All posts by Zach Schonfeld
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‘Megalopolis’ Is a Gloriously Ambitious Mess
Francis Ford Coppola's $120-million misfire presents an ambitious vision of the future with a vagueness at its core.
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is a Solid Slice of Fan Service
Michael Keaton is in fine form in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," a morbid, fitfully funny feast for the eyes.
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‘Janet Planet’ is an Evocative and Heartfelt Wonder (Review)
"Janet Planet" captures the nuanced rhythms of everyday life through the eyes of a young girl in western Massachusetts.
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‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Is An Obscenely Funny Delight (Review)
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke serve up an outlandish, hilarious lesbian road comedy with "Drive-Away Dolls."
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‘American Fiction’ Mixes Sharp Satire with Maudlin Family Drama
"American Fiction" undermines its comic momentum by shifting between biting literary satire and maudlin family drama.
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‘Dream Scenario’ Review: Dream Boat
In the trippy brain-bender 'Dream Scenario,' Nicolas Cage stars as a man who keeps turning up in everyone’s literal dreams.
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‘Strange Way of Life’ Review: Mild-to-Wild West
Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke star as cowboys with a romantic past in Pedro Almodóvar's breathtaking queer short, "Strange Way of Life."
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‘Bottoms’ Review: Fighting for Sex
Emma Seligman's sardonic and thrillingly dark teen sex comedy is driven by a pair of manipulative high school lesbians.
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‘Renfield’ Review: Drained
Nicolas Cage plays the infamous Count Dracula in 'Renfield,' an overcooked clash of genre and tepid grasps at modernization.
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‘Showing Up’ Review: Exhibitionism
Kelly Reichardt's new sharply-woven drama, 'Showing Up,' pairs the director once again with her brilliant muse Michelle Williams.
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‘White Noise’ Review: Panic Party
Noah Baumbach turns Don DeLillo's "unfilmable" postmodern novel into a big-budgeted, joyful surprise.
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‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Review: Parody Rules
The "Weird Al" Yankovic biopic is less rooted in genuine facts than in a desire to revel in over-the-top satire.
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‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Review: Mr. Nice Guy Strikes Again
Cooper Raiff's 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' finds him once again playing a guy who is just far too nice for his own good.
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‘DASHCAM’ Review: A Deranged ‘Blair Witch’ for the Twitch Age
Wild, messy, and audacious, Rob Savage's 'DASHCAM' is relentless in its tastelessness and gore.
