The Critic
Despite a typically first-rate lead performance from Sir Ian McKellen, Anand Tucker’s The Critic fails to resonate.
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos’ unusual triptych is a pale, experimentalist accompaniment to his best work.
Blink Twice
Zoe Kravitz’s debut feature is a deft, if somewhat conventional, critique of patriarchal society and its effects on female autonomy.
Young Woman and the Sea
Joachim Rønning’s bland recounting of Gertrude Ederle’s heroics is burdened by underdeveloped feminist themes and a frustratingly foreseeable screenplay.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Henry Cavill makes a convincing case to be the next James Bond in Guy Ritchie's cheeky WWII caper.
The First Omen
Despite its franchise limitations, Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel is an efficient and frequently frightening affair.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Despite its staggering box office success, the MCU’s latest superhero team-up fails to impress.
The End We Start From
Jodie Comer is a tour de force in Mahalia Belo’s timely environmental allegory.
Fancy Dance
Erica Tremblay’s feature debut is a tender and thought-provoking story about the everyday injustices endured by Native Americans.
Federer: Twelve Final Days
This highly regulated documentary is light on analysis but works well enough as a PR exercise.
A Quiet Place: Day One
Despite the best efforts of Lupita Nyong'o, this unfrightening prequel fails to match the quality of its predecessors.