More from Caryn James
‘Magic Hour’ Review: Katie Aselton Directs and Stars With Daveed Diggs in an Uneven Marriage Story
Written by Aselton and her husband, Mark Duplass, the small-scale drama about loss bowed at SXSW.
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‘The Secret of Me’ Review: Illuminating and Compelling Doc Explores the Treatment of Intersex Children
Grace Hughes-Hallett, a producer of 'Three Identical Strangers,' directs this similarly themed account of destructive social experiments and identity.
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‘Baby Doe’ Review: In Jaw-Dropping Doc, Woman Who Gave Birth and Left Baby in the Woods Tells Her Story
Premiering at SXSW, director Jessica Earnshaw's film shines a light on the psychological problem of pregnancy denial.
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‘Sally’ Review: A Refreshingly Clear-Eyed Documentary Weaves Together the Professional and Personal Lives of NASA Pioneer Sally Ride
Directed by Cristina Costantini, the film features archival footage of the late astronaut and interviews with her family and colleagues, as well as narration by her partner of 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy.
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‘Selena y Los Dinos’ Review: 30 Years After Her Death, the Mexican-American Icon Shines Bright in a Sweet but Overly Slick Doc Tribute
The musician's family executive produces, narrates and provides previously unseen archival footage for director Isabel Castro's affectionate film, premiering at Sundance.
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‘Prime Minister’ Review: Documentary About New Zealand’s Galvanizing Former Leader Offers an Intimate Look at a Woman in Power
Directors Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe provide a window into Jacinda Ardern's work and life choices during her five-year term as her country's head of government.
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THR Critics Pick the Best Films From the Fall Festivals
An ambitious American immigrant saga, Nicole Kidman’s steamy erotic thriller, an intimate John Lennon doc and a trippy Luca Guadagnino-Daniel Craig collaboration are among our reviewers’ 15 faves out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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‘Speak No Evil’ Review: James McAvoy Is in Top Sinister Form in a Slow-Burn Blumhouse Thriller That Almost Works
Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis play the victims in a remake of the 2022 Danish horror movie about two families holed up in a remote farmhouse.
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‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Review: Chloë Sevigny and Claes Bang Headline a Handsome Misfire of an Adaptation
Lily McInerny also stars in this updated take on Françoise Sagan's 1954 coming-of-age story, about a young woman meddling in her father's love life.
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‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are Dazzling in a Poetic Ghost Story
Premiering in Toronto, Samuel Van Grinsven's film revolves around a woman and her dead wife's estranged son.
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TIFF 2024: Read THR’s Reviews of the Movies Screening at the Toronto Film Festival (Updating)
The Hollywood Reporter critics weigh in on this year’s crop of titles, from biopics to documentaries, sweeping epics to intimate character studies, tear-jerking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
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‘Rebel Ridge’ Review: Not Even Aaron Pierre’s Striking Turn Can Save Jeremy Saulnier’s Cliché-Ridden Netflix Thriller
The latest action film from the director of 'Blue Ruin' and 'Green Room' pits an innocent ex-Marine against a corrupt sheriff in a small Louisiana town.
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