Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’, starring Dwayne Johnson, reflects on masculinity
Feature film, which marks Benny Safdie’s debut as a solo director, challenges the myth of masculinity in the UFC environment
Matheus Mans
Reviews
Review: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Is a Chinese Animated Film That Reaches a New Level of Visual Spectacle
The highest-grossing film of 2025 so far, ‘Ne Zha 2’ is a visual spectacle that, while chaotic at times, knows how to shine
Matheus Mans
Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ is one of the best films of the year — perhaps the decade
With a stellar cast and Paul Thomas Anderson’s sharp direction, ‘One Battle After Another’ arrives as a strong frontrunner for the Oscars
Matheus Mans
‘Dangerous Animals’ film review: Of women and bears in the forest
‘Dangerous Animals’ embraces its B-movie premise of shark killings to talk about misogyny and modern masculinity.
Lalo Ortega
Review: Kogonada explores the psychological roots of love in ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’, starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie, transcends conventional romance to explore trauma
Matheus Mans
Review of ‘The Secret Agent’: the city and cinema as guardians of social memory
Nostalgic and good-humored, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film dances through genres to reflect on the role of information in preserving a country’s history
Alexandre Cunha
‘The Ugly Stepsister’ film review: The torture of beauty
With a delightfully perverse twist on ‘Cinderella’, ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ reflects on the misogyny underneath beauty standards.
Lalo Ortega
Review: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ settles for being just a jump-scare movie — nothing more
Feature film The Conjuring: Last Rites, marking the farewell of Ed and Lorraine Warren on the big screen, fails to go beyond the obvious
Matheus Mans
‘Splitsville’ film review: The art of loving (more than one person)
‘Splitsville’ explores the complexities of love, desire, marriage and the real possibilities of polyamory succeeding.
Lalo Ortega
