A.O. Scott
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‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review: Who’s There? The Apocalypse.
In M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thought experiment, Dave Bautista brings the end of the world to a peaceful country cottage.
Do You Have a Civic Duty to Watch the Video of Memphis Police Beating Tyre Nichols?
The video of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols challenges public complacency — and complicity. What are our duties as citizens and as human beings?
‘Close’ Review: This Boy’s Life
Friendship and tragedy go hand in hand in Lukas Dhont’s delicate, Oscar-nominated drama.
‘Saint Omer’ Review: The Trials of Motherhood
A real-life case of infanticide is the basis of Alice Diop’s rigorous and wrenching courtroom drama.
One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’
Cate Blanchett’s character visits Juilliard to tackle the big questions about art, life and music-world rivalry.
‘Broker’ Review: It Takes a Village to Sell a Child
Filmed in South Korea, the new movie from Hirokazu Kore-Eda turns a potentially grim tale into a poignant road picture.
‘Women Talking’ Review: The Power of Speech
Sarah Polley adapts Miriam Toews’s novel into a timely political parable with a stellar ensemble cast.
‘No Bears’ Review: A Film That Critiques Itself
The latest feature from Jafar Panahi, who is currently imprisoned in Iran, explores the subversive power and the ethical limitations of filmmaking.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Big Blue Marvel
James Cameron returns to Pandora, and to the ecological themes and visual bedazzlements of his 2009 blockbuster.
‘Empire of Light’ Review: They Found It at the Movies
Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward pursue a bittersweet workplace romance in Sam Mendes’s look back at Britain in the early 1980s.