‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ still really wants to be ‘Scream’ Nearly 30 years later, the ‘90s slasher series still flounders
Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ returns with a vengeance (Chapter 1: Ep. 1-3) Despite an extraneous detour, season two begins with some of the series’ strongest episodes
The incredible long-take that defines Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Midway through his vampire western, the “Black Panther” director brings music history to life—from hip-hop, to Chinese opera
The enormous IMAX intimacy of ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Part concert doc, part protest portrait, the film reveals the world through the eyes of global icons
‘Forge’ is a slow-burn Chinese American heist drama The SXSW selection follows a pair of twins biting off more than they can chew
Annapurna Sriram’s ‘F*cktoys’ harkens back to a dormant era of trash cinema An unapologetically kinky, campy sex worker fever dream from the “Billions” actress
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is deeply unpleasant (except for Jason Momoa) A drab adaptation of a vast, expansive digital world
The haunting abstractions of queer drama ‘Việt and Nam’ Minh Quý Trương unearths tethers to a war-torn past
A surgery turns you white in the racial satire ‘Slanted’ Amy Wang’s SXSW award winner has its provocative edges sanded down
‘October 8’ is a danger to both student protesters and Jewish Americans The film grants ugly permission to persecute students and pass the buck of antisemitism to a boogeyman
South Korean crime drama ‘Revelations’ tackles vigilante justice “Train to Busan” director Yeon Sang-ho crafts a film of fate and coincidence
‘Ne Zha 2’ does more than break records (and our hearts) This impeccably timed sequel about the Third Lotus Prince targets mature audiences with messages that are more relevant than ever
Michael Bay’s visceral parkour doc ‘We Are Storror’ is a nail-biting thrill ride For legal reasons, the ‘Transformers’ director passes the camera to a group of daredevils
Netflix’s ‘The Electric State’: What are we doing here, folks? A $300 million dud from the directors of ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Afghan girls’ robotics biopic ‘Rule Breakers’ is red, white and blue-washing A real tale of trailblazing women and girls ends up flattened into western fantasy
Dave Bautista shouldn’t have to lower himself to ‘In the Lost Lands’ Based on a short story by George R.R. Martin, the new fantasy film is an eyesore
Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers his best work in years with ‘Asura’ The seven-episode period family drama follows four sisters dealing with the consequences of their father’s possible affair
How Bong Joon-ho made ‘Mickey 17’ the first Trump 2.0 movie The South Korean maestro’s zany adaptation of a straightforward sci-fi novel
Deep-sea survival thriller ‘Last Breath’ is solid entertainment Based on a true story, the Simu Liu-starrer comes together like a charm
‘Where the Night Stands Still’ is a haunting look at Filipino workers in Italy The Berlin Film Festival drama comes from an artist exploring Southeast Asian diaspora labor
‘Luz’ gets lost in its futuristic virtual reality premise The Sundance entry by director Flora Lau is aesthetically pleasing but lacks impact
DIY Japanese drama ‘The Longing’ wrestles with reform The Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section plays host to director Toshizo Fujiwara’s latest
