By William McCall, Senior Guide Editor
• January 31, 2024
There’s a scene in Jordan Peele’s 2022 film “Nope” in which a feral UFO-shaped alien “abducts” dozens of people, digesting them alive in a claustrophobic, harrowing portrayal of human panic...
By Amber Cherry, Deputy Guide Editor
• January 31, 2024
Jon Batiste experiences the divine in “American Symphony.” The biographical documentary film follows his career highs — composing a symphony for Carnegie Music Hall and earning 11 nominations...
By Jasmine Criqui, Senior Guide Editor
• January 31, 2024
Snow flurries, a cappella Christmas carols and dangerously homemade cherries jubilee make up “The Holdovers,” a refreshingly sincere comedy-drama that’s already picked up five Oscar nominations...
A new exhibit that focuses on themes of social justice through the lens of historical transparency within Italy opened in the Maria and Alberto De La Cruz Art Gallery on Jan. 26.
The Georgetown University...
To purchase his first camera, Zhang Yimou sold his own blood. During the Cultural Revolution in China, he was sentenced to a re-education camp through no fault of his own. When he returned, Zhang — at...
This article contains spoilers for “The Boys in the Boat” (2024).
George Clooney’s adaptation of “The Boys in the Boat,” based on the bestselling 2013 non-fiction book of the same name,...
This article contains spoilers for “Mean Girls” (2024).
The new film adaptation based on the Broadway musical of the movie “Mean Girls” (yes, you read that correctly) seems to have lost...
Sigh. Well, this is it folks, the bottom of the barrel. Blumhouse, headed by Jason Blum, has been approaching pure, unadulterated terribleness for a good few years now (see: “The Exorcist: Believer,”...
One exciting trend in recent cinema involves the injection of actors known for their comedic or blockbuster roles into dramas helmed by auteur directors. From “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson’s...
If sex makes you squeamish — or if you believe that depiction equals endorsement — stay far, far away from the bizarre, enchanting allure of “Poor Things.”
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos,...
This article contains major spoilers for “Saltburn.”
What initially presents as a cute summer romance á la “Call Me by Your Name” quickly transforms into a story of obsession,...
This awards season, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is spoiled for choice. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has been judged the “film of the century,” “The Color Purple”...
