Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month’s films, including Joshua Oppenheimer‘s “The Act of Killing” and Bong Joon Ho’s sophomore breakout, observe the awful things that we are capable of doing.
October 17, 2025
Watch Jennifer Lopez Dance in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
The director Bill Condon narrates a sequence involving some complicated choreography.
October 17, 2025
What did Jafar Panahi Do After Prison in Iran? He Kept Making Movies.
During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ultimate winner of the top prize at Cannes.
October 17, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 17, 2025
In ‘The Perfect Neighbor,’ a Terrible Crime Collides With Ethical Concerns
Geeta Gandbhir’s film examines the killing of a Florida woman and “stand your ground” laws, but the issues it raises are bigger than those statutes.
October 17, 2025
‘Good Fortune’ Review: Life Swap
Keanu Reeves plays an inexperienced angel who acts above his pay grade in Aziz Ansari’s socially conscious comedy.
October 17, 2025
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Bill Condon narrates a musical dance sequence featuring Jennifer Lopez.
October 17, 2025
Diane Keaton Died of Pneumonia, Death Certificate Says
A death certificate released Thursday said that the Oscar-winning actor died on Oct. 11 of bacterial pneumonia.
October 16, 2025
‘The Mastermind’ Review: A Robbery and a Life Unraveling
The title of Kelly Reichardt’s latest film has a distinct irony for Josh O’Connor’s blundering museum thief.
October 16, 2025
‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: A Captivating and Charismatic Profile
Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series balances her esteem for the director with a clear eye toward his struggles.
October 16, 2025
‘Truth & Treason’ Review: The Price of Courage
Standing up to fascism was deadly in Nazi Germany; this film tells the story of Christian teenagers who defied a poisonous ideology.
October 16, 2025
‘Köln 75’ Review: The Key to a Famed Piano Concert
Mala Emde plays a teenage promoter who pushed for what became a landmark performance by the pianist Keith Jarrett.
October 16, 2025
‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Killer ID
This horror sequel starring Ethan Hawke creates a more cohesive picture than the original, while deploying a new bag of scary tricks.
October 16, 2025
The Reckoning of Ben Stiller
How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.
October 16, 2025
‘Frankenstein’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Rises
The director’s interpretation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel is the movie he was born to make.
October 16, 2025
‘Blue Moon’ Review: Without a Love of My Own
Ethan Hawke plays the legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart on a wistful one-night quest to save his soul.
October 16, 2025
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: A Liberation Story Straight From Iran
In his latest movie, the formerly banned filmmaker Jafar Panahi tells a circuitous, moving and unexpectedly funny story of resistance.
October 15, 2025
‘Greaser’s Palace’ Contains a Million Laughs … or None
Rarely shown since its release, Robert Downey Sr.’s 1972 film screens for a week in new digital and 35-millimeter restorations at Anthology Film Archives.
October 15, 2025
Julia Roberts and Luca Guadagnino on ‘After the Hunt’ and Daring to Be Ambiguous
The film touches on #MeToo and cancel culture, but the star and director wanted audiences to make up their own minds.
October 15, 2025
Diane Keaton’s Only Documentary Was About the Afterlife
Keaton, who died on Saturday, was an actor, director and producer on multiple films and series. Her sole documentary, “Heaven,” explored popular ideas of the afterlife.
October 13, 2025
Woody Allen Remembers the ‘Magical’ Diane Keaton
“I made movies for an audience of one, Diane Keaton,” Allen wrote in a remembrance that reflected on the breadth of their relationship.
October 13, 2025
Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics.
October 13, 2025
Diane Keaton in ‘Reds’: A Remarkable Performance but Also a Returning Point
Her character, an early-20th-century journalist, undergoes the most dramatic transformation of the film in ways that the actress was especially suited for.
October 12, 2025
The Surprising Power of Diane Keaton’s Emotional Transparency
Earlier roles in “The Godfather” and later roles in “Something’s Gotta Give” showed the depth and nuance of the actress whom we met in “Annie Hall.”
October 12, 2025
Diane Keaton’s Unmistakable Look Also Was Key to Her Art
Though she downplayed it, her role in creating the outfits of “Annie Hall” made her the author of a fascinating career.
October 12, 2025
Five Great Diane Keaton Performances to Stream
The actress, whose death at 79 was confirmed on Saturday, was known for both her dramatic heft and her comedic gifts. Here are some of the highlights.
October 11, 2025
Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79
She brought an unconventional personality to scores of roles on television and in movies ranging from zany comedies like “Sleeper” to piercing dramas like “The Godfather.”
October 11, 2025
Renato Casaro, ‘Michelangelo of Movie Posters,’ Dies at 89
Few moviegoers knew his name, but directors like Sergio Leone, Sylvester Stallone and Quentin Tarantino considered his vivid work invaluable.
October 10, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
Just in time for Halloween comes killer cola, a creeping phantasm and death from the commode.
October 10, 2025
Watch a Light Cycle Chase in ‘Tron: Ares’
The director Joachim Ronning narrates a sequence from his film featuring Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jared Leto.
October 10, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a modern fairy tale horror and an adaptation of a beloved graphic novel series.
October 10, 2025
10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 10, 2025
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ and the Challenge of Making a Film About a Nice Guy
More or less a standard-issue celebrity documentary, the movie lets us enjoy archival footage that might otherwise not be seen.
October 10, 2025
The Breakout Star of ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’
“I wanted to tell a story that encompassed the gender spectrum,” said Tonatiuh, who transformed his body to play the queer window dresser Luis Molina.
October 10, 2025
‘Tron: Ares’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Joachim Ronning narrates a light cycle chase scene from his film.
October 10, 2025
‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ Review: When Things Go Splash in the Night
Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce encounter bumpy waters on a yacht in this adaptation of a Ruth Ware thriller.
October 9, 2025
‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Alarming Command and Control
The director’s latest nail-biter, starring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Anthony Ramos, tracks a ballistic missile heading for the United States.
October 9, 2025
‘After the Hunt’ Review: Uncomfortable, for the Wrong Reasons
Luca Guadagnino’s campus drama falls on its face trying to court controversy.
October 9, 2025
‘Urchin’ Review: The Vicious Cycle and Recycle of Addiction and Hope
Frank Dillane, starring as a recovering addict in London, elevates this character study, Harris Dickinson’s feature directing debut.
October 9, 2025
‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Who Needs Logic When You Have Neon?
The third “Tron” movie continues the saga begun over four decades ago, and now, the programs are in our world.
October 9, 2025
‘Soul on Fire’ Review: After Near Death, Rebuilding a Life
This adaptation of an autobiographical book by John O’Leary manages to be affecting despite its overly sentimental moments.
October 9, 2025
‘Roofman’ Review: Robbing McDonald’s, Stealing Hearts
Channing Tatum plays a spree-robber on the lam in Derek Cianfrance’s movie that can’t decide whether to celebrate his antics or denounce them.
October 9, 2025
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Play Their Favorite Song
Jennifer Lopez comes up just a little short in a movie about the escapist power of musicals.
October 9, 2025
Review: How Swedish Television Covered the Middle East
Goran Hugo Olsson’s archival documentary “Israel Palestine on Swedish Television 1958-1989” excerpts three decades of public programs.
October 9, 2025
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Review: Maternal Duress
Rose Byrne is magnificent as an overwhelmed mother in this wrenching, spiky drama.
October 9, 2025
‘Mr. K’ Review: ‘The Hotel Is Shrinking!’
Crispin Glover stars as a mild-mannered magician trapped in a twisted hotel in this offbeat, darkly surreal comedy.
October 9, 2025
The Strangely Beautiful Realities You Can Discover in a Ken Jacobs Film
The avant-garde director, who died Sunday, changed our ideas of what cinema was and could be while showing us the old, lost New York.
October 7, 2025
‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Review: A Metal Legend’s Last Stand
It’s painful to watch Ozzy Osbourne struggle in this documentary, but his efforts to make one final onstage appearance are awe-inspiring.
October 7, 2025
Ken Jacobs, Visionary Experimental Filmmaker, Is Dead at 92
Using found footage and toying with dimensions (2-D could seem like dazzling 3-D), he sought to explode cinema’s traditional boundaries.
October 6, 2025
How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in ‘One Battle After Another’
The Tom Petty hit has a rich cinematic legacy that Paul Thomas Anderson draws on for the closing moments of his tale of radical revolutionaries.
October 5, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include convicted swordsmen, crooked cops, and more.
October 3, 2025
The Star of ‘Good Boy’ Didn’t Know He Was in a Horror Movie (He’s a Dog)
The director and producer enlisted their family pet and filmed in their home for more than 400 days to meet the challenges of working with a pooch.
October 3, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
October 3, 2025
Daniel Day-Lewis Gets Candid About His Return From Retirement
Yes, he did announce (against the advice of family and friends) he was quitting. But it was never about acting, and working with his son has meant everything.
October 3, 2025
In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose Prison Abuses
Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.
October 3, 2025
‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Is Too Big for Some Movies
After announcing his retirement from acting eight years ago, the performer returns in a drama directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
October 2, 2025
‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ Review: War as a Thriller
Barry Avrich’s documentary revisits the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel from the perspective of one Israeli family.
October 2, 2025
Does Channing Tatum Know How Good He Is?
For years, he battled impostor syndrome: “I felt like I was just barely hanging on.” Finally, with “Roofman,” he says he can hold his own against any actor.
October 2, 2025
‘Steve’ Review: Aced the Acting, Failed the Melodrama
Cillian Murphy plays a beleaguered teacher at an all-boys reform school in this exhausting movie on Netflix.
October 2, 2025
‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the World as Orwellian
His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life.
October 2, 2025
‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Licking Wounds, In and Out of the Ring
Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story.
October 2, 2025
‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
October 2, 2025
‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Royal Crush
A young orphan becomes mesmerized by a volatile actress in this dark fairy tale.
October 2, 2025
‘Fairyland’ Review: Out in San Francisco
Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.
October 2, 2025
‘Good Boy’ Review: Sit. Stay. Scream.
This assured horror movie is anchored by a star-making turn from a gorgeous retriever named Indy.
October 2, 2025
‘Bone Lake’ Review: Swinging Into Action
Jealousy reaches a violent fever pitch in a funny and sexy erotic thriller by Mercedes Bryce Morgan.
October 2, 2025
‘Are We Good?’ Review: Marc Maron in a Vulnerable Moment
In this documentary, Maron is shown working through his feelings of grief onstage and off after the death of his partner.
