Glenn Kenny
Film stuff @nytimesarts , @ebertvoices , @decider Author of “Made Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas’” (2020) and now “The World is Yours: The Story of ‘Scarface.’”
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‘The Incomer’ Review: A Remote Assignment
‘The Incomer’ Review: A Remote Assignment Domhnall Gleeson gets more than he bargained for when he tries to evict two siblings in this quirky Scottish comedy. Domhnall Gleeson plays a land coordinator whose loyalties begin to shift in “The Incomer.” Credit...Sumerian Pictures Sept. 24, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET The Incomer Directed by Louis Paxton Comedy, Drama, Fantasy R 1h 42m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace’ Review: Lions, Treaties and Fire
‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace’ Review: Lions, Treaties and Fire The filmmakers Daniel and Matthew Kooman use Old Testament lore as kindling for a tale that often veers into cliché. Mena Massoud in “Daniel and the Fiery Furnace” directed by Matthew and Daniel Kooman.Credit...EEKL Entertainment Sept.
De una pelea a trompadas a cantar “Live Forever” frente a un estadio repleto, así es el documental que retrata la reunión de Oasis
Un sentido abrazo entre Liam y Noel Gallagher en un concierto: juntos otra vez, así se los ve en el documental 'Don't Look Back in Anger' La vertiginosa y conflictiva carrera de la popular banda Oasis llegó a un violento final en 2009 en París, cuando el guitarrista Noel Gallagher y su hermano, el vocalista Liam Gallagher, terminaron en una pelea a puñetazos detrás de escena bastidores antes de salir a tocar.
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Together Again
The ’90s rock band was known for the tetchy relationship between the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. This documentary finds them in an unexpected place.
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Together Again
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Together Again The ’90s rock band was known for the tetchy relationship between the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. This documentary finds them in an unexpected place. From left: Liam and Noel Gallagher in “Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger,” which chronicles the band’s reunion and world tour in 2025.Credit...Harriet T K Bols/Walt Disney Studios Sept.
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Together Again
4 hours ago As fashion features editor of The Face in the mid-Nineties, one of my favourite jobs was coming up with cover lines for every issue – a team effort, since the best ones usually arrived after several hours of banter. Not many of mine made the cut, but one sticks in the memory for the September 1996 …
‘Give It a Shot’ Review: Birth Control for Men
‘Give It a Shot’ Review: Birth Control for Men There’s a new birth control method — and this documentary asks men to take the title of the film seriously. The investor L.R. Fox, at a health expo in Las Vegas, in “Give It a Shot.” Credit...Sandbox Films and ITVS Sept. 3, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET Give it a Shot Directed by Vaishali Sinha Documentary Not Rated 1h 32m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘The Whisper Man’ Review: A Killer May Unlock the Crime
‘The Whisper Man’ Review: A Killer May Unlock the Crime Robert De Niro plays a world-weary retired lawman drawn back into a horrifying case, while Adam Scott holds our attention as his estranged son. Robert De Niro as Peter Willis, Adam Scott as Tom Kennedy and Michelle Monaghan as Amanda Beck in “The Whisper Man.”Credit...David Lee/Netflix Aug.
‘The Whisper Man’ Review: A Killer May Unlock the Crime
Michelle Monaghan 15 hours ago 'White Lotus' star Michelle Monaghan showcases her toned figure in string bikini during Indonesian vacation Fox News - Danielle Minnetian • 15h Michelle Monaghan is making the most of another adventure in Indonesia. The 50-year-old actress shared a series of vacation photos from the tropical getaway, posing in a colorful string bikini while spending time in the clear blue water.
Little Odessa: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
Essays— Aug 25, 2026 Throughout Little Odessa (1994), the extraordinary debut feature by James Gray, Joshua (Tim Roth) keeps telling the people he encounters that he’s not here, that they didn’t see him. We are introduced to the character in a close-up—accompanied on the soundtrack by a Russian choir singing music by the twentieth-century Leningrad-born composer Boris Kravchenko—in which his face emerges out of stygian darkness.
Reseña de 'Relajadas y muy peligrosas': un día de spa desenfrenado
Leslie Mann lidera a un cuarteto de amigas que buscan descanso, relajación y masajes sensuales en esta escandalosa comedia. El género alegremente vulgar de la comedia de camaradería masculina ha abarcado un amplio terreno que incluye Colegio de animales en 1978 y ¿Qué pasó ayer? de 2009; Damas en guerra en 2011 introdujo una versión equivalente protagonizada por mujeres. Las variaciones incluyen Viaje de chicas de 2017, que ya cuenta con una secuela en preparación.
