Reviews
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‘Severance’ is an Ominous and Ingenious Workplace Thriller
The excellent Apple TV+ series follows employees of a shady corporation who sever the connection between their work and home lives.
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‘Blacklight’ Leaves Both Liam Neeson and Viewers Wholly Disinterested
Even the brightest of lights won’t find anything of value here.
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‘Kimi’ Pairs a Terrific Zoë Kravitz with Underwhelming Thrills
Steven Soderbergh’s latest succeeds almost solely on the strength of its lead.
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‘Playground’ Flawlessly Captures the Cruelties of Childhood
Laura Wandel’s debut feature — selected as Belgium’s entry for the Best International Feature Film award at the Oscars — gets to the heart of childhood’s dark truths.
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‘Inventing Anna’ is a Grating True Story That Runs Too Long
Julia Garner can’t save this overlong Netflix drama about real-life scammer Anna Delvey.
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‘Death on the Nile’ Sails Forward Almost on the Power of Kenneth Branagh Alone
Come for Kenneth Branagh’s fantastic portrayal of Hercule Poirot, and stay for, well, Kenneth Branagh’s fantastic portrayal of Hercule Poirot.
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‘Jackass Forever’ is More of the Same, So You Already Know if It’s For You
So many dicks, so little time.
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‘Moonfall’ Makes ‘Armageddon’ Look Like a NASA Training Film
Is it stupid? Absolutely, but it’s no less entertaining for it.
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‘Lingui, The Sacred Bonds’ is a Profound and Concise Must-See Film
Chad’s official entry for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film award follows a mother’s unrelenting effort to help her daughter obtain an abortion.
