The Ping-Pong Hustler Who Inspired ‘Marty Supreme’
Volleying questions with the table tennis champ Marty Reisman, an inspiration for Timothée Chalamet’s new film, showed that he was a character in his own right.
December 24, 2025
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: A Woman Clothed With the Sun
In an extraordinary performance, Amanda Seyfried plays the founder of the Shakers in a singular film.
December 24, 2025
‘The Choral’ Review: Singing to Keep the Fear at Bay
As England goes to war, a provincial choir master played by Ralph Fiennes is challenged to find available voices in this poignant drama set in 1916.
December 24, 2025
‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: A Christmas ‘Caroline’
Craig Brewer’s toe-tapping weepie about the triumphs and tragedies of a Neil Diamond tribute band is exactly the movie we need right now.
December 24, 2025
‘Anaconda’ Review: Back in the Jungle
The movie gets at least one thing right: Rebooting the shlocky, widely-panned creature-feature, starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, is a goofy idea.
December 24, 2025
‘The Plague’ Review: Pool of the Flies
A stunner of a debut film follows a group of boys at a water polo camp, where an outsider is just trying to fit in.
December 24, 2025
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: Families, Untied
Jim Jarmusch’s uneven triptych, a prizewinner at Venice, saves its best segment for last.
December 24, 2025
‘Goodbye June’ Review: Terms of Endearment, and Estrangement
Kate Winslet directs a formulaic script by her son, Joe Anders, about a dying matriarch and her quarreling adult children.
December 24, 2025
Did We Underestimate Kate Hudson?
For years she was pigeonholed as a rom-com star. Her turn as a blue-collar mom with a love of Neil Diamond just might vault her back to the Oscars.
December 24, 2025
The Year’s Best Fight Scenes Had One Thing in Common
Everywhere you looked this year, men were feuding. In movies like “Splitsville,” “Eddington” and “Friendship,” it was gloriously pathetic.
December 24, 2025
Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88
In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.
December 23, 2025
‘Jingle All the Way,’ and the Super Bad Dad Superhero
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman and Rita Wilson served a platter of high-octane holiday high jinks in this unhinged 1996 comedy.
December 23, 2025
Kate Winslet’s Unhappy Family Christmas
The British actress’s directorial debut, “Goodbye June,” is based on a script written by her son and follows a fractured family reuniting in the hospital over the holidays.
December 23, 2025
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.
December 23, 2025
Is Sydney Sweeney Today’s Most Perplexing Movie Star?
Onscreen, she tends to play women fighting the patriarchy; offscreen the image she cultivates has meant conservatives consider her one of their own.
December 21, 2025
As the ‘Avatar’ Villain Varang, Oona Chaplin Connected With Her Rage
She had been working with refugees and channeled her anger over their situation into the ferocious performance, which was filmed several years ago.
December 20, 2025
What We Know About Rob Reiner’s Final Projects
The release of a “Spinal Tap” concert film that was filmed at Stonehenge has been delayed.
December 19, 2025
Theodor Pistek, 93, Oscar-Winning ‘Amadeus’ Costume Designer, Dies
He worked on more than 100 films, but that wasn’t all: He was also a racecar driver and a painter of photorealistic works, many depicting cars.
December 19, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, torrents, trolls and time travel.
December 19, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream
The final column of the year looks at the end of things — the end of the world, the end of youth — along with an underrated holiday gem.
December 19, 2025
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’: What to Remember Before Seeing the New Movie
The newest chapter in the saga of the Na’vi people continues to build their highly detailed world. Here’s a guide to catch you up on the developments.
December 19, 2025
6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
December 19, 2025
‘Sorry, Baby,’ ‘Lurker’ and the Year’s Great Under-the-Radar Streaming Films
Here are just a few of the year’s finest indies, documentaries and international selections, available to stream at this very minute.
December 19, 2025
‘Breakdown: 1975’ Remembers the Distinctive Cinematic Voices of an Era
This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade.
December 19, 2025
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: By Land, by Water, by Air!
For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot.
December 18, 2025
‘Cover-Up’ Review: Seymour Hersh, Scoops and Power
In their documentary, Laura Poitras (“Citizenfour”) and Mark Obenhaus trace the career highs and lows of the famed investigative journalist.
December 18, 2025
‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’ Review: Underwater Adventure
The latest installment to this entertainment juggernaut relies on a cheap, rote formula and easy gags to keep children engaged.
December 18, 2025
‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: When a Punchline Becomes a Lifeline
Will Arnett and Laura Dern add emotional heft to Bradley Cooper’s intimate comedy about a separated spouse who finds solace in stand-up.
December 18, 2025
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Dusty Counters, Dirty Secrets
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star in a thriller that is best seen with a full house.
December 18, 2025
‘David’ Review: Preaching to the Choir
The story of David and Goliath is presented as a feel-good family epic in this animated musical released by the popular religious media company Angel Studios.
December 18, 2025
‘Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?’ Review: Becoming Big Stars
The band became a major success in 1993 with the hit “Mr. Jones.” Since then, the group has done its best to keep rock music alive.
December 18, 2025
Christine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76
Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance.
December 17, 2025
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: When Help Won’t Arrive
Kaouther Ben Hania’s dramatized feature about a Palestinian girl who is killed in Gaza City is both powerfully direct and purposefully removed.
December 17, 2025
The Most Notable Movies of 2025
Across the newsroom, journalists picked their most notable movies from 2025.
December 17, 2025
How Rob Reiner Created His Comedy Legacy
These moments from his movies brought the laughs, in many different ways.
December 17, 2025
Will the Oscars Make Room for ‘Difficult’ Women?
Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence and Amanda Seyfried give great performances as women who buck convention. But some voters prize ‘likability’ above all else.
December 17, 2025
‘Who Killed Santa Claus?’: The Night Before Christmas in Occupied France
This 1941 comic murder mystery is back for a week in a sparkling restoration at Film Forum.
December 17, 2025
The 25 Most Notable Movies of 2025
We polled film experts in the newsroom. These are the titles that stuck with us this year.
December 17, 2025
Nick Reiner, Charged With Killing His Parents: What We Know
The son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, has long struggled with drug addiction.
December 16, 2025
The Best Movies of 2025: You Decide
The critics have had their say. Now it’s your turn. What movies released in 2025 do you consider the best?
December 16, 2025
‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Lead the Way on the Oscar Shortlists
The lineups, which Oscar voters will choose from next month, include the new casting category, which was largely a dress rehearsal for best picture.
December 16, 2025
Rob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies
“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.
December 16, 2025
Nick Reiner’s Struggles With Drugs Left His Parents ‘Desperate’
Mr. Reiner, who was arrested in connection with the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, once estimated he had been in drug treatment 18 times as a teenager.
December 16, 2025
Rob Reiner Made Clear What He Believed In, Onscreen and Off
In films like “A Few Good Men,” the director’s ideas of honor and morality were stated as plainly as could be.
December 15, 2025
Rob Reiner: A Life in Pictures
The actor-turned-director spent decades at the forefront of the entertainment world.
December 15, 2025
Rob Reiner: 14 Movies and Shows to Stream
He played one of the most memorable sitcom roles of the ’70s before going on to direct a string of enduring movie classics. Here are some of his career highlights.
December 15, 2025
Despite Challenges, the Berlin Film Festival Moves Forward
The festival, which takes place in winter and late in the award season, has, in recent years, been somewhat overshadowed by its sister events in Cannes and Venice.
December 15, 2025
Renate Reinsve Talks Levity, Joachim Trier and Quantum Physics
“I would feel deflated if I couldn’t go into something deeply existential and explore,” said the Norwegian actress, who stars in the Oscar-buzzy “Sentimental Value.”
December 15, 2025
‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ at 25: Kronk’s Enduring Appeal
This millennial favorite wouldn’t be the same without a certain sidekick.
December 15, 2025
Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
After finding fame in “All in the Family,” he directed winning films like “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally … ” and “The Princess Bride” and got involved in liberal politics.
December 15, 2025
Peter Greene, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘The Mask’ Actor, Dies at 60
Mr. Greene, who built a four-decade career uncannily portraying villains, was found dead in his apartment in Manhattan on Friday, his manager said.
December 13, 2025
The Year Hollywood Finally Confronted Our Political Moment
In movies like “Eddington,” “Sinners,” “Wake Up Dead Man” and others, filmmakers have at last wrapped their heads around how to explain this period.
December 13, 2025
Watch an Ensemble Scene From ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
The writer and director Rian Johnson narrates a sequence from his film.
December 12, 2025
6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
December 12, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include an unexpected holiday adventure and a blockbuster body-swapping comedy.
December 12, 2025
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The writer and director Rian Johnson narrates a sequence from his film.
December 12, 2025
‘Dust Bunny’ Review: A World of Wonders, Familiar and Foreign
The movie, starring Sophie Sloan and Mads Mikkelsen, is a blast of visual delights.
December 11, 2025
Searching for Beauty in the Bloodshed of Bullfighting
Albert Serra’s documentary “Afternoons of Solitude” seeks something transcendent in a tradition that many people, in Spain and elsewhere, find barbaric.
December 11, 2025
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Review: A Slasher Gets a Giddy Reboot
This delightfully trashy entry in the seasonal subgenre follows a killer Santa with a heart, and a case of blood lust.
December 11, 2025
‘Resurrection’ Review: A Hallucinatory Voyage Into Cinema
The Chinese director Bi Gan, who has become a lauded fixture on the festival circuit, conjures a boundary-pushing tale that evokes moviemaking itself.
December 11, 2025
‘The King of Color’ Review: He’s Just Into Hue
In a new documentary, the creator of the Pantone system explains how he standardized colors across the globe.
December 11, 2025
‘Ella McCay’ Review: Right Girl, Wrong Time
James L. Brooks returns with a lieutenant governor comedy that might leave you more confused than amused.
December 11, 2025
‘Atropia’ Review: No Escape From Reality
Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner fake it so real in this Army simulation exercise in the California desert.
December 11, 2025
For the Last Sundance in Utah, Expect Debuts, Reunions and 3 Charli XCX Titles
Olivia Wilde will also appear in two films, including one she directed, and the cast of “Little Miss Sunshine” will return for its 20th anniversary.
