The best movies out right now

Jillian Bell shines in a complex comedy about health, fat-shaming and the relentless forward momentum of being a New Yorker.

Though its come-on is playful, this documentary sinks into some swampy subjects, including racism, secret biowarfare and political assassination.

Rooted in an especially lawless moment of Australia's past, Jennifer Kent's impressive follow-up to The Babadook finds a new kind of scary.

Quentin Tarantino’s buzzy alt-history of late-’60s Hollywood puts truth in a bong and smokes it.

Data theft makes for a slippery, essential subject in a globe-spanning documentary ripped from the front page.

Awkwafina takes the next step in a delicate comedy about a Chinese family facing bad news.

A savage yet evolved slice of Swedish folk horror, Ari Aster's hallucinatory follow-up to Hereditary proves him a scare master with no peer.

This foam-flecked account of Tracy Edwards and her all-female yacht crew balances inspiring adventure with a dismaying account of sports sexism.

When the Beatles are mysteriously erased from global cultural memory, one young guitarist's stardom is made, in Danny Boyle's euphoric, guilt-free fantasia.

Jessie Buckley is on fire in this energized Glaswegian take on A Star is Born.

A scrappy bride squares off against her in-laws from hell in a fun if dull-witted marital nightmare.

Between epic bouts of bickering, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham save the world in an offshoot that gets the job done.

The YA favorite becomes an unusually thoughtful (if not quite terrifying) entry in today's wave of kid-centric retro horror.

Disney's cherished 1994 animated adventure gets a high-tech, live-action sheen—and loses some heart in the process.

The beloved kid series gets the live-action remake that everyone was clamoring for.

Quentin Tarantino’s buzzy alt-history of late-’60s Hollywood puts truth in a bong and smokes it.

Another talking dog movie, this one gifted by the dulcet tones of Kevin Costner.

The cast is fierce but this drab mob-movie vehicle is begging to get whacked.

Awkward teenage energy is the secret weapon in Marvel's post-Avengers palate cleanser, one that strains to keep things light and fun.

A bizarre homemade addition to the gang—plastic and neurotic—gives Pixar the opportunity to extend its trilogy to another emotional chapter.

Korean boy band BTS gets the concert film it no doubt richly deserves.