Superman
By Ben Wasserman July 10, 2025
Superman succeeds as a piece of entertainment that inspires hope through kindness, just when we need it most.
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Familiar Touch
By Kevin Filipski June 21, 2025
Rarely has the subject of dementia been explored with such delicacy and insight as in Sarah Friedland’s feature debut.
28 Years Later
By Guillermo Lopez Meza June 19, 2025
Danny Boyle is back with one of his best films to date, once again sidestepping Hollywood’s expectations and conventions (this is, first and foremost, a British production).
Dangerous Animals
By Andrew Plimpton June 5, 2025
The past decade has seen a sharp uptick in horror films with art-house aspirations. The wonderfully paced and imaginative Dangerous Animals is not one of them.
The Life of Chuck
By Guillermo Lopez Meza
It joins the ranks of a unique group of excellent Stephen King adaptations where the supernatural component is minimal to nonexistent.
The New Boy
By Paul Weissman May 27, 2025
The new film by Aboriginal filmmaker Warwick Thornton explores the forced assimilation of Aboriginal children into Western society and religion—and the tragedy that unfolds.
Love
By Guillermo Lopez Meza May 15, 2025
A careful observer of human nature, Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud’s script is filled with experiences deeply specific to a time and place, yet universally relatable.
Vulcanizadora
By Paul Weissman May 1, 2025
The first three-quarters of Vulcanizadora plays like Antonioni by way of Kevin Smith.
The Ugly Stepsister
By Guillermo Lopez Meza April 17, 2025
This is definitely not your Disney Cinderella. In this retelling, nausea and black comedy go hand in hand.