Reseña de ‘Relajadas y muy peligrosas’: un día de spa desenfrenado
Reseña de ‘Relajadas y muy peligrosas’: un día de spa desenfrenado Leslie Mann lidera a un cuarteto de amigas que buscan descanso, relajación y masajes sensuales en esta escandalosa comedia.
‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Girls Gone Wellness Original
‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Girls Gone Wellness Leslie Mann leads a quartet of gal pals looking for rest, relaxation and sensual massages in this raucous comedy. From left, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris in “Spa Weekend,” directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.Credit...Vince Valitutti/Black Bear Aug.
‘The Snare’ Review: Stuck, With No Good Way Out
‘The Snare’ Review: Stuck, With No Good Way Out Written and directed by Merlin Camozzi, the film is a potent critique of the tactics used to fight the war on drugs. Dempsey Bryk and Cassady McClincy Zhang in “The Snare.”Credit...Cohen Media Group Aug. 20, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET The Snare Directed by Merlin Camozzi Crime, Thriller Not Rated 1h 50m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘The Brink of War’ Review: When the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Came Together
‘The Brink of War’ Review: When the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Came Together Written and directed by Michael Russell Gunn and produced by Angel Studios, the film chronicles the frustrating 1986 summit between Reagan and Gorbachev. From left: J.K. Simmons as Secretary of State George Shultz and Jeff Daniels as President Ronald Reagan in “The Brink of War.”Credit...Angel Studios Aug.
‘The Last Picture Shows’ Review: Celebrating Old-School Movie Houses
This spare and beguiling movie directed by Rustin Thompson opens with a quote from Esther Kinsky’s novel “Seeing Further,” which is about a woman trying to revive a gone-to-seed movie theater in Hungary: “A trip to the cinema expands the world and stretches time.” Many have lost sight of the value of that, as streaming services and home theaters have made movie watching a platform-neutral if not platform-indifferent activity.
‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal
The British pop duo Wham! was the first Western act of its kind to play mainland China. This documentary reveals the hidden agenda of the shows.
‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal Original
The British duo Wham!, a 1980s pop act equally adept at peppy earworms (the bopping “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”) and swoony ballads (the sax-driven “Careless Whisper”) had, along with their manager Simon Napier-Bell, one grand ambition: to play stadium shows in the United States. And how would they do that? By touring mainland China, of course. The logic is laid out in “Wham! 10 Days in China,” a zippy and intriguing documentary directed by Mike Christie.
‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal
12 hours ago A Michigan family of eight, including six children under the age of 15, died in what authorities now believe was a murder-suicide. Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, 39, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, 47, and their six children — a 15-year-old son, a 12-year-old son, an 11-year-old son, 11-year-old twin …
‘72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Is Joining Your Bachelor Party Original
Who among us has not at some point nodded sagely along when Stevie Nicks poignantly rasps “Now I’m getting older too” on the Fleetwood Mac song “Landslide?” The condition is unavoidable. Even the sparkplug comedic performer Kevin Hart, whose breakneck energy implies a kind of eternal youth, isn’t immune to the slings and arrows of middle-age aches and pains. In the new picture “72 Hours,” directed by Hart’s frequent collaborator Tim Story, the actor plays a younger man.
Tales of Brave Ulysses: What To Watch While You’re Waiting For (Or Can’t Get Into) Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ IMAX Screenings
Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited The Odyssey opens Friday and the picture goes big, or bigger than big, in every particular. Three hours long, it’s Nolan’s first picture shot entirely on the large-gauge, giant screen IMAX format. The first film adaptations of Homer’s homecoming story, chronicling hero Odysseus’ return from the Trojan War, were made well over one hundred years ago. The scale and ambition of Nolan’s vision — both narrative and technical — is arguably unprecedented, however.
The Isolate Thief
“The Isolate Thief” is a tough, grisly Western that overplays the grisliness a little too often for its own good; towards the end you’ll be thinking, “So-and-so’s now got HOW many bullet wounds and sounds like they’re breathing through a really major bronchial infection, so how are they still alive?” but like they sometimes say, movies can be all about suspension of disbelief.
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return They say that you can’t go home again; in this movie, a young filmmaker learns that the hard way. Thomas Bell (Finn Wittrock) is a young filmmaker who encounters some difficulties when he returns to his hometown.
