All Is True never aspired to be a definitive portrait, nor did it indulge in conspiracy theories or strive to become a reverential, textbook biopic.
Searching is not a film that struggles to capture online reality. Fortunately, it avoids simplistic cynicism or the tired tendency to demonize technology.
Then Came You does not overturn the conventions of the teen romantic comedy, nor does it attempt to break free from the genre’s framework.
Into the Spider-Verse remains astonishing even years later. Its street-art aesthetic, bold character design, and explosive action sequences still feel radical.
Free Solo is a blood-chilling documentary that could serve as a powerful artillery piece in the debate about how one lives out their personal story.
We’re not dealing with a classic here, nor with anything that has the makings of a cult favorite, but Last Christmas is a pleasant little thing.
The Witcher is a successful series, without major aspirations but with great potential. The first season turned out to be satisfying and well-told.
Bumblebee is the child wrested away from the cinematic father of Transformers, Michael Bay—who this time chose to stay on only as executive producer.
There’s a scene in Detective Pikachu where the yellow furball walks down a country road, and in a depressed tone parodies the theme song from the...
Dragged Across Concrete is the film that precisely examines the ambiguities of what we see outside our windows or in the media.