Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings wonderful specificity to her feature debut about the close connection between a mother and daughter.
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The latest from Yorgos Lanthimos is (as his style) provocative, darkly funny, and deeply twisted.
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This nuanced story of a liberal father and his fundamentalist son was one of several films Miramax unceremoniously dumped in theaters in the summer of ’99.
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Fifty years after its release, a look back at the brilliant neo-noir mystery and its muddled legacy.
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Our mini-reviews of “Ride,” “Invited,” “Waiting for Dali,” and other new-to-home-viewing titles.
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Our final report from Tribeca Festival includes mini-reviews of “Jazzy,” “Checkpoint Zoo,” and multi-award winner “Griffin in Summer.”
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Hal Ashby’s 1975 Warren Beatty vehicle (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is a sharp political commentary — and a crackerjack sex comedy.
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Robert Hamer’s acerbic class satire wasn’t a guaranteed hit for Ealing Studios back in the day. Seventy five years on, it still feels riskier than any current mainstream comedy.
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Our first report from this year’s Tribeca Festival includes new documentaries on Elizabeth Taylor and Powell & Pressburger.
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Esther Williams was an athlete turned actress and now, over 70 years later, we’re still in awe of her athletic feats.
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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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One of the Criterion Channel’s “Restorations and Rediscoveries” this month is Bob Odenkirk’s debut feature, which is ripe for rediscovery.
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