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December 7, 2022

a film projector radiating blue, yellow, and red

Science

Cocaine Bear: Why?

Yasmin Tayag

December 5, 2022

A film still of Cocaine Bear standing on one side of a tree, and a woman hiding on the other

Culture

A Film That Makes Sex Scenes Look Like Works of Art

Shirley Li

December 3, 2022

Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell mid-embrace in "Lady Chatterley's Lover"

Science

The Most Overhyped Space Movie

Marina Koren

December 1, 2022

A man in a yellow spacesuit stands in a futuristic white tunnel in a scene from "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Culture

Unfortunately, the Sexy Teen-Cannibal Romance Is a Letdown

David Sims

November 30, 2022

Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell staring into each other's eyes in front of a window in "Bones and All"

Culture

A #MeToo Movie Devoid of Sensationalism

Shirley Li

November 25, 2022

Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan in 'She Said'

Culture

The Fabelmans Is Steven Spielberg’s Most Honest Movie Yet

David Sims

November 11, 2022

Paul Dano, Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord, and Michelle Williams sit in a movie theater in "The Fabelmans"

Culture

The Indie Horror Film That Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About

David Sims

November 4, 2022

Bill Skarsgård peering around a door in "Barbarian"

Culture

The Good Nurse Is a Chilling Murder Mystery—And Completely Bloodless

Shirley Li

November 4, 2022

Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain sit on the floor of a hospital in "The Good Nurse"

Culture

James Gray’s Vision of American Dysfunction

David Sims

November 2, 2022

Ideas

Cowardice at Sundance

Graeme Wood

October 27, 2022

A picture of Meg Smaker looking over the camera, at the horizon

Culture

‘I’m Trying to Get All the Coolness Out of My Movies’

David Sims

October 22, 2022

Martin McDonagh portrait in black and white

Film

Black Adam Is the Nadir of Superhero Movies—And of Dwayne Johnson

David Sims

October 19, 2022

Dwayne Johnson with a serious expression as Black Adam

Newsletters

The Dark Feminism of ‘Tár’

Xochitl Gonzalez

October 18, 2022

Culture

Decision to Leave Is This Century’s First Great Erotic Thriller

Shirley Li

October 14, 2022

Tang Wei and Park Hae-il looking at each other against the backdrop of the ocean, with an island in the distance

Culture

Angela Lansbury Could Make the Silliest Movie a Work of Art

David Sims

October 12, 2022

Culture

10 ‘Scary’ Movies for People Who Don’t Like Horror

David Sims

October 8, 2022

Illustration of a film slate with a monster claw

Culture

Don’t Question the Magic of Hocus Pocus

Shirley Li

October 1, 2022

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker as the three witch sisters of "Hocus Pocus 2"

Culture

Bros Is a Rom-Com as Entertaining as It Is Therapeutic

David Sims

September 29, 2022

Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane laughing at a dinner table in "Bros"

Culture

Hollywood Learned All the Wrong Lessons From Avatar

David Sims

September 28, 2022

Culture

What Is Harry Styles Doing in Don’t Worry Darling?

David Sims

September 23, 2022

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles smiling softly in "Don't Worry Darling"

Culture

The 20 Most-Anticipated Films of the Season

David Sims and Shirley Li

September 23, 2022

GIF of an illustrated movie reel featuring stills from TIFF movies

Culture

Andor Is Star Wars at Its Most Mature

Shirley Li

September 21, 2022

Diego Luna marching through a smoky landscape in "Andor"

Culture

Watching Spirited Away Again, and Again

Nina Li Coomes

September 20, 2022

Chihiro and No Face sitting on the mysterious train line in 'Spirited Away'

Culture

An Epic War Film That Complicates ‘Good Versus Evil’

David Sims

September 15, 2022

Viola Davis and other woman charging through a field as warriors in "The Woman King"

Film

Disney+’s Pinocchio Is a Zombie

David Sims

September 10, 2022

Tom Hanks as Geppetto in his workshop looking at a Pinocchio doll

Culture

Rogue One Was a Minor Miracle

Shirley Li

September 6, 2022

Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso wears a dark brown outfit in 'Rogue One'

Culture

The Whimsical, Intellectual Chemistry of Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton

David Sims

August 27, 2022

Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton standing in a doorway in "Three Thousand Years of Longing"

Culture

Bullet Train Isn’t a Good Movie. But It’s a Great Study of Brad Pitt.

Shirley Li

August 11, 2022

A close-up shot of Brad Pitt in "Bullet Train"

Culture

Whither Batgirl?

David Sims

August 4, 2022

Leslie Grace as Batgirl standing on a platform during filming

Culture

The 10 Must-Watch Indie Films of the Summer

David Sims

August 3, 2022

Film

I’ll Always Love the Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Soraya Roberts

July 31, 2022

partial shot of Kristy Swanson as Buffy holding a stake and a cheerleader's pom pom

Culture

The Gray Man Takes the Stoic-Spy Cliché Way Too Far

David Sims

July 22, 2022

Ryan Gosling in a red suit in front of a vibrant background in "The Gray Man"

Culture

The Most Moving Film of the Year Is a Documentary About Volcanoes

Shirley Li

July 21, 2022

Katia Kraft wearing an aluminized suit standing near a lava burst at Krafla Voclano, Iceland

Culture

Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Spectacular, Indulgent, and Brutal

David Sims

July 20, 2022

A man stares bleakly at the camera while riding a horse.

Culture

When a Troubling Book Gets a Hollywood Makeover

Shirley Li

July 15, 2022

A young girl in front of a shack in a still from 'Where the Crawdads Sing'

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The Print Edition

The 10 Best Films of 2022

Cocaine Bear: Why?

A Film That Makes Sex Scenes Look Like Works of Art

The Most Overhyped Space Movie

Unfortunately, the Sexy Teen-Cannibal Romance Is a Letdown

A #MeToo Movie Devoid of Sensationalism

The Fabelmans Is Steven Spielberg’s Most Honest Movie Yet

The Indie Horror Film That Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About

The Good Nurse Is a Chilling Murder Mystery—And Completely Bloodless

James Gray’s Vision of American Dysfunction

Cowardice at Sundance

‘I’m Trying to Get All the Coolness Out of My Movies’

Black Adam Is the Nadir of Superhero Movies—And of Dwayne Johnson

The Dark Feminism of ‘Tár’

Decision to Leave Is This Century’s First Great Erotic Thriller

Angela Lansbury Could Make the Silliest Movie a Work of Art

10 ‘Scary’ Movies for People Who Don’t Like Horror

Don’t Question the Magic of Hocus Pocus

Bros Is a Rom-Com as Entertaining as It Is Therapeutic

Hollywood Learned All the Wrong Lessons From Avatar

What Is Harry Styles Doing in Don’t Worry Darling?

The 20 Most-Anticipated Films of the Season

Andor Is Star Wars at Its Most Mature

Watching Spirited Away Again, and Again

An Epic War Film That Complicates ‘Good Versus Evil’

Disney+’s Pinocchio Is a Zombie

Rogue One Was a Minor Miracle

The Whimsical, Intellectual Chemistry of Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton

Bullet Train Isn’t a Good Movie. But It’s a Great Study of Brad Pitt.

Whither Batgirl?

The 10 Must-Watch Indie Films of the Summer

I’ll Always Love the Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Gray Man Takes the Stoic-Spy Cliché Way Too Far

The Most Moving Film of the Year Is a Documentary About Volcanoes

Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Spectacular, Indulgent, and Brutal

When a Troubling Book Gets a Hollywood Makeover