More from David Rooney
‘Hallow Road’ Review: Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys Are Riveting in Claustrophobic Real-Time Parental Nightmare
Babak Anvari’s psychological thriller with a hint of dark fairy-tale horror follows a husband and wife driving through the night to get to their traumatized daughter.
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‘The Baltimorons’ Review: Jay Duplass’ May-December Romance Is a Stealth Charmer With a Low-Key ‘After Hours’ Vibe
Co-writer Michael Strassner stars with Liz Larsen in a Christmas Eve odyssey through the Maryland city, sparked by a dental emergency and a towed car.
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‘The Electric State’ Review: Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt Tangle With Robots in the Russo Brothers’ Busy, Boring Netflix Sci-Fi
Man vs. machine in a retro-futuristic adventure set in an alternate version of the 1990s that also features Ke Huy Quan, Giancarlo Esposito, Stanley Tucci and a starry voice cast.
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‘Black Bag’ Review: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender Cozy Up in Steven Soderbergh’s Snazzy Spy Thriller
Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan flesh out the ensemble in this twisty tale of loyalty and deception among British intelligence agents.
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Critic’s Appreciation: Gene Hackman, a Tough Guy With Infinite Nuance and Boundless Range
From his signature roles in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’ to stunners like ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ ‘Night Moves’ and ‘The Conversation’ and forays into comedy like ‘The Birdcage’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums,’ Hackman refused to be pigeonholed.
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20 Times the Oscars Got It Wrong
Yes, we're still talking about 'Crash' winning the best picture over 'Brokeback Mountain,' but we also can't get over snubs for 'Selena,' 'The Lego Movie,' 'Hoop Dreams,' 'L.A. Confidential' and more. Also, how have Glenn Close and Annette Bening never won an Oscar?!
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Oscars 2025: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Everyone knows that the likely victors are not always the most deserving. THR’s awards expert Scott Feinberg and chief film critic David Rooney weigh in on both, respectively, ahead of Sunday night’s ceremony.
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‘Yunan’ Review: An Existential Mood Piece on Displacement That Deftly Harnesses the Transformative Power of Nature
Ameer Fakher Eldin’s drama, the second part of a planned ‘Home Trilogy,' is set predominantly on a flood-prone German island off the North Sea coast.
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‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo Is in Top Form With a Convivial Meet-the-Parents Occasion That Goes South Before Dessert
A young woman inadvertently thrusts the poet she’s been dating for three years on her wealthy folks, who knew nothing of his existence, in the South Korean auteur's latest.
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‘Dreams’ Review: An Insightful Norwegian Trilogy About Intimacy Concludes With a Piercing Study of Queer First Love
Dag Johan Haugerud follows ‘Sex’ and ‘Love’ with a drama about a teen’s dizzying infatuation with her teacher and the shifting responses to her candid written account of the experience.
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‘Mother’s Baby’ Review: Marie Leuenberger Is a Powerhouse in a Gripping Maternity Drama That Entertains Even as It Goes Off the Rails
Hans Löw and Claes Bang also star in Austrian director Johanna Moder’s psychological thriller about a woman convinced her infant son was swapped at birth in a private fertility clinic.
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‘After This Death’ Review: Mía Maestro and Lee Pace in a Dud Follow-Up to Lucio Castro’s Transfixing ‘End of the Century’
Rupert Friend, Gwendoline Christie and Philip Ettinger also star in the Argentinian director’s slow-boil mystery set during the fall in upstate New York.
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