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review
Jamie Foxx Enlivens Vampire Comedy Day Shift
By Stephanie Zacharek
'A League of the Own' Falls Short of a Home Run
By Judy Berman
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Updates the Old-School Slasher Formula and Ends on a High Note
By Stephanie Zacharek
Netflix’s 'The Sandman' Is Worth the Wait
By Judy Berman
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review
Even Brad Pitt Can't Lend
Bullet Train
Some Steam
You know an action movie’s bad when it saps your will to live. Bullet Train, directed by David Leitch and adapted from Kotaro Isaka’s 2010 novel Maria Beetle—is clearly designed to be pure, visceral entertainment,...
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 4, 2022
'Trainwreck' Blames Boomers for Woodstock '99
Were teenage millennials too angry and entitled to embrace Woodstock’s peace-and-love spirit, or had the boomers peddling $4 bottles of water on the scorching asphalt of a decommissioned Air Force base sold those kids out?
By Judy Berman
August 3, 2022
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in August 2022
From 'The Rehearsal' to 'Paper Girls' to 'Rap Sh!t'
By Judy Berman
July 29, 2022
Thirteen Lives Depicts an Extraordinary Rescue
Ron Howard's true-life drama tells the story of a remarkable 2018 rescue in a Thai cave
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 29, 2022
B.J. Novak’s Vengeance Is a Pleasurably Shrewd Satire
The 'Office' alum's directorial debut is a comedic murder mystery set in West Texas
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 29, 2022
Netflix's
Uncoupled
Is a Gay Rom-Com Stuck in the
Sex and the City
Era
Not even Neil Patrick Harris can save this badly dated Netflix series from SATC creator Darren Star
By Judy Berman
July 27, 2022
The Last White Man
Interrogates a World Obsessed With Whiteness
The opening of Mohsin Hamid’s The Last White Man, arriving Aug. 2, invokes Franz Kafka’s Gregor Samsa—but with a metamorphosis fitting for the racially charged era in which we live. “One morning,” Hamid writes, “Anders, a...
By Cady Lang
July 26, 2022
The Resort
Is a Fun Vacation Thriller With a Twist Around Every Corner
Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper star in Peacock's series about tourists in Mexico who stumble upon a mystery
By Judy Berman
July 26, 2022
The Last Movie Stars
Traces the Legacy of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in Six Dazzling Parts
If you think Paul Newman is the coolest, Ethan Hawke’s superb multi-part documentary The Last Movie Stars is for you. And if you only sort-of know the work of his wife, Joanne Woodward, The Last...
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 22, 2022
Nope
Is a Resplendent Spectacle Packed With Way Too Many Ideas
Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror movie can be gorgeous to look at, but conceptually it comes off as barely thought through
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 20, 2022
Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal Is a Brilliant Head Trip
The show’s conceit is that it pulls back the curtain on its predecessor, using Fielder’s over-the-top social-engineering methods to help people overcome the stumbling blocks in their lives.
By Judy Berman
July 15, 2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Is the Rare Movie That Values the Mere Idea of Beauty
Watching it is like stepping through a portal to a time when sweet-natured, visually resplendent pictures like this were plentiful
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 15, 2022
The Gray Man
Saps the Charm Out of Even Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling
Joe and Anthony Russo's new movie tries to be an over-the-top Mission: Impossible adventure but ends up in a no-man’s land of inconsequence
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 15, 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing
Is a Drab Attempt at an Empowerment Saga
An adaptation of Delia Owens' bestselling novel strives to please a crowd, but its cornpone humility becomes wearying
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 15, 2022
Persuasion
Is a Subpar Jane Austen Adaptation. But Many of Its Critics Are Missing the Point
Whatever choices a filmmaker makes in bringing an Austen story to the screen are sure to draw scrutiny—and ire—from her staunchest devotees
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 12, 2022
HBO's Anarchapulco Doc
The Anarchists
Is a Messy But Fascinating Account of a Failed Experiment
Is 'you can’t tell me what to do,' in practice, a viable political philosophy?
