David Fear
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TIFF 2023 Review: The 10 Best Movies We Saw
From 'American Fiction' to 'Woman of the Hour' — the highlights of a slightly off, largely celebrity-less Toronto International Film Festival. → Read More
‘A Haunting in Venice’ Will Bore You to Death
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Poirot mystery features horror-movie jump scares, a great cast — from Tina Fey to Michelle Yeoh to Yellowstone MVP Kelly Reilly — and no pulse → Read More
‘El Conde’ Is the Fascist-Vampire Movie of the Year
Pablo Larraín’s brilliant, pitch-black take on Chile’s notorious dictator asks the question: What if Augusto Pinochet was a literal monster? → Read More
Talking Heads Appear Together for the First Time in 21 Years at TIFF
The band talked with Spike Lee at the Toronto International Film Festival about the making of their classic 1984 concert film → Read More
A New Louis C.K. Doc Explores Why the Comedian Wasn’t Canceled for Sexual Harassment
Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ looks at the stand-up’s chronic sexual improprieties — and wonders why he came back so soon → Read More
‘Dream Scenario’ Is Bald Nicolas Cage’s Cancel-Culture Nightmare
Part horror film and part satire on social pariahdom, this dark comedy about celebrity lets Nic Cage deliver another gloriously weird performance. → Read More
‘Dumb Money’ Turns the GameStop Saga Into the Gen Z ‘Big Short’
Using famous faces and a multi-narrative story, the filmmaker behind I, Tonya turns this stock-market upheaval into an accessible David vs. Goliath comedy → Read More
Nickelback Doc ‘Hate to Love’ Is the Nickelback of Rock Docs
No one was asking for the Truth or Dare of butt rock here, but this portrait of the hugely popular, highly divisive Canadian rock band couldn’t be less interested in its subject’s story → Read More
‘The Boy and the Heron’ Proves That Hayao Miyazaki Is the Greatest Animator Alive
If this tale of fantastic worlds, trickster birds, and bone-deep grief is indeed the anime legend’s final movie, he’s going out on a high note. → Read More
42 Must-See Movies of Fall 2023: Superheroes, Scorsese, and Taylor Swift
Stars may be off the red carpet, but the awards season is still bringing everything from 'Killers of the Flower Moon' to T-Swift 'Eras' concert movie. → Read More
‘Earth Mama’ Turns a Social-Issue Drama Into Something Heartbreakingly Special
The story of a mother suffering the slings and arrows of a broken foster-care system — and debating her unborn baby’s future — will wreck you, in a good way → Read More
‘Joy Ride’: Sex, Butt Cocaine, and Raunch-Com Representation For the Win
A road trip through China goes haywire for four Asian-American friends in Adele Lim's ‘Joy Ride,’ a wild & crazy addition to gross-out comedies. → Read More
'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning': Tom Cruise Will Entertain the F--k Out of You or Die Trying
Tom Cruise gives us part 1 of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, an epic filled with thrills, life-threatening stunts and a big beef against A.I. → Read More
‘America Is Queer’ and Drag Icon Taylor Mac Is Preaching the Gospel
Artist Taylor Mac and filmmakers Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein open up about a new HBO doc on his 24-hour show chronicling American music history. → Read More
‘Run Rabbit Run’: ‘Succession’ Star Sarah Snook vs. a Very Bad Bunny
Sarah Snook’s the best thing about ‘Run Rabbit Run,’ a Netflix ghost story that starts with a mysterious rabbit and turns into a family nightmare. → Read More
How Hollywood Hid Rock Hudson, Its Biggest Gay Movie Star
HBO doc ‘All That Heaven Allowed’ dives into the life and death of movie star Rock Hudson — and all that Hollywood allowed if he hid his sexuality. → Read More
‘Past Lives’: A Tour of New York City With Greta Lee and Celine Song
Greta Lee and Celine Song of one of the year’s best films, ‘Past Lives,’ take us to where they shot its pivotal scenes around New York City. → Read More
'No Hard Feelings' Lets Jennifer Lawrence Get Raunchy
She’s easily the best thing in this comedy about a woman hired to “date” a shy high school senior — yet not even foul-mouthed, no-filter J-Law can save this mess → Read More
‘Stan Lee’: Disney Doc on the Marvel Legend Is a Lame Infomercial
This Disney+ look at Stan Lee, the man behind Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Avengers, is far from the definitive doc on Marvel's founding father. → Read More
‘Elemental’: Pixar’s Steamiest Love Story Will Leave You Cold
Pixar’s latest effort, ‘Elemental,’ imagines a metropolis run by the four elements — and puts the message before the movie itself. → Read More