Joel Coen’s first film without his brother Ethan isn’t just a triumph – it’s a reminder that, even with the dismal state of cinema today, movies can still surprise us.
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George Clooney’s ‘The Tender Bar’ Needs More Bar, Less Yale
'The Tender Bar' has its charms, but it stalls out with familiar tropes about working-class kids getting the hell out of the old neighbourhood.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Paints an Old Noir with Lurid, Fantastical Color
The new offering is wilder than the brilliant 1947 original. But director Guillermo del Toro trades its original expansive sense of human tragedy for a simple, bleak pessimism.
‘House of Gucci’ Should Have Been Campier — and More Scathing
Lady Gaga captures every scene, and she’s backed up by a stellar supporting cast. But the film somehow ends up going far too soft on the Gucci family’s absolute sociopathy.
Will Smith Is Stunning in ‘King Richard’
Based on the true story of Venus and Serena Williams’s coach and father, 'King Richard' shows us the toll racism took on a generation of black men – but also …
‘The Harder They Fall’: Netflix’s New All-Black Western Is Bloody, Star-Filled Fun
Drawing from real but forgotten figures from the old West, the film breathes new life into the Western. It’s also a violent good time for all.
‘Spencer’ Is an Early Christmas Gift for Gothic Melodrama Fans
If you despise the British monarchy, you may expect Spencer, the new Princess Diana movie, to be insufferable.