While sections of the '28 Years Later' follow-up are earnestly poetic or staggeringly entertaining, much of the film feels like torture porn.
The gentle drama manages to feel both spare and infinitely detailed at once, finding the gold threads in the texture of everyday lives
Craig Brewer’s delightfully unapologetic melodrama stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a Neil Diamond tribute duo
Amanda Seyfried is remarkable as the founder of a religious sect in this unique musical, directed by Mona Fastvold
Master Park Chan-wook's adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s unsparing 1997 novel 'The Ax' can't quite convey the dehumanization of corporate downsizing.
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Bradley Cooper keeps making movies few others would bother to attempt, like this drama about a couple growing apart and finding their way back.
When James Cameron released the first Avatar film in 2009, it was a brand new way of watching movies. A decade and a half later, that's no longer the case.
Reiner had a great ear for what was funny, but an equally sterling gift for knowing how a line could pierce straight to the heart.
Josh O'Connor as a beatific priest is the chief reason to watch the latest installment in the Knives Out series
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Movie by movie, the actor has crafted a Hollywood career that’s built to last—even in an industry defined by change.
From 'Blue Moon' to 'Sinners,' TIME's critic names the top films of the year.
Timothée Chalamet plays a rising 1950s table-tennis star, who’s so driven to succeed he doesn’t care who gets trampled in his upward climb.
Chloe Zhao’s 'Hamnet' sees a surprise stealth performance from Paul Mescal in a story about inescapable grief
Adapted from Denis Johnson's novella, Train Dreams is a vision of hardscrabble Americana that's also arrestingly modern
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