Paul Schrader’s 2017 “First Reformed” worked up such an apocalyptic fury and resolve that it seemed, in some way, like a Last Film. But the writer/director is neither dead or apparently ready for retirement, so what is he going to do but continue making films? This one, “The Card Counter,” starring Oscar Isaac in the…

The Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, has announced its official program selections for its 48th edition in Telluride, Colorado, which will take place from Thursday, September 2nd, through Monday, September 6th. TFF will screen more than 80 feature films, short films and revival programs representing 29 countries, along with special artist…

Heaven can wait for Victoria Justice in “Afterlife of the Party,” a shrill and derivative Netflix comedy. The former Nickelodeon star brings all the incessant perkiness of her sit-com roots to the role of Cassie, a stunning and self-centered party girl who dies in a freak accident the morning after her 25th birthday extravaganza. Instead of…

It often seems like Netflix sets out to have their own versions of hits from other networks. Watching their latest adult animated offering, it’s not difficult to picture a boardroom meeting in which someone yelled, “We need an ‘Archer’!! And make it gayer!” Much like the long-running FX hit, this cartoon is a spoof of…

The vacation rental industry is just weird. We go into homes owned by other people with security cameras through which they can watch us and act like it’s no big deal. This inherently discomfiting situation was unpacked well in Dave Franco’s ambitious “The Rental” last year and it returns as the center of Brandon Christensen’s effective…

Sara Colangelo’s “Worth” tells the heartrending and uplifting story behind the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which was allocated by the likes of mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) and the head of his firm Camille Biros (Amy Ryan). Their firm was mandated by law to figure out how much each family or loved one should be…