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return
Native American painters have long been overlooked. This show helps rectify that. ‘Stretching the Canvas: Ten Decades of Native Painting,’ at the National Museum of the American Indian, charts the development of painting by Native artists since World War I. Paintings by Native American artists haven’t been shown often in D.C. museums, Indian artists having long been dismissively …
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return
‘Westhampton’ Review: A Humiliating Return They say that you can’t go home again; in this movie, a young filmmaker learns that the hard way. Thomas Bell (Finn Wittrock) is a young filmmaker who encounters some difficulties when he returns to his hometown. Credit...Obscured Releasing July 9, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET Westhampton Directed by Christian Nilsson Drama Not Rated 1h 34m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘Little Brother’ Review: Just the Two of Us
‘Little Brother’ Review: Just the Two of Us John Cena and Eric André star in this crude, but funny, movie about a real estate agent who encounters a blast from the past. John Cena as Rudd, Eric André as Marcus in “Little Brother.”Credit...Clifton Prescod/Netflix June 25, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET Little Brother Directed by Matt Spicer Comedy R 1h 42m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
‘Little Brother’ Review: Just the Two of Us
1 day ago What’s new on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and more? We've got you covered. Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even …
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Review: An Unexpected Recipient
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Review: An Unexpected Recipient The movie, starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson, begins as a tear-jerker and morphs into a poignant rom-com. Zoey Deutch plays Jill, a pastry chef who regularly leaves her sister voice mail messages.
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Review: An Unexpected Recipient Original
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Review: An Unexpected Recipient The movie, starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson, begins as a tear-jerker and morphs into a poignant rom-com. Zoey Deutch plays Jill, a pastry chef who regularly leaves her sister voice mail messages.
A Brief History of Beach Movies, Part 4: Scares on the Sand
Summer is finally here, and nothing evokes the spirit of the season like sand, sun, sweat, and surf. Here, in DECIDER’s A Brief History of Beach Movies, critic Glenn Kenny charts the evolution of one of the most iconic and idiosyncratic genres in cinema… We’ve witnesses innocence found and lost, and even seen how revisionists reinvented the genre. Today?
A Brief History of Beach Movies, Part 4: Scares on the Sand
College & University 2 hours ago Tributes Paid to 2 College Students Who Died After Being Swept Out to Sea While Napping on Beach People - Adam England • 2h New details have emerged about the two women who died after being swept out to sea while napping on a California beach last week, days after their identities were confirmed to PEOPLE.
A Brief History of Beach Movies, Part 3: Reinvention Time
Summer is finally here, and nothing evokes the spirit of the season like sand, sun, sweat, and surf. Here, in DECIDER’s A Brief History of Beach Movies, critic Glenn Kenny charts the evolution of one of the most iconic and idiosyncratic genres in cinema… We’ve witnesses innocence found and lost, and even seen how revisionists reinvented the genre... The beach is ostensibly a carefree place, and it’s also a place where “carefree” means, literally, that no one cares.
A Brief History of Beach Movies, Part 2: The Genre Grows Up And Grims Up
Summer is finally here, and nothing evokes the spirit of the season like sand, sun, sweat, and surf. Here, in DECIDER’s A Brief History of Beach Movies, critic Glenn Kenny charts the evolution of one of the most iconic and idiosyncratic genres in cinema… Last week, we tracked the innocent beginnings of beach movies. Now, that innocence is firmly lost.
A Brief History of Beach Movies, Part 1: Oh, To Be Young, Innocent, and in Summer Love!
Summer is finally here, and nothing evokes the spirit of the season like sand, sun, sweat, and surf. Here, in DECIDER’s A Brief History of Beach Movies, critic Glenn Kenny charts the evolution of one of the most iconic and idiosyncratic genres in cinema… Starting with the first blush of innocent fun on the beach.
‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Review: Questlove’s Tribute to an Inspiration
Crime 4 hours ago 'Hero' Dad of 3 Dies After Being Run Over as He Tried to Stop Truck Driver from Allegedly Strangling a Woman at a Gas Station People - Escher Walcott • 4h A father of three has died after being run over while trying to stop a woman from being assaulted in Ohio. On Sunday, May 31, Billy Grooms was at a Hillsboro gas station with his son when they allegedly saw a young woman being strangled. Grooms, 49, attempted to stop the assailant, who then ran him …
‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Review: Questlove’s Tribute to an Inspiration
‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Review: Questlove’s Tribute to an Inspiration In “To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World,” he draws a compelling portrait of Maurice White, the band’s founder, and his enduring legacy. Maurice White, as seen in “Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight Of The World,” a documentary directed by Questlove.Credit...HBO June 7, 2026, 1:56 p.m. ET Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial vs.
‘Masters of the Universe’ Review: Becoming a He-Man
‘Masters of the Universe’ Review: Becoming a He-Man The filmmakers behind this new live-action movie lean into the franchise’s ridiculousness, with sometimes engaging results.
