Melissa Anderson

Melissa Anderson

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Bertrand Bonello Takes on Teen Terrorism in a Hypnotizing, Estranging Film

Bertrand Bonello Takes on Teen Terrorism in a Hypnotizing, Estranging Film

By Melissa Anderson

Feel-Good Rapper Comedy <i>Patti Cake$</i> Doesn’t Earn Its Mic

Feel-Good Rapper Comedy Patti Cake$ Doesn’t Earn Its Mic

By Melissa Anderson

<i>Atomic Blonde</i>: At Least the Fights Are Good

Atomic Blonde: At Least the Fights Are Good

By Melissa Anderson

David Lowery’s <i>A Ghost Story</i> Gets Lost in Time and Space

David Lowery’s A Ghost Story Gets Lost in Time and Space

By Melissa Anderson

Sisterhood Is Powerful — and Pugnacious — in <i>Girls Trip</i>

Sisterhood Is Powerful — and Pugnacious — in Girls Trip

By Melissa Anderson

Flying High on <i>The Ornithologist</i>‘s Shape-Shifting Impieties

Flying High on The Ornithologist‘s Shape-Shifting Impieties

By Melissa Anderson

Sofia Coppola’s <i>The Beguiled</i> Skims the Civil War Past

Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled Skims the Civil War Past

By Melissa Anderson

Emmanuelle Devos Makes the So-So Thriller <i>Moka</i> Worth Watching

Emmanuelle Devos Makes the So-So Thriller Moka Worth Watching

By Melissa Anderson

Salma Hayek Commandeers <i>Beatriz at Dinner</i>‘s Nimble Class Comedy

Salma Hayek Commandeers Beatriz at Dinner‘s Nimble Class Comedy

By Melissa Anderson

Wonder Woman Emerges to Save the World but Risks Losing Herself

Wonder Woman Emerges to Save the World but Risks Losing Herself

By Melissa Anderson

Laura’s Theme: Tracing the Distraught DNA of <i>Twin Peaks</i>’ Dead Heroine

Laura’s Theme: Tracing the Distraught DNA of Twin Peaks’ Dead Heroine

By Melissa Anderson

Azazel Jacobs’s <i>The Lovers</i> Plumbs the Mysteries of Matrimony

Azazel Jacobs’s The Lovers Plumbs the Mysteries of Matrimony

By Melissa Anderson

<i>Obit</i> Takes a Shallow Dip Into the Art of Memorializing

Obit Takes a Shallow Dip Into the Art of Memorializing

By Melissa Anderson

<i>Snatched</i> Is Perfect for Mother’s Day if Mom Hates and Fears Other Countries

Snatched Is Perfect for Mother’s Day if Mom Hates and Fears Other Countries

By Melissa Anderson

Cynthia Nixon Reaches for the Truth of Emily Dickinson’s Mysterious Life

By Melissa Anderson

<i>Colossal</i> Has a Big Idea, but It Quickly Shrinks

Colossal Has a Big Idea, but It Quickly Shrinks

By Melissa Anderson

Ben Wheatley’s Shootout Drama Free Fire Finds Nothing New in Its Violence

By Melissa Anderson

Julie Dash’s Epochal Feature, <i>Daughters of the Dust</i>, Embraces Realities and Reveries

Julie Dash’s Epochal Feature, Daughters of the Dust, Embraces Realities and Reveries

By Melissa Anderson

<i>Wilson</i> Rages Against Nothing of Note

Wilson Rages Against Nothing of Note

By Melissa Anderson

In a Bizarre Ghost Story, Kristen Stewart Haunts Herself

By Melissa Anderson

They Can’t Even Make the Sex Hot: On Fifty Shades Darker

By Melissa Anderson

Alain Guiraudie’s Latest Anarchic Adventure Finds a Way to Right Itself

By Melissa Anderson

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