Justin Chang

In the end, the truest star of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the post-apocalyptic world itself, with its burnt-orange dunes and towering desert citadels.

Our film critic Justin Chang named the Oscar-winning Japanese drama "Drive My Car" the best movie of 2021. Now the film's writer and director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is back with "Evil Does Not Exist," a new drama set in a rural small town.

In his first movie after his Oscar-nominated performance in "Barbie," Ryan Gosling stars as a Hollywood stunt double in the new action-comedy film "The Fall Guy." The film, which also stars Emily Blunt as a movie director, is loosely based on the 1980s TV series starring Lee Majors. It opens in theaters today. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.

Luca Guadagnino's new sports movie, Challengers, comes drenched in buckets of sweat, and it's the most purely entertaining thing he's made in years.

Our film critic Justin Chang says "The Beast" is a wonderfully unconventional adaptation of Henry James' 1903 novella "The Beast In The Jungle." This time-bending sci-fi drama stars Lea Seydoux and George MacKay and interweaves a trio of stories set in the years 1910, 2014 and 2044. It's now playing in theaters. Here's Justin's review.

Alex Garland's ambitious new thriller largely sidesteps the politics of the present moment. The story takes place in a not-so-distant future where Texas and California have improbably joined forces and seceded from the U.S.

In the new Italian drama "La Chimera," the English actor Josh O'Connor plays a tomb raider with a gift for finding buried relics in the Tuscan countryside. The movie also features Isabella Rossellini, and it's the latest work from the prize-winning writer-director Alice Rohrwacher. Our film critic, Justin Chang, has this review.

In the new action movie "Road House," Jake Gyllenhaal plays an ex-professional fighter who's hired to maintain order at a rough bar in the Florida Keys. It's a remake of the 1989 action movie of the same title starring Patrick Swayze. It's now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.

In the new film "The Shadowless Tower," a Beijing restaurant critic is at a mid-life crossroads. Now in theaters, it was written and directed by the Korean Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu. Our film critic Justin Chang says this absorbing drama draws you in at every step.

"Dune: Part Two," the second half of the blockbuster adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel, was supposed to open in theaters last fall but was delayed because of the strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. The movie, with a cast led by Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Javier Bardem, is now opening in theaters. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.