‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Spike Lee’s Vietnam Epic Brings the Heat
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Part war film and part heist thriller, the director’s story of black veterans returning to old battlegrounds feels made for our current moment
‘Tommaso’ Review: A Filmmaker’s Exorcism, Italian Style
Posted in: Movie ReviewsWriter-director Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe turn a semi-autobiographical character study of an ex-pat in Rome into a troubled fever dream
‘The Vast of Night’ Review: Meet Your New Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Classic
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFirst-time director Andrew Patterson delivers a stunning debut about two ’50s teenagers who may (or may not) have stumbled across an alien invasion
‘Shirley’ Review: Who’s Afraid of Shirley Jackson?
Posted in: Movie ReviewsElisabeth Moss gives a bravura performance as the horror author behind “The Lottery” in a compellingly cracked biopic
‘On the Record’ Review: Doc Gives Russell Simmons’ Accusers the Spotlight
Posted in: Movie ReviewsHBO Max documentary on sexual-assault allegations leveled at the hip-hop mogul significantly changes the conversation on harassment in the music industry
‘The Painter and the Thief’ Review: The Art of Healing (and Vice Versa)
Posted in: Movie ReviewsDocumentary on an artist who turns the man who’s stolen her work into a muse is a tribute to an unlikely, undeniably powerful frendship
‘The Trip to Greece’ Review: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s Last Supper
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFinal entry of the British duo’s ‘Trip’ series is, per usual, hilarious — and a little heavier than usual
‘Spaceship Earth’ Review: Under the Domes, Out of Their Minds
Posted in: Movie ReviewsDocumentary on rise and fall of the Biosphere 2 project is a fascinating look at one of the eco-science community’s most noble failures
‘How to Build a Girl’ Review: Combine Rock-Critic Snark With Coming-of-Age Tale
Posted in: Movie ReviewsAdaptation of Caitlin Moran’s bestselling novel benefits from a bravura performance by Beanie Feldstein
‘Blue Story’ Uses Hip-Hop Beats to Bring Mythic Weight to British Youth-Gang Drama
Posted in: Movie ReviewsIf you want a blast of pure nitro in your pandemic viewing, start streaming this standout first feature from rapper-director Andrew Onwubolu, a.k.a. Rapman
