreamed…

In January 2022, the 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne entered the…

It seems like on-screen fantasy is in a bit of a crisis…