Film
Asphalt Goddess Is the West Side Story Remake We Need
Julián Hernández’s impassioned girl-gang movie bests Hollywood sanctimony.
A Sweet Comedy from . . . Paul Thomas Anderson?
Licorice Pizza proves that when the art-house auteur wants to, he can make (somewhat) conventional crowd-pleasers with the best of them.
A Fashion Flop
Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci borrows Martin Scorsese’s tricks in service of slow, muddy storytelling about murder-minded Italians.
Reimagining A Cop Movie
Ruizpalacios goes beyond the ‘defund’ and ‘reform’ clichés and examines his social conscience.
Disney Panders to Latinos with a Woeful Effort
Encanto is equally awful whether it’s trying to be funny or exciting or mysterious.
Turns Out Frank Sinatra Was Offered the Role of John McClane in Die Hard
Ol’ Blue Eyes was originally offered the role of John McClane in the action classic.
The Young-Adult Appeal of Kurt Vonnegut
A new documentary about the Boomer-revered novelist says a lot about the pacifism and idealism of a generation.
The Rain Man of Pop
A documentary about Brian Wilson tries to understand the legend, but the legend has checked out.