The revolutionary beauty of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Contempt'
Remembering the late director through a film that at once seduces and challenges its audience.
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In Review: 'Barbarian,' 'Pinocchio'
An Airbnb arrangement takes a turn in a clever new thriller while Robert Zemeckis fails to bring a wooden puppet to life.
The GCU (Gilligan Cinematic Universe): On 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'
Thoughts on what Vince Gilligan's 2019 'Breaking Bad' feature tells us about the convergence of TV and movies.
In Review: 'Loving Highsmith,' 'Orphan: First Kill'
A new documentary casts a mysterious author in a new light while a horror prequel depicts an old kid learning some new tricks.
The Best Films of the Year So Far (* According to Metacritic, According to Me): Part II
A plea for critics to stop overpraising issue docs, plus two excellent films from Germany and a stellar debut feature from Jafar Panahi's son.
In review: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing,' 'Funny Pages'
George Miller follows up 'Mad Max: Fury Road' with a fantasia for the mind as well as the eye. And Owen Kline makes his directorial debut with the Daniel Clowes-like tale of an aspiring cartoonist.