Retrospective: 5 years later, ‘Shin Godzilla’ is still the beacon of hope we need
The Godzilla franchise is 67 years old. Six decades of a dedicated fan-base that has embraced some of the silliest, wackiest ideas that have ever... Read More
Reviews
‘The Green Knight’ review: With confident pacing and the marvelous Dev Patel, David Lowery creates a medieval masterpiece
Within the first act of The Green Knight, King Arthur (Sean Harris) asks his nephew Gawain (Dev Patel) to sit next to him and Queen... Read More
‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at 20: the ‘Nashville’ of absurdist cinema [Retrospective]
Some folks have never seen a Star Wars movie. There are diehard film fans in this world who have still never experienced Citizen Kane. I... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ recap: Season two, episode one – “Goodbye Earl”
AFC Richmond and England’s most unorthodox Football coach, Ted Lasso, has returned. The first episode of the new season started, and right from the beginning,... Read More
‘Old’ review: M. Night Shyamalan leans into his good and bad tendencies to create his best film in years
An argument can be made that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan is the most polarizing filmmaker working today. Arguments are made by his fans of how... Read More
‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century
Jamila Wignot’s Ailey celebrates its subject, the late modern dance iconoclast Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), in his own words and through his sublime choreography. The documentary... Read More
‘Where is Anne Frank?’ review: Heavy handed and overly preachy, Ari Folman’s visually stunning animated tale fails to compel [Cannes Review]
In the good ol’ days of primary school, back when we used to live freely with not a single care in the world, every student... Read More
‘A Hero’ review – An effective albeit monotonous moral parable from Asghar Farhadi [Cannes Review]
Somewhere in Iran, there is a bus station; a social junction where everyday commuters meet for a moment of solace. As the ongoing traffic continuously... Read More
‘In Front of Your Face’ review: A competent but isolating drama about dread from Hong Sang-soo [Cannes Review]
It doesn’t become clear what In Front of Your Face is really about till pretty far in, though its sheer emotional refinement means we can... Read More
‘Memoria’ review: Tilda Swinton investigates an eerie mystery in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s slow-burning epic [Cannes Review]
It starts with a bang. Not the metaphorical, head-first into action kind of bang — not that you would ever expect that from an Apichatpong... Read More
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]