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This note-perfect pastiche of sleazy 1960s Eurospy thrillers from Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani will utterly confound viewers coming in blind, but stick with it.
This touching new comedy does a nice job of balancing existential and romantic quandaries—even if the script writes itself into a corner it doesn’t entirely escape from.
In purely visual terms, this might be Perkins most accomplished film yet, with arresting cinematography from Jeremy Cox and striking monster design that gets under your skin.
Despite a disjointed narrative that attempts to cram too much material into a two-hour feature, the heartfelt and nail-biting scenes at the climactic tournament are undeniably winning: this is truly inspirational stuff.
The many pleasures of the first Wicked film—extravagant set and costume design, colorful effects, commanding central performances, and some bubbly, catchy tunes—are all diminished to some extent this time around.
This live-action cartoon turns up the dial to 11 and outdoes its predecessor in the process, resulting in some of the best scenes of both action and comedy that you’ll see all year.
This MMA biopic features a career-best performance from Dwayne Johnson as wrestler Mark Kerr, and some appealing 90s era filmmaking.
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This adaptation takes excessive liberties to reimagine the classic horror novel as a kind of twisted romance, but del Toro’s grandiose visuals bring the story to vivid life when it matters most.
This stark drama thrives on Jennifer Lawrence’s fully-committed performance in the lead, but the contemplative nature of the narrative is unlikely to resonate with general audiences.
Even for those familiar with the OnlyFans platform, this is a revealing look behind the curtains of adult content creators—and the complex relationship with their fans.
This is an undeniably fun sci-fi B-movie writ large, made with great care by director and co-writer Dan Trachtenberg, who tells a scaled-back story with a heavy dose of lore.
A high-powered CEO is kidnapped by a conspiracy theorist convinced she is an alien from Andromeda in Bugonia, the latest film from Poor Things and The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos
This good-natured comedy from writer-director-star Aziz Ansari rarely boasts big laughs or especially memorable moments, but evokes an agreeable Frank Capra sentimentality.
This is essentially Bram Stoker’s Dracula with strong lean towards period romance, and remains compulsively watchable throughout thanks to writer-director Luc Besson’s flair for the preposterous.
Spielberg displays a strong command of visual storytelling in her feature debut, but the narrative starts off on shaky ground and takes its time going nowhere.
This authentic-feeling political thriller from the director of The Hurt Locker is captivating from beginning to end despite the repetitious nature of its narrative.
This isn’t even a movie about Bruce Springsteen at all—it’s a movie about depression, and the Boss is merely the vessel to tell its story.
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This sequel keeps focus on its central characters while taking the narrative in a new direction, ending up with something that feels like it came from A Nightmare on Elm Street.
This convoluted murder mystery adapted from the 2020 Richard Osman novel is given a huge boost thanks to an impressive cast that extends beyond its central quartet.