Netflix’s queer love story chooses radical empathy and heartfelt compassion over the tragedy and melodrama that’s defined the genre. Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ is Netflix’s Loveliest Teen Romance
Shawn Levy’s time travel adventure is overstuffed and undercooked, but the director cooks up a surprisingly potent showcase for Ryan Reynolds’ talents. Continue reading ‘The Adam Project’ Remembers Ryan Reynolds Can Do More Than Quip
The psychological drama about motherhood’s deep scars is an astounding, radical work, grounded by confident direction and Olivia Colman’s sensational performance. Continue reading Maggie Gyllenhaal Fearlessly Questions Motherhood with ‘The Lost Daughter’
Adam McKay’s apocalyptic satire is easy to laugh at, but won’t move the needle. Continue reading ‘Don’t Look Up’ Mines for Laughs in Humanity’s Soullessness
Perception and reality are deliberately toyed with in one of the year’s most striking and meditative films. Continue reading Jane Campion and Benedict Cumberbatch Brutally Undercut Appearances in ‘The Power of the Dog’
Lin-Manuel Miranda directs a heartfelt tribute to Jonathan Larson that’s almost too much. Continue reading A Sublime Andrew Garfield Keeps ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ From Buckling Beneath its Ambition
Its greatest achievement is that it’s better than ‘Death Note.’ Continue reading The Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ is Deeply Insignificant
Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga are marvelous in this strikingly modern film about “passing” as white in the 1920s. Continue reading The Lovely ‘Passing’ Thoughtfully Explores What Blackness Can Mean
