The Strange Orientalism of Three Thousand Years of Longing
The motion picture is one of the stranger movies of this year — strange in its storytelling and strange in its very existence.
Emily the Criminal Is the Agent of Her Own Destruction
The movie is a political and moral Rorschach test that gradually resolves itself into a meditation on the lure of sin.
Bullet Train’s Satisfying Spectacle
Bullet Train is a summer action movie that isn’t bloated or heavy on world-building pretension, a spectacle that knows its own limitations.
Nope: Jordan Peele’s Overstuffed Horror-Western
Whatever its problems, Nope achieves at least one clear success.
Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise at Peak Performance
A review of Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise.
Men and Petite Maman Are Polar-Opposite Fairy Tales
Both movies are interesting; neither is quite satisfactory.
The Multiverse’s Gateway to Despair
A review of Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh.
The Northman’s Closed Viking Cosmos
A review of The Northman, starring Alexander Skarsgård.
The Enduring Appeal of Star-Centered Storytelling
A review of Death on the Nile and The Lost City.