movies - The Atlantic

movies

June 13, 2023

Scarlet Johansson stares intensely out the window of a bathroom in "Asteroid City."

Culture

Long Live the Delightfully Dumb Comedy

David Sims

June 12, 2023

Two men in gray sweatsuits gesticulate while talking in a "Hans and Franz" sketch from SNL.

Culture

A Spidey Sense We Haven’t Seen Before

David Sims

June 2, 2023

An animated Spider-Man flinging himself from one building to another in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Film

The Naturalistic Horror of The Little Mermaid

David Sims

May 27, 2023

Halle Bailey, as Ariel, touches the surface of the ocean from below in "The Little Mermaid."

Culture

You Hurt My Feelings Is a Hilarious Anxiety Spiral

David Sims

May 24, 2023

Tobias Menzies and Julia Louis-Dreyfus standing in front of a living-room couch with appalled looks on their faces

Technology

How to Watch a Movie in 15 Easy Steps

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

May 23, 2023

A phone screen with classic television-set knobs on its screen.

Culture

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Is a Triumph

David Sims

May 20, 2023

Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Culture

The Provocative Optimism of Master Gardener

David Sims

May 19, 2023

Quintessa Swindell and Joel Edgerton stare at each other while standing in a garden, in "Master Gardener."

Culture

A Cheerful Goodbye to the Guardians of the Galaxy

David Sims

April 28, 2023

The Guardians of the Galaxy walking toward the camera with flames in the background

Culture

Why Ari Aster Freaks People Out

David Sims

April 21, 2023

Ari Aster wearing glasses against a blue background

Culture

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gives the People What They Want

David Sims

April 4, 2023

Mario and his friends race on go-karts in 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'

Culture

The Oscars Got This One Right

David Sims

March 13, 2023

Jonathan Wang accepting the Best Picture Oscar for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," with the rest of the cast and crew behind him

Culture

‘This Is the American Dream’

Amanda Wicks

March 12, 2023

Ke Huy Quan holding an Oscar and giving his acceptance speech

Culture

Here’s Who Will Win at the 2023 Oscars

David Sims

March 9, 2023

Two presenters walking offstage at the Oscars

Culture

The Most Overrated Movie of This Oscars Season

Brandon Tensley

March 7, 2023

A soldier covers his ear while an explosion goes off in "All Quiet on the Western Front"

Culture

The Movie That Helped Kazuo Ishiguro Make Sense of the World

Sophie Gilbert

March 2, 2023

The author Kazuo Ishiguro leaning against a wall with two paintings visible

Culture

20 Biopics That Are Actually Worth Watching

David Sims

February 27, 2023

A gif of a red-hued, vintage movie camera spinning against a blue background

Culture

Why Rewatching Titanic Is Different Now

Megan Garber

February 23, 2023

A still from "Titanic": Jack and Rose standing at the prow of the ship

Culture

A Sensitive Movie About a Literary Oddity

Shirley Li

February 15, 2023

Culture

The Films Steven Soderbergh Watches on a Loop

David Sims

February 9, 2023

An illustration featuring a photo of Steven Soderbergh

Culture

The 15 Indie Films to Put on Your 2023 Watch List

Shirley Li and David Sims

February 3, 2023

A collage of stills from various films that showed at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Culture

The Oscar Nominations Are In, and a Few Big Trends Are Out

David Sims

January 24, 2023

An illustration of two Oscar awards with a pair of eyes superimposed on top

The Atlantic Daily

The Oscars Contenders You Need to See

Isabel Fattal

January 20, 2023

Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Culture

Hollywood Cannot Survive Without Movie Theaters

David Sims

January 19, 2023

Culture

Skinamarink Is a Delightful Nightmare

David Sims

January 13, 2023

Two small children sit before a blank TV screen in a dark room.

Culture

A Disability Film Unlike Any Other

John Hendrickson

January 8, 2023

The shadow of the filmmaker Reid Davenport in 'I Didn't See You There'

Culture

M3GAN’s Killer-Robot Doll Is Just What 2023 Needs

David Sims

January 7, 2023

A woman consoles her young niece, while a robot-doll creepily observes them in "M3GAN"

Culture

When a Single Conversation Can Mean Life or Death

Shirley Li

January 6, 2023

The ensemble of "Women Talking" gathered in a hayloft looking off-screen in the same direction

Culture

The Mind-Boggling Grandeur of White Noise

David Sims

December 31, 2022

A car of screaming people in "White Noise"

Culture

Rian Johnson’s Primal Scream

David Sims

December 26, 2022

A portrait of the filmmaker Rian Johnson

Culture

The Avatar Sequel’s Worst Character Actually Does the Film a Service

Shirley Li

December 24, 2022

Culture

The Dizzying Debauchery of Babylon

David Sims

December 23, 2022

A debauchery-filled party scene in 'Babylon'

Culture

‘No One Wants to Talk About Mortality’

David Sims

December 20, 2022

Photo collage of stills from Joanna Hogg's films, featuring Tilda Swinton and Honor Swinton Byrne

Culture

Steven Spielberg’s Movie Magic Has a Dark Side

David Sims

December 14, 2022

Steven Spielberg sitting in a darkened theater

Film

Avatar: The Way of Water Puts Most Modern Blockbusters to Shame

David Sims

December 13, 2022

Culture

Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason to Avoid Emancipation

Shirley Li

December 9, 2022

Will Smith as Peter in the movie "Emancipation"

Sections

The Print Edition

Asteroid City Is Wes Anderson at His Best

Long Live the Delightfully Dumb Comedy

A Spidey Sense We Haven’t Seen Before

The Naturalistic Horror of The Little Mermaid

You Hurt My Feelings Is a Hilarious Anxiety Spiral

How to Watch a Movie in 15 Easy Steps

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Is a Triumph

The Provocative Optimism of Master Gardener

A Cheerful Goodbye to the Guardians of the Galaxy

Why Ari Aster Freaks People Out

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gives the People What They Want

The Oscars Got This One Right

‘This Is the American Dream’

Here’s Who Will Win at the 2023 Oscars

The Most Overrated Movie of This Oscars Season

The Movie That Helped Kazuo Ishiguro Make Sense of the World

20 Biopics That Are Actually Worth Watching

Why Rewatching Titanic Is Different Now

A Sensitive Movie About a Literary Oddity

The Films Steven Soderbergh Watches on a Loop

The 15 Indie Films to Put on Your 2023 Watch List

The Oscar Nominations Are In, and a Few Big Trends Are Out

The Oscars Contenders You Need to See

Hollywood Cannot Survive Without Movie Theaters

Skinamarink Is a Delightful Nightmare

A Disability Film Unlike Any Other

M3GAN’s Killer-Robot Doll Is Just What 2023 Needs

When a Single Conversation Can Mean Life or Death

The Mind-Boggling Grandeur of White Noise

Rian Johnson’s Primal Scream

The Avatar Sequel’s Worst Character Actually Does the Film a Service

The Dizzying Debauchery of Babylon

‘No One Wants to Talk About Mortality’

Steven Spielberg’s Movie Magic Has a Dark Side

Avatar: The Way of Water Puts Most Modern Blockbusters to Shame

Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason to Avoid Emancipation