By Judy Berman
July 8, 2022
The Carnal Complexity of Juliette Binoche in
Both Sides of the Blade
Is All too Rare in Film—And It's Glorious
Claire Denis and Juliette Binoche, who have now made three films together, are a match made in a gloriously idiosyncratic heaven. Denis is one of our finest, most fascinating living filmmakers, and Binoche is one...
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 8, 2022
Moonhaven
Is the Smart, If Slightly Silly, Sci-Fi Thriller You've Been Waiting For
Why would a person ever willingly leave utopia?
By Judy Berman
July 7, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Is a Snooze
Taika Waititi's latest installment in the MCU may please kids, but despite its many gags and cameos, it's a snore for grown-ups
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 5, 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Sows Just the Right Amount of Chaos
Though not the best in the franchise, the Steve Carell-starring villain origin story offers just enough rejuvenation to distract from a relentless news cycle
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 1, 2022
Netflix's
Beauty
Has the Ingredients for a Great Music Drama But Never Finds Its Beat
Written by Lena Waithe, the '80s-set drama, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the real-life story of Whitney Houston, never quite gels
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 30, 2022
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in June 2022
From 'Ms. Marvel' to 'Irma Vep' to 'This Is Going to Hurt'
By Judy Berman
June 30, 2022
'Honey & Spice' Is a Deliciously Modern Love Story
There’s a reason why the fake relationship has had such longevity in fiction. The trope, in which two people feign being a couple before falling in love for real, is a predictable journey. But just...
By Cady Lang
June 28, 2022
Only Murders in the Building
Season 2 Wisely Sticks to a Winning Formula
Aside from the fact they’re now trying to clear their own names—and Mabel’s in particular—fans can expect more of the same charming, intergenerational citizen-detective stuff they fell hard for last summer
By Judy Berman
June 27, 2022
In
The Man from Toronto
, Kevin Hart Makes the Most of Lackluster Material
This isn’t the sort of movie you should go out of your way to see. But it’s a showcase for the minor modern miracle of Kevin Hart’s timing
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 24, 2022
Amazon's Psychological Thriller
Chloe
Is a Riveting Twist on the Scammer Show
In this perfectly paced thriller, all it takes to blend in is a posh accent, keen social media stalking skills, and a lot of nerve
By Judy Berman
June 24, 2022
A Philosophical Mollusk Shares Insights on Life and Loneliness in
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
A gentle pleasure isn’t necessarily a flimsy one. The hero of the faux documentary Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a diminutive mollusk shell with one eye, two legs, and a deeply philosophical view...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 24, 2022
We Need Beavis and Butt-Head More Than Ever. Thank Goodness They're Back
The question swirling around Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, Mike Judge’s movie-length resurrection of his mid-1990s MTV slacker sensation Beavis and Butt-Head, is “Can Beavis and Butt-Head still be funny today, now that we...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 23, 2022
Maya Rudolph Deserves Better Than
Loot
's Toothless Billionaire Satire
A satire so clearly inspired by real people—Jeff Bezos and his ex-wife, the prolific philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—should have something substantive to say about a world where they play outsize roles
By Judy Berman
June 21, 2022
Snowflake Mountain
Isn’t Just Pandering to Viewers on the Right. It’s Also Hinting at Where Netflix May Be Headed
The streamer's latest foray into reality TV is, depending on your age, location, and political sympathies, either pandering to you or trolling you
By Judy Berman
June 20, 2022
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Is the Perfect Movie For Anyone Who Feels Invisible
Older women’s bodies, not to mention their sexuality, are something no one wants to think or talk about, least of all older women themselves. What everyone tells you when you’re young eventually becomes true: at...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 17, 2022
Penélope Cruz Dazzles in the Sharp Showbiz Satire
Official Competition
Penélope Cruz is a marvelous dramatic actor, but we don’t get enough chances to bask in the glow of her lustrous comic timing. She never clamps down on a line; her rhythms have the whirring...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 17, 2022
