Latest Movie Reviews
‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Gru’s Family Grows in Illumination Animation That Serves Up Familiar Antics
Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig are joined by Joey King, Stephen Colbert and Chloe Fineman in the latest franchise installment, co-written by Mike White.
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‘A Family Affair’ Review: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in a Netflix Rom-Com That Charms Despite Missteps
The Richard LaGravenese-directed film centers on a widowed middle-aged writer having an affair with a younger movie star — who happens to be her daughter's boss.
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‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o Navigates a Waking Nightmare for a Pizza in Nail-Biting Horror Prequel
Writer-director Michael Sarnoski follows his head-turning debut, ‘Pig,’ with this third chapter of the hit sci-fi franchise, also starring Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou.
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‘MaXXXine’ Review: Mia Goth and Ti West’s Slasher Trilogy Wraps With a Torrid Love Letter to ‘80s Genre Filmmaking
Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon also star in this Tinseltown-set follow-up to ‘X’ and ‘Pearl.’
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‘I’m Your Venus’ Review: A Poignant Doc Revisits ‘Paris Is Burning’ and Gives a Trans Icon Her Flowers
In her latest film, Kimberly Reed ('Dark Money') follows the biological and ballroom families of Venus Xtravaganza as they try to solve the mystery of her murder and honor her legacy.
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Critic’s Notebook: A New Wave of Films Experiments With How We See Climate Change
From Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' to Ramata-Toulaye Sy's 'Banel & Adama,' indie films are representing climate change as an ongoing negotiation between humans and the environment instead of a single catastrophic event.
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‘It Was All a Dream’ Review: Compelling dream hampton Memoir Mines the Past to Make a Case for Documenting the Present
In her latest feature, the veteran music journalist and filmmaker delves into her personal archives to tell the story of hip hop as a nascent genre, surveying its biggest artists and fervent custodians.
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‘The Big Bend’ Review: An Alluring and Intimate Drama Steeped in Edge-of-the-World Peril
Writer-director Brett Wagner’s feature zeroes in on two young families whose getaway to a remote corner of Texas veers into rough terrain.
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‘Trigger Warning’ Review: Jessica Alba Has the Moves but Netflix Action Thriller Is Strictly Routine
A former Special Forces commando runs into trouble when she returns to her hometown in Mouly Surya's female-driven star vehicle.
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‘Young Hearts’ Review: Belgian Teen Coming-Out Romance Is a Disarmingly Sweet Account of First Love
Writer-director Anthony Schatteman’s assured debut boasts a standout lead performance from Lou Goossens as a 14-year-old boy struggling with self-discovery.
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‘The Exorcism’ Review: Mixed-Bag Russell Crowe Vehicle Observes the Horror Classic From a Personal Perspective
Sam Worthington, David Hyde Pierce, Adam Goldberg and Ryan Simpkins co-star in the tale of demonic possession, directed by Joshua John Miller, whose late father Jason Miller played Damien Karras in 'The Exorcist.'
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‘The Imaginary’ Review: Studio Ponoc’s Animated Adventure for Netflix Is an Ode to Childhood Fancy
Yoshiyuki Momose directs the second full-length feature from the Japanese company spun out of Studio Ghibli, about a young girl's make-believe friend who endeavors to save her and their relationship.
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‘I Am: Celine Dion’ Review: Power Ballad Queen Chronicles Her New Reality in Amazon’s Moving Portrait
Irene Taylor's documentary details the Canadian star's struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome and appraises the impactful legacy of the singer's career spanning four decades-plus.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best Films of 2024 So Far
THR’s reviewers choose faves from the first half of the year, including a sizzling story of sex and sports, a delightful Pixar sequel and two riveting European refugee dramas.
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‘Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution’ Review: Trailblazing Queer Comics Get Their Due in Entertaining Netflix Doc
Lily Tomlin, Margaret Cho, Eddie Izzard and Sandra Bernhard are among those sharing their experiences in Page Hurwitz’s archive-rich study.
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‘Ultraman: Rising’ Review: A Famous Japanese Franchise Gets a Heartwarming American Reboot
The Netflix animated feature, directed by Shannon Tindle and co-directed by John Aoshima, offers a new take on a classic Japanese series created in the 1960s.
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