A man in traditional Japanese clothing stands and addresses a seated group in a dimly lit room, with a samurai armor display visible in the background.

Katanas out in ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’

Modern horror maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa switches gears and unravels a classic mystery

A group of seven shocked young people, most wearing school uniforms, stand close together indoors, staring intensely at something off-camera.

The price of privilege in ‘Teach You a Lesson’

Netflix’s latest K-drama transforms a controversial webtoon into a satisfying tale of vigilante justice against school bullies

Spider-Man swings high above a city, with skyscrapers below him. Another costumed character leaps nearby, both appearing in action mid-air.

A brand-new Spider-Man worth believing in

“Shang-Chi” director Destin Daniel Cretton breathes new life into Peter Parker

Four men in white golf outfits practice swinging at a driving range. Two girls in white dresses sit in front, and a woman in blue stands nearby. Green grass and golf course are visible in the background.

‘Filipiñana’ is a hole-in-one for social satire

A Manilla golf course becomes a unique microcosm in Rafael Manuel’s wry comedy-drama

A man with light brown hair and blue eyes wears a tan jacket and blue shirt, looking intently at a person in a white, lacy garment whose face is out of focus in the foreground.

‘American Yakuza’ is finding a new audience 32 years later

A new streaming audience is rediscovering one of Viggo Mortensen’s deepest cuts—and revealing why it deserves a second look

A bearded man in a green robe stands beside a woman in a cream headscarf and dress; both look serious and are outdoors by a vast, flat landscape with water and sand.

The dead bear witness in ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan reframes Homer’s epic for the dying empires of today

A young woman smiles while standing on a boat, holding a rope. She wears a red patterned top and a necklace. Behind her, the ocean sparkles and a green, mountainous island rises under a blue sky.

Disney’s dull, disastrous ‘Moana’ remake

Dwayne Johnson sleepwalks his way through his latest passion project

Two women face off indoors, each gripping a wooden staff and blocking each other’s moves. One wears dark clothing, the other a gray tank top and brown pants. Light streams in through the windows of the rustic room behind them.

The bland jingoism of Bollywood’s ‘Alpha’

The failed launch of a robotically assembled, female-led action franchise

A person dressed in orange and yellow lifts a large boulder above their head, while another person in green and white watches from nearby steps in a courtyard.

New ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ season falls short of and surpasses original

A stronger adaptation that’s still wrestling with the legacy of the beloved animated series

Two anime boys stand close together outside, one gently holding the other’s face and looking into his eyes. The boy on the right looks surprised. The scene is brightly lit, with a colorful Japanese title in the top right corner.

‘Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!’ turns gay loneliness into joy

Did this retro-style anime about a gay teenager’s unrequited love release three decades too late, or is it just in time?

A young woman in rugged clothing grabs the arm of an alien with purple skin and pointed ears, both in a dimly lit, futuristic setting with blue and purple lights.

‘Supergirl’ wastes its incredible talent

The DC relaunch presents a fascinating Girl of Steel in a story that doesn’t work

A nurse in a green uniform holds an X-ray in front of a woman in white stockings, revealing her skeleton with a red-highlighted rib. They stand in a retro, pale green-tiled medical room.

In her latest album, Olivia Rodrigo knows it’s over before it starts

Rodrigo makes love songs for girls who can already see the breakup coming

Three animated toy characters—a cowgirl, a space ranger, and a cowboy—stand together looking ahead with excited expressions. Other toy figures and colorful objects are visible in the background.

‘Toy Story 5’ is just fine

Greta Lee voices a villainous tablet in the latest installment of the Pixar franchise as toys battle and the film itself wrestles with what it still has to say

Two young women stand side by side on a bridge at night, smiling and looking down. City lights and a tall, illuminated tower are visible in the blurred background.

Queer romance ‘Ephemera’ harkens back to older, better films

Set in a dreamy Shanghai, Shan Jiang’s “Ephemera” borrows from beloved romances yet creates a unique connection of its own

A man sits on a red motorcycle in a dimly lit concrete hallway, while a woman sits behind him holding a crowbar, both looking serious and alert.

‘The Furious’ is the most inventive action film this year

Joe Taslim and Xie Mao star in a blazing pan-Asian production from director and stunt coordinator Kenji Tanigaki

An animated character with blond hair and wide eyes reaches out toward red, heart-shaped plants while falling, with a small white creature clinging to their shoulder. The background shows a sunset sky and blurred landscape.

‘Witch Hat Atelier’ is an enchanting watch

For anyone who has ever wanted to become a wizard, this long-awaited series about a young woman who becomes a witch is the anime for you

A young man in a pink shirt stands in front of a woman, armored figures, and a green tiger, with a fantasy city featuring statues and ruins in the background under a bright sky.

‘Masters of the Universe’ can’t overcome its ugliest images

Written backwards from the popular 1980s toy line, the Mattel power fantasy caters to infantilized adult viewers

A person in a dark, rugged Spider-Man suit crouches on a rooftop at night in a black-and-white scene, with a building and a billboard visible in the background.

The soft-boiled delights of ‘Spider-Noir’

Nicolas Cage and Li Jun Li spearhead a live action Spider-Man remix

Three well-dressed people walk confidently through a casino, with slot machines in the background. The woman in the center wears a fur coat, while the man on the right wears sunglasses and flashy jewelry.

Season two of ‘Deli Boys’ belongs to Deli Auntie

The hit Hulu series is back and the scams are messier, the family drama is louder, and Lucky finally gets lucky

A woman in a plaid vest sculpts a clay bust, focusing intently, while another woman in a blue cardigan stands in the background watching her in a dimly lit studio.

Koji Fukuda’s quiet, queer ‘Nagi Notes’ is Cannes’s underrated gem

Vying for the Palme d’Or, the understated Japanese drama starring Shizuka Ishibashi carefully picks its moments

Greta Lee hurts so good in ‘Late Fame’

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