October 2, 2025
‘Play Dirty’ Review: A Halfhearted Heist Movie
Mark Wahlberg plays Parker, a taciturn thief who teams up with Zen (Rosa Salazar) for a big New York City heist.
October 1, 2025
Marilyn Knowlden, Child Actress of 1930s Hollywood, Dies at 99
A spontaneous screen test led to a career that lasted into her teens. She appeared alongside stars like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, played piano with Chico Marx and danced with Charles Laughton.
September 30, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a sharp portrait of a political leader, an intriguing essay film from a renowned novelist and a sensitive look at the impact a gamer had on the lives of his friends.
September 30, 2025
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Keep on Running
This second installment in Renny Harlin’s slasher trilogy is hackneyed and silly.
September 30, 2025
Cinematic Riches Spanning the Globe Converge at the New York Film Festival
This year’s highlights include Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” the Italian documentary “Below the Clouds” and the epic “Magellan.”
September 26, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, the latest in the “28 Days Later” franchise, an aerial phenomenon, and a samurai lost in time.
September 26, 2025
‘One Battle After Another’ Is in VistaVision. Should You Care?
Filmmakers are giving a format that hasn’t been popular since the 1950s another try.
September 26, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 26, 2025
‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ Takes a Nostalgic Look at a ’90s Phenomenon
The tour started by Sarah McLachlan is the subject of the film, which includes a who’s who of women making music in that era.
September 26, 2025
‘Face/Off,’ the Bonkers Blockbuster With Staying Power
In 1997, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta swapped identities and faces in John Woo’s extravagant action thriller. The results were fabulously ludicrous.
September 26, 2025
‘Ruth & Boaz’ Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance
The latest drama from Tyler Perry Studios sets the Book of Ruth at a vineyard in Tennessee.
September 26, 2025
‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry
The director, at the height of his powers, delivers a startling, present-day American epic, with Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up radical and doting dad.
September 25, 2025
‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ Review: Less Than Pawesome
This movie based on an interactive children’s Netflix series is not suitable for anyone over reading age.
September 25, 2025
‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember
A movie star and a waitress meet cute in a Netflix “Notting Hill” knockoff starring Omar Sy.
September 25, 2025
‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Savior
This stone-cold wilderness thriller pits a woman on a mission against a merciless couple who are keeping a secret in their basement.
September 25, 2025
‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Weaving a Tangled Web
June Squibb stars in Scarlett Johansson’s sometimes moving but often uneven directorial debut.
September 25, 2025
‘All of You’ Review: Finding Your Perfect Match
This weepy romance succeeds through the undeniable chemistry between Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots.
September 25, 2025
Henry Jaglom, Indie Director Who Mined the Personal, Dies at 87
His discursive films, often centered on women and their emotions and relationships, confounded and delighted critics in equal measure.
September 25, 2025
‘Sharp Corner,’ ‘Last Breath’ and More Streaming Gems
A handful of this year’s best unsung indies topline our off-the-grid streaming recommendations for this month, along with a handful of star vehicles that might have escaped your attention.
September 24, 2025
Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87
A sex symbol with girl-next-door appeal, she rose to fame in the 1960s and starred in more than 150 films, including the Oscar-winning ‘8½’ and ‘The Leopard.’
September 23, 2025
Christopher Nolan Elected President of the Directors Guild of America
Nolan, who has been a member of the influential guild since 2001, has directed blockbuster hits like “Oppenheimer” and “The Dark Knight.”
September 22, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Lithuanian thriller, a Welsh musical, an unusual sports drama from Korea and more.
September 19, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month brings coming-of-age stories, from the directionless heroine of “The Worst Person in the World” to the abrasive film fanatic in “I Like Movies.”
September 19, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 19, 2025
How Football Practice Goes Wrong in ‘HIM’
The director Justin Tipping narrates a sequence from his film.
September 19, 2025
‘HIM’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Justin Tipping narrates a scene from “HIM,” featuring Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers.
September 19, 2025
‘Megadoc’ Review: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Pricey Passion Project
This documentary by Mike Figgis about Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is at once expansive and intimate, and sometimes very revealing.
September 18, 2025
‘The Lost Bus’ Review: Matthew McConaughey Rides Out Disaster
The actor stars alongside America Ferrera in a high-tension drama from the director Paul Greengrass that revisits the deadly 2018 Camp Fire.
September 18, 2025
‘Demon Slayer’ Review: Arresting Visuals on a Familiar Battleground
The anime movie, subtitled “Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” contains layers of lore and impressionistic backdrops.
September 18, 2025
‘Swiped’ Review: A Woman in a Man’s World
A drama about the rise and fall and rise again of a founder of Tinder and Bumble suffers from some flimsiness.
September 18, 2025
‘The Summer Book’ Review: Glenn Close’s Autumnal Notes
Set in Finland, this film explores a season of grief and growth for a girl, her father and her grandmother.
September 18, 2025
‘The Senior’ Review: Just Like Old Times
Based on a true story, this blandly inspirational tale follows a 59-year old man from Texas who rejoins his college football squad.
September 18, 2025
‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro
The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.
September 18, 2025
‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)
This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.”
September 18, 2025
‘Plainclothes’ Review: The Trap of Desire
Lucas (Tom Blyth) has just had sex with Andrew (Russell Tovey), the man he was supposed to arrest in a sting operation.
September 18, 2025
‘Peacock’ Review: Design Your Life
The dark comedy follows a man who suffers an identity crisis after his work at a companion-for-hire agency extinguishes his own personality.
September 18, 2025
‘In Whose Name?’ Review: The Ye Chronicles
Six years in the making, this new documentary traces Ye’s life of fame and fall from grace.
September 18, 2025
‘HIM’ Review: Dying to Go Pro
In this thriller, a young quarterback is invited to train with a veteran player (Marlon Wayans) in his Texas compound. What could go wrong?
September 18, 2025
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Review: A Multidimensional Meet Cute
This fantastical odyssey, starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie, relies on the tart charm of Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
September 18, 2025
Israel Says It Will Defund Film Awards After Palestinian Win
A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.”
September 17, 2025
France’s Oscars Pick Is an Acclaimed Iranian Film Snubbed by Iran
“It Was Just an Accident,” the Palme d’Or winner, will be eligible for best international feature. Its director criticized the selection process by nondemocratic countries.
September 17, 2025
Robert Redford’s Many Types of Heroes
The Outlaw, the Romantic, the Survivor: From the Sundance Kid to his final role, he showed different ways to be a hero onscreen.
September 17, 2025
Aunt Gladys From ‘Weapons’ Doesn’t Scare These Drag Artists
The distinctive villain inspired performers across the globe almost instantly. No one’s waiting for Halloween.
September 17, 2025
Redford and Newman: A Screen Partnership That Defined an Era
Though the two leading men starred in only two films together, their collaborations led to a lifelong friendship that had its prickly moments.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford: A Classic American Ideal Who Escaped the Mold
Though he got his start under the old studio system, he remained a natural in the New Hollywood and beyond.
September 16, 2025
As an Activist, Robert Redford Understood the Power of Celebrity
His knowledge of the ways cameras and media create narratives helped him redirect those stories in service of larger causes like environmentalism.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford: 15 Memorable Movies to Stream
His roles brought him to the screen as a Depression-era con man, a governor’s son and the journalist Bob Woodward. He also took to the director’s chair. Here are some of Redford’s career highlights.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford: A Life in Photos
The Oscar-winning director, who preferred life away from Hollywood, was once a sex symbol and later an activist who used his celebrity to draw attention to the environment.
September 16, 2025
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.
September 16, 2025
I Finally Solved My Ethan Hawke Problem
A star since he was teenager, Hawke left our critic cold for several movies. But as he grew as an actor, his performances won her over.
September 14, 2025
7 Roles That Explain Why Jennifer Lopez’s Life Is Her Greatest Art
Her casting in the forthcoming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” underscores how her best onscreen work has always been informed by what’s happening offscreen.
September 14, 2025
Mark Hamill Blames Himself for Missing the Beatles Live
“My mom said, ‘You can have the album or you can see them in concert,’” the actor said. “I said, ‘Well, the album is forever and the girls will ruin the concert with their screaming.’”
September 13, 2025
How Do You Film a Stephen King Novel? Start by Getting the Master’s Blessing.
The author “isn’t shy about his opinions,” as one director put it. But he gives filmmakers a wide berth and they have to decide what to put onscreen.
September 13, 2025
Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the ‘Female Hamlet’
Have you ever seen Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.
September 13, 2025
Pro Football as Horror Show? It’s Not So Far-Fetched.
The realities surrounding the league and the pressures athletes face make the sport ripe for the frightfest “HIM,” its makers say.
September 13, 2025
How Guillermo del Toro Conjured a ‘Frankenstein’ Monster Unlike Any Before
For his new take on the classic tale, del Toro aimed to defy expectations. He envisioned the creature as a thing of beauty and a work of art.
September 13, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, death comes from unexpected places and unseen psychos.
September 12, 2025
Good News From Toronto: The Art of Filmmaking Is Alive and Thriving
Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” led a strong festival slate, even with clunkers like a Paula Deen documentary.
September 12, 2025
The Sex Is Taboo-Breaking. The Niceness Is Shocking.
Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Oslo Trilogy” movies follow city residents as they navigate contemporary intimacy. What’s provocative is their empathy, the director says.
September 12, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 12, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a musical blockbuster and live-action remake of a beloved Disney animation.
September 12, 2025
In ‘Spinal Tap’ and Its Sequel, Rock Fact and Fiction Happily Blur
Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found that actual bands experienced moments from their work.
September 12, 2025
‘Lost in the Jungle’: A Real-Life Thriller in Documentary Form
The movie peels back the layers of a headline story to find a complex tale, centuries in the making.
September 12, 2025
‘The Wrong Paris’ Review: Texas Wants a Word
Paris, Texas, may not be the preferred locale for the art student Miranda Cosgrove, but she finds that it might bring her the right man.
September 12, 2025
June Wilkinson, Pinup Star and Screen Siren, Is Dead at 85
Christened “the Bosom” by Playboy magazine, she rode her voluptuous figure to fame and became known as “the most photographed nude in America.”
September 11, 2025
‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: They Can’t Leave This Behind
Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel have reunited for one final (really, truly) concert.
September 11, 2025
‘Rabbit Trap’ Review: Into the Woods, Listening Carefully
This horror feature envelops us with its technical atmospherics, but don’t dig too far beneath that surface.
