M3gan 2.0. Photo: Universal Pictures At first glance, a sequel to the 2023 killer-teenage-girl-android flick M3gan would seem like an easy layup, a chance to re-exploit...
It’s a film that will haunt me just as much as it will keep me wondering who Ryan Coogler wants to be on the other side...
Peter Sarsgaard captures the right pitch for this type of role: a soft-spoken single-mindedness that can quickly shift to outrage or bewilderment. Photo: Paramount Pictures Tight...
Ralph Fiennes in The Return. Photo: Bleecker Street Anyone who saw Ralph Fiennes onstage in Straight Line Crazy, David Hare’s 2022 play about the career of...
Martha. Photo: Martha Stewart/Netflix When Martha Stewart eventually passes away, she should order that director R.J. Cutler also be buried along with her inside her death...
Naomi Scott in Smile 2. Photo: Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection Smile 2 has one genuinely good idea, which is that the everyday life of a messed-up pop...
Sebastian Stan is very good in this droll, distant drama about being unable to escape yourself, but it’s Adam Pearson who brings the film to life....
Conclave combines the pulp velocity of a great airport read with the gravitas of high drama. Photo: Focus Features/Everett Collection Conclave begins with the image of...
Dennis Quaid in Reagan. Photo: Showbiz Direct/Everett Collection Reagan is pure hagiography, but it’s not even one of those convincing hagiographies that pummel you into submission...
The strange case of Mothers’ Instinct. Photo: Neon There’s a new movie starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway out this week, which is normally the sort...
