“Only Murders in the Building” Tackles Changing World by Staying the Same
If you’re of the camp that “OMITB” has worn out its welcome, the fifth season won’t dissuade you from that stance.
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The Telluride Tea: Reflections and Highlights of the 2025 Telluride Film Festival
A reflection on the writer’s fourth Telluride, and the feeling of community that comes from festival life.
TIFF 2025: Obsession, Honey Bunch, Whitetail
On three dark thrillers from this year’s TIFF, including a couple of early standouts.
TIFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man, Rental Family
On two of the biggest TIFF premieres, including the new Knives Out movie.
TIFF 2025: Motor City, I Swear, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story
Three totally different movies connect a very Reacher-esque action flick and a documentary about Paula Deen.
TIFF 2025: Palestine 36, The Choral, Peak Everything
On three early Gala Presentations from TIFF 2025.
TIFF 2025: Wasteman, Winter of the Crow, Charlie Harper
See the movies from TIFF starring David Jonsson and Lesley Manville. Skip the third.
TIFF 2025: Hamlet, Rose of Nevada, No Other Choice
On three films from TIFF, including the latest from Master Park, a trippy fishing drama, and another adaptation of the Bard.
Venice Film Festival 2025: Broken English, The Wizard of the Kremlin, No Other Choice, In the Hand of Dante
On four Venice films, including the latest from Park Chan-wook and Julian Schnabel.
Back to Duality: James Sweeney and Dylan O’Brien on “Twinless”
The director/star and his co-star unpack masculinities, friendship, and the tonal elasticity of the Sundance favorite.
Robert Daniels & Odie Henderson Talk “Highest 2 Lowest”
Two critics discuss the latest from Spike Lee, now on Apple TV+.
50 Years Later, “Sholay” Remains a Captivating South Asian Epic
On five decades of Ramesh Sippy’s silly, earnest, action-packed Bollywood masterpiece.
You’re Enough, Just So You Know: Jay Duplass and Michael Strassner on “The Baltimorons”
An interview with the co-writer/star and filmmaker team of the acclaimed dramedy.
Peacock’s “The Paper” Shuffles “The Office”‘s Formula To A Funny, Worthy Spinoff
A smart, breezy, goodnatured sitcom, and something of a love letter to the noblest aspects of the profession.
Venice Film Festival 2025: Remake, Nuestra Tierra, Kim Novak’s Vertigo
On three Venice docs, including an emotional stunner.
Telluride Film Festival 2025: Lost in the Jungle, Ask E. Jean, Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher
On three docs from this year’s Telluride.
Something Wretched This Way Comes in the Second Half of “Wednesday” Season Two
Despite Part Two trying a sort of hard reset, “Wednesday” still struggles to feel cohesive.
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Sierra Falconer on “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)”
An interview with the director of the sun-dappled Michigan-set Sundance fave, produced by Joanna Hogg.
