Film

This expertly cast film captures the rehearsals and the logistics that lead up to opening night. Saturday Night is a nonstop joy ride — and a testament to the adage that the show must go on.

"Megalopolis," the latest long-gestating movie from writer-director Francis Ford Coppola, has taken roughly 40 years to reach the screen. The film, which Coppola has called a Roman epic set in modern America, stars Adam Driver as a famous architect.

Justin Chang is a film critic for The New Yorker. He reviewed "The Substance" and "A Different Man."

Todd Phillips. He directed and cowrote the film "Joker" and its new sequel, "Joker: Folie A Deux,"

John Powers reviews the new documentary ¡Casa Bonita, Mi Amor! It follows South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone as they renovate a dilapidated, inauthentic, 1970s Mexican restaurant.

Film critic Justin Chang reviews the film "His Three Daughters," starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne.

Justin Chang is a film critic for The New Yorker. He reviewed "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

Our film critic Justin Chang says "Close Your Eyes" is one of the best movies he's seen this year. It's the first feature in more than three decades from Spanish director Victor Erice, best known for his 1973 classic "The Spirit Of The Beehive." "Close Your Eyes" follows a retired filmmaker trying to solve a mystery surrounding an unfinished production from many years ago. Here is Justin's review.

Director Fede Álvarez is a strong director of action, and he riffs inventively on classic Alien beats. It’s an efficient and reasonably entertaining thriller that traffics more in nostalgia than novelty.

Our film critic Justin Chang recommends the independent drama "Good One," which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival and opens in theaters August 9. It's the first feature written and directed by India Donaldson and stars James Le Gros and Lily Collias as father and daughter on a camping trip that goes gradually and suspensefully awry. Here's Justin's review.