Us
Us is another thrilling exploration of the past and oppression this country is still too afraid to bring up. Peele wants us to talk, and…
Aquaman
For all its wild spectacle and cartoon cleverness, this is a quietly subversive movie, and an evolutionary step forward for the genre.
30 Minutes On: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
A great lead performance and some nice moments can't compensate for a disappointingly reactionary framework.
Beata Virgo Viscera: a Feature-Length Unloved Video Essay by Scout Tafoya
A feature film by Scout Tafoya, celebrating five years of his video essay series, The Unloved.
The Unloved, Part 60: The 15:17 to Paris
A look back at Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris, as part of Scout Tafoya's video essay series on maligned masterpieces.
30 Minutes On: "A Private War"
Rosamund Pike stars as slain war journalist Marie Colvin, in a biopic that keeps things tight and unsentimental.
30 Minutes On: "Beautiful Boy"
A disorganized but affecting study of how addiction tears apart a family.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
A grim alternate take on the story of "The Jungle Book."
Hillbilly
A wide-ranging look at the hillbilly stereotype, by a filmmaker who identifies as one.
Nicolas Roeg, 1928-2018
There's a moment when you get lost in a memory so intense that when you emerge, you aren't sure if you've been spacing out for a second or a minute. That's where Nicolas Roeg's cinema lived.
Robin Hood
A disjointed, often incoherent take on the legend, squandering some good ideas.
