Jane Is a Captivating Look at Jane Goodall’s Attempts to Understand ‘the Great Mystery’
We disagree on many things, but we can all agree on Jane Goodall.
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As Wonderstruck hits theaters, we look at Haynes’s filmography, from Safe to Carol.
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Goodbye Christopher Robin Is Overfermented Honey
The tale of Christopher Robin Milne’s childhood lost is decent but overripe.
Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel Is Obvious and Old-Hat
Perhaps Allen doesn’t think people can really transcend anything ever.
Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner Is Weightier Than Your Standard Revenge Drama
It’s serious to a fault, but it’s unpredictable, and has gravitas.
The Simple, Goreless Joys of Happy Death Day
The movie is no big deal, but its Groundhog Day conceit is kind of irresistible.
Take My Nose … Please Is a Buoyant But Troubling Look at Funny Women and Plastic Surgery
Emily Askin and Jackie Hoffman wonder whether going under the knife is empowering or a result of brainwashing.
Give Yourself Over to the Ridiculous Fantasy of The Mountain Between Us
In which the beautiful Idris Elba and Kate Winslet gaze longingly at each other while subtext swirls around them like falling snow.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Is a Shattering Documentary
The film investigates the mysterious death of trans activist and icon Marsha P. Johnson — and the city that let it go unsolved for decades.
Sequels Aren’t Just Swallowing Hollywood. They’re Killing the Art of the Screenplay.
Consider The Mummy, a textbook case of what happens when a studio’s drive to build franchises, tentpoles, and universes rearranges a screenplay’s DNA.
Flatliners Is Embarrassing, Third-Rate, and Unrevivable
The new version loses the original’s most intriguing element, and turns into tidy, cornball, Sunday school moralism.
Our Souls at Night Is a Contrived But Enjoyable Fonda-Redford Reunion
Fifty years after Barefoot in the Park, Jane and Robert give us good vibes again.
Blade Runner 2049 Can’t Match Its Predecessor
Denis Villeneuve’s vision is more sentimental and less striking than Blade Runner.
The Most-Anticipated Movies at the New York Film Festival
Including Linklater’s latest, Mary J. Blige’s breakout performance in an Oscar-worthy role, and Sean Baker’s dazzling follow-up to Tangerine.
Victoria & Abdul Bears a Passing Resemblance to a Good Movie — But Judi Dench Is Wonderful
Stephen Frears’s touch has gotten heavier and more dodderingly tasteful, but Judi Dench has held onto her magic.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle Is Bloated, Campy, and Thoroughly Stupid
A sequel was de rigueur, of course, but what a mess it is.
Battle of the Sexes Is a Buoyant Piece of Propaganda — But It’s Very Entertaining
If Battle of the Sexes is unsurprising to a fault, it’s by no means a double fault.
Darren Aronofsky Movies, Ranked
In honor of Mother!, we ranked every Darren Aronofsky movie, from The Wrestler to Requiem for a Dream.