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January 22, 2020
David Klion
Citizen K
Captures the Rise and Fall of an Oligarch
Alex Gibney’s new documentary about Mikhail Khodorkovsky presents a complex picture of a dissident.
January 17, 2020
Rumaan Alam
Clemency
Grapples With the Banal Evil of the Death Penalty
Alfre Woodard's astonishing performance is one of many surprises in director Chinonye Chukwu's second film.
January 15, 2020
Rumaan Alam
In
Les Misérables
, the Song Remains the Same
No, it's not that beloved musical, but director Ladj Ly's Oscar-nominated look at police violence nevertheless feels familiar.
January 1, 2020
Philippa Snow
The Reinvention of
Little Women
Greta Gerwig’s new film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel is a triumph of Jo-ness.
December 24, 2019
Rumaan Alam
Cats
Got Your Tongue
Tom Hooper's film is as absurd as the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, but at least it's given us something new to talk about.
December 20, 2019
Rumaan Alam
The People vs. Richard Jewell
Clint Eastwood turns the saga of the Atlanta bombing suspect into a cautionary tale for an already paranoid age.
December 20, 2019
Sarah Jones
The Tangled Politics of
Bombshell
When the women of Fox News rise up against Roger Ailes, who are they fighting for?
December 12, 2019
David Klion
The Heavy Burden of
The Report
The new movie about the Torture Report has to take on people who still wield enormous influence.
December 11, 2019
Ryu Spaeth
The Irishman
and
Parasite
: Two Paths for the Hustle
How two of this year’s most critically acclaimed movies critique capitalism
November 19, 2019
Rumaan Alam
Who Run the World?
Charlie’s Angels
!
The newest reboot of the franchise has a very familiar feminist refrain.
November 15, 2019
Rumaan Alam
The Kingmaker
Reveals the Real Imelda Marcos
Lauren Greenfield's newest documentary is an unwavering look at the queen bee, going well beyond her infamous shoe collection.
November 7, 2019
Rumaan Alam
Honey Boy
Is a Taste of Stardom’s Bitter Reality
In Alma Har'el's film, Shia LeBeouf mines his own life—and reminds us how gifted an actor he is.
October 24, 2019
Rumaan Alam
In
The Lighthouse,
Beauty Battles the Beast
On a desolate island, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe slow-dance their way to madness.
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