Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Boys in the Band’ Suffocates and Astonishes
Fifty years and a streaming service hasn’t lessened the emotional wallop of the source material.
Category: Movies
‘Enola Holmes’ Cracks the Code
Millie Bobby Brown shines in this bright and skippy addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe.
‘The Devil All The Time’ is a Grim, Tedious Exercise in Patience
Strong performances from Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson aren’t worth the hellish effort of making it through this film.
‘Mulan’ Forges a New Path for Disney Remakes
A Disney live-action adaptation done right.
Chadwick Forever
Chadwick Boseman was proof that we deserved to be superheroes.
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are Rom-Com’s Next Supercouple in ‘The Lovebirds’
A Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn for the Instagram generation has emerged.
The Academy Really Liked ‘Joker’ (and Other 2020 Oscar Nominations Takeaways)
More than usual, this year’s Oscar nominations feel designed to annoy everyone.
‘Bombshell’ Scratches the Surface of Complicity in Sexual Misconduct
Excellent performances and missed opportunities abound in the story of Fox News’ sexual harassment scandal.
Bong Joon-ho Turns Class Warfare into Masterpiece Cinema with ‘Parasite’
The celebrated South Korean auteur’s latest is biting, brutal, and beyond brilliance.
The BAFTAs Blew It Big Time
All due respect to the nominees, but this year’s lack of diversity feels especially egregious.
2020 Golden Globes Post-Mortem: Go See ‘1917’?
It was a great night for Taron Egerton, not so much for Martin Scorsese.
‘The Two Popes’ Strives to Humanize Its Holy Fathers
Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins find friendship in this charmingly quirky but uneven film.
