Movie

  • Looking Back at Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure

    - Nov 8, 2022
    Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 1997 film “Cure,” whose 4K restoration version was released in South Korean theaters this July and distributed by the Criterion Collection several months later, is an unnerving, creepy masterwork that will haunt you in more...
  • Book Excerpt: The Northman: A Call to the Gods by Simon Abrams

    - Nov 8, 2022
    We are incredibly proud to present an excerpt from the new book about “The Northman” by our very own Simon Abrams. Read the official description below, followed by the excerpt, and get your own copy here. The...
  • A Childlike Imagination and a Childlike Sense of Trust: Nora Twomey on My Father’s Dragon

    - Nov 7, 2022
    Nora Twomey describes herself as a “hands-on” director of animated films. Her latest, “My Father’s Dragon,” follows her acclaimed films “The Secret of Kells” and “The Breadwinner,” all created through traditional hand-drawn animation. In an interview,...
  • Criterion Shines Light on Masterful Daisies

    - Nov 7, 2022
    I first saw Věra Chytilová’s “Daisies” almost exactly ten years ago to the day when the previous restoration was making the rounds of art house theaters. I’ll never forget arriving at the Roxie Theater in San...
  • Good Night Oppy

    - Nov 4, 2022
    The warm and engaging “Good Night Oppy” isn’t a Disney or Pixar movie, but a lot of times it feels like one. Directed by Ryan White (“The Keepers,” “The Case Against 8”), it’s a documentary about the mission to explore...
  • Starz Take on Dangerous Liaisons Lacks Creative Passion

    - Nov 4, 2022
    With “Dangerous Liaisons,” Starz continues its doubling or tripling down on the bawdy, “Bridgerton”-y period costume dramas it’s made its stock in trade over the last few years. And for what it’s worth, the source material...
  • God of War: Ragnarök Brings Epic Franchise to the PS5

    - Nov 4, 2022
    “God of War” has been one of Sony’s most successful franchises of the modern era, both critically acclaimed and commercially massive. You can’t go to a pop culture convention without seeing Kratos somewhere—he’s a character who...
  • Netflix’s Blockbuster is a Cute, Forgettable Sitcom

    - Nov 3, 2022
    Netflix got one of its biggest ha-has (read in Nelson Muntz voice) when it started hosting last year a little-seen documentary called “The Last Blockbuster,” about its title subject store and the people behind it. Enough subscribers...
  • Enola Holmes 2

    - Nov 3, 2022
    Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown), the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill), returns in this cheeky, breezy sequel that’s better than the original. The character has a better sense of who she is, and the...
  • The Wonder

    - Nov 2, 2022
    “We are nothing without stories, and so we invite you to believe in this one.” Sebastian Lelio’s fascinating “The Wonder” opens with a prologue that includes this line, one that’s crucial to unpacking the film that...