Jesse Hassenger

3/1/22

Colin Farrell explores the grief of the future in the beautiful sci-fi drama <i>After Yang</i>

Colin Farrell explores the grief of the future in the beautiful sci-fi drama After Yang

Kogonada follows up Columbus with a more ambitious vision

2/24/22

Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi are out to sea in pirate comedy <i>Our Flag Means Death</i>

Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi are out to sea in pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death

This stacked-cast show has its amusing moments, but they're adrift in a tedious earnestness

2/24/22

Time keeps on slipping, slipping in the films of Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater

Did Hawke become a better actor under the Boyhood director, or did time just pass?

2/22/22

Batman returns, and so does Pixar, this March

Also coming this month: After Yang, The Adam Project, and The Lost City

2/21/22

You can’t get more Oasis than the gloriously overproduced hubris of <i>Be Here Now</i>

You can’t get more Oasis than the gloriously overproduced hubris of Be Here Now

25 years ago, Oasis released a massive hit record that also ended Liam and Noel Gallagher’s time as the world's…

2/17/22

Channing Tatum stars with, and directs, a good <i>Dog</i>

Channing Tatum stars with, and directs, a good Dog

It’s not on the level of the star’s Soderbergh movies, but it suggests he may have been paying attention to them

2/10/22

Netflix’s teen-romance sequel <i>Tall Girl 2 </i>doesn’t have much space to grow

Netflix’s teen-romance sequel Tall Girl 2 doesn’t have much space to grow

Ava Michelle and company return for a follow-up that doesn’t stack up

1/28/22

The new direct-to-streaming <i>Ice Age</i> sequel is a generic chunk of content

The new direct-to-streaming Ice Age sequel is a generic chunk of content

Gone are the original animators, the core voice cast, Scrat, and the fun

1/27/22

<i>Death On The Nile</i>, disaster in space, and some love triangles are coming this February

Death On The Nile, disaster in space, and some love triangles are coming this February

The month’s new movie releases also include sequels to Tall Girl and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1/21/22

20 major stars whose careers took off at Sundance

Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Olsen, and Michael B. Jordan are all Sundance Breakthrough alumni

1/16/22

How <i>Yellowjackets</i> counts on its talented cast to (mostly) avoid double troubles

How Yellowjackets counts on its talented cast to (mostly) avoid double troubles

Christina Ricci and Melanie Lynskey, in particular, guide Showtime's hit through some daunting territory

1/13/22

<i>Peacemaker</i>’s John Cena makes some familiar moves in his journey from wrestling to acting

Peacemaker’s John Cena makes some familiar moves in his journey from wrestling to acting

Before Cena made the trek from ring icon to Hollywood hero, the likes of Dwayne Johnson and Dave Bautista followed…

1/11/22

Vanessa Kirby loses herself on the streets of New York in the dreamy <i>Italian Studies</i>

Vanessa Kirby loses herself on the streets of New York in the dreamy Italian Studies

Writer-director Adam Leon adds a bittersweet, unmoored quality to his signature NYC walk-and-talk

1/10/22

<i>Hotel Transylvania</i> loses Adam Sandler, but retains its animated energy in <i>Transformania</i>

Hotel Transylvania loses Adam Sandler, but retains its animated energy in Transformania

The fourth and final movie in the series enlivens a worn-out story with delightful animation

12/27/21

<i>Scream</i>, <i>Morbius</i>, and some kid-friendly monsters kick 2022 off on a spooky note

Scream, Morbius, and some kid-friendly monsters kick 2022 off on a spooky note

Sequels to Hotel Transylvania and Ice Age are some of the bigger releases in a very quiet January

12/22/21

A Coen brother goes solo, with help from Denzel and Shakespeare, in a striking <i>Macbeth</i>

A Coen brother goes solo, with help from Denzel and Shakespeare, in a striking Macbeth

Joel Coen’s take on the Scottish Play may not be definitive, but it’s one of the best-looking movies of the year

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