These movies aren’t anything if they’re not fun, and Jim Carrey understands that better than anyone. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gives us two of him.By Bilge Ebiri
The Brutalist Is Half Of A Great MovieA terrific Adrien Brody anchors this three-and-a-half-hour American saga whose ambitions end up exceeding its grasp.
You’ve Seen This One BeforeThe Colleen Hoover adaptation It Ends With Us plays like an overfamiliar Lifetime movie with a lot more gloss and only slightly more grit.
ByRoxana Hadadi
best of 2024
The Best Anime Series of 2024Featuring lavish animation, original storytelling, and deeply considered fantastical worlds.
The Best Theater of 2024Waterfront history staged afloat, a variety of robots, and Mary Todd Lincoln going wild.
BySara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
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Thank the Cinema Gods, Mike Leigh Is BackHard Truths might be his funniest film in a long time, but as always, it’s the kind of laughter that comes with unnerving inevitabilities.
Shrinking Knew Just What to Do With DerekAs nice as it was to have him as this show’s silly little rock, it’s even more satisfying to see him — and Ted McGinley — get more to do.
The Best Books of 2024The novels and nonfiction that gave us unique perspectives on what it’s like to experience the world in all its sorrow and wonder.
