film-reviews
The Must-See ‘Test Pattern’ Is a Warning for ‘Good Guys’ Trying to Be Heroes
This new indie chronicles a sensitive boyfriend hoping to save the day after a sexual assault. Surprise — he’s actually doing more harm than good
The Russos Tried to Marvel-ify a Heroin War Drama. It’s a Disaster.
In ‘Cherry,’ Tom Holland does his best to play a young man scarred by war and heroin, but the film (based on the acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel) is too invested in showing off to say anything meaningful
‘Malcolm & Marie’ Takes Aim at the Myth of the Male Genius
This Netflix romantic drama, made entirely during the pandemic, can be terribly self-indulgent. But it’s smart about how insecure and needy egotistical men can be — and how their significant others can cut them down to size.
‘One Night in Miami’ Shows Us the Real Men Behind the Icons
In February 1964, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown hung out together. Regina King’s terrific film imagines what that night might have been like — and how men open up to one another behind closed doors.