September 11, 2025
‘The Man in My Basement’ Review: A Prison of His Own Making
Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe star in an overstuffed drama about a man haunted by the weight of history.
September 11, 2025
‘The History of Sound’ Review: Bohemian Tragedy
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor play lovers who embark on a folk song-recording mission in this demure New England drama.
September 11, 2025
‘The Long Walk’ Review: Their Feet Are Killing Them
For a movie about motion, this Stephen King adaptation feels oddly static.
September 11, 2025
‘Dreams’ Review: Fact or Autofiction?
The film is the final installment in Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy about the sexual and romantic mores of Oslo’s inhabitants.
September 11, 2025
‘Happyend’ Review: Adolescent Tremors
Friends in high school navigate senior year in a futuristic Japan where a cataclysmic earthquake looms.
September 11, 2025
‘Men of War’ Review: Soldier of Misfortune
The documentary recounts a slapdash attempt in 2020 to overthrow the president of Venezuela, led by a former Green Beret.
September 11, 2025
‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Review: One Last Hurrah
There’s truth in advertising as this well-loved saga of British entitlement rolls to a stop, on time and on point.
September 11, 2025
A TikTok Trend That Gets at the Complex Legacy of ‘Hamilton’
By recreating a snippet of the number “Best of Wives and Best of Women,” these funny shorts serve as both tribute and critique.
September 10, 2025
Stuart Craig, Who Designed the Movie World of Harry Potter, Dies at 83
A three-time Oscar winner for production design, he was one of the few people to work on all eight Potter films and their three “Fantastic Beasts” spinoffs.
September 9, 2025
Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions
In an open letter, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman and other stars pledged not to work with Israeli film companies that, in their view, “are implicated in genocide.”
September 8, 2025
Jacques Charrier, Movie Star Who Wed Brigitte Bardot, Dies at 88
Their marriage made news in France, but they were an unhappy couple, and it didn’t last. Years later, they attacked each other in dueling memoirs.
September 8, 2025
80 Movies to Watch This Fall
From the Springsteen biopic to the Timothée Chalamet table-tennis tale, there’s so much to look forward to.
September 8, 2025
The Battle to Make ‘One Battle After Another’
Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and the rest of the cast talk about filming a politically charged movie in a fraught year.
September 8, 2025
With ‘Christy,’ Can Sydney Sweeney Rebrand as a Serious Actress?
The biopic about a pioneering female boxer has sparked Oscar chatter. But voters must forget a distracting year of cultural flash points.
September 6, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include girl assassins, a school under attack and more.
September 5, 2025
6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
September 5, 2025
Horror’s Mom and Dad Say Goodbye to the ‘Conjuring’ Movies
Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are leaving the franchise after “Last Rites.” For them, the films were about their demon-hunting characters’ relationship.
September 5, 2025
Fighting the Power, One Political Cartoon at a Time
“A Savage Art” looks at the life of the prizewinning Pat Oliphant and argues such work is “a serious expression of a political thought.”
September 5, 2025
‘Riefenstahl’ Review: Hitler’s Favorite Filmmaker Revisited
This cleareyed documentary looks at how Leni Riefenstahl, the director of the Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will,” tirelessly tried to rewrite history.
September 4, 2025
‘Tinā’ Review: Finding Their Voices
A private-school music instructor starts a choir in this New Zealand tear-jerker that hews to the tried and tested inspiring-teacher formula.
September 4, 2025
‘Twinless’ Review: Just the One of Us
Dylan O’Brien stars in an uneven but heartfelt tragicomedy about loneliness and longing.
September 4, 2025
‘Preparation for the Next Life’ Review: Wait Training
A young immigrant woman falls for a troubled U.S. soldier in this sensitive and sweetly melancholic drama.
September 4, 2025
‘The Cut’ Review: A Boxer’s Grisly Comeback
In an unsparing ring drama, Orlando Bloom plays a fighter whose extreme efforts to make weight could cost him his mind.
September 4, 2025
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Review: A Disappointing Send-Off
The highest-grossing horror franchise ramps up the sentimentality for one last gasp with the Warrens.
September 4, 2025
‘The Baltimorons’ Review: The Night Before Christmas With the Dentist
In this bittersweet romance from Jay Duplass, the story starts with an actual stumble and loses its way before any sugarplums materialize.
September 4, 2025
‘Linda Linda Linda’: These Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Newly restored, this film about a group of Japanese rockers opens at the IFC Center, its charm undiminished.
September 3, 2025
At Venice, ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Scarier Than Most Horror Films
The Kathryn Bigelow thriller looks at what might happen if a ballistic missile were headed to the U.S. The director hopes the movie will start a conversation.
September 2, 2025
Dwayne Johnson’s Tearful Reinvention at the Venice Film Festival
The action superstar’s pivot to a dramatic role as a drug-addicted UFC fighter in “The Smashing Machine” brought a standing ovation and Oscar talk.
September 2, 2025
Graham Greene, Oscar-Nominated Actor for ‘Dances With Wolves,’ Dies at 73
An Indigenous Canadian, he appeared in several other Hollywood blockbusters and remained active in film, theater and television.
September 2, 2025
At Telluride, a Springsteen Biopic Means a Springsteen Appearance
The world premiere drew a starry audience to the annual film festival in Colorado.
September 1, 2025
Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It?
Our critic went to Las Vegas to see the immersive presentation of the classic 1939 film. What she saw defied easy categorization.
September 1, 2025
In Venice, Emma Stone and Jacob Elordi Make Bald Bids for Oscar
Since transformation is a crucial element of award-contending performances, the magnitude of their makeovers should not be underestimated.
August 31, 2025
The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Members Get Down to Business
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and director Chris Columbus on their new adaptation, first-day jitters and their shared love of “Home Alone.”
August 30, 2025
Frank Price, Hollywood Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal’s television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was “sort of like being the head of a small country.”
August 29, 2025
Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts Courts Controversy
In “After the Hunt,” Roberts plays a professor weighing a fraught sexual-assault accusation. “Trouble’s where the juicy stuff is,” the star said.
August 29, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, original takes on zombies, time travel and fatherhood.
August 29, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks look at organ donors, twins conversing in their own language and California wildfires.
August 29, 2025
This Star Has the Moxie and Acting Chops for a Crime Drama. He’s Also a Cat.
For “Caught Stealing,” Darren Aronofsky needed a feline that could manage a New York City set and hit the necessary marks. Enter Tonic, a seasoned pro.
August 29, 2025
10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 29, 2025
Selling a George Clooney Movie Without George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival
Castmates Adam Sandler and Laura Dern stepped in, but the star’s absence had a meta quality: his movie “Jay Kelly” is about a star putting his career on hold.
August 28, 2025
Venice Film Festival: ‘Megalopolis’ Documentary Reveals Coppola’s Biggest Conflict
Cameras captured the director and his crew at work and at odds, as well as his fraught dynamic with cast member Shia LaBeouf.
August 28, 2025
E. Jean Carroll Is Telling Her Story in a Documentary, but Will It Find a Buyer?
The film, from Ivy Meeropol, will play Telluride. But as distributors pull back from nonfiction titles, especially political ones, a release isn’t certain.
August 28, 2025
‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass’ Review: Dreams Out of Joint
The latest phantasmagorical feature from the Quay Brothers adapts Bruno Schulz’s enigmatic tale of a son visiting his sick father.
August 28, 2025
‘Vice Is Broke’ Review: The Rise and Crash of a Fleeting Empire
This documentary by Eddie Huang is an angry but loving lament about the Montreal zine that became a billion-dollar empire before hurtling toward bankruptcy.
August 28, 2025
‘Love, Brooklyn’ Review: Boroughs and Relationships in Transition
Smart and lovely to look at, this drama starring André Holland, and set in a changing Brooklyn, hints at a wisdom it doesn’t quite deliver.
August 28, 2025
The Boss Finally Gets a Biopic, Just Not the One We Expected
Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, the stars of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” and the director Scott Cooper on capturing a haunted rock icon.
August 28, 2025
The Overlooked Element to the ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Phenomenon
Beyond its catchy songs and memorable characters, the Netflix movie does an admirable job of capturing what it’s like to be an adoring fan.
August 28, 2025
‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: Watching the Watchers
When a young girl disappears, her parents’ obsessive search may have a dark side in a thriller that poses questions about surveillance.
August 28, 2025
‘The Toxic Avenger’ Review: More Ooze and Aahs
A revival of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, this spoof about a radioactive superhero is a more confidently silly update.
August 28, 2025
‘Motel Destino’ Review: A Lurid Brazilian Thriller
As the director Karim Aïnouz reveals the secrets within the roadside establishment’s walls, a dangerous love triangle appears.
August 28, 2025
‘The Roses’ Review: To Honor, Cherish, Envy and Despise
Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in a strangely bad remake of “The War of the Roses.”
August 28, 2025
‘Griffin in Summer’ Review: Growing Up Stage Left
The writer-director Nicholas Colia infuses his feature debut with sensitivity and the sweet awkwardness of youth.
August 28, 2025
‘A Little Prayer’ Review: A Family’s Dysfunction
David Strathairn plays a Vietnam veteran who wants to shield his daughter-in-law from hard truths about her husband in this melodrama set in North Carolina.
August 28, 2025
‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Austin Butler in Trouble and on the Run
The actor stars as a rough-and-tumble bartender in Darren Aronofsky’s odyssey across an older, grimier New York City.
August 28, 2025
‘Thursday Murder Club’ Review: A Whodunit With Helen Mirren
The ever charming actress, plus Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan, solve cold cases from a retirement home. What, did you think they’d knit?
August 28, 2025
Toronto International Film Festival 2025: What to Watch for and What’s Missing
Starry vehicles will make their debuts in Italy, but some big names are skipping fests.
August 27, 2025
20 Years After Katrina, a Film Series Reclaims New Orleans
The Museum of Modern Art’s When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.
August 27, 2025
In a New ‘Toxic Avenger,’ More Gore, More Goo and Peter Dinklage, Too
A look at the making of Macon Blair’s reboot, which arrives for a new generation of outcasts.
August 27, 2025
They’re (Mostly) Good Dogs and Even Better Film Symbols
Directors use our canine friends to convey connection even as we’ve grown more disconnected from the animal world.
August 27, 2025
‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Eephus’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s out-of-the-box recommendations include an acclaimed ensemble dramedy and a pair of animated movies that are very much not for the kids.
