Led by a masterful turn from the always-reliable Ralph Fiennes, 'Conclave' is a crackling actors' showcase forging standout production elements with a best-of-year script. There’s a cool irony to the…
Despite featuring some truly grade-A kills, solid jump scares, and an electrifying scream queen in Naomi Scott, 'Smile 2' can’t quite manage to land this possessed plane without cheating—leaving this…
'Terrifier 3' combines malicious, vaudeville goofball humor with line-crossing brutality, frequency dancing across the line of what is thought to be acceptable with all the gory good humor of a…
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield bring heated chemistry to this romantic tragedy about a years-long love story complicated by a cancer diagnosis. John Crowley elevates this two-hander melodrama by treating…
This biopic of Donald Trump’s early years wisely focuses on his time as the eager protégé of the infamous Roy Cohn, though condensing such a sprawling story into two hours…
More interesting as a concept than in execution, 'Joker: Folie à Deux' is a bizarre, off-putting sequel that seems to reject everything that the first film stood for. The pairing…
Coralie Fargeat returns to the horror genre to deliver one of 2024's best films, 'The Substance'. With a remarkable return-to-form performance from Demi Moore, a chilling turn by Margaret Qualley,…
A well-acted and poignant piece of coming-of-age filmmaking, 'My Old Ass' uses a genre conceit to explore the concept of do-overs and living in the moment. Maisy Stella, Percy Hynes…
James Watkins and Blumhouse have rejiggered one of the decade's most impactful horror films for an American audience, with mixed results. The cast—James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, and Aisling…
Adam MacDonald attempts to recapture the nightmarish man vs. nature thriller energy of 'Backcountry' with 'Out Come the Wolves' but this lupine venture into the outdoors, despite a solid setup,…