December 10, 2025
‘Merv’ Review: Not Much to Gnaw On
Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox play a former couple who share a dog in this shaggy rom-com that fails its titular lead.
December 10, 2025
The Best Genre Movies of 2025
We look at the finest in science fiction, horror, action and international films, all available to stream.
December 10, 2025
After ‘Sinners,’ What Will Ryan Coogler Do Next?
The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him and why he turned down the invitation to join the academy.
December 10, 2025
Golden Globes 2026 Snubs: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Misses a Major Nomination
Though its stars are up for acting prizes, the film is not in the running for best musical or comedy, only for box office achievement.
December 8, 2025
Golden Globes 2026: The Full List of Nominees
The movies and TV series competing for the 83rd Golden Globes. The ceremony will air on Jan. 11.
December 8, 2025
Josh Hutcherson Is Back. He Never Wanted to Leave.
The “Five Nights at Freddy’s” and “I Love L.A.” star found instant success as a child actor. After his “Hunger Games” fame, it felt like it almost all went away.
December 6, 2025
The Area 51 of New England
Through trinkets and tales, a U.F.O. story that once captured national attention lives on.
December 6, 2025
20 Great Holiday Romance Movies
From timeless classics to frothy distractions, we’ve picked the best holiday romances currently available to stream.
December 5, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s movies include cosmopolitan assassins, flesh-slicing swashbucklers and seasoned supernatural detectives.
December 5, 2025
Fans Are Obsessed With This Celebrity Couple. They Star in ‘Zootopia.’
WildeHopps, a.k.a. the fox and bunny at the heart of the franchise, has inspired a YouTube movie, TikToks, fancams and more. The obsession goes deep (and sometimes weird).
December 5, 2025
11 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
December 5, 2025
The Protesters and the Police Are Both the Focus and the Filmmakers
To tell the story of the demonstrations surrounding a World Trade Organization meeting, “WTO/99” assembled scenes shot by the participants themselves.
December 5, 2025
What ‘Hamnet’ Lost (and Gained) on the Way From Page to Screen
The filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the novelist-turned-screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell explained the changes they made in the tale of Shakespeare, his wife and their son.
December 5, 2025
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, ‘The Last Emperor’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ Actor, Dies at 75
The actor, born in Japan, starred in dozens of film and television shows, including Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle.” His career spanned more than three decades.
December 5, 2025
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: The Robots Are Malfunctioning (Again)
The bigger-budget follow-up to last year’s abysmal cult horror hit about haunted animatronic puppets is, at best, marginally scarier.
December 4, 2025
‘La Grazia’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Portrait of Waning Power
The director reunites with Toni Servillo, casting the astonishingly expressive actor as a fictional Italian president facing the end of his term.
December 4, 2025
‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: It’s a Hit (Reprise)
The Tony-winning Broadway revival of the notorious Stephen Sondheim flop, starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, gets a live stage recording for the big screen.
December 4, 2025
‘Rosemead’ Review: A Mother and Her Troubled Son
In this drama, Lucy Liu offers a compassionate and grim portrait of a parent at the end of her rope.
December 4, 2025
‘Little Trouble Girls’ Review: Teenage Infatuation
Despite awareness of taboos, two girls in a Catholic school choir are drawn to each other in this feature debut by the Slovenian director Urska Djukic.
December 4, 2025
‘Jay Kelly’ Review: All His Memories Are Movies
Noah Baumbach’s latest film has George Clooney playing the last of the old-school movie stars.
December 4, 2025
‘Happy Holidays’ Review: Fissures in a Palestinian Family
In Scandar Copti’s film, set in Haifa, Israel, secrets and deceptions strain relationships.
December 4, 2025
‘Fackham Hall’ Review: Keep Calm and Chuckle On
Clever sight gags jazz up this “Downton Abbey” sendup about a bookish aristocrat under pressure to marry her first cousin.
December 4, 2025
‘Endless Cookie’ Review: An Animated Family History
Two filmmaking brothers trade tales in a tonally singular documentary.
December 4, 2025
‘The Chronology of Water’ Review: Saved by the Pen
Kristen Stewart’s feature directing debut stars a riveting Imogen Poots in an uncomfortably visceral tale of abuse and addiction.
December 4, 2025
‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Feminist Fairy Tale
This flawed but endearing film stars Emma Corrin as a protective maid and features Charli XCX as a sister with a secret.
December 4, 2025
Merry Little Streaming
From “Oh. What. Fun.” to “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie,” a roundup of several new holiday titles to stream this season.
December 3, 2025
The Best Picture Race Has 5 Sure Bets. What About the Other Slots?
“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value” are almost certain to be nominated. After that, it’s anyone’s guess.
December 3, 2025
Best Movies of 2025
Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.
December 2, 2025
Why Are There So Many Films Right Now Based on the Bible?
Films that take their stories from the Old or New Testament are filling screens big and small. To understand why, it helps to know Hollywood history.
December 2, 2025
Jafar Panahi, Who Filmed in Secret in Iran, Wins Big at the Gotham Awards
He won best director, original screenplay and international feature for “It Was Just an Accident.” Best feature went to “One Battle After Another.”
December 2, 2025
‘The Merchants of Joy’ Review: Cutthroat Christmas Tree Sales
A new documentary contains zesty character studies of competing New York City tree vendors as they prepare for the holiday season.
December 1, 2025
Jason Schwartzman Finds Peace at the Library
“It’s almost like a movie set,” said the actor, now in the Christmas film “Oh. What. Fun.,” “and I have to pretend I’m working, too.”
November 29, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include elaborate ambulance chasing, a killer shark and crime south of the border.
November 28, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
November 28, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a portrait of a vanguard filmmaker, a look back at a televised clash between writers, and a reflection on a Hollywood star and pinup.
November 28, 2025
The Great Beatles Documentary That’s Nearly Impossible to See (Legally)
With “The Beatles Anthology” now on Disney+, we dig into “The Compleat Beatles,” another documentary on the band that is difficult to see legally but had an impact on a generation.
November 28, 2025
In ‘The Tale of Silyan,’ the Storks Are Watching
The birds’ presence lends an otherworldly air to this nonfiction look at a family farm in a dying North Macedonian village.
November 28, 2025
‘The Holiday’: A Festive Cocktail, Equal Parts Charm and Cringe
Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black delivered a lesson on chemistry, good and bad, in the 2006 Nancy Meyers rom-com.
November 28, 2025
‘You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine’ Review: Paying Tribute in Nashville
Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine’s songs in this engaging concert film.
November 27, 2025
‘The Thing With Feathers’ Review: Parenting Without Your Better Half
A grieving father struggles to care for his two children after the death of his wife. Even with its star, Benedict Cumberbatch, the movie never takes flight.
November 27, 2025
‘The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo’ Review: Freelancing Woes
Was a freelance photographer intentionally left out of the famous Vietnam War photo of “Napalm Girl”?
November 27, 2025
‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: An Electric Portrait of Taipei
The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan.
November 27, 2025
‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: An Artist’s Mind-Expanding Collage
In this dazzling essay movie, the director Kahlil Joseph draws on an array of sources — news clips, old movies, family albums, an encyclopedia of ”Africana” — to create a thrilling whole.
November 27, 2025
‘The Secret Agent’ Review: Carnival in the Face of Carnage
Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
November 26, 2025
‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Natural Habitats, Expanded
A sequel to the 2016 hit, this movie about an animal metropolis takes on an even messier social allegory than the first one, while building out a wider (if bloated) universe.
November 26, 2025
‘Teenage Wasteland’ Review: Young in Age, Mature in Reporting
This documentary looks back at a group of teenagers who, in the early 1990s, created a high school video project that ended up breaking real news.
November 26, 2025
‘Hamnet’ Review: The Rest Is Silence
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in a heartbreaking adaptation of the best-selling novel.
November 26, 2025
‘Eternity’ Review: Dead Reckoning
Elizabeth Olsen plays a dead woman who must choose her forever partner in this silly afterlife rom-com.
November 26, 2025
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Forgive Them, Father
Josh O’Connor leads a star-studded cast in the latest Benoit Blanc mystery — this one, about religious cults of personality.
November 26, 2025
Udo Kier, Familiar Movie Villain and Fixture of the Offbeat, Dies at 81
A German-born actor, he appeared in more than 280 films, from Hollywood action fare to a Warhol horror tale. Madonna liked him for her videos.
November 25, 2025
‘Wicked: For Good’ Tells a Story Through Color
Alice Brooks, the cinematographer of “Wicked: For Good,” explains the meaning and intention behind the color choices in the film.
November 22, 2025
Da’Vine Joy Randolph Loves Ocean Swims, Minus the Snorkeling
“I have a phobia of what lies beneath,” the Oscar winner said. “I don’t want to know what’s down there! Don’t touch me and I won’t touch you.”
November 22, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
For the Thanksgiving holiday, this month’s picks, including “Force Majeure” and “The Humans,” look at family togetherness in all its mundane glory.
November 21, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, there is cloud busting in Peru, a shadowy astronaut drama, doomsday preppers in New Zealand and more.
November 21, 2025
Watch a ‘Wonderful’ Moment From ‘Wicked: For Good’
The director Jon M. Chu narrates a sequence from his film featuring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldblum performing the song “Wonderful.”
November 21, 2025
‘Wicked’ and the Never-Ending Press Tour
The pink-and-green-themed promotions were everywhere, with all the advantages and limitations that kind of marketing push entails.
November 21, 2025
How 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’
Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act.
November 21, 2025
6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
November 21, 2025
‘Zodiac Killer Project’: Hooked on True Crime
Charlie Shackleton explains how he would have made a film had he won the rights to a book on a murderer. The result is a fascinating look at a whole genre.
November 21, 2025
Animation Hasn’t Been the Same Since ‘Toy Story’
The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost.
November 21, 2025
‘Wicked: For Good’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Jon M. Chu narrates a sequence from his film featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum.
November 21, 2025
A Film About Unidentified Phenomena Gets a Congressional Audience
“The Age of Disclosure,” a documentary featuring government and military officials, was screened for a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives.
November 20, 2025
‘The Family Plan 2’ Review: A Relaxing Vacation? Maybe Not.
Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan return in a better executed, equally goofball sequel about a family’s tangles with organized crime.
