‘Winner’ Review: Emilia Jones Takes on the U.S. Government in Overly Jaunty Reality Winner Dramedy
Susanna Fogel ('Cat Person') helms a coming-of-age film tracing how a former NSA translator became an unlikely American hero.
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‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Review: André Holland Shines in Artist Titus Kaphar’s Sensitive Debut
The 'Moonlight' and 'Passing' actor stars alongside Andra Day and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in this Sundance premiere about a father's attempt to reconcile with his son.
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‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Review: Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg Play Bigfoots in a Sometimes Poignant, Sometimes Trying Zellner Brothers Film
The actors embrace their wild side in this look at a year in the life of a Sasquatch family.
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‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ Review: Exhilarating Doc Takes Relationship Issues to New Heights
Filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist ('Favela Rising') chronicles the harrowing story of how two Russian daredevils saved their romance by climbing one of the world's tallest buildings.
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‘Lift’ Review: Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw Team Up in F. Gary Gray’s Clunky Heist Flick
The 'Straight Outta Compton' director helms a Netflix feature about an alliance between an internationally wanted thief and an Interpol officer.
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‘The Book of Clarence’ Review: LaKeith Stanfield Cons Jerusalem in a Bumpy Biblical Epic
The Oscar-nominated actor stars alongside RJ Cyler, Omar Sy, Alfre Woodard, David Oyelowo and James McAvoy in director Jeymes Samuel's religious drama.
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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Review: Jason Momoa Must Save the World (Again) in James Wan’s Predictable DC Sequel
Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reprise their roles in this follow-up to the 2018 blockbuster, which finds Aquaman balancing royal duties, fatherhood and unlikely reunions.
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‘Mediha’ Review: A Young Yazidi Woman’s Harrowing Quest to Reclaim Her Past
Hasan Oswald's film, which won DOC NYC's Grand Jury Prize and counts Emma Thompson as an executive producer, composes a revelatory portrait of a young woman who escaped from ISIS.
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‘Migration’ Review: Elizabeth Banks and Kumail Nanjiani Head South in Benjamin Renner’s Delightful Animated Feature
The 'Ernest & Celestine' director helms an Illumination Studio movie, written by 'White Lotus' creator Mike White, about a family of mallards who leave their pond to explore the world.
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‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ Writer-Director Raven Jackson Brings Poetry to Motion With First Film
Watching Raven Jackson’s audacious debut feature, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, is like participating in an intimate ritual. The film follows Mack (played by Kaylee Nicole Johnson as a child and Charleen McClure as an adult) as she comes of age in Mississippi, tracking the emotional arc of her life from girlhood to maturity. […]
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‘Appropriate’ Review: Sarah Paulson Is Entertainingly Vicious in Caustic Broadway Family Drama
The actress stars alongside Corey Stoll and Elle Fanning in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' acerbic play about three estranged siblings wrestling with dark secrets after the death of their father.
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10 Arts and Culture Favorites From 2023
A charming South London rom-com, a retrospective of an African cinema giant and a handful of plays about death and illness are among picks by THR’s arts and culture critic.
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