Justin Chang

This week sees the belated release of "The Annihilation Of Fish," which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1999 but is only now opening in theaters for the first time. It's a romantic comedy, starring the late trio of James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave and Margot Kidder, and was directed by Charles Burnett, best known for his 1978 classic "Killer Of Sheep." Our film critic, Justin Chang, has this review of "The Annihilation Of Fish."

Justin Chang is a film critic for the New Yorker. He reviewed Mike Leigh's new film, "Hard Truths."

Our film critic, Justin Chang, spent a lot of 2024 in movie theaters, at film festivals and in front of his TV. He says that it was, all and all, a stronger year for movies from around the world than it was for Hollywood. Here's his list of the best movies of 2024.