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‘The People’s Joker’ Review: A Sharp DC Parody Delightfully Crossed With a Trans Coming-of-Age Tale

Vera Drew's film was the subject of controversy at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, where Warner Bros. Discovery tried to prevent it from being screened.

‘The World According to Allee Willis’ Review: A Fascinating Doc Honors a Creative Force of Nature

Director Alexis Manya Spraic traces the life and career of the eponymous songwriter, producer, visual artist, production designer, art director and social butterfly.

‘Power’ Review: Yance Ford’s Smart and Searing Documentary on Policing in America

The essay-like Netflix film from the 'Strong Island' director delves into the origins and implications of modern police violence in the United States.

The Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 15 Best Films of Sundance 2024

Steven Soderbergh’s haunted-house movie, new films starring Kieran Culkin and Aubrey Plaza, and docs about Christopher Reeve, unionizing Amazon workers, and Argentinian cowboys are among THR critics’ favorites from the festival.

‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ Review: Justice Smith and David Alan Grier Star in a Satire Suffering From an Identity Crisis

The first feature from writer-director Kobi Libii revolves around a young artist recruited to be part of a group whose mission is to ease white people's discomfort.

‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Justice Smith in a Knockout Teen Drama About Art, Obsession and Identity

Smith plays an alienated adolescent who finds comfort in his friendship with a cool older girl and the television show they both love.

‘Between the Temples’ Review: Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane Make a Poignant Match in Nathan Silver’s Offbeat Jewish Comedy

Schwartzman plays a cantor in crisis and Kane the adult bat mitzvah pupil he grows smitten with in a film co-starring Dolly De Leon and Caroline Aaron.

‘Hell of a Summer’ Review: Finn Wolfhard’s Summer Camp Slasher Film Is Limp as Horror but Likable as Comedy

Wolfhard and Billy Bryk are co-helmers, writers and stars of this film about summer camp counselors being stalked by a killer.

‘The End We Start From’ Review: Jodie Comer Gives a Powerhouse Performance in a Compelling Climate Disaster Drama

The actress plays a woman struggling to raise her child after catastrophic floods drive them from their home in Mahalia Belo's film.

‘The Burial’ Review: Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones in a Satisfyingly Old-School Courtroom Drama

The stars headline Maggie Betts' film about a man who goes up against a corporate titan in order to hold on to his family's funeral home.

‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ Review: Louis C.K. Sexual Misconduct Doc Struggles to Find Fresh Perspective

Caroline Suh and Cara Mones' documentary based on a New York Times article chronicles the downfall and comeback of the comedian in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.

‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Karen Gillan Stars in a Slight Odd-Couple Friendship Dramedy

The actress plays a depressed musician who bonds with an older Polish woman (Margaret Sophie Stein) in Lisa Steen's directorial debut, which premiered at SXSW.