Celebrity Life
Lady Gaga Shines in the Curiously Drab House of Gucci
Ridley Scott's drama takes a wrong turn when it chooses dull dynastic struggle over campy excess.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Is Little More Than Reanimated I.P.
The original Ghostbusters had fun with its cynicism—this new one is just cynical.
Tick, Tick…Boom! Pays Poignant Homage to la Vie Bohème
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is a lovely, fully felt tribute to the man who would write Rent.
Bad Luck Banging Finds Depth and Meaning in Amateur Porn
Romanian director Radu Jude weaves salacious sequences with political polemic, and has wild fun in the process.
Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Is the Rare Remake That Works
Fans of the beloved anime series are understandably skeptical—but from star John Cho on down, this action noir delivers.
Licorice Pizza Is Paul Thomas Anderson’s Kindest, Gentlest Movie Yet
The lauded director heads back to 1970s Southern California for a meandering coming-of-age story.
Netflix’s Red Notice Is Much Less Than the Sum of Its Stars
Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot unite for an expensive misfire.
Passing Resists the Histrionics of the White-Made Race Film
Rebecca Hall’s shrewd portrait of two childhood friends who pass for white to varying degrees is informed by her family history, as well as close reading.
Dexter: New Blood Is a Surprisingly Welcome Return
Showtime’s hit serial killer series is back and as grimly engaging as ever.
Tom Hanks, a Dog, and a Robot Go on a Sad Journey in Finch
A new film debuting on Apple TV+ asks the important question: What would Tom Hanks do after the apocalypse?
There’s No Life in Chloé Zhao’s Eternals
Marvel’s latest, starring Gemma Chan, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, and Richard Madden, is bogged down by drab images and hokey dialogue.
Keri Russell Battles a Monster, and Prestige Horror Fatigue, in Antlers
Scott Cooper’s new film clumsily tries to graft bigger meaning onto simple bumps in the night.