Criticism
Film Review
Ridley Scott's long-anticipated return to ancient Rome is a pale shadow of its Best Picture-winning predecessor.
Far more sincere and less offensive than almost any Christian movie released in recent memory, Dallas Jenkins' film still offers little in terms of narrative excitement.
Love Those Cats
The writer-director's seven-part Apple series comes to a close with crystalizing certainty, while still arguing for a world filled with more careful questions and less righteous satisfaction.
Mark H. Rapaport's first feature isn't for the faint of heart, but it's carried by the filmmaker's dry sense of humor.
Film Review
An alien symbiote offers a grieving woman the chance to see her missing brother again in Jérémy Clapin's live-action debut.
Film Review
Andy On and Jacky Heung duel for control of a martial arts academy in this shapeless but shimmering riff on classic genre tropes.
Film Review
Amazon MGM's $250-million bid at a Marvel-level Christmas franchise is a charmless, level-four naughty-lister that will make you wish Christmas was canceled.
Tokyo International Film Festival
A mountain man loses his connection to nature in this strange but stunning portrait of modernity set in the shadow of the Meiji Restoration.
Film Review
The third "Paddington" movie isn't bad, but "Paddington 2" director Paul King clearly took the series' magic with him when he left to make "Wonka."
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival: Yusuke Morii's sophomore outing balances flights of fancy with overwhelming dread to often touching results.
That Is What Writers Do
In a striking penultimate episode, Catherine Ravenscroft is done letting anyone else tell her story.
Film Review
This Disney Plus doc isn't much of a movie, but watching Spielberg and Williams reflect on the beautiful music they've made together is absolute bliss.