November 20, 2025
‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: Two Besties Till the End
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to Oz for the second part of Jon M. Chu’s maximalist adaptation of the Broadway musical.
November 20, 2025
‘Train Dreams’ Review: Life, Understood in Reverse
Joel Edgerton stars in a gorgeous film based on Denis Johnson’s celebrated novella about a laborer in the Pacific Northwest.
November 20, 2025
‘Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter’ Review: When Fame Recedes
A documentary tracks the highs and lows of the 1990s fitness guru, now a food delivery driver in Las Vegas.
November 20, 2025
‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review: Slapstick Rambo
In this sequel to the 2023 exploitation film, blood-splattered inanity becomes a delirium of popcorn fun.
November 20, 2025
‘Rental Family’ Review: Lost in Impersonation
Brendan Fraser is quietly endearing in this fish-out-of-water tale of an American actor in Tokyo who accepts some highly unusual assignments.
November 20, 2025
‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Review: The Only Way Out
A documentary about Sara Shahverdi, the first woman elected to the council of her village in Iran, is propelled by her no-nonsense resourcefulness.
November 20, 2025
‘The Age of Disclosure’ Review: Release the Extraterrestrial Files
A documentary argues that the U.S. government needs to divulge what it knows about the phenomena formerly called U.F.O.s.
November 20, 2025
‘Cactus Pears’ Review: Finding Intimacy Amid Grief
This understated Indian drama follows closeted gay man gingerly initiating a romance with an old friend.
November 20, 2025
‘Sacramento,’ ‘Happy Christmas’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s off-the-radar streaming suggestions include modest but moving indie comedy-dramas, documentaries profiling comedy legends and more.
November 19, 2025
George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Noah Baumbach on Fame and ‘Jay Kelly’
The stars and the director look back on their days trying to break into the industry and how failure was part of the equation.
November 19, 2025
‘Selena y Los Dinos’ Review: Still Dreaming of You
In this look back at the singer Selena, the director Isabel Castro presents home video footage and photographs that have not been seen in other documentaries.
November 18, 2025
How Much Sex, Drugs and Violence Can Be in a PG-13 Movie?
The movie ratings board has pulled back the curtain on how it approaches hot-button topics, including nudity, marijuana and guns.
November 18, 2025
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself.
November 18, 2025
Tom Cruise Accepts an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards
The star was feted along with Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and the production designer Wynn Thomas at a show that has become an awards campaign stop.
November 17, 2025
Has This Director Made the Year’s Most Terrifying Movie?
With the existential action thriller “Sirat,” set in the rave culture of Morocco, Oliver Laxe says that he was not out to shock, but that he is still haunted by one scene.
November 17, 2025
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Has Tricks Up Its Sleeve
The magician heist thriller franchise is back for a third installment. We go beyond the illusion to find out why these movies endure.
November 16, 2025
SAG Awards Changes Its Name to the Actor Awards
The annual awards, started three decades ago by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA, has begun to reach a global audience through livestreaming on Netflix.
November 15, 2025
Want to See ‘The Running Man’? Colman Domingo Is Hosting
While the Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated actor loves to put on a show, his role as Bobby T in this Stephen King adaptation is the first time he has played a showman in the movies.
November 15, 2025
‘Nouvelle Vague’: All the References Explained
The Netflix film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic “Breathless” is chock-full of names with key roles in cinema history.
November 15, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, parents and children in India, Germany, Korea, Italy and Sudan grapple with the joys and perils of familial bonds.
November 14, 2025
11 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
November 14, 2025
Today’s Top Directors Have Some Issues With Gen Z
“Eddington,” “One Battle After Another” and “After the Hunt” focus on young characters navigating the current political climate. The depictions aren’t always flattering.
November 14, 2025
In Death, Poet Andrea Gibson Gets a Film That Celebrates Life
“Come See Me in the Good Light” follows the writer and their wife as they experienced the pain of cancer and also the joy of living.
November 14, 2025
‘Come See Me in the Good Light’: The Sweetness After a Terminal Diagnosis
The film chronicles the poet Andrea Gibson’s final year of living with cancer and trying to make every second count.
November 14, 2025
‘A Very Jonas Christmas Movie’ Review: O Come, All Ye Faithful
In their fan-oriented and self-mocking holiday comedy, the millennial boy band delivers pure festive sugar rush.
November 14, 2025
‘The Running Man’ Review: Glen Powell Plays for His Life
The actor stars as an Everyman battling it out in a near-future but familiarly dystopian America in the director Edgar Wright’s new version of the Stephen King novel.
November 13, 2025
‘Nouvelle Vague’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Ode to ‘Breathless’
The American director moves his sights to Paris in 1959, when a young, cocky Jean-Luc Godard is hustling to make his first (now legendary) movie.
November 13, 2025
‘Viridiana’ Was Luis Buñuel’s Revenge
The 1961 film, which was banned in Spain, has been restored and revived in a limited run at Film Forum.
November 13, 2025
‘The Things You Kill’ Review: A Tragedy Turns Surreal
A slippery Turkish-language feature takes its time revealing its mysteries.
November 13, 2025
‘Rebuilding’ Review: When Life Bucks You Off
In this gentle western, Josh O’Connor plays a cowboy who’s lost his ranch and sense of self to a wildfire.
November 13, 2025
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Review: Magic, the Gathering
The Horsemen return, with some new additions, and are off to right the world’s wrongs once more.
November 13, 2025
‘Keeper’ Review: You Can Get In, but You Can’t Get Out
This entertainingly loopy horror movie from Osgood Perkins is a cabin-in-the-woods chiller with a girl power spin.
November 13, 2025
‘King Ivory’ Review: Oklahoma Turns Gangland
A starry action-thriller with noble intentions fumbles the fentanyl epidemic.
November 13, 2025
‘Bunny’ Review: Doing the Right Thing
Ben Jacobson’s caper set in an East Village tenement hinges on the camaraderie of neighbors and teems with energy.
November 13, 2025
‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Review: The First Temptation of Christ?
In this horror movie drawn from the Apocrypha, a teen Jesus is both troubled and troubling to his parents. Then along comes a stranger with a serpent.
November 13, 2025
‘Being Eddie’ Review: A King of Comedy Looks Back
A self-aware and soft-spoken Eddie Murphy plays docent to his own career in a new documentary.
November 13, 2025
‘Arco’ Review: A Technicolor Apocalypse
A boy empowered by a time-traveling cape crash-lands in 2075 in this inventive animated film that wrestles with the effects of climate change and technology.
November 13, 2025
Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84
She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Anna” but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like “The Sting” and “JFK.”
November 12, 2025
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
November 11, 2025
How Brawling Dramas Take the Fight to the Oscars
With their slow-mo punch sequences and actors’ body transformations, pugilistic films from “Rocky” to “Christy” have aimed for the academy’s approval.
November 11, 2025
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran’ and Other Classics, Dies at 92
He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema, appearing in films by Akira Kurosawa and other leading directors of that era.
November 11, 2025
65 Movies to See This Winter
An obsessed table-tennis player (“Marty Supreme”) and musicians in a Neil Diamond tribute band (“Song Sung Blue”) are among the season’s screen gifts.
November 9, 2025
Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 90
His Oscar-winning 1965 film “The War Game” depicted a post-nuclear-attack England, one of his many fictionalized docudramas against war and repression.
November 8, 2025
Pauline Collins, 85, Dies; Stage and Screen Star of ‘Shirley Valentine’
She often played a particularly British character: a bubbly yet resilient woman facing down the corrosive effects of everyday modern life.
November 8, 2025
What to Know About the New ‘Predator’ Movie
The humanoid creature has been on the big screen since 1987. With “Predator: Badlands” in theaters, here’s the back story on the franchise.
November 8, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a loner on the razor’s edge, a witch on a bloodthirsty mission and an actress walking a doomed path.
November 7, 2025
Watch Oscar Isaac Create Life in ‘Frankenstein’
The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence in which Dr. Victor Frankenstein presents his findings at a disciplinary tribunal.
November 7, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
November 7, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include the new “Superman” reboot and an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dahl book.
November 7, 2025
‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’: An Extraordinary Voice (and Film)
The film captures the friendship between an Iranian filmmaker and a Gaza City resident. They never actually meet but speak movingly via video calls.
November 7, 2025
Why Japan Exiled a Film About a Famed Japanese Writer
“Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.
November 7, 2025
‘Frankenstein’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence from his film, starring “Oscar Isaac.”
November 7, 2025
The Endlessly Adaptable Frankenstein
Few works have inspired more adaptations than Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic about a frenzied creator who builds a despairing being. Here’s a look at the many ways it has been repurposed onscreen.
November 6, 2025
‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier’s Unhappy Household
In this moving drama from the director of “The Worst Person in the World,” Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve star as father and daughter in counterpoint.
November 6, 2025
‘Sarah’s Oil’ Review: The Little Drilling Rig That Could
A young Black girl learns that her land allotment is rich with oil in this story that aspires to teach us a lesson about white predation.
November 6, 2025
‘Toy Story’: The Ultimate 30th Anniversary Quiz
Three decades, four films, two theme park lands, and $3.3 billion in worldwide box office revenue later, the franchise has become a staple of family movie nights. How well do you know your Star Command and Pizza Planet?
November 6, 2025
‘Predator: Badlands’ Review: It Lives!
The latest installment from the director of “Prey” finds a Predator and an android played by Elle Fanning teaming up against some big baddies.
November 6, 2025
‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Tell Me Everything
Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall invigorate this experimental look at a gifted New York photographer.
November 6, 2025
‘Nuremberg’ Review: Inside the Nazi Mind
This movie starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe looks back at the trials and a psychiatrist who evaluated the defendants.
November 6, 2025
‘Modi’ Review: 3 Days in the Life of Modigliani
The movie, directed by Johnny Depp, adapted from a play by Dennis McIntyre, follows the artist fleeing the police, in Paris.
November 6, 2025
‘Die My Love’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence in a Mother of a Role
The actress gives a career-defining performance opposite Robert Pattinson in Lynne Ramsay’s latest.
November 6, 2025
‘Christy’ Review: The Lady in Pink? She Packs a Fierce Punch
The ring is a treacherous place to be, but for this boxer, the living room held the greater threat of terror.
