Movie Review: All Is True
Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen—three great Shakespeareans—in a glowing tribute to Shakespeare himself.
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Hail Satan? A New Documentary Shows Devil Worshipers Are Unlikely Defenders of the First Amendment
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
Hail Satan? A New Documentary Depicts Devil Worshipers as Unlikely Defenders of the First Amendment
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
Movie Review: Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth assemble a decade’s worth of superheroes for a long, fond…farewell?
This Marine Videographer Went Rogue To Show the Brutal Reality of War
Miles Lagoze: "They weren't really watching an 18-year-old Combat Camera kid and where he was going, what he was filming."
What If Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Had Been a Maoist Revolutionary Epic?
Friday A/V Club: Springtime for Mao
The Hellboy Reboot Is a Damned Awful Movie
Director Neil Marshall's revival is a sad imitation of Guillermo del Toro's comic-book movie masterpiece.
Movie Review: High Life
Robert Pattinson in Claire Denis's slow-going sci-fi exercise.
Shazam! Is a Captain Marvel Movie Worth Seeing
A charming, lightweight superhero movie that works hard to please.
DOJ Lawyers Now Want to Be Involved in Oscar Nominations
The Department of Justice is threatening antitrust action if the Academy keeps out streaming services like Netflix.
Netflix's Love, Death and Robots Is a Sci-Fi Demo Reel For the Untapped Potential of Animation
An anthology series about sad salesmen, space marines, super-intelligent yogurt, and the national debt
Netflix's Triple Frontier Is a Good Heist Film, and a Not Quite Great Anti-War Movie
Strong performances and sharp direction elevate this drug-war action thriller.
The Socialists Are Coming! Or Are They?: Podcast
Democratic mega-proposals, GOP budgetary fictions, prostitution decriminalization surprises, and Zardoz moments galore
Captain Marvel Is a Message Movie Without a Message
Marvel's first female-fronted superhero film is a woke superhero fantasy scared to take any risks.
Movie Reviews: The Hole in the Ground and Mapplethorpe
Slow-boil Irish horror and a biopic for the master of rough-trade sex photography.
Kurt Loder Wants Lady Gaga to Win an Oscar: Podcast
Reason's movie reviewer handicaps the Academy Awards and explains why this is the best and worst time to be a consumer of popular culture.
Movie Review: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The money-minting trilogy comes to a close.
Movie Review: Fighting with My Family
Dwayne Johnson presides over a sweet, funny and pretty much true pro-wrestling tale.
Violent Video Games Don't Make Players More Violent IRL
New study trashes crappy consensus correlating gaming violence and aggression in real life
Netflix Paying $10 Million for Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Documentary. Isn't the Free Market Great?
Thanks to the Citizens United decision, the streaming service can play it whenever and wherever it wants.
Movie Reviews: Lords of Chaos and The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Black-metal murder boys and a failed Sam Elliott fable.
Movie Review: Serenity
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in a boldly preposterous noir.
This Year's Oscar Nominees Are Out. The Big Winner? People Who Like Watching Movies At Home
The Best Picture nod for Netflix's Roma marks a major victory for the streaming service.
What the New HBO Brexit Film Gets Wrong
Leavers aren't the sinister, racist, champagne wasters they're made out to be.
Movie Review: Glass
M. Night Shyamalan ends his makeshift superhero trilogy with a dull thud.
Movie Review: The Upside
Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston in a surprising comedy.
Movie Review: Stan & Ollie
John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan capture Laurel and Hardy toward the end of their days.
Democratizing Gun Production, Education, and Media: Podcast
J.D. Tuccille, Lisa Snell, and Rob Long discuss the democratization of everything at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Is the Next Step in Superhero Movie Evolution
A joyous, energetic Spider-Man remix shows what superhero movies can be.
Movie Review: Mary Queen of Scots
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in an awkward royal history.
Movie Review: The House That Jack Built
Lars von Trier's latest film is heavy on maiming, short on message.
Movie Review: The Favourite
Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman rule in a fabulously nasty historical comedy.
Director Jason Reitman on The Front Runner, Gary Hart, and the Private Lives of Politicians
Reitman and his co-writers, Matt Bai and Jay Carson, on what their new film reveals about today's politics.
Californians Are Paying More in Taxes So LeBron James Can Play Basketball with Bugs Bunny
Hollywood, just like Amazon, shops around for massive deals from the government that the rest of us have to pay for.
Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Odd wizarding couple of the year: Eddie Redmayne and Johnny Depp.
Comics Legend Stan Lee Was the Godfather of Shared World Storytelling
Without him, Hollywood as we know it might not exist.
Why Stan Lee's Flaws Were Part of His Virtues
Less creator than editor, pathetic company man, purveyor of childish nonsense? No amount of next-level quasi-sophisticated Stan Lee critique can avoid the proper conclusion: He was the Man.
Comics Giant Stan Lee Dead at 95
Marvel's former chief left behind a massive cultural legacy preaching tolerance and personal responsibility.
