Wasia Project’s ‘Nocturne’ is an ambitious step in the duo’s progression After a trio of EPs, siblings Olivia Hardy and Will Gao bring rises and crescendos with their debut studio album
The ‘Serpent’s Paths’: Kiyoshi Kurosawa revisits the horrors of child trafficking New York’s Japan Cuts festival plays host to a lo-fi 1998 Japanese thriller and its 2024 French remake
Henry Golding plays your toxic dream man in ‘Daniela Forever’ Views on grief and male authorship collide in a confused sci-fi romance
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ still really wants to be ‘Scream’ Nearly 30 years later, the ‘90s slasher series still flounders
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ is a strange, slow-burn tech thriller Premiering at Japan Cuts in New York, the latest work from the Japanese horror maestro is filled with paranoia
‘The Old Guard 2’ soars before taking a nosedive The Netflix superhero sequel goes in a more spy movie direction—at least at first
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ ends with a muted final season The South Korean sensation comes to surprisingly banal conclusions in its third and final volume
Animated musical ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers on its title’s promise An eye-catching movie about a blade-wielding pop girl trio
Pixar’s space comedy ‘Elio’ is scattered, but worthwhile The writer and director of ‘Turning Red’ re-team up for a young-audiences adventure
Lucy Liu stuns in the uneven drama ‘Rosemead’ The Chinese immigrant saga doesn’t have the right build up, despite its true-to-life ending
Riz Ahmed leads paranoid espionage thriller ‘Relay’ David Mackenzie’s subtly political Tribeca drama follows the flow of information
The austere poetry of Lav Diaz’s ‘Magellan’ The slow-cinema maestro’s rare color film views history as more than just black and white
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ is an act of franchise hubris The series’ cinematic relaunch is derailed by empty nostalgia
Chinese odyssey ‘Resurrection’ sculpts images you’ve never seen before The Cannes competition entry, from abstract filmmaker Bi Gan, is a journey through dreams of cinema
‘Bring Her Back’ is a battle between real and symbolic grief The duo behind “Talk to Me” deliver a wince-inducing horror drama
The ‘Andor’ finale brings Star Wars home to itself (Chapter 4: Ep. 10-12) The show’s final episodes blaze a trail of political consciousness
Southeast Asia-set action comedy ‘Fight or Flight’ is a bumpy ride Josh Hartnett and Charithra Chandran’s midair farce doesn’t stick the landing
‘Andor’ uses real colonial horrors to re-forge the Star Wars saga (Chapter 3: Ep. 7-9) A powerful, pulse-pounding trio of episodes defined by small acts of resistance
MAPPA’s ‘The Rose of Versailles’ needs a raison d’être for revolution The new movie is the glossiest adaptation of the landmark manga for revolution and gender politics, yet something is missing
‘Andor’ leans into espionage with vicious intensity (Chapter 2: Ep. 4-6) The series’ latest chapter jumps several years into the future and deepens Star Wars’ culture and politics
Marvel makes a minor comeback with ‘Thunderbolts’ The MCU’s misfits team-up for a good-enough sequel about staring into the void
Chinese immigrant drama ‘Blue Sun Palace’ finds gentle emotional balance A unique New York story of friendship and romance transformed by tragedy
