This month’s picks include a pandemic-inspired killer, a trance-induced massacre and a bloodthirsty little boy. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Erik Piepenburg ‘Sick’ Stream it on Peacock. It’s 2020, and Covid-19 has most of America under quarantine. Miri (Beth Million) takes […]

To combat the overdose crisis, a group that includes former and current users open a safe consumption site where shooting up does not have to mean death. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Concepción de León When you purchase a ticket for […]

This stubbornly charming romp starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Rita Moreno is inspired by the story of a real group of female friends with a love for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. […]

Friendship and tragedy go hand in hand in Lukas Dhont’s delicate, Oscar-nominated drama. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. “Close” begins in […]

This thriller, about a teenage girl whose mother disappears, plays out on a computer screen. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Amy Nicholson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The […]

“Saint Omer” borrows details from a case of infanticide in France, which the director found raised profound but very personal issues. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Esther Zuckerman When the French director Alice Diop attended the trial of Fabienne Kabou, a […]

In this brutal Icelandic drama, four teenagers — both bullies and the bullied — struggle and rage against a world that rages back. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through […]

The $12 million PG-13 horror film brought in $30.2 million in ticket sales, behind “Avatar: The Way of Water,” with $45 million. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Brooks Barnes Hollywood has a new scream queen. “M3gan,” a campy PG-13 horror movie […]