"Wuthering Heights": Emerald Fennell’s Maximalist Adaptation Yields the Story’s Least Interesting Version
By bringing every emotion straight to the surface, the new movie leaves little worth considering.
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Observations from Watching This Year's Super Bowl
David Chen shares a few observations from this year's Super Bowl broadcast.
We Watched 26 Films from Sundance 2026. Here Are Our 6 Favorites.
David Chen and Stephen David Miller share some highlights from the online portion of the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance 2026 Dispatch #2: Fighting to Save Lives as Death Rains Down
Matt Goldberg finishes up his remote Sundance viewing with American Doctor, Public Access, Extra Geography, Hanging by a Wire, and LADY
Darren Aronofsky’s AI Slop Is a Betrayal of Everything His Movies Stand For
For a director whose films leaned into raw humanity and stressed an environmental message, his latest effort is a crushing disappointment.
Sundance 2026 Dispatch #1: Dark High School Musicals, Childhood Traumas, and Freedom of the Press
Matt Goldberg shares his thoughts on Josephine, The Musical, Run Amok, Seized, and The Incomer.
‘Send Help’: McAdams and O’Brien Are a Vicious Blast in Sam Raimi’s Horror-Comedy
The two terrific actors relish the film’s gnarly thrills.
10 Cinematic Pairings That Reflected The Spirit Of 2025
Stephen David Miller explores the year via twenty interconnected films.
Six Reactions to the 2026 Academy Award Nominations
The 98th annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning at the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills, CA. Overall, a great list of films was recognized, with shockingly few baffling decisions or outrages. Below are some of my reactions to the nominations, followed by the full list. Feel free
In '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,' We Are All We Have
I wasn't a huge fan of 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle and Alec Garland's 2025 follow-up to their 2002 horror classic 28 Days Later. But I've now seen 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and I'm pleased to say, this film rips.
David Chen's Top 10 Films of 2025
There's a moment at the beginning of Jay Kelly in which George Clooney's titular character wistfully says, "I got to see the end before it ended." Clooney isn't talking about the movie industry specifically in that moment but I can't
‘Marty Supreme’ Is Like ‘Uncut Gems’ with More Balls
Josh Safdie takes the urgency of his 2019 movie and refashions it into an American sports drama for the ages.
‘Wicked: For Good’ Can’t Defy the Musical’s Second Act Problems
John M. Chu’s conclusion suffers from weaker songs and poor pacing.
‘The Running Man’ Offers Frictionless Blockbuster Thrills
Never has director Edgar Wright made a film that felt so anonymous and ill-suited to his gifts.
Humanity Is Doomed (Based on the Movies I've Seen Lately)
Today, a few thoughts on Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (in theaters now) and Kathryn Bigelow's House of Dynamite (on Netflix). In Bugonia, Jesse Plemons plays Teddy, a down-on-his-luck warehouse worker who becomes convinced that he's uncovered an intergalactic conspiracy against planet Earth. Teddy believes that an
This Feels Like the End of Something
For many years, I dreamed of moving to Los Angeles. It was always a logical endpoint for me. I'm very into movies, after all – how they're made, how they're marketed, how they're talked about afterwards. Why not move to the place that&
Movie Reviews
'TRON: Ares' Is as Relentless as a Lightcycle at Full Speed
As shallow and pretty as the previous 'TRON' movies, the sequel at least offers the courtesy of a non-stop thrill ride.
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In 'Him,' American Football Is a Really Big Deal, Apparently
Plus, some quick thoughts on 'The Long Walk.'
Film Festivals
TIFF 2025 Dispatch #2: Rian Johnson and Steven Soderbergh Pull Off Resurrections; Frankenstein Should Have Stayed Buried
Stephen David Miller wraps up the Toronto Film Festival, with thoughts on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, The Christophers, Frankenstein, Rental Family, and Blue Heron.
Film Festivals
TIFF 2025 Dispatch #1: Dwayne Johnson Gets Serious, Chris Evans Gets Silly, Russell Crowe Splits the Difference, and a Tale of Two Hamlets
Stephen David Miller gives an update from the Toronto Film Festival, with thoughts on Hamnet, Hamlet, The Smashing Machine, Nuremberg, and Sacrifice
Commentary
I'm Sad That The World That Inspired Me To Get Into This Game Is Now Gone
A few thoughts on the death of [paid, institutional] criticism.
Movie Reviews
Darren Aronofsky Throws a Career Change-Up with 'Caught Stealing'
In his messy neo-noir caper, the filmmaker muses on roads not taken.
Movie Reviews
‘Weapons’ Is a Haunting, Hilarious Fairy Tale for Our Waking Nightmare
The adults are not all right.
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'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is a Fun Reset for the MCU
Plus: some quick thoughts on Ari Aster's 'Eddington.'