We’re trapped in “Backrooms” hell
"Backrooms" leaps from liminal horror YouTube to chronicle our inadvertent journey into a void
Jake Gyllenhaal’s masculinity crisis
With "In the Grey," Gyllenhaal acts machismo to the point of parody. What's muscling him out of better roles?
“The Sheep Detectives” cloaks an urgent message in woolly clothing
"The Sheep Detectives" cloaks an urgent message in wooly clothing
“Is God Is” makes revenge a religion
Aleshea Harris' debut is a tale of gods and monsters, in a moment when the line between the two is…
Boots Riley’s zany love letter to theft
In "I Love Boosters," Keke Palmer's brigade of bandits makes labor uprisings into next season's hottest trend
“This is a mythological story”: Nyong’o responds to criticism of Helen of Troy casting
The actress refused to mount a "defense" of her "Odyssey" role in a new interview
A pair of unlikely films remind us why painful memories matter
"The Sheep Detectives" and "Blue Heron, two of the year's finest films, explore the vitality of memories
John Travolta’s directorial debut is a rare piece of spellbinding autofiction
"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" finds John Travolta indulging in auteur theory. It's not to be missed