Score: 7

Hard Truths (2025)

Hard Truths Review: Mike Leigh’s Deeply Human Kitchen Sink Drama Has a Career Best Performance From Marianne Jean-Baptiste

The Last Duel (2021)

The Last Duel Review: Ridley Scott’s Brutal, Thought-Provoking Medieval Epic

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Nightmare Alley Review: Trust is Exploited in Guillermo del Toro’s Carny Neo-Noir Starring Bradley Cooper

The Girl with the Needle (2024)

The Girl with the Needle Review: A Horrifying Danish Drama Based On True Events

Take Out (2004)

Take Out Review: Sean Baker’s Potential Is on Full Display in His 2004 Debut Film

The Brutalist (2024)

The Brutalist Review: Brady Corbet’s 3+ Hour Epic Falls Short of Greatness

The Seed of the Sacred Fig movie poster

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Review: Mohammad Rasoulof’s Tense Family Thriller Earns Its Runtime

Y2K (2024)

Y2K Review: Kyle Mooney’s Directorial Debut is an Amusing, Schlocky Stoner Hit About the End of the World

We Live in Time (2024)

We Live in Time Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Give Award-Worthy Performances in a Tragic Romance Movie

The Exorcist (1973)

The Exorcist Review: William Friedkin Redefines Horror with Classic Possession Film

September 5 (2025)

September 5 Review: Munich Massacre News Drama is a Worthy Oscar Contender

Here (2024)

Here Review: Bas Devos Directs a Very Mossy Movie

A Real Pain (2024)

A Real Pain Review: Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin Backpacking in Poland

Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024)

Sometimes I Think About Dying Review: Daisy Ridley Murmurs Her Way Through an Understated Gem

The Order (2024)

The Order Review: Jude Law and Tye Sheridan Investigate a White Supremacist Group in Justin Kurzel’s Latest True Crime Thriller

The Substance (2024)

The Substance Review: Coralie Fargeat’s Body Horror Movie with Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley Explores Aging Beauty

Blink Twice (2024)

Blink Twice Review: Zoë Kravitz Directs Channing Tatum and Naomi Ackie in a Tense, Twisty 2024 Thriller

Memoir of a Snail (2024)

Memoir of a Snail Review: Adam Elliot’s New Animated Film Explores Family, Trauma, and Resilience

Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

Ju-on: The Grudge Review: A Chilling Japanese Horror Classic

MadS (2024)

MadS Review: An Absurd and Underrated Indie Horror Ride

ME (2024)

ME Review: Don Hertzfeldt’s Operatic Return to Animated Short Film