I was — and still am — a theater kid. So much so that when I was young, I begged my parents to take me to New York City from Washington state to bask in the lights of...

Filmmaker Payal Kapadia begins her first narrative film, “All We Imagine as Light,” observing. Bringing in her documentary roots, she focuses on the streets of Mumbai through...

“Here” is perhaps one of Robert Zemeckis’ most ambitious films to date: a nonlinear, multigenerational narrative spanning the 11,000-year history of a piece of land from...

In a 2014 cover story, Time Magazine declared that we reached the “Transgender Tipping Point.” Transgender awareness was increasing, and we were moving toward progress. Ten...

We often find joy in unexpected places, and “Allen Sunshine,” the debut film by NYU alum Harley Chamandy, beautifully captures this sentiment against the backdrop of grief...

“Emilia Pérez” is a unicorn of a film. It’s a Spanish-language piece written and directed by a French artist, Jacques Audiard. It stars some of Hollywood’s biggest names...

“To the justice system. It ain’t perfect. But it’s the best we got,” so proclaims a defense attorney in Clint Eastwood’s latest courtroom drama “Juror #2.” At 94...

Coming out of your shell is never easy, but “Memoir of a Snail” shows you that there’s no point in hiding from the world — even when life is trailing by at a snail's pace....

Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for “Heretic.” This year, I've finally accepted that recent horror films drastically underestimate the intelligence of their...

NYU has yet another film accolade under its belt — 2021 Global Liberal Studies graduate Harley Chamandy was just named the youngest recipient of the highly acclaimed Werner Herzog...

Tackling religion in a film is never an easy task. With centuries of context and an array of audiences both critical and staunchly supportive of religious institutions, someone’s...

In a time of rampant rainbow capitalism, “I Saw the TV Glow” is a welcome reprieve from cliched coming out stories. Horror filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun creates a fantastical world...