Reviews1/6/21Jan 6SaveReviews1/6/21BReviewsThe Reason I Jump is a deeply empathetic autism documentary with an experimental touchBeatrice Loayza20Naoki Higashida, a non-speaking autistic person from Japan, was only 13 when he wrote The Reason I Jump, his…
Reviews12/21/20Dec 21SaveReviews12/21/20C-ReviewsVanessa Kirby simmers with grief in the loud but hollow Pieces Of A Woman Beatrice Loayza11Note: The writer of this review watched Pieces Of A Woman on a digital screener from home. Before making the…
Best Of12/17/20Dec 171Best Of12/17/20Best OfThe best films of 2020: The ballotsA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Charles Bramesco, Mike D'Angelo, and 8 more11Don’t trust anyone who says it’s impossible to make a best movies list in 2020. There were plenty of films to like…
Best Of12/17/20Dec 172Best Of12/17/20Best OfThe best films of 2020A.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Jesse Hassenger, Beatrice Loayza, and 8 more162For one blissful month, it seemed like the defining moment of movie culture this year might be the most joyful one,…
Best Of12/9/20Dec 92Best Of12/9/20Best OfThe best movie scenes of 2020A.A. Dowd, Allison Shoemaker, Alex McLevy, and 16 more72Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…
Reviews12/8/20Dec 8SaveReviews12/8/20BReviewsSteven Yeun is a family man chasing the American dream in the soulful if lopsided MinariBeatrice Loayza8“Daddy’s going to make a big garden,” announces Jacob (Steven Yeun) as his bewildered wife and wide-eyed children…
Recommends11/19/20Nov 191Recommends11/19/20RecommendsJackie Chan’s big Hollywood breakthrough is a lovable, campy rumble in the BronxBeatrice Loayza45Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Reviews11/16/20Nov 16SaveReviews11/16/20B-ReviewsSarah Paulson is the helicopter parent from hell in Hulu’s predictable but titillating RunBeatrice Loayza22In Run, helicopter parenting reaches a whole new level of unhinged. Likely taking cues from the real-life Munchausen-…
Reviews11/3/20Nov 3SaveReviews11/3/20C+ReviewsDespite Eva Green’s soulful performance, astronaut drama Proxima loses sight of the person inside the space suitBeatrice Loayza12Astronaut movies centered on male protagonists with heavy emotional baggage are practically a genre unto themselves…
Reviews10/13/20Oct 13SaveReviews10/13/20B+ReviewsJack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic Martin EdenBeatrice Loayza2Note: The writer of this review watched Martin Eden from home on a digital screener. Before making the decision to…
Recommends9/28/20Sep 281Recommends9/28/20RecommendsMemories crash ashore in a moving auto-portrait from the late, great Agnès VardaBeatrice Loayza3Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Reviews9/3/20Sep 3SaveReviews9/3/20C+ReviewsMulan improves Disney’s live-action remake record but not by enoughBeatrice Loayza176The hype surrounding Disney’s new Mulan seemed to paint a more encouraging picture than what audiences have come to…
Recommends9/2/20Sep 2SaveRecommends9/2/20RecommendsDavid Cronenberg paved a new career path for Robert Pattinson in two horror stories of wealthBeatrice Loayza29Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Best Of8/12/20Aug 126Best Of8/12/20Best OfThe best movies of 2000A.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Allison Shoemaker, Lawrence Garcia, and 9 more242Just about everyone agrees that 1999 was a great year for movies. We here at The A.V. Club do not beg to differ: We…
Reviews7/29/20Jul 29SaveReviews7/29/20B-ReviewsThe engrossing puzzle-box thriller A Girl Missing loses sight of its piecesBeatrice Loayza1A Girl Missing is a movie about optics—how bad ones can incriminate an innocent person, and how we perceive each…
Recommends7/21/20Jul 21SaveRecommends7/21/20RecommendsThe queen of DTV action takes cues from The Dead Zone in her boldest, sexiest movieBeatrice Loayza32Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends7/15/20Jul 151Recommends7/15/20RecommendsMolly Shannon plays the ultimate dog-lover in a downer comedy from the creator of EnlightenedBeatrice Loayza11Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Best Of7/9/20Jul 91Best Of7/9/20Best OfThe best films of 2020 so farA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, and 5 more98A few weeks ago, the Academy announced that it would be extending the eligibility window for next year’s Oscars by a…
Recommends6/30/20Jun 302Recommends6/30/20RecommendsIn the shadow of Dr. Strangelove, Sidney Lumet sounded a laugh-free alarm about nuclear warBeatrice Loayza82Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends6/16/20Jun 162Recommends6/16/20RecommendsNicole Kidman delivered one of her greatest performances in an eerie reincarnation dramaBeatrice Loayza19Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…