At its core, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” confronts the unspeakable: maternal ambivalence. When a mother feels she can’t take it anymore, when the sacrifices demanded by motherhood feel unbearable, when the desire […]
Since its Cannes debut last summer — where it claimed the festival’s top prize — Sentimental Value has steadily gathered momentum, earning admiration and nine Oscar nominations. The latest film from Danish-Norwegian […]
“Rental Family” is a sensory delight on every level. Shot in Japan by director Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki), who knows the country intimately, the film reflects her deep roots. Born in Osaka and trained at […]
The best way to experience Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest tour de force “Bugonia” is to go in blind—so if you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading and head straight to the theater. The […]
One Battle After Another is easily the most dazzling film of 2025—a tour de force pairing director Paul Thomas Anderson, at the height of his powers, with extraordinary source material: Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. At nearly three […]
You walk into the theater with some trepidation. Can Spinal Tap II: The End Continues possibly match the flat-out hilarity of the largely improvised 1984 rock and roll satire This Is Spinal […]
The allure of The Roses is undeniable: a late-summer release with A-list actors, a sharp script, and plenty of visual flair. In a market dominated by superheroes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman […]
Ethan Coen’s third solo outing, Honey Don’t, is a reminder that the Coen brothers were always better together. Classics like The Big Lebowski, Fargo, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? balanced Ethan’s irreverent humor with Joel’s self-conscious artistry. Honey Don’t offers the familiar […]
When Bill Moyers gave me a shot in the early 1990’s and hired me as a fledgling producer/director, he was a couple of years younger than my parents. Yet he never […]
Even if you’re not a Formula One fan, F1: The Movie is well worth seeing—and absolutely demands to be seen on the big screen. Director Joseph Kosinski, hand-picked by Tom Cruise to […]
Adapting an acclaimed book for the screen isn’t always wise. Too often, literary devices that propel a story on paper weigh down the visual medium. Thankfully, that’s not the case in […]
