REVIEWS

Sophia Silver's directorial debut is satisfyingly genuine.

An intriguing character study can't quite sustain itself.

Set aside 8 hours for the best triple feature of the year.

Ti West's latest can be a bit slow, but makes up for it with plenty of enjoyable thrills.

I Want You Back is a comfortable throwback to rom-coms past.

The latest attempt to resurrect Leatherface fails miserably.

Three disparate portraits of women at a crossroads.

Three worthwhile films that nonetheless miss some opportunities to shine.

Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown mine comedic gold in Adamma Ebo's feature debut.

Mariama Diallo's debut has its ups and downs, but solidifies her as an exciting new talent.

Cha Cha Real Smooth is a story about figuring out what the hell comes next - no matter if you're 14 or 40.

A thriller that twists the screws and forces us to reckon with the potential dangers of societal politeness.

A dispatch from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

A dispatch of three films from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Dale Dickey and Wes Studi elevate a brief meditation on isolation and companionship.

The eccentricities of Jesse Eisenberg's debut make for a frustrating watch.

Goran Stolevski's feature debut is a stunning act of visual humanity.

Dual distinguishes itself from its sci-fi brethren with a dose of the absurd and a heaping of humor.

The Cathedral is a confounding attempt at an epic memory piece.

Jamie Dack's debut refuses to hold your hand in its descent from ennui to exploitation.

Girl Picture knows the people that matter are the ones we call right after the big moments happen.

A beautiful story of identity and acceptance that bridges the gap between real and virtual worlds.

Spielberg and Kushner have done the impossible; in a year of musicals, their thrilling reinvention of West Side Story rises above the rest.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's latest provides an expansive yet intimate portrayal of the human condition.

Paolo Sorrentino's latest is achingly felt but doesn't quite work.

Procession is witness to uncommon bravery.

Gaga and Leto shine in an often hilarious satire.

Film lovers rejoice! After a twelve-year absence from the big screen (though you could find her on television at the Top of the Lake),...

Memoria bangs.

If you've been even a passive consumer of media in the last year and a half, it may feel like Princess Diana is omnipresent. After the...

Jim Cummings reinforces his triple-threat status with another genre-bending comedy.

Shatara Michelle Ford's underseen debut is one of the best films of the year.

There's glimmers of Chloé Zhao's auteurist vision, but for the most part Eternals is exactly what you'd expect from the MCU.

Joanna Hogg's sequel impresses on its own, but notably enriches the first film as well.

Ridley Scott's latest is more than deserving of your time.

There's plenty to love about Denis Villeneuve's big-screen adaptation, but the story's potential has yet to be resolved.

A final dispatch from the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.

Julia Ducournau's Palme d'Or-winning effort more than delivers.

Ben Foster shines in a mostly middling drama.

Three features that never quite earn their cynicism.

A charming and melancholy sci-fi romance.

Céline Sciamma returns with a moving and insightful film about childhood.

TIFF reviews of Beba, Listening to Kenny G, and The Rescue.

A mostly unnecessary remake bolstered by an excellent central performance by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Klutz. and A Good Couple are two shorts that shine at this year's fest.

On the unique pleasures and disappointing derivativeness of Annette.

Stillwater is a no-frills exploration of what happens when we lose our roots.

A conversation piece with visual innovation, See You Then's script lets it down.

Waikiki is a dark exploration of Hawaii that ties character to place.

David Lowery's latest is visually stunning and narratively dense.