When Growing Up Happens in a Single Conversation
The Sundance gem Good One is a deceptively simple, and unusually precise, coming-of-age film.
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It Should End Here
Hollywood sheen isn’t enough to enliven the tiresome romantic drama of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, It Ends With Us.
M. Night Shyamalan Made a Comedy
Trap may be the director’s most unserious movie yet.
How M. Night Shyamalan Came Back From the Dead
The filmmaker weathered some of the wildest hype and harshest backlash that Hollywood has to offer. Then he found a different path.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Norman Mailer?
A new documentary offers a model for reassessing the lives of monstrous men.
Want to See a Snake Eat Its Tail?
Deadpool & Wolverine is for hard-core fans of superhero films, not casuals—and certainly not the nonbelievers.
Please See Twisters in Theaters
The film might seem like an unnecessary sequel, but it squeezes a lot of juice out of the weather-driven disaster flick.
Not Your Typical Prison Drama
The soulful generosity of Sing Sing
The Remarkable Charisma of Shelley Duvall
The late Duvall was made for the screen—and for playing quietly resilient female characters.
If the Moon Landing Were a Romantic Comedy
Fly Me to the Moon is a surprisingly charming movie that speaks to our era of AI anxiety.