A Scream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: "Obsession" and "Backrooms"

Two up-from-YouTube directors upend the studio system -- but can the revolution last? And are the movies any good?

What to Watch: "Exit 8," "Spider-Noir" & actual noir

An existential thriller of liminal space comes to streaming, as does a curious Marvel update of an old Humphrey Bogart movie. Plus: Criterion noirs.

What to Watch: "Silent Friend," "I Love Boosters," "The Drama" and more

Two rewarding new theatrical releases -one haunting, the other hilarious - and a worst-case-scenario wedding drama on demand.

Five Weird (But Pretty Good*) Movies on Netflix

Dig deep into the service's offerings and you can come up with some interesting fool's gold.

Rex Reed 1938-2026

Thoughts on the movie critic as cultural relic.

What to Watch: "Blue Heron," "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"

Sophy Romvari's heartbreaking memory play comes to theaters while Daniel Roher's AI both-sidesism hits VOD.

On the Unnecessity of Killing a President

It's alright, Ma -- I'm only blogging.

What to Watch: "Pillion," "Sound of Falling," "The Christophers," "Miroirs No, 2"

Two in theaters, two on demand.

What to Watch: "Séraphine" (2008)

A forgotten film gem from France -- and a brief apology to my subscribers.

What to Watch at IFFBoston 2026

12 movies to catch at Boston's best film festival, April 22-29.

What to Watch: The Koker Trilogy, "Send Help"

Iranian director Abba Kiarostami's nesting-doll trio of classics has the power to renew a viewer's faith in movies, art and human beings. Plus: Rachel McAdams goes native.

What to Watch: "My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow"

Julia Loktev's monumental documentary about Putin's war against journalists comes to VOD.