Event Horizon, Mimic, and the glory of the lowly late-August thriller
Released 25 years ago, Event Horizon and Mimic are Alien-indebted reminders that late August doesn't have to be a dumping ground.
Three Thousand Years of Longing review: George Miller takes a left turn off Fury Road
George Miller veers off Fury Road for the eccentric, romantic fable Three Thousand Years of Longing, starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton.
Three Minutes: A Lengthening review: Haunting documentary about the Holocaust
Built around the only footage of a Polish town destroyed by the Nazis, Three Minutes: A Lengthening is at once a memorial, detective story, and gripping essay.
Emily the Criminal review: Aubrey Plaza scores as a gig-economy hustler
Aubrey Plaza is grippingly driven in the late-stage capitalism crime thriller Emily the Criminal.
I Love My Dad review: Patton Oswalt in a catfish cringe comedy
Patton Oswalt plays a father who catfishes his son in the uncomfortable cringe comedy I Love My Dad.
Bullet Train review: Brad Pitt shines in a jokey, stylish action film
Brad Pitt leads a star-powered cast of ruthless assassins in the jokey, stylish action blockbuster Bullet Train.
Unfriended is the quintessential movie about the internet age
The 2015 laptop thriller Unfriended is not just an ingenious horror movie but also an essential portrait of the 21st century.
The Gray Man review: Ryan Gosling battles Chris Evans in a rote action movie
Ryan Gosling takes on Chris Evans in The Gray Man, a depressingly algorithmic Netflix action movie from the Russo brothers.
Both Sides of the Blade review: Juliette Binoche shines in cutting domestic drama
The brilliant French filmmaker Claire Denis returns with the disorienting love triangle Both Sides of the Blade, starring Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon.
Thor: Love and Thunder review: Marvel’s latest is no Ragnarok
Taika Waititi returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the jokey Thor: Love and Thunder, which is worth seeing primarily for Christian Bale's menacing Gorr.
Apples review: Accidental COVID allegory is Lanthimos Lite
The Greek comedy-drama Apples is an accidental COVID movie with shades of Yorgos Lanthimos that is ultimately unsatisfying.
Elvis review: Baz Luhrmann’s ridiculous, sublime biopic
Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann throws his whole mad heart into the alternately ridiculous and sublime biopic Elvis.
Irma Vep review: A playful, uneven HBO remake
Olivier Assayas revisits one of his earliest triumphs with this HBO miniseries version of Irma Vep starring Tomb Raider star Alicia Vikander.
Watcher review: A pointed exercise in voyeuristic suspense
Scream queen Maika Monroe heads to Bucharest for the excellent Hitchcockian suspense thriller Watcher.
Crimes of the Future review: David Cronenberg hails the old flesh
The Fly and Videodrome director David Cronenberg returns to his body-horror wheelhouse with the shockingly funny Crimes of the Future.
The Bob’s Burgers Movie review: Just a long, so-so episode
Fox's beloved animated sitcom comes to the big screen with The Bob's Burgers Movie, which is basically just an overlong episode of the show.
Top Gun: Maverick review: Tom Cruise’s superior sequel
Tom Cruise reprises the role of the Navy's cockiest flyboy in the twinkly romantic legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick.
The Innocents review: A wan killer-kid thriller
Eskil Vogt's Norwegian thriller The Innocents shares a title with one of the great haunted house movies, but it's a forgettable game of psychic tyke warfare.
On the Count of Three review: Jerrod Carmichael’s nervy suicide comedy
Jerrod Carmichael makes his directorial debut with the nervy suicide comedy On the Count of Three.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent review: Nic Cage as Nic Cage
Nicolas Cage stars as himself in the mostly witless meta trifle The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair review: Welcome to the internet
We're All Going to the World's Fair uses the language of creepypasta horror to meditate on the way the internet has reshaped a generation's identity.
Paris, 13th District review: Sex and the City (of Lights)
In Paris, 13th District, The Sisters Brothers director Jacques Audiard heads back to France to make a portrait of amorous Parisians.
The Northman review: Viking mayhem for adolescents of all ages
The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers returns with a wild, gory Viking epic, The Northman.
The Girl and the Spider review: A glorious enigma
Ramon Zürcher's hypnotic drama The Girl and the Spider playfully bends the rules of moviemaking to create a memorably unsettling experience.