November 6, 2025
‘Caterpillar’ Review: Risking Their Sight to be Seen Anew
The latest documentary from Liza Mandelup (“Jawline”) concerns a man who seeks to change the color of his eyes — permanently.
November 6, 2025
‘Belén’ Review: An Eye-Opening but Rote Courtroom Thriller
The actor-director Dolores Fonzi chronicles the battle to legalize abortion in Argentina through the real-life story of a woman’s wrongful imprisonment.
November 6, 2025
Ariana Grande Still Has Surprises in Store
The pop superstar reinvented herself in the first “Wicked,” but the sequel shows just how much further she can go as an actress.
November 5, 2025
The Delicate, Last-Minute Dance of Building a Starry ‘Knives Out’ Cast
For the original, Daniel Craig was hired weeks, not months, in advance, and Ana De Armas joined days ahead. The latest, “Wake Up Dead Man,” followed that template.
November 5, 2025
Stream These Diane Ladd-Laura Dern Collaborations
Ladd, who died on Monday, had several memorable screen roles alongside her daughter, Dern. Below are highlights.
November 4, 2025
Diane Ladd, Versatile and Lauded Film Actress, Dies at 89
She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in one case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.
November 3, 2025
There’s a Reason We Can’t Look Away From ‘A House of Dynamite’
The ticking-clock threat of an imminent missile strike makes for propulsive viewing. It’s long been a go-to setup in Hollywood, from “Dr. Strangelove” on.
November 2, 2025
The Poster Designers Who Helped Bring Movies to Life
With their posters for the Indiana Jones films, Rambo and more, Renato Casaro and Drew Struzan made work that embedded itself in our pop culture memories.
November 1, 2025
Nia DaCosta vs. Ibsen
The director’s sumptuous rethinking of “Hedda Gabler” raises questions about women, freedom and the choices we make about our lives.
November 1, 2025
Watch a Tense Scene From ‘A House of Dynamite’
The film’s director, Kathryn Bigelow, narrates a heightened sequence in which a nuclear missile is headed for the United States.
October 31, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include convicted swordsmen, crooked cops and bumbling heroes who can’t feel pain.
October 31, 2025
‘A House of Dynamite’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Kathryn Bigelow narrates a tense sequence from her film, in which a ballistic missile is headed for the United States.
October 31, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 31, 2025
‘The White House Effect’ and the Value of Letting Footage Speak for Itself
This film uses archival clips and documents to examine the way climate change evolved from nonpartisan topic to divisive issue.
October 31, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a chilling true-crime entry, a movie about an execution equipment manufacturer and a devilish doc from the “Exorcist” director William Friedkin.
October 30, 2025
‘Baahubali: The Epic’ Review: The Return of the King
This film combines S.S. Rajamouli’s dynamic two-part period epic, “Baahubali: The Beginning” (2015) and “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” (2017), into a single, rollicking story with aplomb.
October 30, 2025
‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: Discovering the World
In this sweet animated film, set in Japan, a Belgian child encounters a flood of new wonders.
October 30, 2025
‘Fire of Wind’ Review: May Day
In this elegant, elliptical folk tale set in rural Portugal, a group of grape pickers are trapped in treetops after a bull is let loose and gores a few of their companions.
October 30, 2025
‘Hedda’ Review: Sex, Lies and a Country Estate
Tessa Thompson plays mind games with her guests in Nia DaCosta’s endlessly surprising adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen production.
October 30, 2025
Colin Farrell and Edward Berger on High Rollers and ‘Ballad of a Small Player’
The actor was so fearful of the role, he thought about not getting on a plane to the Macau set. But it was a passion project for the director.
October 30, 2025
‘Dracula’ Review: Fangs Out
In this provocation, the Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude takes on the Dracula myth and a real-life horror show known as Vlad the Impaler.
October 29, 2025
Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70
At 15, he played the muse to an ailing composer in Luchino Visconti’s film “Death in Venice.” He later said he’d felt sexualized by the director.
October 29, 2025
‘Auction’ Review: The Art World’s Gilded Hustle
This shrewd and diverting French drama takes as its inspiration the rediscovery of a long-lost Egon Schiele masterwork.
October 29, 2025
‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ Review: Facing Conflict With Comedy
Noam Shuster Eliassi spreads the message that Palestinians and Israelis should live as equals.
October 29, 2025
‘Love+War’ Review: Married to the Job
This documentary is a fast-charging profile of Lynsey Addario, a photojournalist who chases conflicts abroad while finessing them at home.
October 29, 2025
‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Review: Know When to Run
Colin Farrell stars in Edward Berger’s eye-popping but lethargic follow-up to ‘Conclave.’
October 29, 2025
‘Practical Magic,’ Eternally Enchanting and Confounding
The bewitching duo of Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock turned this 1998 supernatural dramedy with a baffling story line into a Halloween classic.
October 29, 2025
‘Old Henry,’ ‘Personal Shopper’ and More Streaming Gems
A good old-fashioned Western, a historical drama with fresh resonance and a new documentary on a famed screenwriter are among this month’s off-the-beaten-path streaming recommendations.
October 28, 2025
Defunct Upper West Side Movie Theater May Reopen in 2028
The landmark Metro Theater is being renamed Uptown Film Center and will include five screens and about 470 seats.
October 27, 2025
Allison Williams, of ‘Regretting You,’ Knows She’s Not the Underdog
A “Girls” girl no more, the actress discusses film roles, family and exactly how often she lets herself sing.
October 26, 2025
Jeremy Allen White and the Fierce Anxiety of Playing Springsteen
The star never imagined he’d be performing as the Boss in front of the Boss. But the head-spinning nature of the role has paid off.
October 26, 2025
Keeping Yorgos Lanthimos Movie Posters Weird
The designer Vasilis Marmatakis has created posters for the director’s films that are often as enigmatic as the movies themselves.
October 26, 2025
When Hollywood Depicts Broadway Genius, the Results Rarely Sing
The new Lorenz Hart biopic “Blue Moon” gets a lot right about the creation of musicals that a spate of 1940s films got wildly wrong.
October 25, 2025
10 Scary-Movie Endings That Swing Big or Pull Their Punches
Some filmmakers have no qualms about sending audiences out on the bleakest note; others famously watered down their conclusions. These are among the most debated.
October 25, 2025
Freddy vs. Jason: Podcast Bros?
It may be a recession indicator, but our cartoonist says high-profile horror villains like Jigsaw and Aunt Gladys are taking daylight gigs.
October 25, 2025
Barbara Gips, Creator of Memorable Movie Catchphrases, Dies at 89
Her best-known tagline was also her first to be published, written for “Alien”: “In space no one can hear you scream.”
October 24, 2025
We Traveled the Real California That ‘One Battle After Another’ Imagined
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film spotlights unseen corners of the state. To find them, our photographer traveled California from tip to tip.
October 24, 2025
6 Items From the Gene Hackman Auction: His Art, Scripts and Galaga
The actor, who died this year at 95, led a quiet life in New Mexico. An auction of his belongings offers insights into his life and work.
October 24, 2025
Among the East Wing Rubble: The Presidency’s ‘Best Perk’
Nixon watched “Patton” there. Obama hosted the “Lincoln” cast. Built in 1942, the White House’s private movie theater offered refuge and entertainment.
October 24, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Dystopian societies and time travel anxieties are covered in this month’s selection of sci-fi offerings.
October 24, 2025
Watch Jeremy Allen White Sing in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’
The director Scott Cooper narrates a scene in which Bruce Springsteen (White) records the song “My Father’s House.”
October 24, 2025
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’: What’s Fact, What’s Fictionalized
The new biopic gets a lot right about the Boss and the making of “Nebraska.” But there are elements that were made up for the film.
October 24, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 24, 2025
In ‘Mistress Dispeller,’ a Story as Old as Time (With a Very New Twist)
In China, a professional can be hired to break up a cheating spouse’s extramarital relationship. Elizabeth Lo’s remarkable film takes us up close.
October 24, 2025
With ‘Bugonia,’ Jesse Plemons Takes the Lead
His performance as a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps an executive has put him in the awards season mix. But letting go of the character wasn’t easy.
October 24, 2025
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Scott Cooper narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Jeremy Allen White playing Bruce Springsteen.
October 24, 2025
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: The Boss in the Void
Jeremy Allen White plays the singer-songwriter in an affecting drama about the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska” when he slipped into a terrible darkness.
October 23, 2025
‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review: Growing Up in the Public Eye
Ben Stiller directs a moving portrait of his father and mother, the comedy pair Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
October 23, 2025
‘Regretting You’ Review: Learning to Forgive and Forget
A mother (Allison Williams) and daughter (Mckenna Grace) reel from a tragedy while looking for love in all the right places in this formulaic melodrama.
October 23, 2025
‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: A Lost Woman and Found Footage
The search for a missing person turns grisly and baffling in this derivative horror debut.
October 23, 2025
‘Queens of the Dead’ Review: Club Kids vs. Zombies
Tina Romero, the daughter of George A. Romero, the filmmaker behind the legendary “Night of the Living Dead,” brings a queer horror comedy to Brooklyn.
October 23, 2025
‘Last Days’ Review: Eyeing a Forbidden Island
Justin Lin directs a fictionalized account of the final days of a 20-something Christian missionary who tries to enter a remote island.
October 23, 2025
‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’ Review: An Explosive Love Story
This animated film traces the romance and explosive conflict between a young devil hunter and a devil in disguise.
October 23, 2025
‘Dream Eater’ Review: Nightmares on the Move
A man who suffers from violent sleepwalking spells and his girlfriend retreat to a remote cabin in this stiff found-footage horror movie.
October 23, 2025
‘Bugonia’ Review: Paranoia, Anxiety and Buzz Cuts
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons star in the latest absurdity from Yorgos Lanthimos.
October 23, 2025
Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86
She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.
October 22, 2025
Answer 4 Questions. Leave With a Movie for Halloween.
Whether you’re in the mood for new chills or classic thrills, we’ve got a killer pick for you.
October 22, 2025
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Down Comes Baby
A reimagined version of the 1992 film, directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, manages to be more chilly than chilling.
