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.
Is Taika Waititi Even Trying Anymore?The New Zealand filmmaker’s new film, Next Goal Wins, is so sloppily made that it might make you wonder why he even bothered.
In Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage Confronts the MemesAt its best, Cage’s new film works as a parable for acquiescing to other people’s reality — a conceit that gets very specific when it comes to him.
Can You Get It Up for Dicks: The Musical?Sure, Venice had Yorgos and Bradley and Sofia, but it didn’t have what is basically The Parent Trap with more gay incest.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Is All Eyelashes, No TeethJessica Chastain goes big as the disgraced televangelist’s wife, but the movie doesn’t know what to make of Tammy Faye beyond her outrageous style.
How Old Does Ben Platt Look in Dear Evan Hansen?The Broadway adaptation plays like a grown man’s elaborate scheme to distract a bunch of teenagers from the fact that he is twice as old as they are.