A New
Father of the Bride
Proves There’s Life Left in an Old Concept
Our ideas about marriage and marital roles have changed radically in the past 50 years, especially now that women are major players in the work force. What’s changed less is the notion of the wedding:...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 17, 2022
FX Thriller
The Old Man
Is an Ideal Showcase for Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow
What makes this adaptation of Thomas Perry's 2017 best seller more than just another boomer action-adventure epic is its interrogation of a selfish, destructive, and self-righteous protagonist's claim to heroism
By Judy Berman
June 14, 2022
Pixar's
Lightyear
Offers an Overcomplicated Meta-Backstory for the Manliest Man in the Toybox
There are a million origin stories in the naked city, and in the toybox too. Now, whether we care or not, we get the backstory of Buzz Lightyear, the disarmingly full of himself he-man space...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 13, 2022
Dark Winds
Is a Stunning Crime Drama That Also Happens To Be a Showcase for Native Talent
Dark Winds, the latest crime drama from AMC, opens with a heist scene worthy of a summer blockbuster. The year is 1971. Two uniformed guards emerge from Gallup Savings & Loans, in the small city...
By Judy Berman
June 10, 2022
Jurassic World Dominion
's Overstuffed Plot Leaves No Room For Its Main Draw—the Dinos
The point of entertainment is not to wear you down, but you’d never know it from watching Jurassic World Dominion, directed by Colin Trevorrow. This is the sixth Jurassic Park movie overall and the third...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 8, 2022
Adam Sandler's Hustle Is a Jump Shot That Pays Off
There’s a certain type of movie you could swear you’ve seen a million times before, one that hits so many familiar beats you can pretty much predict the next one, and the one after that....
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 8, 2022
Olivier Assayas Turns 1996 Movie
Irma Vep
Inside Out in New HBO Series
If you’d made one of the most poetic and modern-feeling films of the 1990s—a romance about the way art can steal from you as much as it bestows, as well as a reflection on the...
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 6, 2022
This Is Going to Hurt
Is the Best Medical Drama in Years
Instead of celebrating idealized superhuman doctors, this adaptation of Adam Kay's 2017 memoir observes how broken systems force real doctors to attempt superhuman feats.
By Judy Berman
June 3, 2022
The Sex Pistols Are More Relevant Than Ever in 2022. FX's
Pistol
Doesn't Seem to Get Why
What makes the show a disappointment is the way its narrative remains hermetically sealed in ’70s Britain despite so many opportunities to draw parallels to the global cataclysms of today.
By Judy Berman
May 31, 2022
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in May 2022
May tends to be a transitional month for television, and that was certainly the case in 2022. While the last of the prestige-branded, celeb-stuffed docudramas squeaked in just before the Emmy cutoff—The Staircase, for one,...
By Judy Berman
May 27, 2022
Baz Luhrmann's
Elvis
Is an Exhilarating, Maddening Spectacle—But One Made With Love
Baz Luhrmann’s movies—even the great ones, like his 1996 Shakespeare-via-Tiger Beat romance Romeo + Juliet, or The Great Gatsby, from 2013, a fringed shimmy of decadence and loneliness—are loathed by many for what they see...
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 26, 2022
David Cronenberg's
Crimes of the Future
Is Silly and Elegant, and it Might Make You Squirm a Little
From deep in the bowels of David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, you can hear the gurgle of profound ideas trying to find their way out: something about the evolution and persistence of art, about...
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 24, 2022
'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Leaves Much to Be Desired
This is ultimately a story about the romance of companionship, but the highest purpose of movies is to give us more than what we think we want
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 21, 2022
In the Film
Men
a Woman Tries—Unsuccessfully—To Be Left Alone
Depending on whom you ask, modern men are either suffering a crisis of masculinity or they wield more power than ever. In his tricky psycho-sexual horror film Men, writer-director Alex Garland explores both angles, suggesting...
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 20, 2022
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