October 22, 2025
Kathryn Bigelow Returns to the Intersection of Facts and Thrills
Her newest, “A House of Dynamite,” about a nuclear missile headed to the U.S., takes up themes of power and violence that have long interested her.
October 22, 2025
Halloween Movie Watch Party: Let’s All ‘Scream’
Revisit Wes Craven’s 1996 classic this weekend and join us in the chat.
October 22, 2025
This ’90s Teen Star Has Come a Long Way
Devon Sawa made millennial girls swoon in “Casper” and “Now and Then.” Thirty years later, he says he’s made peace with his heartthrob era.
October 22, 2025
Watch These Six Heist Movies
If you thought that heist at the Louvre sounded like something out of a movie, this collection of heist films just might be for you.
October 20, 2025
How Can I See the Movie You Just Reviewed?
A reader asks for help navigating the many places, online and off, where a new film might be showing.
October 20, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a poetic documentary from South Africa, a Cold War thriller from Yugoslavia, a coming-of-age story set in the Dominican Republic, and more.
October 17, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month’s films, including Joshua Oppenheimer‘s “The Act of Killing” and Bong Joon Ho’s sophomore breakout, observe the awful things that we are capable of doing.
October 17, 2025
Watch Jennifer Lopez Dance in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
The director Bill Condon narrates a sequence involving some complicated choreography.
October 17, 2025
What did Jafar Panahi Do After Prison in Iran? He Kept Making Movies.
During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ultimate winner of the top prize at Cannes.
October 17, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 17, 2025
In ‘The Perfect Neighbor,’ a Terrible Crime Collides With Ethical Concerns
Geeta Gandbhir’s film examines the killing of a Florida woman and “stand your ground” laws, but the issues it raises are bigger than those statutes.
October 17, 2025
‘Good Fortune’ Review: Life Swap
Keanu Reeves plays an inexperienced angel who acts above his pay grade in Aziz Ansari’s socially conscious comedy.
October 17, 2025
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Bill Condon narrates a musical dance sequence featuring Jennifer Lopez.
October 17, 2025
Diane Keaton Died of Pneumonia, Death Certificate Says
A death certificate released Thursday said that the Oscar-winning actor died on Oct. 11 of bacterial pneumonia.
October 16, 2025
‘The Mastermind’ Review: A Robbery and a Life Unraveling
The title of Kelly Reichardt’s latest film has a distinct irony for Josh O’Connor’s blundering museum thief.
October 16, 2025
‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: A Captivating and Charismatic Profile
Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series balances her esteem for the director with a clear eye toward his struggles.
October 16, 2025
‘Truth & Treason’ Review: The Price of Courage
Standing up to fascism was deadly in Nazi Germany; this film tells the story of Christian teenagers who defied a poisonous ideology.
October 16, 2025
‘Köln 75’ Review: The Key to a Famed Piano Concert
Mala Emde plays a teenage promoter who pushed for what became a landmark performance by the pianist Keith Jarrett.
October 16, 2025
‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Killer ID
This horror sequel starring Ethan Hawke creates a more cohesive picture than the original, while deploying a new bag of scary tricks.
October 16, 2025
The Reckoning of Ben Stiller
How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.
October 16, 2025
‘Frankenstein’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Rises
The director’s interpretation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel is the movie he was born to make.
October 16, 2025
‘Blue Moon’ Review: Without a Love of My Own
Ethan Hawke plays the legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart on a wistful one-night quest to save his soul.
October 16, 2025
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: A Liberation Story Straight From Iran
In his latest movie, the formerly banned filmmaker Jafar Panahi tells a circuitous, moving and unexpectedly funny story of resistance.
October 15, 2025
‘Greaser’s Palace’ Contains a Million Laughs … or None
Rarely shown since its release, Robert Downey Sr.’s 1972 film screens for a week in new digital and 35-millimeter restorations at Anthology Film Archives.
October 15, 2025
Julia Roberts and Luca Guadagnino on ‘After the Hunt’ and Daring to Be Ambiguous
The film touches on #MeToo and cancel culture, but the star and director wanted audiences to make up their own minds.
October 15, 2025
Diane Keaton’s Only Documentary Was About the Afterlife
Keaton, who died on Saturday, was an actor, director and producer on multiple films and series. Her sole documentary, “Heaven,” explored popular ideas of the afterlife.
October 13, 2025
Woody Allen Remembers the ‘Magical’ Diane Keaton
“I made movies for an audience of one, Diane Keaton,” Allen wrote in a remembrance that reflected on the breadth of their relationship.
October 13, 2025
Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics.
October 13, 2025
Diane Keaton in ‘Reds’: A Remarkable Performance but Also a Returning Point
Her character, an early-20th-century journalist, undergoes the most dramatic transformation of the film in ways that the actress was especially suited for.
October 12, 2025
The Surprising Power of Diane Keaton’s Emotional Transparency
Earlier roles in “The Godfather” and later roles in “Something’s Gotta Give” showed the depth and nuance of the actress whom we met in “Annie Hall.”
October 12, 2025
Diane Keaton’s Unmistakable Look Also Was Key to Her Art
Though she downplayed it, her role in creating the outfits of “Annie Hall” made her the author of a fascinating career.
October 12, 2025
Five Great Diane Keaton Performances to Stream
The actress, whose death at 79 was confirmed on Saturday, was known for both her dramatic heft and her comedic gifts. Here are some of the highlights.
October 11, 2025
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79
She brought an unconventional personality to scores of roles on television and in movies ranging from zany comedies like “Sleeper” to piercing dramas like “The Godfather.”
October 11, 2025
Renato Casaro, ‘Michelangelo of Movie Posters,’ Dies at 89
Few moviegoers knew his name, but directors like Sergio Leone, Sylvester Stallone and Quentin Tarantino considered his vivid work invaluable.
October 10, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
Just in time for Halloween comes killer cola, a creeping phantasm and death from the commode.
October 10, 2025
Watch a Light Cycle Chase in ‘Tron: Ares’
The director Joachim Ronning narrates a sequence from his film featuring Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jared Leto.
October 10, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a modern fairy tale horror and an adaptation of a beloved graphic novel series.
October 10, 2025
10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 10, 2025
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ and the Challenge of Making a Film About a Nice Guy
More or less a standard-issue celebrity documentary, the movie lets us enjoy archival footage that might otherwise not be seen.
October 10, 2025
The Breakout Star of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
“I wanted to tell a story that encompassed the gender spectrum,” said Tonatiuh, who transformed his body to play the queer window dresser Luis Molina.
October 10, 2025
‘Tron: Ares’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Joachim Ronning narrates a light cycle chase scene from his film.
October 10, 2025
‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ Review: When Things Go Splash in the Night
Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce encounter bumpy waters on a yacht in this adaptation of a Ruth Ware thriller.
October 9, 2025
‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Alarming Command and Control
The director’s latest nail-biter, starring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Anthony Ramos, tracks a ballistic missile heading for the United States.
October 9, 2025
‘After the Hunt’ Review: Uncomfortable, for the Wrong Reasons
Luca Guadagnino’s campus drama falls on its face trying to court controversy.
October 9, 2025
‘Urchin’ Review: The Vicious Cycle and Recycle of Addiction and Hope
Frank Dillane, starring as a recovering addict in London, elevates this character study, Harris Dickinson’s feature directing debut.
October 9, 2025
‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Who Needs Logic When You Have Neon?
The third “Tron” movie continues the saga begun over four decades ago, and now, the programs are in our world.
October 9, 2025
‘Soul on Fire’ Review: After Near Death, Rebuilding a Life
This adaptation of an autobiographical book by John O’Leary manages to be affecting despite its overly sentimental moments.
October 9, 2025
‘Roofman’ Review: Robbing McDonald’s, Stealing Hearts
Channing Tatum plays a spree-robber on the lam in Derek Cianfrance’s movie that can’t decide whether to celebrate his antics or denounce them.
October 9, 2025
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Play Their Favorite Song
Jennifer Lopez comes up just a little short in a movie about the escapist power of musicals.
October 9, 2025
Review: How Swedish Television Covered the Middle East
Goran Hugo Olsson’s archival documentary “Israel Palestine on Swedish Television 1958-1989” excerpts three decades of public programs.
October 9, 2025
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Review: Maternal Duress
Rose Byrne is magnificent as an overwhelmed mother in this wrenching, spiky drama.
October 9, 2025
‘Mr. K’ Review: ‘The Hotel Is Shrinking!’
Crispin Glover stars as a mild-mannered magician trapped in a twisted hotel in this offbeat, darkly surreal comedy.
October 9, 2025
The Strangely Beautiful Realities You Can Discover in a Ken Jacobs Film
The avant-garde director, who died Sunday, changed our ideas of what cinema was and could be while showing us the old, lost New York.
October 7, 2025
‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Review: A Metal Legend’s Last Stand
It’s painful to watch Ozzy Osbourne struggle in this documentary, but his efforts to make one final onstage appearance are awe-inspiring.
October 7, 2025
Ken Jacobs, Visionary Experimental Filmmaker, Is Dead at 92
Using found footage and toying with dimensions (2-D could seem like dazzling 3-D), he sought to explode cinema’s traditional boundaries.
October 6, 2025
How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in ‘One Battle After Another’
The Tom Petty hit has a rich cinematic legacy that Paul Thomas Anderson draws on for the closing moments of his tale of radical revolutionaries.
October 5, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include convicted swordsmen, crooked cops, and more.
October 3, 2025
The Star of ‘Good Boy’ Didn’t Know He Was in a Horror Movie (He’s a Dog)
The director and producer enlisted their family pet and filmed in their home for more than 400 days to meet the challenges of working with a pooch.
October 3, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 3, 2025
Daniel Day-Lewis Gets Candid About His Return From Retirement
Yes, he did announce (against the advice of family and friends) he was quitting. But it was never about acting, and working with his son has meant everything.
October 3, 2025
In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose Prison Abuses
Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.
October 3, 2025
‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Is Too Big for Some Movies
After announcing his retirement from acting eight years ago, the performer returns in a drama directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
October 2, 2025
‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ Review: War as a Thriller
Barry Avrich’s documentary revisits the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel from the perspective of one Israeli family.
October 2, 2025
Does Channing Tatum Know How Good He Is?