'Masters of the Universe' Review: Becoming a He-Man
Thanks in part to filmmakers like James Gunn, whose superhero movies often strike a balance between the skewed and the sincere, moviegoers are enjoying, or at least living through, the age of the self-aware corporate blockbuster. The settings and characters of "Masters of the Universe" are certainly silly and campy enough to not just warrant such a treatment, but to possibly flourish under it.
Robert Quine- Glenn Kenny on the bio that never was
Why I Am Not Writing A Biography of Robert Quine Google (2026). Prompt: "Create a B&W book cover based on Robert Quine's half of the Basic album cover" Retrieved from https://gemini.google.com When I was in my late teens, during the late 1970s, I lived, largely against my will, in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. Not the best spot for a punk rock fan and an aspiring punk rock singer, as you may infer.
‘The Breadwinner’ Review:
‘The Breadwinner’ Review: The comedian Nate Bargatze makes a big swing with this movie about a stay-at-home dad, and gets a big assist from three funny kids.
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ review: He’s back for more
This movie begins, as so many contemporary espionage pictures do, with men at laptops being interrupted by men with guns: In Dubai, a covert intelligence outpost is infiltrated by a small posse of men with high-caliber fast-shooting weapons. Their stolid, silver-haired commander has given only one instruction: “No hesitation.” The carnage is considerable.
'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War' Review: He's Back for More
This movie begins, as so many contemporary espionage pictures do, with men at laptops being interrupted by men with guns: In Dubai, a covert intelligence outpost is infiltrated by a small posse of men with high-caliber fast-shooting weapons. Their stolid, silver-haired commander has given only one instruction: "No hesitation." The carnage is considerable.
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Review: He’s Back for More
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Review: He’s Back for More John Krasinski makes his feature-film debut in the Ryan role, alongside Michael Kelly and Wendell Pierce.
'In the Grey' Review: Cavill and Gyllenhaal Bring the Ruckus
In the new action picture "In the Grey," directed by Guy Ritchie, the titular color finds little purchase. Given that the movie is set largely in the Canary Islands (with check-ins from big money spots such as Jeddah in Saudi Arabia), the colors here are mostly the vivid blue of the sea and the sharp, eye-popping cream of the outfits worn by its villainous billion-dollar debtor Manny Salazar (Carlos Bardem, Javier's elder brother) and its righteous debt collector Rachel Wild (Eiza González).
‘In the Grey’ Review: Cavill and Gyllenhaal Bring the Ruckus
‘James Bond’: 5 actors who could lead Amazon’s new 007 era, including Jacob Elordi and Henry Cavill One of the most iconic characters in cinema will soon be back on the silver screen. Amazon MGM Studios has officially started the hunt for the next …
‘In the Grey’ Review: Cavill and Gyllenhaal Bring the Ruckus
‘In the Grey’ Review: Cavill and Gyllenhaal Bring the Ruckus Guy Ritchie’s latest is a sleek, sun-drenched actioner in which morality is fuzzy but the fashion is sharp. Henry Cavill, left, with Jake Gyllenhaal in “In the Grey.”Credit...Dan Smith/Black Bear May 15, 2026, 10:53 a.m. ET In the Grey Directed by Guy Ritchie Action, Drama, Thriller R 1h 38m Find Tickets When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
The Wizard of the Kremlin
I was slightly confounded by the latest from acclaimed filmmaker Olivier Assayas; its title subject is based on a real-life figure, a Russian “oligarch helper,” so to speak, named Vladislav Surkov—here called Vadim Baranov—as the credited source material for the film is an Italian novel by Giuliano di Empoli.
R.I.P. Ted Turner: The Larger Than Life Media Mogul And The Twisted Path He Took To Become Cinephilia’s Best Friend
Over twenty years ago, Robert Goldberg and Gerald Jay Goldberg published a biography of Ted Turner called Citizen Turner: The Wild Ride of an American Tycoon. It wasn’t the first time that the Southern-born media mogul got compared to the fictional newsprint colossus co-created and incarnated by Orson Welles.
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Eye-Popping Pyrotechnics
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Eye-Popping Pyrotechnics The movie, directed by Simon McQuoid and based on the cult video game, unleashes another gruesome fighter tournament to determine the fate of the universe. Max Huang as Kung Lao in “Mortal Kombat II,” directed by Simon McQuoid.Credit...Warner Bros.
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Eye-Popping Pyrotechnics
11 hours ago Fox McCloud and friends will return in a new video game, Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo announced Wednesday during a surprise Nintendo Direct showcase for the title. It will be the first new Star Fox release since 2016's Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard for Wii U, not counting the …
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