Olivia Colman

Wicked Little Letters serves up wisdom with a clustercuss of conflict

George Miller

Dazzled and disappointed by "the darkest of angels"

After weeks of reflection, here's the state of my relationship with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Film Reviews

Low-budget, high imagination: Riddle of Fire may someday be an all-ages cult classic

This retro adventure—which sends kids questing for an egg that'll help them bake a pie and save a sleeping beauty—will puzzle many moviegoers and win the hearts of a special few. I'm one of the few.

Halle Berry

Worst superhero movie of all time? Twenty years later, Catwoman's still a candidate.

Daddio

Two nightmares in Manhattan

Why I probably won't revisit Daddio, a movie about a Manhattan cab driver and his fare, or A Quiet Place: Day One, a movie about a Manhattan alien invasion and a cat.

Film Reviews

Playful, nightmarish, fantastical, political: Problemista is all over the place

Julio Torres's leap from television's Los Espookys to the big screen has some remarkable highlights... and some complicated challenges.

Film Reviews

Cabrini celebrates a true Christian vision of embracing immigrants and opposing cruelty

Angel Studios' new film celebrates a woman who helped America practice what it preaches about welcoming immigrants and serving the poor. And this time, the studio gets it mostly right.

Janet Planet

Just Saw It: Janet Planet

Annie Baker's directorial debut is a discomforting, intimate portrait of a struggling mother and a wide-eyed, intuitive daughter who draw difficult neighbors into their orbit.

Mavis Staples

The Detectorist: Let's make the "song of the summer" something more meaningful

Andrew Adamson

Shrek 2 — still trolling the trolls two decades later

Film Reviews

First impressions of Thelma

June Squibb is the summer's funniest and most endearing action hero — so far, anyway — in this delightful play on Mission: Impossible clichés. Spread the word: "Thelma" is a blast.

Kelly O'Sullivan

First impressions of Ghostlight

Kelly O'Sullivan's film about grief, reconciliation, and community theater deserves major acting awards. See it on a big screen with a crowd so you can cheer with them when the credits roll.

Pixar

First Impressions of Inside Out 2

While it doesn't quite reach the heights of Pixar's golden-age masterpieces, we can be grateful for the wisdom and whimsy of this surprising sequel.

Film Reviews

Love Lies Bleeding "hulks out" with surreal surprises

This wild, weird, violent, genre-dodging thriller from Rose Glass suggests we're seeing a B-movie auteur on the rise.

Film Reviews

The spirit of '80s Tim Burton is alive in Lisa Frankenstein

This Halloween-y rom-com is an '80s cosplay party that should scratch itches for Tim Burton fans and those who thrilled to the audacity of Heathers.

Wolfgang Petersen

Twenty years ago, Brad Pitt's Achilles fought Eric Bana's Hector. And we all lost.

Hit Man

Just Saw It: Hit Man

Film Reviews

Adam Driver plays a driver — again! — in Michael Mann's Ferrari

Michael Mann's passion project has finally arrived. Is it a victory lap for the master? Or does it crash and burn?

Hundreds of Beavers

Still recovering from an evening with Hundreds of Beavers

The most original movie I've seen in years is also the most outrageous comedy I've seen in years. It's an endurance test for your brain, body, and sense of humor. Brace yourselves. And dress warmly.

Film Reviews

Teyana Taylor deserved an Oscar nomination for A Thousand and One

When I reviewed this film, I predicted that Teyana Taylor would be unjustly overlooked for an Oscar nomination. I was right. But we still have the movie and her outstanding performance.

The Fall Guy

First impressions of The Fall Guy

If this is your idea of a satisfying summertime movie, well... knock yourself out. Me? Life's too short, and there are just so many better ways for me to spend my summer. (Bring on Furiosa!)

Alex Garland

Why I'm confused by so many reviews of Civil War...

Overstreet Archives

The 20th anniversary of the Looking Closer journal

Luca Guadagnino

First impressions of Challengers

Luca Guadagnino's luridly entertaining film about a tennis-court love triangle takes us somewhere few movies go. Despite its tangled web (net?) of bad behavior, I'm delighted by its unexpected wisdom.

On Music

The Detectorist: new songs I'm playing on April 14