Publications

July 3, 2026

BFF 2026 Review: ‘Konttho’ Finds Empathy, but Not Enough Complexity

Few illnesses alter a person's identity as profoundly as those that deprive a person of the ability to speak. For someone whose profession, c...

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July 3, 2026

250 Years of the United States Through Film

What films represent us most? Those that recreate history? Reimagine history? Biopics of American icons or stories made by Hollywood legends?...

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July 2, 2026

John Early Discusses Making a Character You Can Love and Treasure in ‘Maddie’s Secret’

You are unlikely to encounter another movie like Maddie’s Secret this year. The film, born from the mind of writer, director, and...

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July 2, 2026

The Ozempification of Fiona: New ‘Shrek 5’ Trailer Reflects the Disheartening State of Society and Sequels

Well, the years start comin', and they don't stop comin'. This month, we got a new trailer for Shrek 5, set for release in 2027, 26 years aft...

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July 1, 2026

Review: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Emotional Sendoff Sees Successful Mix of Old and New Stunts

For over 25 years, we’ve had the privilege of watching a group of stupid guys do stupid shit. In Jackass: Best and Last, we get the opportuni...

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July 1, 2026

Review: ‘Minions & Monsters’ is a Delightful Love Letter to Golden Age Hollywood and the Creative Highlight of its Franchise

Of all the famed titan franchises of animation, the everlasting existence of the Despicable Me (2010) franchise is one of the most bizarre. F...

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June 30, 2026

‘The Invite’ Review: Olivia Wilde Invites You to Unpack Your Baggage in Hilarious and Devastating Comedy

In her first two features, director Olivia Wilde has tackled a wild night out with Booksmart (2019) and a high-concept sci-fi thriller in Don...

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June 27, 2026

'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' Continues to Inspire 55 Years Later

In one of this year's highest-grossing movies, Backrooms, the influence of 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory can be seen with ease...

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June 25, 2026

"I Was Never Scared of This”: What Leviticus Taught Me About Hope, Self-Acceptance, and Myself

When I first watched Leviticus, it felt like I had seen it before. It was almost eerie — the sense of remembering a memory, a familiarity tha...

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June 25, 2026

‘Miami Vice’ 20 Years Later: Immaculate Vibes in a Digital Hellscape

To set the scene here, the Universal logo sequence goes quiet. You hear Linkin Park and Jay-Z’s “Numb” blasting from the nightclub speakers a...

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June 25, 2026

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ 20 Years Later: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Sequel, but with Pirates

When we think about Disney as a megacorporation, we think about the princesses, the movies from Pixar Animation, and the Renaissance era, lik...

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June 24, 2026

Review: ‘Supergirl’ Is Bolstered by Milly Alcock’s Anchored Performance but Painful and Bland in Nearly Every Other Aspect

The comic book movie genre has been in a fascinating struggle recently to regain the chokehold it once had on the public consciousness. What ...

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June 24, 2026

‘Toy Story 5’ Review: Pixar Delivers Another Worthy Entry in Their Most Beloved Franchise

As Randy Newman sang more than 30 years ago in “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”: “Our friendship will never die,” — and neither will the Toy Story...

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June 24, 2026

Review: 'Stand Up' is Beautiful, Resilient Coming of Age Drama

How does one make peace when the only way of living that made you seem invincible is suddenly taken away? That’s the core dilemma in Mari San...

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June 24, 2026

Review: 'A Mosquito in the Ear' is a Heartfelt Family Drama of Miscommunication

Miscommunication has never felt more pronounced than in the directorial debut of Nicola Rinciari’s A Mosquito in the Ear. The barrier of comm...

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June 23, 2026

Review: ‘Girls Like Girls’ Brings Hayley Kiyoko’s Hit Song to New Life

In 2015, pop artist Hayley Kiyoko released the song that would become her biggest hit: “Girls Like Girls.” The song is from the perspective o...

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June 18, 2026

Review: ‘Mother Future Self’ Exorcises Pain Through Movement

Tori Lancaster’s debut feature film, Mother Future Self, recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and with it, Lancaster has announce...

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June 12, 2026

Jeremy Strong Moderates David Wallace-Wells, Margaret Klein Salamon, Michael Greenberg, and Cheyenne on ‘Just Look Up’ at Tribeca and the State of Climate Action

Following the North American premiere of Just Look Up at the Tribeca Festival, Jeremy Strong moderated a panel discussion with journalist and...

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June 12, 2026

‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Spielberg Returns to His Sci-Fi Roots in Buzzy Summer Blockbuster

Starting a two-and-a-half-hour movie about aliens from the POV of a wrestler getting thrown around in the ring might seem random. But with St...

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June 12, 2026

‘Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders’ Review: How William Friedkin’s 1980 Film Went From Rejected to Revered

If the community doesn’t accept a film it aims to represent, does it float away forever into the ether of the cinematic zeitgeist? It’s a que...

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June 12, 2026

40 Years of Saving Ferris: A Look Back at the Impact of ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’

“Yep, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss i...

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June 10, 2026

Review: ‘One Woman One Bra’ is a Quiet Masterclass that Paints Beautiful, Tragic Portraits in the Kenyan Countryside 

Last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, I had the opportunity to chat with Zippy Kimundu about her documentary Widow Champion, which focuses ...

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June 8, 2026

'Crooks' Review: Melora Walters is the Secret Weapon in Mickey Keating’s Crime Thriller out of Tribeca

Premiering at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, the small-scale crime thriller, Crooks, clocks in at just under eighty minutes as it follows tw...

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June 7, 2026

Review: The Scariest Thing About ‘Scary Movie 6’ Is How Unfunny It Is

Years ago, after The Exorcist: Believer (2023) bombed critically and financially, I thought a return from the Wayans brothers with another it...

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June 7, 2026

‘Ultras’ Review: A Romanticized Look at the Sub-Culture of Ultras that Feels Selective in Its Perspective

Ragnhild Ekner's documentary Ultras takes audiences across the globe from England all the way to Indonesia, trying to understand the subcultu...

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June 7, 2026

Review: ‘Pressure’ Tries to Build Up to a Perfect Storm

What do you get when you combine Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, the weather, and history? You get Pressure, the latest from Anth...

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June 6, 2026

'Masters of the Universe' Review: The Marvelification of He-Man

Every few years, they try to bring back He-Man, as they've done with the new film Masters of the Universe, which means that every few years, ...

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