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All of Us Strangers Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal

Mike Shutt

All Of Us Strangers Review: Andrew Scott And Paul Mescal Star In A Well-Acted But Crushingly Sentimental Drama [Austin Film Festival]

Director Andrew Haigh created an environment in which Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell delivered solid work. But the film feels lacking.

Mike Shutt

American Fiction Review: A Dizzyingly Funny Literary Satire Featuring A Never Better Jeffrey Wright [Austin Film Festival]

Jeffrey Wright delivers a career-best performance in Cord Jefferson's sterling feature directorial debut American Fiction. Read our review right here.

Ryan Coleman

Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor Review: A Franchise Improvement, But Is It Enough?

The Hell House franchise is back with its fourth entry, The Carmichael Manor, whose mileage may vary depending on how big a Hell House head you are.

Jeremy Mathai

Five Nights At Freddy's Review: A Campy, Gruesome, And Gloriously Funny Good Time

After nearly a decade, the live-action horror film adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's proves to be well worth the load time.

Chris Evangelista

The Killer Review: David Fincher Plays The Hits With His Latest Thriller

David Fincher's The Killer isn't a great movie, but it is a David Fincher movie, which means it's better than most of the stuff we get these days.

Shae Sennett

Priscilla Review: Sofia Coppola's Latest Both Romanticizes And Criticizes Elvis

Sofia Coppola's Priscilla provides more clarity on Elvis' character than Baz Luhrmann's take on the King.

Josh Spiegel

Killers Of The Flower Moon Spoiler Review: One Of Martin Scorsese's Best Pictures

With Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese reminds us yet again that few other people working in film today are operating at even half of his level.

Ethan Anderton

Dicks: The Musical Review: A24's Raunchy Romp Is Absurdly Hilarious, But Can't Quite Sustain Itself

Newcomers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp star in a raunchy, hilarious, absurd musical, but Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally keep it afloat.

Chris Evangelista

The Best New Blu-Ray Releases: Barbie, The Others, And More

Our latest Blu-ray round-up includes Barbie, The Others, Haunted Mansion, Talk to Me, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Long live physical media.

Audrey Fox

Ferrari Review: Michael Mann Captures The Nervy High Drama Of Racing

Featuring a stellar performance from Penelope Cruz, Ferrari is one of Michael Mann's most emotionally satisfying films in years. Read our review here.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Taylor Swift

Mike Shutt

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Review: A Breathtaking Stage Spectacle Rendered Slightly Less Spectacular On Film

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour movie has already smashed box office records, but is it a worthwhile cinematic experience? We dig deep into the production.

Chris Evangelista

Dark Harvest Review: A Halloween Treat For Horror Fans

Dark Harvest has an underwhelming script, but the horror film is so overloaded with Halloween atmosphere that it might be enough to satisfy your inner ghoul.

Matt Donato

It's A Wonderful Knife Review: A Warm And Cozy Christmas Slasher [Beyond Fest 2023]

Christmas horror fans have a reason to be excited this season as It's A Wonderful Knife delivers both heart and scares. Read our review right here.

Jeremy Mathai

El Conde Review: The Boldest Vampire Movie Of The Year Needed Just A Little More Bite

Pablo Larraín's stylish El Conde reimagines Augusto Pinochet as an ancient vampire, but the film never does enough with that novel premise.

Rafael Motamayor

Woman Of The Hour Review: Anna Kendrick Delivers A Thrilling Directorial Debut [TIFF 2023]

Anna Kendrick's directorial debut Woman of the Hour is a strong thriller based on a shocking true story. Here's our TIFF review.

Ethan Anderton

LEGO's Avengers: Endgame Final Battle Is A Clever But Incomplete Tribute To Marvel's Movie

LEGO's latest recreation of the final battle in Avengers: Endgame makes for a cool display piece, but we wish it offered a more complete build.

Rafael Motamayor

Poolman Review: Chris Pine's Chinatown-Inspired Neo-Noir Bellyflops [TIFF 2023]

Chris Pine's directorial debut Poolman is an unfortunate misfire - a comedy that's never very funny with characters who just don't work. Here's our TIFF review.

Rafael Motamayor

Pain Hustlers Review: Chris Evans And Emily Blunt Can't Rescue This Wolf Of Wall Street Knock-Off [TIFF 2023]

Pain Hustlers, starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, badly wants to be the Wolf of Wall Street, but comes nowhere close to matching that great movie.

Barry Levitt

The Holdovers Review: Alexander Payne And Paul Giamatti Reunite For This Marvellous Film [TIFF 2023]

The Holdovers is proof that we need more thoughtful, studied, loving, and irresistible human stories on screen. Here's our review from TIFF.

Barry Levitt

Mother, Couch Review: Ewan McGregor Stars In One Of The Strangest Films Of The Year [TIFF 2023]

Mother, Couch, starring Ewan McGregor and Ellen Burstyn, is a hazy dreamlike blast of chaos that proves to be irresistible. Here's our TIFF review.

Barry Levitt

Yellow Bus Review: How Far Will You Go For Justice? [TIFF 2023]

There's plenty to admire in 'Yellow Bus' -- especially Tannishtha Chatterjee's great performance -- a searing portrait of perseverance. Read our TIFF review.

Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, and Kenneth Branagh

Josh Spiegel

A Haunting In Venice Review: A Soggy Faux-Supernatural Return For Poirot

A Haunting in Venice, the third film in Kenneth Branagh's Poirot series, tries to change things up with a potentially supernatural bent, but does it work?

Barry Levitt

Dumb Money Review: This Timely Film Can't Live Up To Real Life [TIFF 2023]

The GameStop stock comedy Dumb Money is plenty funny and boasts some strong performances, but it feels like it only scratches the surface.

Jeremy Mathai

The Nun 2 Review: A Frequently Fun And Violent Romp Falls Victim To Prequelitis

The Nun II has some great scares and atmosphere but it also gets bogged down in being too beholden to the franchise that spawned it. Here's our review.

Veki Velilla, Iván Pellicer, Killer Book Club

Joe Roberts

A Spanish Slasher Is Climbing Netflix Charts Despite Bland Reviews

With Spain's Killer Book Club, Netflix is (sadly) once again proving that you don't need to make a good movie for it to do wild numbers on streaming.

Jeremy Mathai

Brother Is The Best Movie You Didn't Get Around To Watching Last Month

Brother, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and You Hurt My Feelings are all available to watch at home right now, and they're all worth your time.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds

Ethan Anderton

LEGO's New Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Is A Laborious But Wonderful Build

LEGO's new Hogwarts Castle and Grounds model lets you build the entire wizarding school on a micro-scale, and there are secrets to be found within. Take a look!