You’ve Had a Good Run, Liam Neeson
In Retribution, the septuagenarian plays a man stuck in a vehicle he can’t escape—an apt metaphor for his late-career pivot to action films.
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A Still-Shocking Masterpiece Worth Catching in Theaters
Twenty years on, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy has lost none of its ability to jar viewers.
A Very Silly Movie About Some Very Good Dogs
The raunchy talking-animals comedy Strays contains a warm core about the unconditional love of pets. Who can be mad about that?
A Political Rom-Com That Feels Ripped From a Bygone Era
Prime Video’s Red, White & Royal Blue is an escapist fantasy that can’t quite escape the real world, no matter how hard it tries.
A Movie About an Affair That Breaks With Convention
The queer drama Passages makes poignant observations about power, desire, and the psychological contours of creative life.
Kokomo City Sees Its Subjects for Who They Are
A new documentary offers a complex portrait of Black transgender sex workers, with the snappy production values of a Quentin Tarantino or Spike Lee film.
Barbie Is Everything. Ken Is Everything Else.
Hero. Villain. Incel. Warrior. Leader. Beach. Ken is not the star of Barbie, but he is its tragic, plastic heart.
‘It’s Really First-Class Work’
Watching Oppenheimer with Richard Rhodes, who wrote a definitive account of the Manhattan Project
Hollywood’s Huge Barbenheimer Fumble
Not taking advantage of the success of Barbie and Oppenheimer would be a catastrophic mistake.
Greta Gerwig’s Lessons From Barbie Land
“You’re interested in what you’re interested in, and I’m interested in women.”