78 Reviews
The most successful elements of The Actor arise out of an intersected interest in performance and psychology.
If there’s one thing the Paramount+ exclusive has going for it, it’s the cast. Garner adds considerable depth to Terry’s character, who was portrayed by actress Victoria Vetri in Polanski’s film.
The anxiety of failing as a parent and spouse festers into full-blown terror...
Apocalyptic musical The End is compellingly out of tune.
Lopez imbues her character with a wonderfully calibrated theatricality.
An Irish blood feud escalates in the satisfying thriller Bring Them Down.
...an amusing and engaging romp around Los Angeles...
...questions the relationship between media and celebrity...
...an anxious and surreal portrait of maternal pressures.
...reminds us that there’s plenty to fret about and be frightened of in this world, plagues notwithstanding.
While the informative aspects of The Deepest Breath are enthralling in their own right, the footage that McGann procures is nothing short of enchanting.
Lensed with love yet unabashedly committed to its nuanced depiction of familial strain—as well as the social systems that beget this separation—Daughters is a testament to the power of a father’s love and support, no matter the obstacle.
Drearily conventional yet often charming, Blitz chronicles the early days of British civilian turmoil during WWII.
The Adams Family's filmmaking evolves alongside a body-snatching parasite in Hell Hole.
An unlikely duo’s rambling trip becomes a tapestry of Istanbul in Crossing.
Pedro Almodóvar obsesses over death, actresses, and bright colors in The Room Next Door.
A riveting Halle Berry survives a post-apocalyptic cabin in the woods in Never Let Go.
At the very least, The Exorcism of God knows how to set up a good (if cheap) scare...
...feels more aligned with the old Smith...
Jardin’s film feels distinctly in conversation with titles like Knives Out and Bodies Bodies Bodies, which are tense and mysterious but contain a palpable sense of humor.
...an immersive exploration of Indigenous identity in response to white supremacist subjugation.
If Kapadia’s own experience—as well as those she crafts for the screen—represents anything, it’s that no amount of suppression can quash the desire to live and create for oneself.
...it recalls the mania that often clouds women’s inability to engage thoughtfully with our own lives below the skin we live in.
Killer chemistry meets existential examination.