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“Nope” Is a Wild but Self-Aware Mashup of Sci-Fi and Westerns
The spaceship in Jordan Peele’s film absorbs material and then spews it out, an apt metaphor for the director’s follow-up to “Get Out” and “Us.”
July 22, 2022
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The Generational Anxieties of “The Truth”
Trouble may be brewing between a mother and a daughter (Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche), but the director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s approach is elliptical to a fault.
March 13, 2020
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The Alluring Promises of “The Burnt Orange Heresy” and “The Whistlers”
In both films, what appears to be consensual intimacy is an act of deliberate carnal deceit.
February 28, 2020
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Watching “The Call of the Wild” with an Audience of Dogs
The opportunity to see a pug fall into a bucket of popcorn doesn’t come along that often, and you should grab it with both paws.
February 21, 2020
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Harley Quinn Isn’t the Most Criminal Thing in “Birds of Prey”
Aiming to celebrate empowerment, the comic-book villain instead stumbles toward sadism.
February 7, 2020
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“The Gentlemen” Is a Nasty Piece of Work
Guy Ritchie’s new film is baiting us, praying that we will take offense, and challenging us to flinch.
January 24, 2020
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A Hundred Years of Fellini
Feeding hungrily on the fruits of memory, the director summoned worlds to comply with his imaginings.
January 17, 2020
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Paris on the Brink in “Les Misérables”
In Ladj Ly’s film, set in a tough suburb, even everyday scenes vibrate with a sense that things are about to explode.
January 3, 2020
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Greta Gerwig’s Raw, Startling “Little Women”
What emerges from Gerwig’s adaptation is a strong sense that indignation is not just the natural lot of women but their rousing right.
December 25, 2019
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“Bombshell” and the Perils of Topicality
Memorable acting conveys the full horror of Roger Ailes’s sexual abuse at Fox News, but the over-all narrative feels hasty and undigested.
December 13, 2019