For years, he battled impostor syndrome: “I felt like I was just barely hanging on.” Finally, with “Roofman,” he says he can hold his own against any actor.
October 2, 2025
‘Steve’ Review: Aced the Acting, Failed the Melodrama
Cillian Murphy plays a beleaguered teacher at an all-boys reform school in this exhausting movie on Netflix.
October 2, 2025
‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the World as Orwellian
His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life.
October 2, 2025
‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Licking Wounds, In and Out of the Ring
Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story.
October 2, 2025
‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
October 2, 2025
‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Royal Crush
A young orphan becomes mesmerized by a volatile actress in this dark fairy tale.
October 2, 2025
‘Fairyland’ Review: Out in San Francisco
Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.
October 2, 2025
‘Good Boy’ Review: Sit. Stay. Scream.
This assured horror movie is anchored by a star-making turn from a gorgeous retriever named Indy.
October 2, 2025
‘Bone Lake’ Review: Swinging Into Action
Jealousy reaches a violent fever pitch in a funny and sexy erotic thriller by Mercedes Bryce Morgan.
October 2, 2025
‘Are We Good?’ Review: Marc Maron in a Vulnerable Moment
In this documentary, Maron is shown working through his feelings of grief onstage and off after the death of his partner.
October 2, 2025
‘Play Dirty’ Review: A Halfhearted Heist Movie
Mark Wahlberg plays Parker, a taciturn thief who teams up with Zen (Rosa Salazar) for a big New York City heist.
October 1, 2025
Marilyn Knowlden, Child Actress of 1930s Hollywood, Dies at 99
A spontaneous screen test led to a career that lasted into her teens. She appeared alongside stars like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, played piano with Chico Marx and danced with Charles Laughton.
September 30, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a sharp portrait of a political leader, an intriguing essay film from a renowned novelist and a sensitive look at the impact a gamer had on the lives of his friends.
September 30, 2025
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Keep on Running
This second installment in Renny Harlin’s slasher trilogy is hackneyed and silly.
September 30, 2025
Cinematic Riches Spanning the Globe Converge at the New York Film Festival
This year’s highlights include Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” the Italian documentary “Below the Clouds” and the epic “Magellan.”
September 26, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, the latest in the “28 Days Later” franchise, an aerial phenomenon, and a samurai lost in time.
September 26, 2025
‘One Battle After Another’ Is in VistaVision. Should You Care?
Filmmakers are giving a format that hasn’t been popular since the 1950s another try.
September 26, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 26, 2025
‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ Takes a Nostalgic Look at a ’90s Phenomenon
The tour started by Sarah McLachlan is the subject of the film, which includes a who’s who of women making music in that era.
September 26, 2025
‘Face/Off,’ the Bonkers Blockbuster With Staying Power
In 1997, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta swapped identities and faces in John Woo’s extravagant action thriller. The results were fabulously ludicrous.
September 26, 2025
‘Ruth & Boaz’ Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance
The latest drama from Tyler Perry Studios sets the Book of Ruth at a vineyard in Tennessee.
September 26, 2025
‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry
The director, at the height of his powers, delivers a startling, present-day American epic, with Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up radical and doting dad.
September 25, 2025
‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ Review: Less Than Pawesome
This movie based on an interactive children’s Netflix series is not suitable for anyone over reading age.
September 25, 2025
‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember
A movie star and a waitress meet cute in a Netflix “Notting Hill” knockoff starring Omar Sy.
September 25, 2025
‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Savior
This stone-cold wilderness thriller pits a woman on a mission against a merciless couple who are keeping a secret in their basement.
September 25, 2025
‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Weaving a Tangled Web
June Squibb stars in Scarlett Johansson’s sometimes moving but often uneven directorial debut.
September 25, 2025
‘All of You’ Review: Finding Your Perfect Match
This weepy romance succeeds through the undeniable chemistry between Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots.
September 25, 2025
Henry Jaglom, Indie Director Who Mined the Personal, Dies at 87
His discursive films, often centered on women and their emotions and relationships, confounded and delighted critics in equal measure.
September 25, 2025
‘Sharp Corner,’ ‘Last Breath’ and More Streaming Gems
A handful of this year’s best unsung indies topline our off-the-grid streaming recommendations for this month, along with a handful of star vehicles that might have escaped your attention.
September 24, 2025
Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87
A sex symbol with girl-next-door appeal, she rose to fame in the 1960s and starred in more than 150 films, including the Oscar-winning ‘8½’ and ‘The Leopard.’
September 23, 2025
Christopher Nolan Elected President of the Directors Guild of America
Nolan, who has been a member of the influential guild since 2001, has directed blockbuster hits like “Oppenheimer” and “The Dark Knight.”
September 22, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Lithuanian thriller, a Welsh musical, an unusual sports drama from Korea and more.
September 19, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month brings coming-of-age stories, from the directionless heroine of “The Worst Person in the World” to the abrasive film fanatic in “I Like Movies.”
September 19, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 19, 2025
How Football Practice Goes Wrong in ‘HIM’
The director Justin Tipping narrates a sequence from his film.
September 19, 2025
‘HIM’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Justin Tipping narrates a scene from “HIM,” featuring Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers.
September 19, 2025
‘Megadoc’ Review: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Pricey Passion Project
This documentary by Mike Figgis about Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is at once expansive and intimate, and sometimes very revealing.
September 18, 2025
‘The Lost Bus’ Review: Matthew McConaughey Rides Out Disaster
The actor stars alongside America Ferrera in a high-tension drama from the director Paul Greengrass that revisits the deadly 2018 Camp Fire.
September 18, 2025
‘Demon Slayer’ Review: Arresting Visuals on a Familiar Battleground
The anime movie, subtitled “Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” contains layers of lore and impressionistic backdrops.
September 18, 2025
‘Swiped’ Review: A Woman in a Man’s World
A drama about the rise and fall and rise again of a founder of Tinder and Bumble suffers from some flimsiness.
September 18, 2025
‘The Summer Book’ Review: Glenn Close’s Autumnal Notes
Set in Finland, this film explores a season of grief and growth for a girl, her father and her grandmother.
September 18, 2025
‘The Senior’ Review: Just Like Old Times
Based on a true story, this blandly inspirational tale follows a 59-year old man from Texas who rejoins his college football squad.
September 18, 2025
‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro
The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.
September 18, 2025
‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)
This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.”
September 18, 2025
‘Plainclothes’ Review: The Trap of Desire
Lucas (Tom Blyth) has just had sex with Andrew (Russell Tovey), the man he was supposed to arrest in a sting operation.
September 18, 2025
‘Peacock’ Review: Design Your Life
The dark comedy follows a man who suffers an identity crisis after his work at a companion-for-hire agency extinguishes his own personality.
September 18, 2025
‘In Whose Name?’ Review: The Ye Chronicles
Six years in the making, this new documentary traces Ye’s life of fame and fall from grace.
September 18, 2025
‘HIM’ Review: Dying to Go Pro
In this thriller, a young quarterback is invited to train with a veteran player (Marlon Wayans) in his Texas compound. What could go wrong?
September 18, 2025
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Review: A Multidimensional Meet Cute
This fantastical odyssey, starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie, relies on the tart charm of Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
September 18, 2025
Israel Says It Will Defund Film Awards After Palestinian Win
A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.”
September 17, 2025
France’s Oscars Pick Is an Acclaimed Iranian Film Snubbed by Iran
“It Was Just an Accident,” the Palme d’Or winner, will be eligible for best international feature. Its director criticized the selection process by nondemocratic countries.
September 17, 2025
Robert Redford’s Many Types of Heroes
The Outlaw, the Romantic, the Survivor: From the Sundance Kid to his final role, he showed different ways to be a hero onscreen.
September 17, 2025
Aunt Gladys From ‘Weapons’ Doesn’t Scare These Drag Artists
The distinctive villain inspired performers across the globe almost instantly. No one’s waiting for Halloween.
September 17, 2025
Redford and Newman: A Screen Partnership That Defined an Era
Though the two leading men starred in only two films together, their collaborations led to a lifelong friendship that had its prickly moments.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford: A Classic American Ideal Who Escaped the Mold
Though he got his start under the old studio system, he remained a natural in the New Hollywood and beyond.
September 16, 2025
As an Activist, Robert Redford Understood the Power of Celebrity
His knowledge of the ways cameras and media create narratives helped him redirect those stories in service of larger causes like environmentalism.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford: 15 Memorable Movies to Stream
His roles brought him to the screen as a Depression-era con man, a governor’s son and the journalist Bob Woodward. He also took to the director’s chair. Here are some of Redford’s career highlights.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford: A Life in Photos
The Oscar-winning director, who preferred life away from Hollywood, was once a sex symbol and later an activist who used his celebrity to draw attention to the environment.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.
September 16, 2025
I Finally Solved My Ethan Hawke Problem
A star since he was teenager, Hawke left our critic cold for several movies. But as he grew as an actor, his performances won her over.
September 14, 2025
7 Roles That Explain Why Jennifer Lopez’s Life Is Her Greatest Art
Her casting in the forthcoming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” underscores how her best onscreen work has always been informed by what’s happening offscreen.
September 14, 2025
Mark Hamill Blames Himself for Missing the Beatles Live
“My mom said, ‘You can have the album or you can see them in concert,’” the actor said. “I said, ‘Well, the album is forever and the girls will ruin the concert with their screaming.’”
September 13, 2025
How Do You Film a Stephen King Novel? Start by Getting the Master’s Blessing.
The author “isn’t shy about his opinions,” as one director put it. But he gives filmmakers a wide berth and they have to decide what to put onscreen.
September 13, 2025
Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the ‘Female Hamlet’
Have you ever seen Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.
September 13, 2025
Pro Football as Horror Show? It’s Not So Far-Fetched.
The realities surrounding the league and the pressures athletes face make the sport ripe for the frightfest “HIM,” its makers say.
September 13, 2025
How Guillermo del Toro Conjured a ‘Frankenstein’ Monster Unlike Any Before
For his new take on the classic tale, del Toro aimed to defy expectations. He envisioned the creature as a thing of beauty and a work of art.
September 13, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, death comes from unexpected places and unseen psychos.
