Jawline Explores the Teenage Dream of Social Media
A new documentary charts the rise and fall of a would-be internet star.
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What Have You Done, Richard Linklater?
"Where’d You Go, Bernadette" is a travesty.
The Family’s Big Secret Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Netflix’s new investigative documentary exposes a shadowy religious organization with immense influence—and a connection to Donald Trump.
Right Wing Attacks on The Hunt Are a Bad Faith Distraction
At a moment when the president's racist rhetoric is motivating mass violence, Fox and all its friends saw a chance to stoke the culture wars.
Honeyland Is a Stinging Allegory for Man-Made Disaster
In this lush documentary, one Macedonian farmer reveals the ills of modern agriculture.
Jihadi John, Domestic Terrorist
A new HBO documentary about the ISIS killer comes just as the West is reexamining who its enemies really are.
Quentin Tarantino’s #MeToo Moment?
"Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood" finds the filmmaker at his most self-aware.
Midsommar Is a Nightmare in Broad Daylight
Ari Aster's folk-horror flick is frightening, beautiful, and just a little unhinged.
The Outlaw World of Deadwood
Why the HBO show’s visions of chaos and order endure
Booksmart Deserved Better
Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut is a success—if you take it on its own terms.
Claire Denis’s Long Journey to Nowhere
On "High Life" and other damned worlds
Sky High Is the Only Good Superhero Movie
While “Captain Marvel” and “Avengers: Endgame” reign in theaters, a 2005 teen rom com shows a better way.
Werner Herzog’s Ode to Gorbachev
"Meeting Gorbachev" captures the promise of 1989 and mourns what came next.
Olivier Assayas’s Quest for Originality
“Non-Fiction,” his new film, is about getting by in a disrupted world.
Why Pet Sematary Refuses to Die
Stephen King’s story focuses on our culture’s obsessive denial of grief.
The Charmed Life of Agnès Varda
The legendary filmmaker did it her way, her life as much an inspiration as her work.
What the Theranos Documentary Misses
Instead of examining Elizabeth Holmes’s personality, look at the people and systems that aided the company’s rise.
Jordan Peele’s “Us” Goes Down the Rabbit Hole of Identity
His sophomore effort, featuring a rampaging gang of doppelgängers, radically expands the themes of his film debut "Get Out."
The Outsize Imagination of Orson Welles
Mark Cousins’s documentary captures the ambition of the young director, who learned, among the skyscrapers of Chicago, to look up.
In the Future, No One Deserves an Oscar
The debate between Steven Spielberg and Netflix misses the real problem facing filmmaking in America.
