7/13/21Can You Bring It takes a fascinating look at a landmark dance piece of the AIDS eraThis documentary chronicles the history of the acclaimed “D-Man In The Waters”
2/23/21Oscar contender Night Of The Kings is a prison drama steeped in magical realismNote: The writer of this review watched Night Of The Kings on a digital screener from home. Before making the…
2/10/21Robin Wright battles grief, bears, and a bad script in her off-the-grid survival drama LandNote: The writer of this review watched Land on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see…
1/6/21The Reason I Jump is a deeply empathetic autism documentary with an experimental touchNaoki Higashida, a non-speaking autistic person from Japan, was only 13 when he wrote The Reason I Jump, his…
12/21/20Vanessa Kirby simmers with grief in the loud but hollow Pieces Of A Woman Note: The writer of this review watched Pieces Of A Woman on a digital screener from home. Before making the…
12/17/20The best films of 2020: The ballotsDon’t trust anyone who says it’s impossible to make a best movies list in 2020. There were plenty of films to like…
12/17/20The best films of 2020For one blissful month, it seemed like the defining moment of movie culture this year might be the most joyful one,…
12/9/20The best movie scenes of 2020Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…
12/8/20Steven Yeun is a family man chasing the American dream in the soulful if lopsided Minari“Daddy’s going to make a big garden,” announces Jacob (Steven Yeun) as his bewildered wife and wide-eyed children…
11/19/20Jackie Chan’s big Hollywood breakthrough is a lovable, campy rumble in the BronxWatch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
11/16/20Sarah Paulson is the helicopter parent from hell in Hulu’s predictable but titillating RunIn Run, helicopter parenting reaches a whole new level of unhinged. Likely taking cues from the real-life Munchausen-…
11/3/20Despite Eva Green’s soulful performance, astronaut drama Proxima loses sight of the person inside the space suitAstronaut movies centered on male protagonists with heavy emotional baggage are practically a genre unto themselves…
10/13/20Jack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic Martin EdenNote: The writer of this review watched Martin Eden from home on a digital screener. Before making the decision to…
9/28/20Memories crash ashore in a moving auto-portrait from the late, great Agnès VardaWatch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
9/3/20Mulan improves Disney’s live-action remake record but not by enoughThe hype surrounding Disney’s new Mulan seemed to paint a more encouraging picture than what audiences have come to…
9/2/20David Cronenberg paved a new career path for Robert Pattinson in two horror stories of wealthWatch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
8/12/20The best movies of 2000Just about everyone agrees that 1999 was a great year for movies. We here at The A.V. Club do not beg to differ: We…
7/29/20The engrossing puzzle-box thriller A Girl Missing loses sight of its piecesA Girl Missing is a movie about optics—how bad ones can incriminate an innocent person, and how we perceive each…
7/21/20The queen of DTV action takes cues from The Dead Zone in her boldest, sexiest movieWatch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
7/15/20Molly Shannon plays the ultimate dog-lover in a downer comedy from the creator of EnlightenedWatch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…