September 12, 2025
Good News From Toronto: The Art of Filmmaking Is Alive and Thriving
Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” led a strong festival slate, even with clunkers like a Paula Deen documentary.
September 12, 2025
The Sex Is Taboo-Breaking. The Niceness Is Shocking.
Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Oslo Trilogy” movies follow city residents as they navigate contemporary intimacy. What’s provocative is their empathy, the director says.
September 12, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 12, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a musical blockbuster and live-action remake of a beloved Disney animation.
September 12, 2025
In ‘Spinal Tap’ and Its Sequel, Rock Fact and Fiction Happily Blur
Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found that actual bands experienced moments from their work.
September 12, 2025
‘Lost in the Jungle’: A Real-Life Thriller in Documentary Form
The movie peels back the layers of a headline story to find a complex tale, centuries in the making.
September 12, 2025
‘The Wrong Paris’ Review: Texas Wants a Word
Paris, Texas, may not be the preferred locale for the art student Miranda Cosgrove, but she finds that it might bring her the right man.
September 12, 2025
June Wilkinson, Pinup Star and Screen Siren, Is Dead at 85
Christened “the Bosom” by Playboy magazine, she rode her voluptuous figure to fame and became known as “the most photographed nude in America.”
September 11, 2025
‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: They Can’t Leave This Behind
Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel have reunited for one final (really, truly) concert.
September 11, 2025
‘Rabbit Trap’ Review: Into the Woods, Listening Carefully
This horror feature envelops us with its technical atmospherics, but don’t dig too far beneath that surface.
September 11, 2025
‘The Man in My Basement’ Review: A Prison of His Own Making
Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe star in an overstuffed drama about a man haunted by the weight of history.
September 11, 2025
‘The History of Sound’ Review: Bohemian Tragedy
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor play lovers who embark on a folk song-recording mission in this demure New England drama.
September 11, 2025
‘The Long Walk’ Review: Their Feet Are Killing Them
For a movie about motion, this Stephen King adaptation feels oddly static.
September 11, 2025
‘Dreams’ Review: Fact or Autofiction?
The film is the final installment in Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy about the sexual and romantic mores of Oslo’s inhabitants.
September 11, 2025
‘Happyend’ Review: Adolescent Tremors
Friends in high school navigate senior year in a futuristic Japan where a cataclysmic earthquake looms.
September 11, 2025
‘Men of War’ Review: Soldier of Misfortune
The documentary recounts a slapdash attempt in 2020 to overthrow the president of Venezuela, led by a former Green Beret.
September 11, 2025
‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Review: One Last Hurrah
There’s truth in advertising as this well-loved saga of British entitlement rolls to a stop, on time and on point.
September 11, 2025
A TikTok Trend That Gets at the Complex Legacy of ‘Hamilton’
By recreating a snippet of the number “Best of Wives and Best of Women,” these funny shorts serve as both tribute and critique.
September 10, 2025
Stuart Craig, Who Designed the Movie World of Harry Potter, Dies at 83
A three-time Oscar winner for production design, he was one of the few people to work on all eight Potter films and their three “Fantastic Beasts” spinoffs.
September 9, 2025
Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions
In an open letter, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman and other stars pledged not to work with Israeli film companies that, in their view, “are implicated in genocide.”
September 8, 2025
Jacques Charrier, Movie Star Who Wed Brigitte Bardot, Dies at 88
Their marriage made news in France, but they were an unhappy couple, and it didn’t last. Years later, they attacked each other in dueling memoirs.
September 8, 2025
80 Movies to Watch This Fall
From the Springsteen biopic to the Timothée Chalamet table-tennis tale, there’s so much to look forward to.
September 8, 2025
The Battle to Make ‘One Battle After Another’
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and the rest of the cast talk about filming a politically charged movie in a fraught year.
September 8, 2025
With ‘Christy,’ Can Sydney Sweeney Rebrand as a Serious Actress?
The biopic about a pioneering female boxer has sparked Oscar chatter. But voters must forget a distracting year of cultural flash points.
September 6, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include girl assassins, a school under attack and more.
September 5, 2025
6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 5, 2025
Horror’s Mom and Dad Say Goodbye to the ‘Conjuring’ Movies
Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are leaving the franchise after “Last Rites.” For them, the films were about their demon-hunting characters’ relationship.
September 5, 2025
Fighting the Power, One Political Cartoon at a Time
“A Savage Art” looks at the life of the prizewinning Pat Oliphant and argues such work is “a serious expression of a political thought.”
September 5, 2025
‘Riefenstahl’ Review: Hitler’s Favorite Filmmaker Revisited
This cleareyed documentary looks at how Leni Riefenstahl, the director of the Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will,” tirelessly tried to rewrite history.
September 4, 2025
‘Tinā’ Review: Finding Their Voices
A private-school music instructor starts a choir in this New Zealand tear-jerker that hews to the tried and tested inspiring-teacher formula.
September 4, 2025
‘Twinless’ Review: Just the One of Us
Dylan O’Brien stars in an uneven but heartfelt tragicomedy about loneliness and longing.
September 4, 2025
‘Preparation for the Next Life’ Review: Wait Training
A young immigrant woman falls for a troubled U.S. soldier in this sensitive and sweetly melancholic drama.
September 4, 2025
‘The Cut’ Review: A Boxer’s Grisly Comeback
In an unsparing ring drama, Orlando Bloom plays a fighter whose extreme efforts to make weight could cost him his mind.
September 4, 2025
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Review: A Disappointing Send-Off
The highest-grossing horror franchise ramps up the sentimentality for one last gasp with the Warrens.
September 4, 2025
‘The Baltimorons’ Review: The Night Before Christmas With the Dentist
In this bittersweet romance from Jay Duplass, the story starts with an actual stumble and loses its way before any sugarplums materialize.
September 4, 2025
‘Linda Linda Linda’: These Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Newly restored, this film about a group of Japanese rockers opens at the IFC Center, its charm undiminished.
September 3, 2025
At Venice, ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Scarier Than Most Horror Films
The Kathryn Bigelow thriller looks at what might happen if a ballistic missile were headed to the U.S. The director hopes the movie will start a conversation.
September 2, 2025
Dwayne Johnson’s Tearful Reinvention at the Venice Film Festival
The action superstar’s pivot to a dramatic role as a drug-addicted UFC fighter in “The Smashing Machine” brought a standing ovation and Oscar talk.
September 2, 2025
Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated Actor for ‘Dances With Wolves,’ Dies at 73
An Indigenous Canadian, he appeared in several other Hollywood blockbusters and remained active in film, theater and television.
September 2, 2025
At Telluride, a Springsteen Biopic Means a Springsteen Appearance
The world premiere drew a starry audience to the annual film festival in Colorado.
September 1, 2025
Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It?
Our critic went to Las Vegas to see the immersive presentation of the classic 1939 film. What she saw defied easy categorization.
September 1, 2025
In Venice, Emma Stone and Jacob Elordi Make Bald Bids for Oscar
Since transformation is a crucial element of award-contending performances, the magnitude of their makeovers should not be underestimated.
August 31, 2025
The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Members Get Down to Business
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and director Chris Columbus on their new adaptation, first-day jitters and their shared love of “Home Alone.”
August 30, 2025
Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal’s television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was “sort of like being the head of a small country.”
August 29, 2025
Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts Courts Controversy
In “After the Hunt,” Roberts plays a professor weighing a fraught sexual-assault accusation. “Trouble’s where the juicy stuff is,” the star said.
August 29, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, original takes on zombies, time travel and fatherhood.
August 29, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks look at organ donors, twins conversing in their own language and California wildfires.
August 29, 2025
This Star Has the Moxie and Acting Chops for a Crime Drama. He’s Also a Cat.
For “Caught Stealing,” Darren Aronofsky needed a feline that could manage a New York City set and hit the necessary marks. Enter Tonic, a seasoned pro.
August 29, 2025
10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 29, 2025
Selling a George Clooney Movie Without George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival
Castmates Adam Sandler and Laura Dern stepped in, but the star’s absence had a meta quality: his movie “Jay Kelly” is about a star putting his career on hold.
August 28, 2025
Venice Film Festival: ‘Megalopolis’ Documentary Reveals Coppola’s Biggest Conflict
Cameras captured the director and his crew at work and at odds, as well as his fraught dynamic with cast member Shia LaBeouf.
August 28, 2025
E. Jean Carroll Is Telling Her Story in a Documentary, but Will It Find a Buyer?
The film, from Ivy Meeropol, will play Telluride. But as distributors pull back from nonfiction titles, especially political ones, a release isn’t certain.
August 28, 2025
‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass’ Review: Dreams Out of Joint
The latest phantasmagorical feature from the Quay Brothers adapts Bruno Schulz’s enigmatic tale of a son visiting his sick father.
August 28, 2025
‘Vice Is Broke’ Review: The Rise and Crash of a Fleeting Empire
This documentary by Eddie Huang is an angry but loving lament about the Montreal zine that became a billion-dollar empire before hurtling toward bankruptcy.
August 28, 2025
‘Love, Brooklyn’ Review: Boroughs and Relationships in Transition
Smart and lovely to look at, this drama starring André Holland, and set in a changing Brooklyn, hints at a wisdom it doesn’t quite deliver.
August 28, 2025
The Boss Finally Gets a Biopic, Just Not the One We Expected
Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, the stars of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” and the director Scott Cooper on capturing a haunted rock icon.
August 28, 2025
The Overlooked Element to the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Phenomenon
Beyond its catchy songs and memorable characters, the Netflix movie does an admirable job of capturing what it’s like to be an adoring fan.
August 28, 2025
‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: Watching the Watchers
When a young girl disappears, her parents’ obsessive search may have a dark side in a thriller that poses questions about surveillance.
August 28, 2025
‘The Toxic Avenger’ Review: More Ooze and Aahs
A revival of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, this spoof about a radioactive superhero is a more confidently silly update.
August 28, 2025
‘Motel Destino’ Review: A Lurid Brazilian Thriller
As the director Karim Aïnouz reveals the secrets within the roadside establishment’s walls, a dangerous love triangle appears.
August 28, 2025
‘The Roses’ Review: To Honor, Cherish, Envy and Despise
Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in a strangely bad remake of “The War of the Roses.”
