Film
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Harry Lighton Talks Kink, Romance, and Leather in Pillion
The British director explains why his BDSM romance is ultimately a story about queer identity and connection.
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The Moment: When Charli XCX’s Brat Bubble Starts to Deflate
A self-aware mockumentary inspired by Charli XCX's Brat Summer takes a surprisingly soft swing at modern pop stardom.
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Sam Raimi Turns Survival Horror Into Gory Fun in Send Help
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien anchor a gleefully bloody island thriller where Raimi’s kinetic style does the heavy lifting.
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Peaches Goes Bananas Captures an Electroclash Original
Marie Losier’s documentary Peaches Goes Bananas follows the artist through performance, provocation, and personal evolution.
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In A Private Life, Jodie Foster Shines as the Mystery Fades
Rebecca Zlotowski’s elegant mood piece leans on Foster’s performance while the plot drifts toward an underwhelming finish.
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Mercy Promises Big Ideas — and Delivers Nothing
Chris Pratt stars in a glossy sci-fi thriller about an AI-run justice system that never rises above its hollow premise.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Is Brutal and Bleak
A gruesome trial by fire, "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" descends even deeper into dystopian horror
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Dead Man’s Wire: Bill Skarsgård on a Hair-Trigger Edge
Gus Van Sant revives a stranger-than-fiction ’70s hostage standoff with jittery energy, dark humor, and period grit.
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Marty Supreme Runs on Timothée Chalamet’s Pure Mania
Josh Safdie’s solo outing turns table tennis into a nerve-shredding portrait of ambition, ego, and postwar anxiety.
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Light Up’s Voices Are Powerful. Its Format Is Not.
Compelling coming-out stories anchor the Black queer documentary Light Up, despite distracting on-camera hosts.
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The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Toasting the powerful, passionate, and heart-pounding films that carried us through a year that felt like one battle after another.
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Sandbag Dam: A Gloomy Croatian Gay Drama
The return of a teenager's first love stirs repressed desire and angry intolerance in the gay drama "Sandbag Dam."
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The Housemaid: Sydney Sweeney Can’t Save This Thin Thriller
Paul Feig’s adaptation of Freida McFadden’s bestseller leans on sex appeal and campy menace, but its twists never fully land.
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Merrily We Roll Along Review: Jonathan Groff Shines
The filmed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical is uneven at times, but energized by a commanding performance from Jonathan Groff.
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Sauna Review: A Gay-Trans Love Story That Falters
Mathias Broe’s tepid drama tracks a budding romance between a cis gay man and a trans man, but the filmmaker can’t save its third act.
