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”ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedJuly 13, 2021
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedFebruary 23, 2021
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedFebruary 10, 2021
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedJanuary 6, 2021
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedDecember 21, 2020
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…ByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Charles Bramesco, Mike D'Angelo, Lawrence Garcia, Roxana Hadadi, Jesse Hassenger, Beatrice Loayza, Noel Murray, Vikram Murthi, Allison Shoemaker, and Caroline SiedePublishedDecember 17, 2020
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,…ByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Jesse Hassenger, Beatrice Loayza, Vikram Murthi, Noel Murray, Lawrence Garcia, Allison Shoemaker, Caroline Siede, Charles Bramesco, Roxana Hadadi, and Mike D'AngeloPublishedDecember 17, 2020
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…ByA.A. Dowd, Allison Shoemaker, Alex McLevy, Mike D'Angelo, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Caroline Siede, William Hughes, Beatrice Loayza, Noel Murray, Jesse Hassenger, Lawrence Garcia, Charles Bramesco, Vikram Murthi, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat, Cameron Scheetz, Roxana Hadadi, Patrick Gomez, and Erik AdamsPublishedDecember 9, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedDecember 8, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedNovember 19, 2020
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-…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedNovember 16, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedNovember 3, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedOctober 13, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedSeptember 28, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedSeptember 3, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedSeptember 2, 2020
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…ByA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Allison Shoemaker, Lawrence Garcia, Vikram Murthi, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Roxana Hadadi, Jesse Hassenger, Mike D'Angelo, Beatrice Loayza, Noel Murray, Charles Bramesco, and Caroline SiedePublishedAugust 12, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedJuly 29, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedJuly 21, 2020
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…ByBeatrice LoayzaPublishedJuly 15, 2020