August 28, 2025
‘Griffin in Summer’ Review: Growing Up Stage Left
The writer-director Nicholas Colia infuses his feature debut with sensitivity and the sweet awkwardness of youth.
August 28, 2025
‘A Little Prayer’ Review: A Family’s Dysfunction
David Strathairn plays a Vietnam veteran who wants to shield his daughter-in-law from hard truths about her husband in this melodrama set in North Carolina.
August 28, 2025
‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Austin Butler in Trouble and on the Run
The actor stars as a rough-and-tumble bartender in Darren Aronofsky’s odyssey across an older, grimier New York City.
August 28, 2025
‘Thursday Murder Club’ Review: A Whodunit With Helen Mirren
The ever charming actress, plus Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan, solve cold cases from a retirement home. What, did you think they’d knit?
August 28, 2025
Toronto International Film Festival 2025: What to Watch for and What’s Missing
Starry vehicles will make their debuts in Italy, but some big names are skipping fests.
August 27, 2025
20 Years After Katrina, a Film Series Reclaims New Orleans
The Museum of Modern Art’s When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.
August 27, 2025
In a New ‘Toxic Avenger,’ More Gore, More Goo and Peter Dinklage, Too
A look at the making of Macon Blair’s reboot, which arrives for a new generation of outcasts.
August 27, 2025
They’re (Mostly) Good Dogs and Even Better Film Symbols
Directors use our canine friends to convey connection even as we’ve grown more disconnected from the animal world.
August 27, 2025
‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Eephus’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s out-of-the-box recommendations include an acclaimed ensemble dramedy and a pair of animated movies that are very much not for the kids.
August 26, 2025
Kim Novak, 92, Finds a Defiant Life Has Its Own Rewards
A lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival and two new films are bringing the star of “Vertigo” back into public view.
August 25, 2025
At the Venice Film Festival, Celebrating a Different Kind of Filmmaking
Venice Immersive highlights projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds.
August 25, 2025
A Director’s Quest for the Truth About Her Father’s Abduction
Jihan K’s new documentary is about the 1993 disappearance of her father, an exiled leader of the opposition against the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
August 25, 2025
At the Venice Film Festival, Older Films Look Good as New
The Venice Classics section of the festival screens past films that have been restored by archives and production companies.
August 25, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Romanian essay film about television ads, a raucous action-comedy from South India, a Swiss drama about a middle-aged woman’s sexual explorations and more.
August 22, 2025
Hollywood’s Newest Formula for Success: Rereleasing Old Movies
The multiplex is awash in titles that are 15, 20, even 60 years old. Nostalgia is a factor but economics play a big part, too.
August 22, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 22, 2025
What to Know About the Chinese Blockbuster ‘Ne Zha II’
This animated film has been a box office phenomenon in China. As an English-language version opens in the United States, we provide an explainer.
August 22, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month’s films, including Sidney Lumet’s last feature and Abel Ferrara’s grimy portrait of New York, examine the underbelly of society.
August 22, 2025
‘Eenie Meanie’ Review: Road Rage
This heist movie features Samara Weaving as a getaway driver with an unruly ex-boyfriend who owes a local kingpin serious cash.
August 22, 2025
‘Pools’ Review: Wading Through Grief
This coming-of-age movie is too preoccupied with emulating the vibes and tropes of other indie teen films than finding the heart in its own.
August 21, 2025
‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed, Sleek and Sly
The actor stars as a mysterious fixer in this diverting thriller set in New York from the director David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”).
August 21, 2025
‘Splitsville’ Review: Separation Anxieties
Michael Angelo Covino’s callous but funny second feature concerns two marriages on the skids.
August 21, 2025
‘Ne Zha II’ Review: A Captivating Demon Hero
This ambitious sequel serves as a testament to the level of artistry in the Chinese animation industry right now.
August 21, 2025
‘Lurker’ Review: He’ll Be Watching You
Parasocial relationships and obsession in the age of social media take a nasty twist in a tightly wound debut thriller.
August 21, 2025
‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: Wry, Weird and Sometimes Cruel
The second solo feature by Ethan Coen stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans in a murder mystery that involves a sex cult and a grisly revenge cycle.
August 21, 2025
‘Eden’ Review: Twilight of the Europeans
In Ron Howard’s new historical drama, set in the Galápagos Islands, there are erotic shenanigans galore and harrowing acts of violence.
August 21, 2025
‘The Map That Leads to You’ Review: Baring It All in Barcelona
A meet cute between Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa leads to a sentimental journey through Europe.
August 21, 2025
With ‘Lurker,’ a Writer of ‘The Bear’ Makes Obsession His Main Course
The director and stars of the Sundance hit delve into their new film, in which a superfan befriends his pop-singer idol, with unsettling results.
August 20, 2025
With ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Stars Perfect the Art of Friendship
Across 35 years and five films, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington redefined Black male filmmaking and cemented an indestructible personal bond.
August 19, 2025
The Secret Weapon of ‘Weapons’: Amy Madigan
The star says her uncanny villain, Aunt Gladys, is actually misunderstood. And her unforgettable appearance? “I just think she looks fab!”
August 17, 2025
Terence Stamp, 87, Dies; British Cinema Luminary and ‘Superman’ Villain
Known for his “heartbreak blue eyes,” he also starred in “Billy Budd” and “The Collector” and had a memorable role in “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.”
August 17, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 15, 2025
‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Review: Operation Animal Rescue
This documentary retraces the heart-rending evacuation of animals from an outdoor zoo near the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine War.
August 14, 2025
Review: ‘Night Always Comes,’ Whether You Have a Home or Not
Vanessa Kirby plays a woman who has 24 desperate hours to scrape up the $25,000 that will buy a measure of security for her and the brother she protects.
August 14, 2025
‘Nobody 2’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Father Who Knows (and Kills) Best
In this sequel, Bob Odenkirk returns as an ordinary suburban husband and dad who’s an exceedingly skilled and very busy assassin.
August 14, 2025
Summer Movies in New York Swerve Into Horror
From timeless classics to new sensations, our horror expert has some scary movie recommendations to help make summer’s final stretch feel like hell.
August 14, 2025
‘Suspended Time’ Review: A Nostalgic Detour
The French filmmaker Olivier Assayas meanders down memory lane in a story about two brothers returning to their family home during the Covid pandemic.
August 14, 2025
‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow’ Review: Strangling Democracy
One of the year’s most towering achievements is a documentary about Russian independent journalism being wiped out in real time.
August 14, 2025
‘The Knife’ Review: Searching for the Truth
Nnamdi Asomugha’s taut directorial debut revolves around the interrogation of a Black family whose home has been invaded.
August 14, 2025
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Back on Home Turf
The director returns to New York City, reuniting with Denzel Washington as a big-time record exec, for a twisty parable about power and conscience.
August 14, 2025
‘East of Wall’ Review: South Dakota Dreaming
In this drama set on a horse ranch, a real-life mother and daughter play rough riders struggling to make ends meet.
August 14, 2025
‘Americana’ Review: An Ensemble of Eccentrics
This slick and skillful neo-western starring Sydney Sweeney and Halsey follows characters on the trail of a Lakota heirloom.
August 14, 2025
‘Songs From the Hole’ Review: From Murder to Anguished Reckoning
This documentary-musical looks at a young man in prison, asking bedeviling questions about crime, punishment and forgiveness.
August 14, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s terrors come from stalkers, a witch, a slimy creature — and low blood sugar.
August 13, 2025
‘Fixed’ Review: Dirty, Dirty Dogs
When he learns that his owners are planning to neuter him, Bull (Adam Devine) heads into the bright lights of the big city in this animated raunch-fest.
August 13, 2025
‘Road House’ Still Reigns as the Best Bad Movie
In 1989, Patrick Swayze played a bouncer at an outrageously out-of-control bar. It set a standard for a movie that’s irresistible, almost in spite of itself.
August 12, 2025
Have You Seen ‘Weapons’? We Talk About What It Might Mean
A spoiler-heavy journey through some of the movie’s mysteries.
August 10, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a vengeful ghost, a deadly lawyer, a bumbling salesman and more.
August 8, 2025
Watch Julia Garner Visit a Creepy Home in ‘Weapons’
The writer-director, Zach Cregger, narrates a sequence from his twisty horror film.
August 8, 2025
‘Weapons’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The writer-director Zach Cregger narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Julia Garner.
August 8, 2025
Chad Michael Murray Is Trying to Make Good Choices
The former teen heartthrob is revisiting a formative role in “Freakier Friday,” but a lot has changed in 22 years, on- and offscreen.
August 8, 2025
How to Craft a Dumb Joke That’s Actually Funny
The makers of the new “Naked Gun” said that four crucial steps were needed to land one complicated sight gag.
August 8, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 8, 2025
‘Sudan, Remember Us’: An Intimate Portrait of Activists in an Uprising
Hind Meddeb followed young people in Khartoum, focusing on their hopes and fears to create a kind of living record of history.
August 8, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include an adaptation of a megahit video game and two treasure hunts.
August 8, 2025
‘Weapons’ Review: These Classmates Are Not All Right
The writer-director Zach Cregger (“Barbarian”) creates and maintains an ominous mood in this horror movie about missing children.
August 7, 2025
‘Sketch’ Review: Creative Doldrums
The disturbing drawings of a grieving child come to life in this so-so children’s horror movie.
August 7, 2025
‘Strange Harvest’ Review: Staged Blood
A serial killer named Mr. Shiny gets the true-crime treatment in Stuart Ortiz’s disturbing faux documentary.
August 7, 2025
‘Ebony & Ivory’ Review: Imperfect Harmony
This anti-comedy from the writer-director Jim Hosking is a singularly annoying and abrasive experience.
August 7, 2025
‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ Review: A Florida Project
In the artist Julian Glander’s curiously creative animated comedy, a teenage food delivery courier traverses a Floridian suburb that suggests a Richard Scarry town on acid.
August 7, 2025
‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Review: Daddy Issues
In this directorial debut by Kristin Scott Thomas, three sisters reunite to celebrate their mother’s third marriage.
August 7, 2025
‘An Officer and a Spy’ Review: The Dreyfus Affair as an Allegory
Six years after its French release, the movie is screening in New York. It’s the first Roman Polanski movie to open in the U.S. since 2014.
August 7, 2025