Carlos Aguilar

12/21/21

The best films of 2021: The ballots

Here's how 10 critics voted in our annual poll on the year in movies

A.A. Dowd,

Caroline Siede,

Katie Rife,

Noel Murray,

Leila Latif,

and Vikram Murthi

PublishedDecember 21, 2021

12/21/21

The best films of 2021

West Side Story, The Green Knight, and Licorice Pizza are among our favorite movies of the year

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Mike D'Angelo,

Jesse Hassenger,

Noel Murray,

Leila Latif,

Charles Bramesco,

Vikram Murthi,

Caroline Siede,

and Carlos Aguilar

PublishedDecember 21, 2021

12/15/21

The best movie scenes of 2021

Some of the year's best movie moments came from No Time To Die, Shang-Chi, and Licorice Pizza

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Noel Murray,

Leila Latif,

and Carlos Aguilar

PublishedDecember 15, 2021

12/2/21

The best movies of 2001

Where do Memento, Lord Of The Rings, and Mulholland Drive fall on our retrospective countdown?

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Jesse Hassenger,

Craig D. Lindsey,

Leila Latif,

Noel Murray,

and Carlos Aguilar

PublishedDecember 2, 2021

8/9/21

Hulu's<i> Homeroom</i> is a fascinating snapshot of teen advocacy on the cusp of a pandemic

Hulu's Homeroom is a fascinating snapshot of teen advocacy on the cusp of a pandemic

Shot in late 2019 and early 2020, the documentary follows politically involved students at an Oakland high school

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedAugust 9, 2021

7/28/21

<i>Sabaya </i>offers a firsthand account of a dangerous search and rescue operation

Sabaya offers a firsthand account of a dangerous search and rescue operation

It's an intense but incomplete documentary about efforts to save the girls kidnapped by The Islamic State

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedJuly 28, 2021

3/31/21

<i>Concrete Cowboy</i> turns a unique subculture into a coming-of-age cliché

Concrete Cowboy turns a unique subculture into a coming-of-age cliché

Much as the recent Charm City Kings did with dirt bike riders in Baltimore, Concrete Cowboy zeroes in on North…

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedMarch 31, 2021

2/25/21

Under current rules, there’s no way adventurous animation can compete at the Oscars

To realize the shameless disdain many Academy members feel toward the Best Animated Feature category—and toward…

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedFebruary 25, 2021

1/20/21

<i>Identifying Features</i> is among the greatest, most devastating films about Mexico’s drug war

Identifying Features is among the greatest, most devastating films about Mexico’s drug war

Some movies wound us so profoundly that once darkness has consumed their final frame we are incapable of shaking off…

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedJanuary 20, 2021

1/12/21

The incisive<i> MLK/FBI</i> revisits the shameful surveillance campaign against Martin Luther King Jr.

The incisive MLK/FBI revisits the shameful surveillance campaign against Martin Luther King Jr.

Note: The writer of this review watched MLK/FBI on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see…

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedJanuary 12, 2021

11/4/20

Charlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell bring macho tenderness to boxing drama<i> Jungleland</i>

Charlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell bring macho tenderness to boxing drama Jungleland

Earnest fraternal affection is the main attraction in Jungleland, director Max Winkler’s moody road-trip movie by…

Carlos Aguilar

PublishedNovember 4, 2020