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July 5, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Three Identical Men and a Mystery
A new documentary about the chance reunion of long-lost triplets contains a dark episode of American history at its core.
June 29, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Sorry to Bother You
Is a Brilliant Black Comedy About Race, Labor, and Magic
Lakeith Stanfield stars as a rising telemarketing employee trapped between precarity and ruthless corporate forces.
June 22, 2018
Jo Livingstone
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Island
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' takes the franchise in new directions, while paying loving homage to its predecessors.
June 19, 2018
Jeet Heer
The New Yorker offers up a sex-drenched
Incredibles 2
review.
June 19, 2018
Jo Livingstone
The Incredibles 2
Addresses the State of the Union
In 2018, children's cinema is technologically advanced, a lot of fun, and unnervingly aware.
June 12, 2018
Jo Livingstone
In
Ocean’s 8
, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
The latest in the heist series pays lip service to women's equality, but the gang can't quite get its message straight.
May 23, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Poor Mary Shelley!
A new biopic continues a long tradition of obscuring the "Frankenstein" author's genius.
May 17, 2018
Jo Livingstone
In
On Chesil Beach
, a Longing Unfulfilled
Ian McEwan’s tale of a honeymoon gone awry hits the big screen.
May 1, 2018
Jeet Heer
,
Alex Shephard
,
Jo Livingstone
Is Marvel Killing the Movies?
A roundtable discussion of "Avengers: Infinity War," the 19th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
April 30, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Eternal Return of the Kennedys
Two new films reveal the ways their legacy has and hasn't changed.
April 30, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Circle of Trust
"Disobedience" is an intimate, subtle examination of a tight-knit community, told through a lesbian love affair.
April 24, 2018
Alex Shephard
Can Netflix Take Over Hollywood?
The streaming service is producing more content than ever. The problem is that a lot of it is mediocre.
April 20, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Brain Damage
"I Feel Pretty" is a comedy robbed of all its potential magic by its disappointing script.
April 18, 2018
Sarah Marshall
How
I Am Evidence
Demands Justice For Victims of Rape
For years, viewers wrote to Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay for help. Her new documentary highlights a scandal.
April 11, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Sight and Silence
"A Quiet Place" is a subtle exploration of film's aural component. It's also the best alien invasion horror flick in years.
April 11, 2018
Michelle Dean
Pauline Kael’s Long Delayed Big Break
Through years of setbacks and discouragement, Kael insisted that movies should be free from stereotypes, unpretentious, and fun.
April 9, 2018
Alex Shephard
Will Hollywood Ever Make Another
Children of Men
?
An interview with Ben Fritz, whose “The Big Picture” explores the way the franchise model and streaming services have disrupted the film industry.
March 29, 2018
Sophie Pinkham
The Provocative Brilliance of
The Death of Stalin
Why is Armando Iannucci’s new film effectively banned in Russia?
March 21, 2018
Magazine
Christian Lorentzen
Good Boys
The earnest, ironic stylings of Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs”
March 20, 2018
Jo Livingstone
There’s Something Different About the New Lara Croft
The reboot of the "Tomb Raider" franchise sheds the original movie's camp, but its main character is more recognizably human.
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