August 26, 2025
Kim Novak, 92, Finds a Defiant Life Has Its Own Rewards
A lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival and two new films are bringing the star of “Vertigo” back into public view.
August 25, 2025
At the Venice Film Festival, Celebrating a Different Kind of Filmmaking
Venice Immersive highlights projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds.
August 25, 2025
A Director’s Quest for the Truth About Her Father’s Abduction
Jihan K’s new documentary is about the 1993 disappearance of her father, an exiled leader of the opposition against the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
August 25, 2025
At the Venice Film Festival, Older Films Look Good as New
The Venice Classics section of the festival screens past films that have been restored by archives and production companies.
August 25, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Romanian essay film about television ads, a raucous action-comedy from South India, a Swiss drama about a middle-aged woman’s sexual explorations and more.
August 22, 2025
Hollywood’s Newest Formula for Success: Rereleasing Old Movies
The multiplex is awash in titles that are 15, 20, even 60 years old. Nostalgia is a factor but economics play a big part, too.
August 22, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 22, 2025
What to Know About the Chinese Blockbuster ‘Ne Zha II’
This animated film has been a box office phenomenon in China. As an English-language version opens in the United States, we provide an explainer.
August 22, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month’s films, including Sidney Lumet’s last feature and Abel Ferrara’s grimy portrait of New York, examine the underbelly of society.
August 22, 2025
‘Eenie Meanie’ Review: Road Rage
This heist movie features Samara Weaving as a getaway driver with an unruly ex-boyfriend who owes a local kingpin serious cash.
August 22, 2025
‘Pools’ Review: Wading Through Grief
This coming-of-age movie is too preoccupied with emulating the vibes and tropes of other indie teen films than finding the heart in its own.
August 21, 2025
‘Relay’ Review: Riz Ahmed, Sleek and Sly
The actor stars as a mysterious fixer in this diverting thriller set in New York from the director David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water”).
August 21, 2025
‘Splitsville’ Review: Separation Anxieties
Michael Angelo Covino’s callous but funny second feature concerns two marriages on the skids.
August 21, 2025
‘Lurker’ Review: He’ll Be Watching You
Parasocial relationships and obsession in the age of social media take a nasty twist in a tightly wound debut thriller.
August 21, 2025
‘Ne Zha II’ Review: A Captivating Demon Hero
This ambitious sequel serves as a testament to the level of artistry in the Chinese animation industry right now.
August 21, 2025
‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: Wry, Weird and Sometimes Cruel
The second solo feature by Ethan Coen stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans in a murder mystery that involves a sex cult and a grisly revenge cycle.
August 21, 2025
‘Eden’ Review: Twilight of the Europeans
In Ron Howard’s new historical drama, set in the Galápagos Islands, there are erotic shenanigans galore and harrowing acts of violence.
August 21, 2025
‘The Map That Leads to You’ Review: Baring It All in Barcelona
A meet cute between Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa leads to a sentimental journey through Europe.
August 21, 2025
With ‘Lurker,’ a Writer of ‘The Bear’ Makes Obsession His Main Course
The director and stars of the Sundance hit delve into their new film, in which a superfan befriends his pop-singer idol, with unsettling results.
August 20, 2025
With ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Stars Perfect the Art of Friendship
Across 35 years and five films, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington redefined Black male filmmaking and cemented an indestructible personal bond.
August 19, 2025
The Secret Weapon of ‘Weapons’: Amy Madigan
The star says her uncanny villain, Aunt Gladys, is actually misunderstood. And her unforgettable appearance? “I just think she looks fab!”
August 17, 2025
Terence Stamp, 87, Dies; British Cinema Luminary and ‘Superman’ Villain
Known for his “heartbreak blue eyes,” he also starred in “Billy Budd” and “The Collector” and had a memorable role in “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.”
August 17, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 15, 2025
‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Review: Operation Animal Rescue
This documentary retraces the heart-rending evacuation of animals from an outdoor zoo near the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine War.
August 14, 2025
Review: ‘Night Always Comes,’ Whether You Have a Home or Not
Vanessa Kirby plays a woman who has 24 desperate hours to scrape up the $25,000 that will buy a measure of security for her and the brother she protects.
August 14, 2025
‘Nobody 2’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Father Who Knows (and Kills) Best
In this sequel, Bob Odenkirk returns as an ordinary suburban husband and dad who’s an exceedingly skilled and very busy assassin.
August 14, 2025
Summer Movies in New York Swerve Into Horror
From timeless classics to new sensations, our horror expert has some scary movie recommendations to help make summer’s final stretch feel like hell.
August 14, 2025
‘Suspended Time’ Review: A Nostalgic Detour
The French filmmaker Olivier Assayas meanders down memory lane in a story about two brothers returning to their family home during the Covid pandemic.
August 14, 2025
‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow’ Review: Strangling Democracy
One of the year’s most towering achievements is a documentary about Russian independent journalism being wiped out in real time.
August 14, 2025
‘The Knife’ Review: Searching for the Truth
Nnamdi Asomugha’s taut directorial debut revolves around the interrogation of a Black family whose home has been invaded.
August 14, 2025
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Back on Home Turf
The director returns to New York City, reuniting with Denzel Washington as a big-time record exec, for a twisty parable about power and conscience.
August 14, 2025
‘East of Wall’ Review: South Dakota Dreaming
In this drama set on a horse ranch, a real-life mother and daughter play rough riders struggling to make ends meet.
August 14, 2025
‘Americana’ Review: An Ensemble of Eccentrics
This slick and skillful neo-western starring Sydney Sweeney and Halsey follows characters on the trail of a Lakota heirloom.
August 14, 2025
‘Songs From the Hole’ Review: From Murder to Anguished Reckoning
This documentary-musical looks at a young man in prison, asking bedeviling questions about crime, punishment and forgiveness.
August 14, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s terrors come from stalkers, a witch, a slimy creature — and low blood sugar.
August 13, 2025
‘Fixed’ Review: Dirty, Dirty Dogs
When he learns that his owners are planning to neuter him, Bull (Adam Devine) heads into the bright lights of the big city in this animated raunch-fest.
August 13, 2025
‘Road House’ Still Reigns as the Best Bad Movie
In 1989, Patrick Swayze played a bouncer at an outrageously out-of-control bar. It set a standard for a movie that’s irresistible, almost in spite of itself.
August 12, 2025
Have You Seen ‘Weapons’? We Talk About What It Might Mean
A spoiler-heavy journey through some of the movie’s mysteries.
August 10, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a vengeful ghost, a deadly lawyer, a bumbling salesman and more.
August 8, 2025
Watch Julia Garner Visit a Creepy Home in ‘Weapons’
The writer-director, Zach Cregger, narrates a sequence from his twisty horror film.
August 8, 2025
‘Weapons’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The writer-director Zach Cregger narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Julia Garner.
August 8, 2025
Chad Michael Murray Is Trying to Make Good Choices
The former teen heartthrob is revisiting a formative role in “Freakier Friday,” but a lot has changed in 22 years, on- and offscreen.
August 8, 2025
How to Craft a Dumb Joke That’s Actually Funny
The makers of the new “Naked Gun” said that four crucial steps were needed to land one complicated sight gag.
August 8, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 8, 2025
‘Sudan, Remember Us’: An Intimate Portrait of Activists in an Uprising
Hind Meddeb followed young people in Khartoum, focusing on their hopes and fears to create a kind of living record of history.
August 8, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include an adaptation of a megahit video game and two treasure hunts.
August 8, 2025
‘Weapons’ Review: These Classmates Are Not All Right
The writer-director Zach Cregger (“Barbarian”) creates and maintains an ominous mood in this horror movie about missing children.
August 7, 2025
‘Sketch’ Review: Creative Doldrums
The disturbing drawings of a grieving child come to life in this so-so children’s horror movie.
August 7, 2025
‘Strange Harvest’ Review: Staged Blood
A serial killer named Mr. Shiny gets the true-crime treatment in Stuart Ortiz’s disturbing faux documentary.
August 7, 2025
‘Ebony & Ivory’ Review: Imperfect Harmony
This anti-comedy from the writer-director Jim Hosking is a singularly annoying and abrasive experience.
August 7, 2025
‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ Review: A Florida Project
In the artist Julian Glander’s curiously creative animated comedy, a teenage food delivery courier traverses a Floridian suburb that suggests a Richard Scarry town on acid.
August 7, 2025
‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Review: Daddy Issues
In this directorial debut by Kristin Scott Thomas, three sisters reunite to celebrate their mother’s third marriage.
August 7, 2025
‘An Officer and a Spy’ Review: The Dreyfus Affair as an Allegory
Six years after its French release, the movie is screening in New York. It’s the first Roman Polanski movie to open in the U.S. since 2014.
August 7, 2025
‘Freakier Friday’ Review: Round and Round, Here We Go Again
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are back with even more body-swapping in a sequel to the 2003 comedy.
August 7, 2025
‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ Review: A Singer’s Soul
This largely by-the-book documentary about the musician Jeff Buckley is most memorable for highlighting the earnest, sensitive soul behind the music.
August 7, 2025
Will Watching ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Be as Enjoyable as Watching the Filming?
Shooting on the streets of New York has meant a very public experience of a movie that won’t be out for months. It has also set up a clash with anti-spoiler culture.
August 6, 2025
‘Who Killed Teddy Bear’: When 42nd Street Was the Deuce
Now in a new print, the 1965 movie returns to claim cult status at Film Forum.
August 6, 2025
‘The Pickup’ Review: Endless Car Chases to Nowhere
In this Amazon Prime Video action-comedy, Keke Palmer hijacks an armored truck driven by Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson.
August 6, 2025
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Make It an Even ‘Freakier Friday’
The two are joined by the actors Sophia Hammons and Julia Butters to talk about their sequel to the 2003 mother-daughter body swap comedy.
August 6, 2025
A Film Curator Keeps His Eyes on Screens, Then ‘Resets’ With Art
Over seven days, Dennis Lim, the artistic director of the New York Film Festival, balanced hours of movie watching with a MoMA visit and a trip to Italy.
August 4, 2025
Tony Hale Cheers Himself Up With ‘Veep’ Blooper Reels
“I watch show bloopers more than I watch shows,” the actor said. “There’s a freedom that is so full of accidental joy that completely energizes me.”
August 2, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, expect mutating zombies, hostile planets and teleportation.
August 1, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
August 1, 2025
‘Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation’: Scratching the Surface of a Deep Legacy
Ebs Burnough’s movie covers the novel as well as its influence on generations of readers, including many artists.
