Japanese drama ‘Happyend’ details coming of age in a surveillance state Neo Sora’s first dramatic feature—a New York Film Festival selection—is a firecracker of politics and puberty Read
‘Love Lies Bleeding’: The Queer Crime Drama That’ll Sweep You Off Your Feet The 74th Berlin Film Festival plays host to Rose Glass’ muscle-bound work of madness Read
Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ finds a perfect role for Kōji Yakusho The Japanese legend showcases his many layers as an actor while playing a character with more to him than meets the eye Read
Lulu Wang’s ‘Expats’ is the best show on TV right now The director’s follow up to ‘The Farewell’ is a sublime miniseries about loss Read
Sean Wang’s Taiwanese American slices of life From Sundance to the Oscars, one filmmaker tells stories about his childhood and his grandmas Read
Bhutan’s Oscar submission ‘The Monk and the Gun’ lightly satirizes the U.S. Pawo Choyning Dorji’s rural election drama is amusing, but incomplete Read
A survivor controls the narrative in ‘Black Box Diaries’ In a new DIY Sundance documentary, a Japanese journalist investigates her own sexual assault Read
‘Badland Hunters’ Fails to Live Up to ‘Concrete Utopia’ The sequel to South Korea’s recent Oscar entry is an inexplicable misfire, despite its charismatic lead Read
‘To Kill a Tiger’ Highlights a Father’s Radical Love for His Daughter The Oscar-nominated documentary by Nisha Pahuja tells the story of one family’s fight for gender-based justice in a patriarchal society Read
The Stunning, Scattered Images of Marvel’s ‘Echo’ The reworked five-part series marks Disney’s foray into new cultural territory Read
Action-comedy ‘The Brothers Sun’ Offers Delayed Gratification Netflix’s new series with Michelle Yeoh is worth watching all the way through Read
The Best Movies of 2023 (and Where to Watch Them) Critic Siddhant Adlakha watched 194 films this year—his favorites reckon with an enormous, eventful year both on and off screen Read
‘Dunki’ Turns Immigrant Struggles into a Hopeful Comedy-Drama Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan completes his 2023 hat-trick with a delightful throwback Read
‘Rebel Moon’ Is Culturally Innovative, but Creatively Chaotic Zack Snyder’s Star Wars-inspired space saga crafts a unique look but gets swallowed by its own mess Read
Lee Byung-Hun is Wicked Good in South Korea’s Oscar Hopeful Disaster drama ‘Concrete Utopia’ is occasionally malformed but always entertaining Read
‘The Archies’ is a Tragic Example of Bollywood’s Nepo Baby Problem Lackluster leads make Netflix India’s new film a dull reclamation of the beloved comics Read
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Is a Jaw-Dropping Blockbuster Toho’s latest monster movie is a subversive throwback to sincere action epics Read
The Strange Beauty of ‘The Cow’ Continues to Resonate Join us in revisiting a landmark 1969 film by a recently deceased Iranian master Read
The Precise Supporting Performances of ‘May December’ In Todd Haynes’ Netflix melodrama, Charles Melton captures the fractured dynamics of a mixed race family Read
‘Quiz Lady’ Wastes the Talent of Its Two Leading Ladies The premise sounds like a win, but Awkwafina and Sandra Oh get stuck in an unfortunately unfunny comedy Read
‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ Rewards Your Patience A surprisingly accessible three-hour Vietnamese arthouse drama—we promise it’s worth it Read
Comedy-Drama ‘The Persian Version’ Tells A Moving Mother-Daughter Story The Iranian American Sundance hit starts out familiar, but blooms in surprising ways Read
