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Are you looking for recommendations about the best and worst in current film releases? Our movie reviews try to get past brief opinions and dig into why a given movie works, and what it has to offer.

Steve McQueen’s film series Small Axe is an intimate experienceSteve McQueen’s film series Small Axe is an intimate experience
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a beautiful new take on a classic storyThe Personal History of David Copperfield is a beautiful new take on a classic story
Netflix’s Rebecca flattens a classicNetflix’s Rebecca flattens a classic
The Trial of the Chicago 7 doesn’t know who its villain isThe Trial of the Chicago 7 doesn’t know who its villain is
In Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s kid sister solves a pretty good case of her ownIn Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s kid sister solves a pretty good case of her own
The Devil All the Time is only good some of the timeThe Devil All the Time is only good some of the time
Mulan is the year’s most beautiful letdownMulan is the year’s most beautiful letdown
Telling people to delete Facebook won’t fix the internet

The Social Dilemma is a clever but simplistic drama-documentary

Adi Robertson
In She Dies Tomorrow, figuring out how to spend your last day is really damn hardIn She Dies Tomorrow, figuring out how to spend your last day is really damn hard
Meet Walter Mercado, a Latinx wizard who changed TV foreverMeet Walter Mercado, a Latinx wizard who changed TV forever
Palm Springs is the perfect comedy for a world where nothing matters anymorePalm Springs is the perfect comedy for a world where nothing matters anymore
In Netflix’s The Lovebirds, jokes come first, romance comes secondIn Netflix’s The Lovebirds, jokes come first, romance comes second
Crip Camp reminds us that, in America, nothing improves without massive sacrificeCrip Camp reminds us that, in America, nothing improves without massive sacrifice
Bloodshot never had a chance of starting a new cinematic universeBloodshot never had a chance of starting a new cinematic universe
The Invisible Man haunts us the way abusers always have

Fictional stories explain how technology and culture help bad men hide their crimes

Joshua Rivera
Onward is a perfectly fine Pixar movie with a bizarre twistOnward is a perfectly fine Pixar movie with a bizarre twist
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a queer romance that dares you to listen closelyPortrait of a Lady on Fire is a queer romance that dares you to listen closely
Sonic the Hedgehog review: fast casualSonic the Hedgehog review: fast casual
Sundance 2020: reviews from the annual indie film festivalSundance 2020: reviews from the annual indie film festival
La Llorona review: not the ghost story you’re expectingLa Llorona review: not the ghost story you’re expecting
Birds of Prey is DC’s first good action movieBirds of Prey is DC’s first good action movie
Shirley is a gothic drama about Shirley Jackson’s haunted lifeShirley is a gothic drama about Shirley Jackson’s haunted life
Pepe the Frog died, and part of the internet died with himPepe the Frog died, and part of the internet died with him
Tesla review: a weird, fourth-wall-breaking take on the internet’s favorite inventorTesla review: a weird, fourth-wall-breaking take on the internet’s favorite inventor
Weathering With You wraps our climate crisis around a love storyWeathering With You wraps our climate crisis around a love story
Zola review: proof that a viral Twitter thread can make a great movieZola review: proof that a viral Twitter thread can make a great movie
Spree review: in search of an audienceSpree review: in search of an audience
Dolittle will delight small children and drive adults madDolittle will delight small children and drive adults mad
Bad Boys for Life is the year’s first pleasant surpriseBad Boys for Life is the year’s first pleasant surprise
1917 turns a nightmare war into a theme park showcase1917 turns a nightmare war into a theme park showcase
Jumanji: The Next Level is a body-swapping delightJumanji: The Next Level is a body-swapping delight
Uncut Gems review: chaotic goodUncut Gems review: chaotic good
Kevin Nguyen
Marriage Story brings rom-com energy to the agony of divorceMarriage Story brings rom-com energy to the agony of divorce
Knives Out is a great mystery that fumbles its big finishKnives Out is a great mystery that fumbles its big finish
The killer app horror film Countdown takes a shallow look at technological fearsThe killer app horror film Countdown takes a shallow look at technological fears
The Current War is basically Amadeus for electricityThe Current War is basically Amadeus for electricity
Zombieland: Double Tap is a shambling, half-revived mess of a sequelZombieland: Double Tap is a shambling, half-revived mess of a sequel
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is boldly bonkersMaleficent: Mistress of Evil is boldly bonkers
El Camino adds no redemption to Breaking Bad, but ups the insight into Jesse PinkmanEl Camino adds no redemption to Breaking Bad, but ups the insight into Jesse Pinkman
Ang Lee puts Will Smith through the digital wringer in the dizzying Gemini ManAng Lee puts Will Smith through the digital wringer in the dizzying Gemini Man

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