Buddy
By Ben Wasserman August 25, 2026
A horror film whose scares and campy laughs prey upon our attachment to nostalgic comfort.
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Coyote vs. Acme
By Ben Wasserman
A genuine delight and a hilarious slapstick comedy-turned-legal thriller that features all the mayhem and hijinks you’d expect from Looney Tunes characters.
How to Divorce During the War
By Caroline Ely August 19, 2026
A tale of a marriage falling to unhappy pieces, its aggression mirrored by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine not far away.
The Rivals of Amziah King
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 13, 2026
This represents a welcome return for Matthew McConaughey, reminding us how daring and liberated an actor he can be.
The Bend in the River
By Jeffery Berg
A quietly fascinating continuation of Robb Moss’s chronicling of five friends over the decades.
Union County
By Jeffery Berg
At first, this feels almost like a documentary on the opioid crisis: There is little cinematic flourish, and the acting feels raw.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
By Jeffery Berg August 6, 2026
Under its cloak of slasherdom and horror, Jane Schoenbrun’s latest is, in a way, perhaps just a euphoric, queer romantic comedy.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
By Guillermo Lopez Meza July 31, 2026
Kiyoshi Kurosawa finally ventures into the samurai genre for the first time, though in a far less conventional fashion than its impeccable production design and lavish craftsmanship initially suggest.
Wild Inside
By Kevin Filipski
The absorbing documentary explores how an owl that has spent its life in captivity finds itself in the wild and urgently needs to learn basic skills to survive.