Documentary
Queen of Chess
A celebration of the sport’s versatility but as a testament to the enlivening power of one woman’s ambition and determination.
New Reviews
In the Blink of an Eye
Brian Tallerico
The Moment
Monica Castillo
Mother of Flies
Matt Zoller Seitz
Return to Silent Hill
Simon Abrams
The Big Fake
Glenn Kenny
H is for Hawk
Isaac Feldberg
In Cold Light
Sheila O’Malley
Clika
Monica Castillo
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Matt Zoller Seitz
Mercy
Richard Roeper
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Donald Liebenson
Night Patrol
Matt Zoller Seitz
Sundance 2026: Bedford Park, Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty, Take Me Home
Three films from the Dramatic Competition program at Sundance, including a nuanced stand-out.
New Articles
TV/Streaming
Marvel’s “Wonder Man” Builds a Bleary Showbiz Buddy Comedy For the MCU
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Josephine, Union County, The Musical
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Joybubbles, Soul Patrol, Who Killed Alex Odeh?
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Big Girls Don’t Cry, Hold Onto Me, Tell Me Everything
Features
The Archaic Mother’s Embrace: How “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” and “Die My Love” Reframe the Monstrous
Interviews
Time is Very Precious: Hlynur Pálmason and Julius Krebs Damsbo on “The Love That Remains”
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Wicker, The Gallerist
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: The Shitheads, The History of Concrete, The Invite
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Leviticus, Buddy, Mum I’m Alien Pregnant
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Birds of War, One in a Million, Silenced
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Carousel, Hot Water
Festivals & Awards