August 1, 2025
‘My Oxford Year’ Review: Finding Love Abroad
She’s a working-class romantic. He’s a prep school playboy. A Netflix romance film aims to be this generation’s “About Time,” but doesn’t hit the mark.
August 1, 2025
‘Souleymane’s Story’ Review: Fighting an Uphill Battle
A Guinean food delivery cyclist in Paris prepares for his asylum interview in this attentive, nuanced character study.
July 31, 2025
Liam Neeson’s Newest Skill: Making You Giggle
The 73-year-old actor stars in the reboot of “The Naked Gun” as he reboots his career by venturing into slapstick comedy.
July 31, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, one filmmaker wields his own camera, another looks back on a disastrous Chicago heat wave and a third exposes the illusory workings of the diamond industry.
July 31, 2025
‘Architecton’ Review: A Lesson Among Ruins
A documentary about concrete is as gorgeous as it is grave.
July 31, 2025
‘Together’ Review: Getting Closer and Closer
An amusingly icky body-horror movie stars real-life partners Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a codependent couple.
July 31, 2025
‘The Naked Gun’ Review: A Chip Off the Old Blockhead
Liam Neeson gamely steps into Leslie Nielsen’s big, beautiful clown shoes in this reboot of the blissfully absurd 1988 cop comedy.
July 31, 2025
‘Harvest’ Review: When the Land Was Home
Caleb Landry Jones stars in a tale of a medieval Scottish village vanishing.
July 31, 2025
‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: A Wolf, a Shark, a Snake and a Sequel
This animated movie about animal bank robbers, voiced by Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz and others, is goofy fun.
July 31, 2025
The Great Gritty New York Movie You’ve Never Seen
The crime thriller “Night of the Juggler” has been restored for a new theatrical release. It captures 1970s New York history and includes great chase scenes along the way.
July 30, 2025
Christopher McDonald Is Shooter McGavin. And a Whole Lot More.
The actor embraces his “Happy Gilmore” alter ego, but the role’s popularity belies a half-century career and a storied life beyond the golf course.
July 30, 2025
Designing ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
A Manhattan with a retrofuturist sensibility is among the intriguing visual aspects of the film. We talk with its designers to get the details.
July 29, 2025
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Review: Back on the Green
A Netflix sequel to Adam Sandler’s hit 1996 film briefly recaptures the warm silliness of the original, before devolving into a lazy fever dream of cameos.
July 25, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
Intriguing dramas in rural settings dominate this month’s picks.
July 25, 2025
Watch Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Fight to Katy Perry in ‘Eddington’
The writer and director Ari Aster narrates a sequence that features Perry’s pop song “Firework.”
July 25, 2025
‘Eddington’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The writer and director Ari Aster narrates a sequence from his film featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal.
July 25, 2025
5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
July 25, 2025
The ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie That Never Was
The first attempt at making a film about the superheroes was an extremely low-budget affair that was shot, abandoned and mostly forgotten about in the 1990s.
July 25, 2025
‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ Puts Us in Ukrainian Soldiers’ Head Space
The documentary, from Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko, calls to mind video games as it questions how we engage with stories of war.
July 25, 2025
‘Il Dono’ Review: Slow Living
A new restoration of a 2003 Italian docudrama by Michelangelo Frammartino captures the beauty and tragedy of rural life in Southern Italy.
July 24, 2025
‘Shoshana’ Review: Love Amid Conflict
In Michael Winterbottom’s thriller set in Tel Aviv in the 1930s and ’40s, a Jewish woman is romantically involved with a British police officer.
July 24, 2025
‘Diciannove’ Review: Stalling of Age
A 19-year-old literature student in Siena, Italy, idles through the year in this movie that aims to subvert coming-of-age expectations.
July 24, 2025
‘The Home’ Review: A Senior Moment of Terror
James DeMonaco, the creator of the “Purge” franchise, directs Pete Davidson in this horror indictment of the American elder care system.
July 24, 2025
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Review: A Newborn Franchise
The latest iteration of the superhero quartet makes a bumpy but earnest attempt at being Marvel’s most daring film in years.
July 24, 2025
‘Oh, Hi!’ Review: I’ll Make You Love Me
Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman go upstate for a romantic weekend away, and things go wrong.
July 24, 2025
‘Folktales’ Review: A Bracing Education in Arctic Norway
With the Northern Lights above, the sounds of sled dogs piercing the air and the snow piled high, students major in the challenges and beauty of the wild.
July 24, 2025
‘Manhunt,’ ‘Cleaner’ and More Streaming Gems
A pair of derivative but enjoyable action movies lead off this month’s roundup of deep-cut recommendations on your subscription streaming services.
July 23, 2025
Julia Roberts Drama Will Open the New York Film Festival
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, “After the Hunt” features the star as a Yale professor caught between a student and a colleague accused of sexual assault.
July 23, 2025
Film Forum Director to Step Down
Sonya Chung, who assumed the role in 2023, is leaving after just over two years. No reason was given for her departure.
July 22, 2025
Starry Venice Film Festival to Include a New ‘Frankenstein’
Movies from Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow and Yorgos Lanthimos will debut at this year’s event.
July 22, 2025
‘Sunday Best’ Review: Ed Sullivan’s Really Big Impact
Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked.
July 22, 2025
A City’s in Grave Danger. Why Would Superman Save a Squirrel?
The moment is key to understanding the director James Gunn’s conception of Superman. But it almost didn’t make the final cut.
July 22, 2025
Call It the Labubu Effect: Cute Sidekicks Rule Multiplexes This Summer
In hit after hit, adorable monsters — as chaotic and cuddly as the popular accessory — have fulfilled moviegoers’ need for escapism.
July 22, 2025
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Took 7 Years to Make but a Lifetime of Experience
Maggie Kang, a director of the hit along with Chris Appelhans, was “just trying to make something that I wanted to see: a movie that celebrated Korean culture.”
July 21, 2025
Kenneth Colley, 87, ‘Star Wars’ Actor With a Commanding Presence, Dies
A fixture onscreen and onstage, he became a fan favorite as Darth Vader’s ally, Admiral Piett, in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
July 20, 2025
The Kurosawa You May Never Have Heard Of
The great Japanese genre director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose latest film is “Cloud,” has mastered the cinema of psychological fright. Here’s why you should watch his work.
July 19, 2025
What if Theme-Park Rides Were Based on Art-House Films?
Say hello to the Anora-Coaster.
July 19, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include menacing grandparents, famished vampires and pernicious cultists.
July 18, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
Some counterprogramming to the summer’s blockbusters: “Titane,” “Coherence” and “Attack the Block.”
July 18, 2025
How Superman Handles a Lois Lane Interview
James Gunn, the screenwriter and director of “Superman,” narrates a sequence featuring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan.
July 18, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
July 18, 2025
James Gunn Didn’t Want to Make ‘Superman.’ What Changed His Mind?
His hit reboot is meant to kick off years of new projects from the rebranded DC Studios. But for a long time, Gunn couldn’t figure out the character.
July 18, 2025
‘Shari & Lamb Chop’: A Singular Talent Gets Her Due
Shari Lewis’s pioneering role in children’s television becomes clear in a new film that can be perfunctory about her life.
July 18, 2025
‘Superman’ | Anatomy of a Scene
James Gunn narrates a sequence from his film, in which Superman (David Corenswet) is interviewed by Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan).
July 18, 2025
‘No Sleep Till’ Review: Calm Before the Storm
This gauzy film builds an impression of Floridian malaise by trailing four locals the day before a hurricane.
July 17, 2025
‘Life After’ Review: What the End Means
The filmmaker Reid Davenport raises thorny questions about how the option of medically assisted death is presented to disabled people.
July 17, 2025
‘Unicorns’ Review: Where Glitter Meets Grit
This movie, directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd, follows Luke and Aysha, who meet by chance at a drag event.
July 17, 2025
‘Smurfs’ Review: Don’t Stop the Music
The lovable blue guys (and one gal) go on a mission to save Papa Smurf in this colorful romp with an impressive voice cast.
July 17, 2025
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Review: Nostalgia Is Overrated
This revival of a 1990s horror franchise fumbles its shot.
July 17, 2025
‘Finally Dawn’ Review: A Night to Remember in Rome
This Italian drama, set in the 1950s and starring Lily James, Willem Dafoe and Joe Keery, sends a star-struck naïf through the looking glass darkly.
July 17, 2025
‘Cloud’ Review: Buyer’s Remorse
In this genre-bending thriller, an online reseller’s tale of vengeance becomes a parable of human greed and disconnection.
July 17, 2025
‘Eddington’ Review: Once Upon a Time in the Pandemic
Ari Aster returns with a dystopian western farce about a world gone mad that you definitely remember.
July 17, 2025
When ‘Clueless’ Made Movie Fashion History
With grunge reigning in the mid-1990s, the looks of Cher Horowitz and her friends came as a fun shock. The costume designer takes us through her thought process.
July 16, 2025
The Many Takes on Superman: Gruff, Charming or Menschy?
There’s more than one way to play the most classic of superheroes. Here’s how six actors have approached the role.
July 16, 2025
How to Watch Hitchcock: 5 Steps to Unlock the Master of Suspense
The director combined camera, sound and perspective techniques to create almost unbearable tension and anxiety for the audience.
July 14, 2025
When Streaming Won’t Cut It and You Need the DVD
Streaming is dominant for movies and TV shows. But some fans still insist on physical media.
July 13, 2025
David Corenswet Wants to Be a Superman You Can Count On
The actor has a man-out-of-time quality that makes him surprisingly like his character. But he is hyperaware of the present expectations riding on his performance.
July 12, 2025
Can ‘Superman’ Fly Above Today’s Polarized Politics?
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.
July 11, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include desperate fathers, a remorseful MMA fighter and more.
July 11, 2025
What Superman’s Pet Owes to a Badly Behaved Rescue Dog
For the furry sidekick, Krypto, in “Superman,” the director James Gunn found inspiration — and a physical model — in his own unruly pet.
July 11, 2025
9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
July 11, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a live-action version of Disney classic and an animated K-pop fantasy musical.
July 11, 2025
‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’: A Passionate Take on Brazilian Politics
The director Petra Costa examines a rightward shift in her country by zeroing in on the rise of a televangelist.
July 11, 2025
‘Madea’s Destination Wedding’ Review: Hellur, Bahamas
Tyler Perry returns as a series of characters, and this time, the real struggle for the family is boarding a plane.
