Channing Tatum's New Movie Is Like A Red-State "Ocean's Eleven"
Logan Lucky lands somewhere between Magic Mike and the Ocean's trilogy. Turns out, that's one hell of a sweet spot.
In This Sleazy New Thriller, Robert Pattinson Gets His Best Role Yet
Robert Pattinson does not jerk off a dog in the sleazy, riveting Good Time, but he does engage in a lot of other eyebrow-raising activity.
Idris Elba Can't Seem To Catch A Damn Break
When you have Idris Elba playing some cowboy version of an Arthurian knight in The Dark Tower, why in the multiverse would you shift focus to an annoying kid?
The Most Powerful Part Of "Detroit" Is Its Ending
Kathryn Bigelow's historical drama struggles with how to portray its incident of racialized violence, and the people on the receiving end of it.
Here Are 6 New Movies You Might Not Have Heard About, But Won't Want To Miss
The dog days of August don't mean settling for crummy cinema. Here are six under-the-radar movies worth seeking out in theaters or online, featuring John Cho, a very dark fairy tale, and a true-crime podcast gone wrong.
One Thing We Should Be Able To Agree On Is That "Atomic Blonde" Is Awesome
Charlize Theron's spy movie is the context-free action extravaganza everyone needs right now.
"Girls Trip" And The Relief Of Seeing Friends Who Actually Like Each Other
Long live the Flossy Posse.
6 Ways "Valerian" Will Fill That "Fifth Element"-Shaped Hole In Your Heart
Luc Besson's new space opera mostly feels like a salute to the greatness of his 1997 one.
"Dunkirk" Is A War Movie On A Massive Scale
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk exists entirely in the moment. Actually, three of them.
There's A Historical Drama About Gender And Race, And It's Not "The Beguiled"
Lady Macbeth shows how the costume drama can expand beyond whiteness.
"To The Bone" Shows There's No Right Way To Portray An Eating Disorder
Netflix's new movie about a young woman dealing with anorexia isn't the definitive movie on eating disorders. But it shouldn’t be demonized for what it tries to do, either.
The Best Comic Book Movie Villain In Years Is Basically Your Friend's Jerk Of A Dad
Spider-Man: Homecoming does right by its villain by making him a down-to-earth menace who happens to fly. (WARNING: Spoilers all over the damn place.)
This Movie Uses A Goofy Image Of The Afterlife To Tell A Profound Story
How a movie about life and death and linen finds meaning in beautiful snapshots.
"Spider-Man: Homecoming" Is Better At Teen Comedy Than Superheroics
Marvel's buoyant web-slinging reboot is at its best when it's all about high school awkwardness.
This Is Netflix's First Big Breakthrough In Film
Okja is the first Netflix original movie that suggests the streaming service can do right by ambitious cinema.
All The Lady Wrestlers Of "GLOW," Ranked
Spoilers, obvs.
This Mutant Animal Movie Is Poised To Make Vegetarians Out Of Everyone
Despite that, it's pretty funny.
Slavery Exists In "The Beguiled," Whether Sofia Coppola Depicts It Or Not
The Beguiled is artful in depicting the myth of the sanctity of white womanhood as both protection and restriction. But why does it need to excise slavery in order to do so?
A Period Murder Mystery That’s Sneakily A Portrait Of Patriarchy
My Cousin Rachel is not your typical costume drama.
“The Mummy” Is A $125 Million Lesson About How Franchises Are Hard
It has a sexy member of the undead and it has Tom Cruise, but The Mummy never justifies its resurrection — much less the existence of the shared universe it’s supposed to be launching.