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Review: Descend into the Hell of the Backrooms
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve clip out of our world into a maze of the unknown in A24 and Kane Parsons' Backrooms.
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Review: “Wuthering Heights” is Oh So Very Dumb
I think I’m gonna die in this film…
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My Favourite Films of 2025
Revolutionaries, grave web-cams, capybaras, and lockdown meltdowns!
Josh O'Connor
Review: The Mastermind is an Anti-Heist Film About a Very Entitled Man
Josh O’Connor teams up with Kelly Reichardt for an art heist drama that’s the anti-Ocean’s 11.
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Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Gets Conspiratorial With Bugonia
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons take on aliens, corporate evil, and bees.
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Review: Ballad of a Small Player is a Messy Letdown Despite Colin Farrell’s Best Efforts
Edward Berger's Macau-set drama can't decide whether it wants to be flashy or subtle.
Mia Goth
Review: Was Guillermo del Toro Maybe Too Perfect a Choice for Frankenstein?
The king of modern gothic takes on Mary Shelley, with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi.
Greta Lee
Review: ‘Tron Ares’ Is Okay, and That’s a Problem
Disney keeps trying to make the Tron franchise happen.
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Review: One Battle After Another (Plus Some Thoughts on Leonardo DiCaprio)
Paul Thomas Anderson returns with a surprisingly radical Pynchon riff featuring peak harried loser Leo.
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Some Thoughts on The Phoenician Scheme and Wes Anderson
The new Wes Anderson film, starring Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton, is here.
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Review: Presence is a Dull Ghost Story Built on an Interesting But Failed Gimmick
Steven Soderbergh’s suspense is a great concept but builds to nothing
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Review: A Complete Unknown (and Some Thoughts on Timothee Chalamet)
The Bob Dylan biopic is… a biopic.