Earth Mama
By Jeffery Berg July 5, 2023
Writer/director Savanah Leaf guides the viewer with ease and delicate care in her impressive debut.
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Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
By Kevin Filipski June 21, 2023
Nancy Buirski looks at the classic 1969 film through the twin lenses of its director’s homosexuality and the explosive 1960s.
Past Lives
By Kent Turner June 2, 2023
The film’s deceptively light touch builds to a climax that quenches the thirst for an unabashedly romantic drama that viewers may not have realized they had.
The Night of the 12th
By Kevin Filipski May 17, 2023
A mystery that morphs from a fascinating procedural into a sadly damning portrayal of innate misogyny.
Monica
By Jeffery Berg May 11, 2023
The story of a family member returning home to take care of someone ailing is not new, but since Monica is told from a detailed trans perspective, it’s distinctive.
R.M.N.
By Kent Turner April 28, 2023
Director Cristian Mungiu lays bare the tensions, pettiness, and fears in the mountainous Transylvanian rust belt, and takes the temperature of the populace—it has a high fever.
Trenque Lauquen
By Guillermo Lopez Meza April 20, 2023
The movie, an ever-changing narrative puzzle, is an invitation to get lost in baroque labyrinths of storytelling.
A Thousand and One
By Jeffery Berg March 30, 2023
Anchored by a bold, fully embodied performance by Teyana Taylor, writer/director A.V. Rockwell’s feature debut is a mesmerizing New York City–set family drama.
John Wick: Chapter 4
By Ben Wasserman March 23, 2023
The franchise’s stylized visuals and slick gun-fu choreography remain as strong as ever, and more significantly, the sequel commits to topping itself at every turn.