A Love That Can Be at Once Platonic and Romantic
In Past Lives, distance and quiet are key to understanding a soaring intimacy.
Film
Movies Are Best Before Noon
In praise of starting the day with enjoyable things
A Spidey Sense We Haven’t Seen Before
In Across the Spider-Verse, even more thrilling than the dazzling visuals is the hero’s bold psychological journey.
The Filmmaker Who Knows What’s Wrong With Your Relationships
To Nicole Holofcener, the writer-director of You Hurt My Feelings, every partnership is about figuring out “when to speak up and when to shut up.”
The Naturalistic Horror of The Little Mermaid
The film features a talking, orchestra-conducting crab—it doesn’t need to look like a wildlife documentary.
You Hurt My Feelings Is a Hilarious Anxiety Spiral
The film traces a betrayal that’s trivial, comical, and also completely devastating.
We Still Don’t Know Anna Nicole Smith
A new Netflix documentary offers glimpses of the tabloid star but fails to reckon with the forces that ruined her.
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Is a Triumph
The highly anticipated adaptation of David Grann’s book is extraordinary filmmaking—and a big win for Apple TV+.
The Provocative Optimism of Master Gardener
The film, which takes on neo-Nazism and white supremacy, is Paul Schrader’s most challenging work yet. It’s also his most hopeful.
Fast & Furious and Pretty Stale
The franchise’s formula—merciless villain and world-threatening chaos, plus cars—just isn’t landing like it used to.