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
‘Caught By the Tides’ dramatizes a changing China through two decades of footage The Cannes Film Festival plays host to the ultimate Jia Zhangke film
‘All We Imagine As Light’ is a radiant, radical film about Indian sisterhood The personal and the political are tightly wound in Payal Kapadia’s history-making Cannes drama
‘In Our Day’: Another relaxing reflection from Hong Sang-soo An introduction to the South Korean maestro through the lens of his 30th feature
If you liked ‘Drive My Car,’ you shouldn’t miss ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest film is a dark, fable-like story that again illustrates how hard it is to pin the director down as an artist
Hasan Minhaj is ready for war in ‘Off With His Head’ A report from the comedian’s new stand up tour, which comes reinvigorated with righteous fury
The delightful deception of ‘Delicious in Dungeon’ Beyond the mouth-watering monster meals, the true flavor of this Netflix manga adaptation lies in its darker themes
‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’ is another Zack Snyder Flub The first film’s equal and opposite, Netflix’s second entry might just derail the entire sci-fi series
Max’s Vietnam War Series ‘The Sympathizer’ is an Energetic Delight I’m seeing double: four Robert Downey Jrs!
JoySauce reviews ‘Cowboy Carter’ As an Asian American from the South, writer Teresa Tran has big feelings about Beyoncé’s new country album
Film Forum’s Japanese Horror Fest celebrates nightmare fuel Japan’s best films in their history of horror are finding new audiences years later
Vietnam’s Record-Smashing Rom-Com ‘Mai’ is a Perplexing Watch Trấn Thành’s newest film is the highest grossing Vietnamese movie of all time—maybe because it offers quite literally something for everyone
‘Godzilla x Kong’ is throwback kaiju fun Hollywood’s latest “MonsterVerse” film is loopy and enjoyable, as long as you can brave its human characters
‘Azrael’ and the cinematic specter of anti-Blackness A wordless horror movie stumbles into unfortunate images that recall ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Has No Solution The epic sci-fi series examining science and religion attempts to condense author Liu Cixin’s trilogy into eight episodes
Lilly Singh’s ‘Doin’ It’ is an outlandish sex ed comedy teens actually need The SXSW debut is kinda gross, really funny, and surprisingly thought-provoking in its politics
‘No Other Land’: A vital Palestinian doc exposes cinema’s hypocrisies From Berlin to the Oscars, the chasm between the movies and their industries continues to grow
‘Dune: Part Two’ is a Dull, De-Islamized Sequel Despite rave reviews, the follow-up to Warner Bros.’ space epic has many of the same Orientalist pitfalls
‘Black Tea’ Struggles to Capture Afro-Chinese Romance and Diaspora Abderrahmane Sissako’s latest, which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, unfortunately doesn’t quite hit the mark
‘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
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
