Road-tripping through the Robot Apocalypse in The Mitchells vs. the Machines
This postapocalyptic comedy sends up the Terminator franchise one moment and Dawn of the Dead the next.
Can the Oscars Make a Comeback?
With this year’s Oscars, it feels like we’ve watched a funeral. But what about the resurrection? Can the Oscars live again?
Nobody’s Almost Normal Action Hero
All that distinguishes Nobody from its action peers is the sheer emptiness of its violence.
The Disappointing Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Even in its extended running time, the second entry in the Snyderverse remains a debacle.
Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon Banishes Romance and Villainy
With the release of this new film, we can say that the third era of Disney has established a new template.
Nomadland’s Frontier Spirit
Chloé Zhao’s gorgeous, melancholy film makes the nomad life seem like it admits of multiple interpretations, which capture different true things.
The Little Things: An Old-School Whodunit
It toys reasonably effectively with the expectations set by all those predecessors.
Promising Young Woman’s Fantastical ‘Me Too’ Vigilantism
Its caricature of sexual relations is so calculated, that you can’t really be all that frightened by the spirit that it represents.
Soul’s New Age Spirituality
If that’s how we all go out, then it’s hard to blame our hero for making a beeline back to his mortal body.
What Explains the Movie Critics’ Loathing of Hillbilly Elegy?
As a phenomenon, Hillbilly Elegy has transcribed a strange Trump-era arc.