July 11, 2025
‘Wild Diamond’ Review: The Reel World
In this French coming-of-age drama, a young woman auditions for a reality show to escape life at home.
July 10, 2025
‘Sovereign’ Review: The Fringe and the Forgotten
Nick Offerman stars as an anti-government widower whose extremist philosophy inches closer and closer to violent conflict.
July 10, 2025
‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review: Through a Child’s Eyes
This drama about a white family in Zimbabwe is told almost entirely from the girl’s point of view.
July 10, 2025
‘Daniela Forever’ Review: His Girlfriend’s Back
In this agreeably unpretentious science-fiction feature, Henry Golding plays a D.J. who has lucid dreams about his dead girlfriend.
July 10, 2025
‘Brick’ Review: No Way Out?
In this overly constructed thriller from Germany, tenants are trapped in an apartment building by a mysterious bulwark.
July 10, 2025
‘Rosa la Rose: Fille Publique’ Review: Lady Liberty of the Streets
A new restoration of a 1986 drama by the filmmaker Paul Vecchiali melds a candy-colored vision of the world’s oldest profession with a grim take on neoliberalism.
July 10, 2025
‘Little, Big, and Far’ Review: Dwelling in the Cosmos
The experimental director Jem Cohen’s latest is an uncategorizable film about astronomers and humanity and love and the stars.
July 10, 2025
‘Ne Zha 2,’ Blockbuster Chinese Animated Film, Will Get English Version
The English-language version will feature the voice of Michelle Yeoh and be released in the United States in August.
July 9, 2025
Danielle Deadwyler on Balancing Brutality and Family in ‘40 Acres’
The star plays a stoic matriarch raising a militant brood to protect their land and each other against cannibals in R.T. Thorne’s new horror indie.
July 9, 2025
‘Superman’ Review: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Reboot!
Beginning again with the Man of Steel, this time in the hands of James Gunn.
July 8, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, time-loop romance and creepy postapocalyptic roommates.
July 4, 2025
How to Escape a T-Rex in ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’
The director Gareth Edwards narrates a harrowing sequence from his film.
July 4, 2025
Superhero Movies Dominated the Box Office, but Not the Top 100 List
The notable exceptions — “The Dark Knight” and “Black Panther” — stood out among the many sequels and spinoffs.
July 4, 2025
5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
July 4, 2025
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Gareth Edwards narrates a sequence from his film.
July 4, 2025
Michael Madsen, a Familiar Hollywood Heavy, Is Dead at 67
He had the air of a timeless movie bad guy in movies like “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill.” “I’m a bit of a throwback to the days of black-and-white movies,” he said.
July 3, 2025
Charlize Theron’s Injuries, Uma Thurman’s Boundaries
In her return to action, Thurman is pitted against Theron in “The Old Guard 2.” The two discuss the pains and pleasures of the genre.
July 3, 2025
The Best Movies of the 21st Century: Readers Choose Their Top Movies
The people have spoken. Here are the movies they voted for.
July 2, 2025
‘The Odyssey’ Teaser Is in Theaters. We Took a Look.
The teaser for Christopher Nolan’s next film, based on Homer’s epic, is playing ahead of screenings of “Jurassic World Rebirth.” Here’s how much of the film’s story is revealed.
July 2, 2025
‘Kill the Jockey’ Review: Backing the Wrong Horse
An equestrian suffers a brain injury that alters his identity in Luis Ortega’s stylized gangster movie.
July 2, 2025
‘This Is Spinal Tap’: So Bad, They’re Great
Rob Reiner’s 1984 cult film about a British band past its prime returns to theaters in a new 4K restoration.
July 2, 2025
From No Home to a Perch in Hollywood, a Filmmaker Finally Breaks Through
Victoria Mahoney, director of “The Old Guard 2,” experienced homelessness early in her career. Thanks to sheer grit and a few mentors, she made a big-budget leap.
July 2, 2025
‘Videoheaven’ Review: Rewinding the Tape
A documentary by Alex Ross Perry examines how movies and TV have portrayed video store culture.
July 2, 2025
‘The Old Guard 2’ Review: Thurman vs. Theron
Uma Thurman joins the expanded cast in this sure-footed sequel to the action blockbuster about a team of immortal heroes.
July 2, 2025
‘Heads of State’ Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Are Assassins’ Targets
This action movie about U.S. and British leaders, also featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, plays like a silly version of a BBC political satire series.
July 2, 2025
‘40 Acres’ Review: This Land Is Their Land
Danielle Deadwyler tussles with cannibals in a disturbing postapocalyptic thriller.
July 2, 2025
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Review: Wonder, Gone Extinct
With its seventh entry, the popular dinosaur franchise is starting to show signs of wear.
July 1, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a look back at a city in France during the Nazi occupation, an assessment of a renowned gay politician and an exploration of press freedoms in sovereign tribal nations.
June 30, 2025
How ‘Colors of the Wind’ Became a Generational Rallying Cry
Thirty years after Disney released “Pocahontas,” the film’s Oscar-winning song has taken on a life of its own with millennial and Gen-Z fans.
June 30, 2025
After Seeing ‘F1,’ Here’s What to Stream Next
Once you’ve spent some time on the track with Brad Pitt, steer your way toward these other suspenseful racing movies and shows.
June 29, 2025
21世纪最好的100部电影
来自好莱坞及世界各地的500多位有影响力的导演、演员及其他知名人士评选出了自2000年1月1日以来世界各地上映过的最佳电影。
June 28, 2025
Audience Report: Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Jaws’ on Martha’s Vineyard
The anniversary festivities included V.I.P. meet-and-greets, book signings, film screenings and lectures about sharks. But for many, the real draw was the island itself.
June 28, 2025
Priyanka Chopra Jonas Is OK Sitting With Idris Elba and John Cena
A scene in their new movie “Heads of State” involved a car chase and close quarters. “It was the smallest space for the two biggest guys I’ve ever worked with,” she said.
June 28, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Spanish drama about a transgender girl, a nail-biting Indian thriller, a Chinese docufiction and more.
June 27, 2025
Watch Brad Pitt Burn Rubber in ‘F1’
The director Joseph Kosinski narrates a sequence in which Pitt’s character hatches a plan different from his team during a race.
June 27, 2025
The Story of Movies in the 21st Century Is One of Context Collapse
As the 100 best films list shows, long-held categories in Hollywood are fading, just as they are in the broader culture.
June 27, 2025
6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
June 27, 2025
When Nobu Matsuhisa Changed Sushi in America Forever
“I am so glad I didn’t give up on my life and kept going,” says the chef, who’s the subject of a new documentary about his remarkable career.
June 27, 2025
Barbara Walters Film Emphasizes the Highlights in a Mixed Legacy
“Tell Me Everything” is more of a puff piece than its subject might have liked, but the film is at its best examining TV journalism’s evolution.
June 27, 2025
Amie Donald Has the Moves as the Killer Robot in ‘M3gan 2.0’
The sunny 15-year-old dancer-turned-actress is about as far as you can get from the role she’s best known for: a deadly A.I. doll.
June 27, 2025
‘F1’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Joseph Kosinski narrates a sequence from his film, starring Brad Pitt.
June 27, 2025
Our Best Movies of the 21st Century List
More than 500 directors, actors and other names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. Mekado Murphy, assistant film editor at The New York Times, and Kyle Buchanan, who writes The Projectionist awards season column, talk about how their ballots stacked up.
June 27, 2025
The Best Movies of the 21st Century: What to Watch
For your next movie night, our list of the 100 best films of this century makes a terrific resource. But how do you narrow it down?
June 27, 2025
The Best of the Rest: A Game to Rank Your Favorite 21st-Century Genre Movies
A collaborative, live-updating reader exercise.
June 27, 2025
‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Life and Nothing but, Beautifully
In her tender, funny feature directing debut, Eva Victor tells the story of a woman, the trauma that changed her and the life she kept on living.
June 26, 2025
‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve to Take On Next James Bond Film
Amazon MGM Studios announced earlier this year that it had gained creative control over the Bond franchise after a family had held those duties for more than 60 years.
June 26, 2025
‘Stealing Pulp Fiction’ Review: A Lowbrow Homage
A couple of loser cinephiles concoct a dumb heist plan, and hilarity is the last thing that ensues.
June 26, 2025
‘Ponyboi’ Review: The Cost of Living Authentically
In this gritty film by River Gallo, an intersex character has to navigate New Jersey gangsters and double crosses.
June 26, 2025
‘My Mom Jayne’ Review: An Exceptional Family Tale
Mariska Hargitay sets out to learn about her mother, the Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield, through intimate conversations with her siblings.
June 26, 2025
‘M3gan 2.0’ Review: Back to Slay Another Day
Everyone’s favorite campy killer doll returns in a movie that has some thoughts about artificial intelligence.
June 26, 2025
‘Hot Milk’ Review: Mommy Issues
Emma Mackey and Fiona Shaw star in this drama about a young woman in a codependent relationship with her disabled mother.
June 26, 2025
‘F1: The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt Goes Zoom
In tanned, tousled form, the actor stars in a Formula 1 story about fast cars, last chances and pretty people by the director of “Top Gun: Maverick.”
June 26, 2025
‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Review: Man Versus Bull
Albert Serra’s mesmerizing documentary about a bullfighter faithfully depicts a violent tradition and the specter of death that suffuses it.
June 26, 2025
P. Adams Sitney, Leading Scholar of Avant-Garde Film, Dies at 80
He championed works of cinema that were destined never to have a commercial breakthrough — which, to him, was the whole point.
June 25, 2025
A Film About a Murdered Russian Activist Takes Its Own Risks
The widely condemned killing of Natalya Estemirova is the subject of a documentary that those involved say needed to take heed of the dangers of speaking out.
June 25, 2025
How a Salary Figure Changes Everything in ‘Materialists’
By making the number explicit, Celine Song’s new film reflects modern dating realities in a way rom-coms rarely have before.
June 25, 2025
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June 23, 2025
‘Jaws’ Is a Masterpiece, but ‘Jaws 2’ Deserves a Legacy, Too
The sequel had a tough act to follow, but it still delivered a terrifying monster movie with grand sequences, a sweeping score and an indelible tagline.
June 23, 2025
The Best Movies of the 21st Century: You Decide
More than 500 directors, actors and other notable movie fans submitted their ballots for the Best Movies of the 21st Century. Now it’s your turn to vote.
