A timely and darkly comedic satire with characters you’ll recognize from the headlines, Mountainhead comes from the man behind HBO’s Emmy-winning juggernaut “Succession,” Jesse Armstrong. The story pivots around a social media platform owner, Venis, and his three billionaire friends who gather for a poker weekend — just as Venis’s company releases an AI that
One of Hong Kong’s top-grossing films is this slick action thriller combined with a legal drama that’s inspired by an actual 2016 drug trafficking case. The story follows a man who falsely pleads guilty after being framed, and the cop-turned-prosecutor who’s convinced of his innocence, risking his career — and his life — to bring
A psychological horror film with standout performances, Bring Her Back isn’t just about summoning the dead, it’s about confronting the parts of ourselves we lose in the process. The Philippou brothers have crafted a film that dares to ask whether the true horror lies in what we’re willing to do in the name of love.
With the hype dating back to last summer’s Olympics, Tom Cruise finally returns to wrap up Ethan Hunt’s action hero story with an emotional, high-stakes crescendo — one that ties together several threads and answers long-gestating questions. The plot is timely as Hunt faces down an AI known as “Entity” that threatens to take control
A slice of cultural history that began in the early 1970s, critics have embraced this definitive documentary about the unlikely duo aptly described as “the first rock ‘n’ roll comedians.” The archival footage includes a throwback interview at the Playboy Mansion’s grotto, just to give you a sense, and it manages to capture the essence
Not too long ago, this Indiana Jones meets the Da Vinci Code adventure would have been Memorial Day weekend’s big blockbuster hit: Natalie Portman and John Krasinski play estranged siblings who set aside their differences to search for the source of immortality in a globe-trotting PG-13 treasure hunt. Stanley Tucci, Domhnall Gleeson, Eiza Gonzalez, and
A rare live action family film that nods to 1980s creature fantasy movies, The Legend of Ochi tells the enchanting story of an introverted farm girl living in a time-warped village on the island of Carpathia, where she’s told to stay away from the mysterious creatures called “ochi.” When she discovers an injured baby ochi,
A rousing documentary about a pivotal protest movement led by students at Gallaudet University, the world’s only Deaf university, after a hearing president was hired over several very qualified Deaf candidates. With a blend of archive footage and re-enactments, filmmakers Davis Guggenheim and Nyle DeMarco recreate the stakes and the inspiring historical significance of the
A crowdpleasing fresh update to Ang Lee’s celebrated 1993 film, The Wedding Banquet (2025) follows a man named Min whose visa is about to expire. When his boyfriend turns down his marriage proposal, he agrees to marry his friend and housemate Angela to get his Green Card, and the two are treated to a surprise
A poignant new biopic about Willie Pep, a world featherweight boxing champ who staged a big comeback at 42, Featherweight is more of a character-driven story about lost youth and lost fame than it is a sports drama. The New Yorker’s Richard Brody has hailed it as one of the best film’s of 2025 for