Movies
FAN SERVICE
As the pleased-with-itself raunchfest smashes more box office records, we wonder how much is owed to its status as the quintessential “Reddit movie.” Here’s what that means.
ICONS STAY WINNING
The latest in the “Alien” franchise finds new ways to scare and unsettle while staying true to the monstrous original movies. Another win for the series.
KLEENEX ALERT
The new Netflix documentary “Daughters” provides an unflinching look at young girls reuniting with their incarcerated fathers in a poignant, wrenching experiment.
TRUE-ISH CRIME
The satirical film, co-starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Lewis Pullman, is fun and twisty, even if it could stand to be more outrageous.
LET HIM COOK
“BlackBerry” director and co-writer Matt Johnson is said to be circling the project, which is based on a screenplay by Todd Bartels and Lou Howe.
SPOILER ALERT!
The brilliant, quiet indie “Good One” has a twist that will leave you stunned. We unpack the big moment.
SECOND ACT
The “Cuckoo” star could have been pigeonholed as the dashing, polite period leading man, but has instead built a career of off-kilter, unsettling roles.