Yes, Longlegs Is That Scary
The freaky new film, centered on a movie monster for the ages, is impressively eerie stuff.
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Blood and Cheap Thrills in ’80s Los Angeles
MaXXXine, the latest film in Ti West’s X trilogy, pays tribute to yesteryear’s slasher flicks. Is that enough?
The Awful Ferocity of Midlife Desire
Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer and Miranda July’s All Fours find danger in domestic bliss.
The Biggest Gamble of Kevin Costner’s Career
Horizon: An American Saga is the type of ambitious Western they don’t make anymore—and it might be worth your time.
What the Success of Inside Out 2 Means for Hollywood
The movie industry is still recovering from 2023’s dual strike, but there are clear signs of life.
The Lies Los Angeles Was Built Upon
Chinatown is about the secret history of how Los Angeles became a paradise—but it offers a warning for the city’s future.
Kinds of Kindness May Test Your Patience
With his new film, Yorgos Lanthimos returns to his freaky-deaky roots—with mixed results.
A Pulitzer-Winning Playwright Makes a Great Cinematic Leap
Annie Baker’s debut film, Janet Planet, is an affecting tale of existential wandering.
The Most Influential Climate-Disaster Thriller of All Time
Twister captivated America and sparked a subgenre. Its director thought it could never be remade. Can Twisters conjure the energy of the original?
When Anxiety Is Not a Superpower
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has more emotions, and more blobs representing those emotions.