Unsane
By Kyle Mustain March 21, 2018
Does Unsane work as a thriller? Yes, it does, and Claire Foy turns in a performance that is far removed from the period piece of The Crown,
Top Picks
The Death of Stalin
By Paul Weissman March 9, 2018
Armando Iannucci has moved from farce to the blackest of comedies and succeeds brilliantly.
The Young Karl Marx
By Ted Metrakas February 22, 2018
An exhaustively researched, meticulously detailed, historically impeccable depiction of Marx’s tumultuous life from 1843–1848.
A Fantastic Woman
By Kyle Mustain February 21, 2018
Daniela Vega gives a stellar performance as Marina, a transgender woman whose lover, 25 years her senior, suddenly dies in the middle of the night.
The Post
By Nora Lee Mandel January 17, 2018
Behind-the-scenes of a crucial 20th-century “start the presses!” news story.
Molly’s Game
By Paul Weissman January 4, 2018
This is a tour de force for Jessica Chastain. The show is all hers.
Best Films of 2017
By Kent Turner December 21, 2017
There were more than enough films to choose from for this year’s best-of compilation.
Get Out
By Paul Weissman December 17, 2017
Director Jordan Peele has done his homework. He is clearly a fan of 1970’s social-horror films.
First They Killed My Father
By Nora Lee Mandel December 2, 2017
A child’s eye view of the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.