June 23, 2025
The Best Movies of the 21st Century: How Actors, Directors and Other Film Lovers Voted
To determine the best movies of the 21st century, we polled hundreds of celebrities. See how your favorite stars and directors voted.
June 23, 2025
The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. See how their ballots stacked up.
June 23, 2025
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
Films including “Jodorowsky’s Dune” and Owen Kline’s “Funny Pages” delve into the pain and anguish — and brief ecstasy — of making art.
June 20, 2025
Who Directed ‘Elio?’ It’s Complicated
Three directors are credited for Pixar’s latest film, but not all are listed onscreen at the same time. Here’s the back story.
June 20, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a full-throttle vampire movie, a heartbreaking ghost story, a creature-feature comedy and more.
June 20, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
June 20, 2025
Watch Hiccup and Toothless Connect in ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
The director Dean DeBlois narrates a sequence from his live-action film, starring Mason Thames as Hiccup.
June 20, 2025
Never Quitting ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Now 20 years old, this love story about two sheepherders is being rereleased in theaters. Here’s a look at what it meant to pop culture, then and now.
June 20, 2025
What to Know About ‘28 Years Later’
We catch you up on the “28” franchise, including the new movie, with commentary from the films’ screenwriter Alex Garland.
June 20, 2025
Be the First to Find Out the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
Starting June 23, we’ll unveil a list of 100, as voted on by directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world. Make sure you’re getting updates.
June 20, 2025
Marlee Matlin Tells Her Own Unvarnished Story
In a new documentary, the actress talks about the prejudice and loneliness she faced after becoming the rare Hollywood star who is deaf.
June 20, 2025
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Dean DeBlois narrates a sequence from the live-action film featuring Mason Thames.
June 20, 2025
William Cran, ‘Frontline’ Documentarian, Is Dead at 79
Producing or directing, he made more than 50 films over 50 years, including a series on the English language and an exploration of J. Edgar Hoover’s secret life.
June 19, 2025
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Review: Singing, Slinging and Slashing
Beyond the somewhat silly premise of this Netflix animated film is a charming, funny and artfully punchy original universe.
June 19, 2025
‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle Revives His Monsters
The director returns to the postapocalyptic Britain he conjured in his 2002 movie “28 Days Later,” this time with a father and son running from the infected. Mom joins in, too.
June 19, 2025
‘Elio’ Review: Pixar’s Fantastical, Familiar World
An orphaned boy is whisked away on a visually wondrous cosmic adventure, but he returns home with mostly reassuring lessons.
June 19, 2025
‘Shanghai Blues’ Review: Slapstick Fun in a 1984 Tsui Hark Picture
This newly restored screwball comedy is a buoyant romp. The director revisits and refines the techniques used here in his later work in other genres.
June 19, 2025
Mariska Hargitay Comes to Terms With a Lifetime of Family Secrets
In a new documentary made by the “Law & Order: SVU” star, she examines her own clouded origins and the mother she barely knew: Jayne Mansfield.
June 19, 2025
‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Review: From Karachi to Toronto
Fawzia Mirza’s amiable feature debut traces the lives of a mother and her daughter in two coming-of-age tales.
June 19, 2025
‘Familiar Touch’ Review: Living With Dementia
In this empathetic debut feature, Kathleen Chalfant plays Ruth, a woman who moves into an assisted living facility and adapts to her new life.
June 19, 2025
‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’ Review: Show People
A theater family sorts out its offstage drama in a coming-of-age movie starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney.
June 19, 2025
‘Bride Hard’ Review: Taking on Baddies at Her Best Friend’s Wedding
Rebel Wilson gamely plays the role of secret agent and bridesmaid in this action-thriller mixed with a rom-com.
June 19, 2025
How the World Ends in ‘The Life of Chuck’
The screenwriter and director Mike Flanagan narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Violet McGraw. (Plus, Chuck.)
June 18, 2025
‘Sisu,’ ‘Final Score’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s streaming suggestions include poignant biographical portraits, coming-of-age dramas, a late-career leading role for a legend and more.
June 18, 2025
‘The Life of Chuck’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Mike Flanagan narrates a sequence from his film.
June 18, 2025
Cruise Will Receive an Honorary Oscar at Governors Awards
The film industry will honor Tom Cruise this fall with an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, along with the choreographer Debbie Allen and the production designer Wynn Thomas.
June 18, 2025
‘Sally’ Review: Rocket Woman
The remarkable life of the first American woman in space is profiled in this diverting but tame documentary.
June 17, 2025
The ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Star Mason Thames Is Still Freaking Out
As Hiccup, the 17-year-old actor is shouldering the weight of Universal’s new live-action franchise — and living out his childhood fantasy.
June 15, 2025
Inside Universal’s Big Bet on ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
In an era of skepticism around live-action remakes, Universal believes audiences will take flight with Hiccup and Toothless again.
June 14, 2025
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a gaslit mother, a hungry shark, vengeful French cops, and more.
June 13, 2025
7 Father’s Day Movies to Watch in Theaters
Whether you’re in the mood for dragons or a new Wes Anderson, theaters this weekend are filled with fatherly flicks.
June 13, 2025
Watch Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal Spark in ‘Materialists’
The writer and director Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film, which also features Chris Evans.
June 13, 2025
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
June 13, 2025
‘Prime Minister’ Examines a New Zealand Leader and a Global Issue
The film is a memoir of sorts for Jacinda Ardern, who governed at a time of multiple disasters. But it was misinformation that proved hardest to cope with.
June 13, 2025
How Much Are You Worth Romantically? This Director Has Thoughts.
Celine Song’s new “Materialists” takes a deep look at love and value via a rom-com, a genre that she argues is wrongfully dismissed: “What is more important than love?”
June 13, 2025
‘Materialists’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film featuring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.
June 13, 2025
Enzo Staiola, Who Starred in ‘Bicycle Thieves’ as a Child, Dies at 85
Discovered on the street in Rome, he had a brush with stardom when he was cast in what many consider one of the greatest films of all time.
June 12, 2025
‘Sex’ Review: Two Men Talk About and Around the Subject
A chimney sweep and his colleague get deep on the roofs of Oslo in Dag Johan Haugerud’s curious meditation on marriage and masculinity.
June 12, 2025
‘Tatami’ Review: A Bitter Fight, Both on and Off the Mat
A flinty Iranian judoka competing in the World Judo Championships is menaced by her government in this absorbing political thriller.
June 12, 2025
‘Echo Valley’ Review: Mother Knows Best, Daughter Does Worst
A stellar cast led by Julianne Moore is unable to breathe life into this unsuccessful blend of maternal drama and crime caper.
June 12, 2025
‘Deep Cover’ Review: Fighting Crime With Improv
Three hapless comics, played by Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Mohammed, infiltrate the criminal underworld.
June 12, 2025
‘Will’ Review: Heartache and Hope in Harlem
In Jessie Maple’s restored 1981 drama, one of the first feature-length films by a Black woman, a heroin addict mentors a young boy and tries to find his footing.
June 12, 2025
‘Meeting With Pol Pot’ Review: Snapshots of Totalitarianism
The director Rithy Panh dramatizes events from 1978, when a group of outsiders was allowed to enter Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge.
June 12, 2025
‘Materialists’ Review: When Dakota Met Pedro (and Chris)
The director Celine Song follows up her “Past Lives” with a side-eyeing update on the rom-com, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.
June 12, 2025
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Review: The Return of Hiccup and Toothless
This live action remake of the 2010 animated film is religiously faithful to the original. The result is exhilarating at times, if somewhat mechanical.
June 12, 2025
Tom Hiddleston Dances Up a Storm: ‘I Just Wanted It to Fly’
In “The Life of Chuck,” the actor known for spontaneous eruptions of joyful movement, lets loose with a feast of footwork.
June 11, 2025
John C. Reilly Wants to Talk to You About Love
The actor’s passion project is a cabaret act in which he sings the standards. “It might sound Pollyanna-ish,” he says, but his goal is to connect.
June 11, 2025
Pop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again
From movies and TV shows to music, the habit is no longer taboo. It’s even being celebrated for the way it makes characters look cool or powerful.
June 11, 2025
‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: A Company’s Failures
Netflix’s documentary about the catastrophe uses familiar techniques to spotlight the faulty judgment of Stockton Rush, who ran OceanGate.
June 11, 2025
How ‘Ballerina’ Set People on Fire
Ana de Armas wields a flamethrower in “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” and torches, well, a lot. Here’s how they made that sequence come to life. (And yes, the flames are mostly real.)
June 10, 2025
The Director of ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Unpacks Key Moments
The filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie discusses major character deaths, the end (or is it?) of an action-movie franchise and what comes next.
June 7, 2025
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s selections, romance across dimensions and an animated entry in the “Predator” franchise.
June 6, 2025
Watch Ana de Armas Fight Using Kitchen Utensils in ‘Ballerina’
The director Len Wiseman narrates an action sequence from “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina.”
June 6, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
June 6, 2025
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include an Oscar-nominated DreamWorks adventure and a fun summer mystery for tweens.
June 6, 2025
In Wes Anderson’s New Movie, Real Masterpieces Get a Starring Role
Paintings by Magritte and others were borrowed for “The Phoenician Scheme.” Safeguarding them amid the hot lights and chaos of a film set was challenging.
June 6, 2025
‘Ballerina’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Len Wiseman narrates a sequence from his film “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” featuring Ana de Armas.
June 6, 2025
‘Tyler Perry’s Straw’ Review: The Accidental Bank Robber
A single mom in Atlanta (Taraji P. Henson) is having a very, very, very bad day.
June 6, 2025
Mara Corday, Starlet of Monster Movies and Magazines, Dies at 95
She appeared in Playboy and sci-fi films in the 1950s. Later, in Clint Eastwood’s “Sudden Impact,” she was a hostage until he uttered five famous words.
June 5, 2025
‘Sunlight’ Review: A Man Wakes Up in a Camper, Monkey at the Wheel
In Nina Conti’s absurdist love story, a radio host and a new friend have nowhere to go but up.
June 5, 2025
‘The Ritual’ Review: An Exorcism to Forget
Al Pacino speaks in an exaggerated accent and Dan Stevens looks overly concerned in this movie directed by David Midell.
June 5, 2025
‘Slumlord Millionaire’ Review: Costs of Living
A documentary looks at New York City residents pushing back against housing troubles.
June 5, 2025
He Created the Original Modern Zombie. His Family Wants to Define What’s Next.
