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‘Lost Illusions’ Review: The Sweet Smell of Success

Xavier Giannoli’s headlong adaptation of a Balzac novel paints a timely picture of literary ambition and media corruption in 19th-century France.

‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Extinction Rebellion

Things get very hectic in the last episode of this trilogy, which brings back familiar faces (Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill) along with the...

Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Verdict: The Actual Malice of the Trial

In this post-#MeToo moment, misogyny and celebrity go hand in hand.

‘Neptune Frost’ Review: Unanimous Gold Mine

An Afrofuturist fantasia about the state of the world and how to resist it.

‘Neptune Frost’ Review: Unanimous Gold Mine

An Afrofuturist fantasia about the state of the world and how to resist it.

‘Benediction’ Review: A Poet’s Life, in Love and War

Terence Davies’s latest film is a biography of Siegfried Sassoon, whose writing about World War I changed British literature.

Are the Movies Liberal?

Everyone knows Hollywood is progressive. But look at the films it churns out. They tell another story.

‘A Chiara’ Review: A Mobster’s Daughter Dares to Ask Questions

In Jonas Carpignano’s intense and observant new film, a teenager in southern Italy confronts the truth about her family.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review: Will This Stuff Still Fly?

Tom Cruise takes to the air once more in a long-awaited sequel to a much-loved ’80s action blockbuster.

‘Men’ Review: Putting the ‘Male’ in Malevolent

Alex Garland’s latest film stars Jessie Buckley as a woman whose peaceful trip to the countryside turns creepy and allegorical.