Jennifer Lopez Is Utterly Mesmerizing in Hustlers
Lorene Scafaria’s new film is a fabulous showbiz caper stuffed with great performances and elevated by an ingenious script.
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TIFF 2019: Nine Movies to Pay Attention to This Awards Season
First impressions of some of the festival’s buzziest films so far, including Knives Out, A Hidden Life, and Marriage Story
What to Expect at 2019’s Toronto International Film Festival
Oscar season is now under way, and TIFF will be a proving ground for highly anticipated movies such as Joker, Knives Out, and Harriet.
It Chapter Two Is a Blockbuster Horror Epic
The follow-up to 2017’s adaptation of Stephen King’s demented opus plays like a superhero movie—for better or for worse.
The Rom-Com With a ‘Work Less’ Message
Netflix’s Falling Inn Love, starring Christina Milian, is the latest romantic comedy to set up frenetic professional toil as its villain.
American Factory Grapples With the Notion of Freedom
The Netflix documentary charts the economic and social issues that converge when the Chinese company Fuyao moves into a former General Motors plant in Ohio.
The Wizard of Oz Invented the ‘Good Witch’
Eighty years ago, MGM’s sparkly pink rendering of Glinda expanded American pop culture’s definition of free-flying women.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Doesn’t Get What Makes Stories Scary
The film adaptation of the creepy children’s books is a serviceable homage, but it dilutes the power of the original tales.
Ready or Not Is a Clever Horror Comedy About Entitled Rich People
The new film retells a classic story of bored aristocrats hunting humans—with a subversive twist.
The Matrix 4 Could Be Just What Hollywood Needs
After years of rumored remakes and reboots, the cult sci-fi series will return with a fourth installment to be directed by Lana Wachowski.