The Fairy Tale of Homeownership in The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco follows Jimmie and Montgomery’s struggle to retake the former’s family home, and overcome the origins of gentrification.
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Preview of the 26th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival
A look ahead at the 26th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival, which runs from June 5 to June 9.
Black Mirror Returns with an Inconsistent Fifth Season with One Standout
A review of the fifth series of Black Mirror.
Thumbnails Special Edition: Our Cannes 2019 Coverage
A special edition of Thumbnails spotlighting our coverage of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Bethesda’s Rage 2 Struggles to Make It Down the Fury Road
A review of the new post-apocalyptic game, Rage 2.
Cannes 2019 Video #6: The Critics Roundtable
A critics roundtable from the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Short Films in Focus: Guns Found Here
An interview with the director of Guns Found Here, and a presentation of the short film.
The Unloved, Part 66: Destroyer
The latest video essay in Scout Tafoya’s series about maligned masterpieces celebrates Karyn Kusama’s 2018 film, Destroyer.
An Ode to Mothra, Co-kaiju of Godzilla: King of the Monsters
I don’t think Godzilla: King of the Monsters will give us singing twin fairies, but I hope it remembers that there is power in protection, not just destruction.
Perpetual Grace, LTD is Your Next TV Obsession
A review of Perpetual Grace, LTD, starring Ben Kingsley, Jacki Weaver, and Jimmi Simpson.
Michael Sheen, David Tennant Carry Amazon’s Good Omens
A review of the new Amazon series, Good Omens.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: May 30, 2019
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Apollo 11, Cold Pursuit, Fighting with My Family, and Let the Sunshine In.
DC Universe’s Swamp Thing Struggles to Manage Tone Amidst Flashes of Brilliance
A review of DC Universe’s Swamp Thing.
How Domino Fits into the Brian De Palma Paradox
There’s something glorious about being freed from the confines of a pretty rote thriller and simply waiting for De Palma to uncork some rococo bit of violent suspense.
Happy Birthday, Ripley: Alien at 40
Alien is both ahead of its time and squarely of its time.
Cannes 2019: Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo, Sibyl, It Must Be Heaven
Reviews from the Cannes Film Festival of the latest by Abdellatif Kechiche, Justine Triet, and Elia Suleiman.
Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho Wins Palme d’Or for Parasite
Bong Joon-ho’s class satire is the first South Korean film to win the Palme d’Or.
Cannes 2019: Awards Predictions
Ben Kenigsberg predicts “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” will win the Palme d’Or.
