Katie Rife
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“Meat market” takes on disturbing new meaning in the dating-is-hell thriller Fresh
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan star in a cutting horror satire about modern romance → Read More
Every big-screen Batman villain, ranked from worst to best
From cackling Cesar Romero to a riddling Paul Dano, we look back on a history of Gotham heavies → Read More
A real-life mother and daughter bond over blood magic in the occult horror film Hellbender
The latest from filmmaking team the Adams offers a unique take on coming-of-age stories → Read More
Ranking the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies
These movies conjure up an inescapable nightmare that short-circuits the logical parts of your brain → Read More
The Cursed is a foggy, sluggish variation on the old-school werewolf movie
Old-fashioned Gothic horror mingles with modern creature effects in this slow-burn creature feature → Read More
The future is analog in the charming sci-fi indie Strawberry Mansion
Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley handcraft a dystopian future out of cardboard and VHS tape → Read More
This Valentine’s Day, cozy up to these supernatural TV romances
Here are five TV shows that cast a spell with relationships ranging from heartwarming to torrid → Read More
A Native boxer fights for her sister's life in the gritty Catch The Fair One
Real-life boxing champion Kali "K.O." Reis stars in this brutally efficient revenge thriller → Read More
9 of the 2022 Academy Award nominations’ biggest snubs and best surprises
Drive My Car and Dune lead our list of surprises, while Zola, Alana Haim, and Wes Anderson got snubbed → Read More
They don’t love you like I love you: Notes on the friend-com
In the wake of Bridesmaids, examining a wave of rom-coms that celebrate platonic love and loyalty → Read More
The best films of Sundance 2022
Our critics' favorites of the fest include Happening, After Yang, and Emily The Criminal → Read More
Folk horror in the style of Malick and more genre curiosities at the tail end of Sundance
We wrap up the festival with four genre-benders: Something In The Dirt, You Won't Be Alone, Piggy, and Leonor Will Never Die → Read More
Three films about abortion make for a timely Sundance sidebar
Call Jane, The Janes, and Happening serve as harrowing reminders of the human consequences of outlawing abortion → Read More
Regina Hall and Aubrey Plaza rule the screen in two highlights from Sundance
Emily The Criminal and Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul showcase two of the most compelling characters—and performances—of Sundance 2022 → Read More
Lena Dunham returns to moviemaking with the Sundance premiere of Sharp Stick
A naive twentysomething, a sex-starved himbo, and a quirky adoptive family star in Dunham's first feature since 2010 → Read More
Meet Radio Silence, the former YouTubers taking over the Scream franchise
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella dig into their DIY origins → Read More
Shot two years ago, The Pink Cloud is an eerie sci-fi premonition of pandemic life
It's a toxic gas, not a virus, trapping everyone indoors in this prescient Brazilian drama → Read More
A new generation takes a stab at Scream in the first sequel without Wes Craven
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette star alongside a young cast of hyper-articulate cannon fodder → Read More
The 355 is the girlboss thriller the world really doesn't need right now
Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, and Bingbing Fan star in Simon Kinberg's dud of a spy movie → Read More
Keanu goes back through the looking glass in the legacy sequel The Matrix Resurrections
Lana Wachowski’s solo return to the Matrix franchise is more self-referential than innovative → Read More