The Unexpected Hero

Thomson: ‘Homeland,’ a Clever, Confident, and Cruel New Show That Trades in Paranoia

How ‘Margin Call’ Gets It Right About the Financial Crisis

David Thomson on Films: A Road Film that Transcends Hippy v. Redneck Politics

On Violence, in Chicago and in Afghanistan

Unusual People

David Thomson on Films: ‘Take Shelter,’ an Arresting Film About How Small Town Ohio Is Cracking Apart

David Thomson on Films: Two Works of Social Criticism Masquerading as Thrillers

TNR Film Classic: ‘The Pride of the Yankees’ (1942)

David Thomson on Films: Remembering Margaret Sullavan, Who Would Have Been 100 (or 102) This Year

TNR Film Classic: ‘A Man for all Seasons’ (February 25, 1967)

Stanley Kauffmann on Films: Kinds of War

Thomson on Films: ‘Drive,’ a Cool, New Noir That Degenerates Into a Bloodbath

‘Contagion’ Isn’t Just a Thriller. It’s a Defense of Big Government.

Thomson on Films: Cliff Robertson and the Sordid Ways of Old Hollywood

David Thomson on Films: ‘The Hour’ Is the Most Complex and Absorbing Story Currently Playing on Any Screen

TNR Film Classics: 'The Gold Rush' and 'The Freshman' (1925)

David Thomson on Films: Skip This Remake of ‘Brighton Rock’ and Catch the Grim, 1947 Original

TNR Film Classic: ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ (1939)

Stanley Kauffmann on Films: Treasuring Art