‘Hoppers’ pulls the rug out from under its Japanese American hero From director Daniel Chong, Pixar’s latest is conceptually imaginative, but politically and dramatically timid
‘Zootopia 2’ is surprisingly cogent for a cartoon about animal racism Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan voices Gary De’Snake, a reptile freedom fighter who wants his family to return home
‘Ranma ½’ season two brings more characters for more fun The second season of the hit gender bending comedy anime is filled with cat boys, cat girls, evil old men, and more
‘Left-Handed Girl’ is Shih-Ching Tsou’s long-awaited arrival The Taiwanese-born U.S. indie maverick and longtime Sean Baker film collaborator finally makes her solo debut
Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ makes the case for re-interpretation Through superb performances, the Academy Award-winning Chinese filmmaker breathes new life into Shakespeare’s greatest play.
‘Rental Family’ skims the surface of Japan’s rent-a-family industry The film pairs Brendan Fraser with director Hikari for a cross-cultural dramedy that doesn’t probe beyond the broad strokes
Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked: For Good’ is a major step down The second half of Universal’s adaptation exposes the stage show’s biggest flaws
Japan becomes watercolor in ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ A children’s tale fuels the year’s most beautiful animated film, based on the short autobiography by author Amélie Nothomb
The new and (slightly) improved ‘Last Days’ The theatrical cut of director Justin Lin’s John Allen Chau indie biopic changes the story’s focus from its original festival screening
Why you should be consuming ‘Chainsaw Man,’ in all of its forms Whether it’s the manga, anime series, or newly released film, the series pits man against demon, and materialism against self-respect
Colin Farrell wanders Macau in ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Based on the 2014 novel by Lawrence Osborne, Farrell puts on a tour-de-force performance as a gambler consumed by his addiction
Lee Byung Hun is wildly funny in ‘No Other Choice’ Park Chan-wook brings violent class satire to the New York Film Festival
‘A House of Dynamite’ showcases government unpreparedness in three parts The Kathryn Bigelow political thriller focuses on the U.S. government’s response to a nuclear threat when deescalation is not an option
The supernatural comedy ‘Good Fortune’ is wildly surprising Aziz Ansari’s debut feature, which he stars in and includes Keanu Reeves as an angel, is funny, sweet, and has a surprisingly anti-capitalist bent
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ deserves to be seen Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful and harrowing docu-drama about the killing of a girl in Gaza faces distribution hurdles
‘Tron: Ares’ is a waste of time and talent Greta Lee gets stuck inside a digital mess alongside Jared Leto in Joachim Rønning’s threequel
A grandmother floats homeward in ‘Hair, Paper, Water…’ The director of “Việt and Nam” returns to the remote Rục tribe for his latest documentary
The Rock, rebooted Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” gives the mega-star a much-needed makeover as MMA fighter Mark Kerr
‘Dear Stranger’ finds a couple at their breaking point Tetsuya Mariko’s Japan-Taiwan-U.S. production applies a unique lens to modern Asian American-ness in this domestic drama
Kim Min-ha shines in assimilation drama ‘Hana Korea’ Frederik Sølberg’s Busan International Film Festival premiere was inspired by real North Korean refugees’ experiences
Siyou Tan’s ‘Amoeba’ is high school rebellion at its best Playing at the Busan Film Festival, director Siyou Tan’s Singaporean teen drama is nostalgic, wistful, and exciting
Open your heart to Kogonada’s ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ An odd, idiosyncratic, and above all, personal vision of cinematic romance
