Justin Chang

Writer-director Olivier Assayas has a knack for turning abstract ideas into stimulating cinema — which is exactly what he does in Non-Fiction, a modern-day talkfest centering on the Parisian elite.

Critic Justin Chang says he couldn't tear his eyes away from Elisabeth Moss, who gives a spectacular performance as an out-of-control punk musician struggling with substance abuse.

In the science-fiction thriller 'High Life,' Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche play two members of a space crew sent on a mission to investigate a black hole millions of miles from Earth. The movie is a rare English-language picture from the acclaimed French filmmaker Claire Denis, who previously directed Bionoche in the 2017 romantic comedy 'Let the Sunshine In.' Film critic Justin Chang reviews it.