Mythologized artists receive a restrained overview in Made In England: The Films Of Powell & PressburgerEven the fandom of Martin Scorsese can't push this appreciation of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger beyond an…ByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedJuly 11, 2024
Kill review: Gratuitous, sadistic, enjoyable action and not much elseThe cartoonishly violent Indian film turns a train into a house of horrorsByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedJuly 3, 2024
The best romantic comedies, from A to ZFrom The Apartment to Zelig, our alphabetical list of the best rom-coms gives you plenty of options for a perfect…ByGwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony, Becca James, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Cameron Scheetz, and Marah EakinUpdatedFebruary 14, 2024
Doing it wrong: 11 deeply unsexy sex scenesA truly bad sex scene is more than unconvincing; it’s the onscreen equivalent of a cold showerByIgnatiy Vishnevetsky, A.A. Dowd, Gwen Ihnat, Sean O'Neal, Clayton Purdom, and Katie RifePublishedFebruary 12, 2022
Home-invasion thriller See For Me is a waste of a good gimmickMissed opportunities abound in this indie thriller from director Randall OkitaByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Denzel Washington directs Michael B. Jordan in the cloying melodrama A Journal For JordanWashington moves from August Wilson to morbid memoir in this Christmas Day dudByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedDecember 20, 2021
Tedious prequel The King’s Man lacks the violent fun of its spy-movie predecessorsRalph Fiennes is a reluctant badass in this uninspired, long-delayed entry in the Kingsman franchiseByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedDecember 14, 2021
Léa Seydoux has an existential crisis in the inscrutable FranceBruno Dumont’s latest is an uneven blend of satire and melodramaByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedDecember 8, 2021
Ethan Hawke tackles a dual role in the cryptic pandemic mood piece Zeros And OnesLeave it to Abel Ferrara to capture the mood of our dystopian momentByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedNovember 17, 2021
Sexual abuse survivors direct their own stories in the poignant ProcessionRobert Greene’s documentary examines trauma through an audacious filmmaking experimentByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedNovember 10, 2021
The Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot steal only a few laughs in Netflix’s Red NoticeThis wannabe streaming blockbuster proves that all the money in the world can’t buy a good timeByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedNovember 4, 2021
This November serves up Eternals, Ghostbusters, and Paul Thomas AndersonPlus: Spencer, King Richard, and a new Resident Evil movie, all before ThanksgivingByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Jesse Hassenger, and William HughesPublishedOctober 28, 2021
Why the hell did Netflix green light a zombie-light prequel to Army Of The Dead?Army Of Thieves gives an annoying supporting character from Zack Snyder’s movie a forgettable spinoffByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedOctober 26, 2021
Irreverent revenge Western The Harder They Fall falls flatJonathan Majors and Idris Elba face off in an Old West homage with more jokes than thrillsByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedOctober 20, 2021
The massive Dune looks to the future and finds a classic Hollywood epic thereDenis Villeneuve cuts the 1965 sci-fi novel in two to faithfully preserve its plotByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedOctober 18, 2021
A novelist recalls his suicide attempt in the ruminative One Friday In AprilIn his second book of nonfiction, Donald Antrim wonders if there’s a cure for suicideByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedOctober 11, 2021
The aftermath of a school shooting hangs over the stagey but well-acted MassFour excellent actors carry this un-cinematic drama about a meeting of bereaved parentsByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedOctober 5, 2021
The dire animated Addams Family 2 could use more kooky and spookyBut if it’s your dearest desire to see the macabre clan lip sync to pop songs…ByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedOctober 1, 2021
Sex, drugs, and ballet don’t add up to much in Birds Of ParadiseSarah Adina Smith’s Amazon dance drama isn’t trashy or soapy enough to be funByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Clint Eastwood returns to cowboy country in Cry MachoThe 91-year-old writer-director revisits the Western after a nearly 30-year absenceByIgnatiy VishnevetskyPublishedSeptember 15, 2021