The shout-out to Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 masterpiece in “One Battle After Another” isn’t casual — and the film itself remains earth-shattering.
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Luca Guadagnino’s university-set drama is basically a movie-length lecture by a mediocre professor.
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The Japanese punk musical might make older audiences nostalgic for the glory days of basic cable, when a film like this would have found a place in the mono-counter culture.
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The feature film debut of the iconic animated British duo suffered from some American interference.
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Our mini-reviews of “Samurai Fury,” “Stella: A Life,” “If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.
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The 2000 remake of the ‘70s UK crime classic was meant to help reinvent Sylvester Stallone for the 21st century. It may have kept him stuck in time.
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One decade after introducing Godzilla to the world, Ishiro Honda brought to the screen a more down-to-earth threat to humanity.
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Dwayne Johnson wins with blood, sweat, and tears, but everyone else takes a loss in Benny Safdie’s MMA drama.
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Andrew Durham’s adaptation of Alysia Abbott’s memoir covers well-trod ground, but with enough specificity (and fine performances) to stand out.
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In Richard Kelly’s notorious flop, the fevered landscape of post-9/11 America gets the ambitious and aggravating portrait it deserves.
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
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The world of dog shows provided the fodder for Christopher Guest’s most inspired mockumentary, unleashed 25 years ago.
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