George Romero’s daughter, ex-wife and widow are each working on movies rooted in his legacy, even as they wrestle with their memories and a contentious split.
June 5, 2025
‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Tom Hiddleston dances his way through a movie about death and dystopia, based on a Stephen King story, that has an incongruous feel-good vibe.
June 5, 2025
‘The Last Twins’ Review: A Rare Holocaust Story
Erno Spiegel was spared because he was a twin. He went on to help others at Auschwitz, as detailed in this documentary by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill.
June 5, 2025
‘I Don’t Understand You’ Review: Murder and Mayhem in Italy
The film follows dads-to-be Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells) as they make a series of disastrously wrong turns during their anniversary trip.
June 5, 2025
‘Dangerous Animals’ Review: Here, Sharky Sharky!
The Australian director Sean Byrne combines the serial killer and shark movie subgenres into a trashy good time.
June 5, 2025
‘From the World of John Wick: Ballerina’ Review: Dance, Killer, Dance!
Ana de Armas twirls into the franchise as a ballerina-assassin with vengeance on her mind in this by-the-numbers cash grab.
June 5, 2025
Sacha Jenkins, Filmmaker Who Mined the Black Experience, Dies at 53
Shaped by early hip-hop culture, his documentaries put race in the foreground, whether the topic was hip-hop fashion, the Capitol riots or Louis Armstrong.
June 4, 2025
Haley Joel Osment Ordered to Attend A.A. After Ski Resort Arrest
The actor was charged in April with public intoxication and possession of cocaine and was recorded using the word “Nazi” and an antisemitic slur during his arrest. He later apologized.
June 4, 2025
The Women Who Try to Keep Pace With Ethan Hunt
Over eight installments, the “Mission: Impossible” franchise has never quite found the perfect match for Tom Cruise’s world-saving spy.
June 4, 2025
In ‘Bring Her Back,’ Sally Hawkins Takes Horror to Heart
In a rare interview, the actress discusses tackling a difficult, sensitive and often dastardly role in the latest offering from Danny and Michael Philippou.
June 4, 2025
‘Happiness’: Living in a State of Irony
Todd Solondz’s 1998 movie, revived for a run at the IFC Center in a new 4K restoration, has scarcely lost its capacity to discomfit.
June 4, 2025
A Pirouette Through ‘John Wick’ Lore
With the release of “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” a guide to the expanded Wick cinematic universe.
June 4, 2025
At the Tribeca Festival, Standouts Come From Near and Far
A documentary about a New York restaurant and a Korean film about dine-and-dashers are among the standouts in this year’s festival.
June 3, 2025
For Pride, Stream These Queer Horror Movies
Standouts include a lesbian-coded vampire thriller and a Mexican folk-horror drama.
June 2, 2025
At Tribeca Festival, ‘The Scout’ Spotlights a Typically Low-Profile Role
Written and directed by Paula González-Nasser, who worked as a location scout for about six years, the film explores the existential quandary at the heart of this seeming dream job.
June 1, 2025
A Documentary About Life, Death and ‘The Cathedral’
The process of making a wood sculpture of Jesus Christ took the artist James Grashow four years to complete.
June 1, 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers
An artist development program at the Tribeca Festival aims to support underrepresented groups in filmmaking.
June 1, 2025
How They Pulled Off That Wild ‘Mission: Impossible’ Plane Stunt
Creating Tom Cruise’s pivotal scene for “The Final Reckoning” required months of grit, G-force training and a little hypothermia.
May 31, 2025
Kyra Sedgwick Wants More Middle-Aged Sex Onscreen
The actress, currently starring in “Bad Shabbos,” on ’90s rock, Miranda July and “PBS NewsHour.”
May 31, 2025
A ‘Nurse Action Movie’ Might Be Different, but That’s the Point
From TV series to art house films, Leonie Benesch brings a quiet intensity to the screen, including her latest movie.
May 30, 2025
For This Director, Iranian Films Can Be About More Than Despair
Amirali Navaee’s new film, “Sunshine Express,” screening next at South by Southwest London, is a project more focused on hope than politics.
May 30, 2025
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Chinese martial arts movie, an Indonesian political thriller, a documentary about a Norwegian family that stumbles upon a long-hidden secret and more.
May 30, 2025
5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
May 30, 2025
When the Whole Country Watched a Nuclear War Movie at Once
The 1983 ABC movie “The Day After” was a landmark moment that proved contentious even before it aired, as a new documentary shows.
May 30, 2025
Wes Anderson’s Newest Star Finds Inspiration Everywhere (Even a Napkin)
Mia Threapleton is Kate Winslet’s daughter but she’s intent on making her own way in Hollywood. That includes her deadpan nun in “The Phoenician Scheme.”
May 30, 2025
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Review: The Student Becomes the Teacher
The latest installment to the long-running franchise is a messy entry that tries to throw too many legacies into a blender.
May 29, 2025
‘Tornado’ Review: She Wants Revenge
In the title role, the singer-songwriter Koki is both charming and indomitable as she goes after a band of thieves led by Sugarman (Tim Roth).
May 29, 2025
‘Ghost Trail’ Review: A Cat and Mouse Thriller
A hypnotizing Adam Bessa anchors this tale about a Syrian refugee living in France who believes he has found the man who tortured him.
May 29, 2025
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks follow a journalist facing an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and a unionization effort for Amazon workers. Plus, an exploration into the nature of film editing.
May 29, 2025
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Benicio Del Toro Plans to Save His Soul
Wes Anderson returns with another intricately designed film, and an inquiry into the meaning of goodness.
May 29, 2025
‘Bring Her Back’ Review: A Foster Mother Like No Other
Sally Hawkins plays a menacingly unhinged foster parent to two bereaved siblings in this emotionally potent chiller.
May 29, 2025
Kevin Costner Is Sued by ‘Horizon’ Actor Over Rape Scene
A stunt double said she was left with trauma by an unscripted scene that did not include an intimacy coordinator. Mr. Costner’s lawyer said the claims were meritless.
May 28, 2025
Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78
A special effects artist and cinematographer, he also worked on “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Tron,” and took a detour to comedy with “Airplane!”
May 28, 2025
‘The Sealed Soil’: Modesty and Its Discontents
The Iranian director Marva Nabili’s first feature gets a weeklong run at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
May 28, 2025
Then and Now, It’s a Thrill to Star Alongside Stitch
Cast members from the original 2002 animated film and the live-action remake explain what lured them to — or back to — “Lilo & Stitch.”
May 28, 2025
Last Year’s Cannes Winners Won Big at Oscars. Can the 2025 Crop Do the Same?
The most likely movies to grab academy voters are “Un Simple Accident,” “Sentimental Value” and “Nouvelle Vague.” But none are primarily in English.
May 26, 2025
Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering War Documentarian, Is Dead at 97
He was best known for “The Sorrow and the Pity,” a landmark film that debunked ideas of vast French resistance to the Nazi occupation.
May 26, 2025
A ‘Mission: Impossible’ Fan Favorite Returns 3 Decades Later. Even He’s Surprised.
Rolf Saxon thought he was being pranked when the director of the new film contacted him for a role that actually expanded during production.
May 25, 2025
Iranian Movie Shot in Secret Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that was widely seen as the strongest in years.
May 24, 2025
Michael Roemer, Maker of Acclaimed but Little-Seen Films, Dies at 97
His “Nothing but a Man” and “The Plot Against Harry” drew critical praise but never found an audience. He said he took “a certain pride in not having been a success.”
May 24, 2025
At Cannes, Sneaky Period Pieces and Film Lovers’ Delights Rule the Screen
Movies from China, Brazil, Iran and elsewhere prove that there’s so much more to cinema than Hollywood would have us believe.
May 23, 2025
Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s evils lurk around a bend in the road, behind a locked door and on the prom dance floor.
May 23, 2025
The Best Movies of 2025, So Far
Our critics picked 10 films that you might have missed but that are worth your time this summer.
May 23, 2025
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
May 23, 2025
Tom Cruise Really, Really Loves the Movies
One of the industry’s biggest stars is also its most enthusiastic evangelist. He is hoping it pays off for the eighth “Mission: Impossible” film.
May 23, 2025
If This Movie Wins the Palme d’Or, It Will Extend a Staggering Streak
The distributor Neon has been on a run at the Cannes Film Festival, and it has three movies, including “Sentimental Value,” considered front-runners.
May 22, 2025
A ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Game
We picked 20 movies, including the new “Mission: Impossible,” and found the headlines that ran with each New York Times review. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to pair them correctly. The world is counting on you.
May 22, 2025
Scarlett Johansson Unveils Her Newest Role at Cannes: Filmmaker
The star came across the script for “Eleanor the Great,” already starring June Squibb, and instantly realized, “I know how to make it.” Now she wants to direct again.
May 22, 2025
At Cannes, Can You Trust the Length of a Standing Ovation?
The applause at premieres like “Mission: Impossible” or “The History of Sound” is often timed and reported breathlessly. But there’s more to the story.
May 22, 2025
‘Fountain of Youth’ Review: John Krasinski Goes Continent Hopping
An adventurer enlists his disapproving sister (Natalie Portman) in this Guy Ritchie movie with a hint of Indiana Jones.
May 22, 2025
‘Bad Shabbos’ Review: Guess Who’s Kvetching About Dinner?
A newly engaged Jew and gentile plan to introduce their parents. But first: There’s a crisis involving a body, a ticking clock and a doorman played by Method Man.
May 22, 2025
‘The Last Rodeo’ Review: One for the Money, Two for the Show
A family tragedy forces an aging bull rider back into the saddle in this blandly wholesome drama.
May 22, 2025
‘The New Boy’ Review: Finding a Light in the Darkness
Cate Blanchett stars as a nun who encounters an Indigenous Australian boy with special powers in this film about forced assimilation.
May 22, 2025
‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Review: It’s Not Me, It’s Jane
A modern heroine learns about love, and a whole lot more, at a writing residency.
May 22, 2025
David Lazer, Executive Who Joined the World of Muppets, Dies at 89
At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.
May 21, 2025
How Do You Follow One of the Craziest Cannes Movies Ever?
Julia Ducournau, who won the Palme d’Or for “Titane,” returns with the body-horror tale “Alpha.” The critical reception has not been kind.
May 21, 2025
‘Lilo & Stitch’: How a Fuzzy Blue Alien Became a Disney Cash Cow
Step aside, Moana, Elsa and Simba. In recent years, Stitch has quietly become one of Disney’s most popular — and most merchandised — characters.
May 21, 2025