Celebrity Life
Godzilla vs. Kong Pairs Two Formidable Monster Foes—Too Bad About the People
The only problem with any enterprise featuring these two most enduring titans is that there is always a necessary but troublesome plot involving people
With Six Minutes to Midnight, Eddie Izzard Spins an Unusually Gentle-Spirited Spy Tale
The espionage drama, starring Eddie Izzard and Judi Dench, seems guided by a desire to believe that young people’s views can be shaped and redirected for the better by simple kindness
The Father Offers an Unsparing Glimpse into the Trials, and the Mysteries, of Old Age
The drama, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, is up for six Academy Awards
Netflix’s The Irregulars Isn’t a Great Sherlock Holmes Spinoff—But It’s Still a Lot of Fun
When you're trying to sell a script, the name Sherlock Holmes evidently helps
Netflix’s Serial Killer Drama The Serpent Is Nihilistic Murder Porn in Prestige True-Crime Packaging
An infuriatingly shallow attempt to wring a stylish, 1970s-set thriller out of the life of serial killer Charles Sobhraj
Oscar-Nominated Documentary Collective Is a Gripping Story of Investigative Journalism
The Romanian film, about the aftermath of a horrific 2015 nightclub fire in Bucharest, is about survivors, the purpose of journalism, and enacting change from within a system
Mads Mikkelsen Can Do Anything. But He’s Stuck in the Boring Oscar-Nominated Another Round
Mads Mikkelsen stars as a nowhere man of great distinction, stuck in a nowheresville of a movie
Michelle Obama’s Wonderful Netflix Show Waffles + Mochi Is the Sesame Street of Food TV
Parents desperate for a distraction during these seemingly interminable final weeks of lockdown, look no further
In Cherry, a Troubled Veteran Turns to Drugs and Crime. Everyone—Including the Audience—Suffers
Tom Holland pulls off a few believable moments in Anthony and Joe Russo’s otherwise unbearable adaptation of Nico Walker's novel
In Kid 90, a Former Child Star Draws on Her Hollywood Past to Understand the Present
'Punky Brewster' star Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere as a kid. That footage is the basis of hew new documentary
HBO’s COVID Diaries NYC Is a Bracing, Authentic Antidote to Fluffy Quarantine TV
HBO's collection of documentary shorts by New York filmmakers ages 17-21 are so much more than portraits of Zoom fatigue.
Coming 2 America Has Its Modest Charms, But It’s Mostly a Reminder of How Great Its Predecessor Is
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and nearly all of the original cast return, with some notable newcomers, more than 30 years later