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In Review: 'Cuckoo,' 'Good One,' 'It Ends With Us'

In Review: 'Cuckoo,' 'Good One,' 'It Ends With Us'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Two teenagers experience two different family getaways in a bizarre new horror film and Sundance-favorite feature debut. Elsewhere, a florist attempts to escape a cycle of abuse.

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Worst to Best: The Films of M. Night Shyamalan

Worst to Best: The Films of M. Night Shyamalan ✦

Scott Tobias

The up-and-down career of a director whose idiosyncrasies set him apart, for better or worse.

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When Dylan Met Peckinpah

When Dylan Met Peckinpah

Keith Phipps

Bob Dylan’s soundtrack to Sam Peckinpah’s autumnal western contains a classic song Dylan almost didn’t write for a movie that kept threatening to fall apart with or without it.

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In Review: 'Trap,' 'Kneecap'

In Review: 'Trap,' 'Kneecap'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

This week's notable new releases—a cat-and-mouse thriller and Irish hip-hop biopic—have little in common beyond one-word rhyming titles and music concerts.

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Tale of the Tape: 'Presumed Innocent' (1990) vs. 'Presumed Innocent' (2024)

Tale of the Tape: 'Presumed Innocent' (1990) vs. 'Presumed Innocent' (2024)

Scott Tobias

Apple TV+'s mid-summer hit is the second adaptation of Scott Turow's bestselling legal thriller. How do the film and series compare?

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The ‘80s in 40: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ (August 13, 1982)

The ‘80s in 40: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ (August 13, 1982)

Keith Phipps

Amy Heckerling's ensemble coming-of-age comedy offered a slice of teen life without trimming the rough edges.

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