Rachel LaBonte

In the very first scene of the new Mubi series Hal & Harper, the titular siblings (played by Cooper Raiff and Lili Reinhart, respectively) stare down at their father (Mark Ruffalo) as he lies unmoving and unresponsive on a bed. "Is he dead?" Hal asks. Honestly, it really seems like it, but before we can see for sure, the show cuts away. We are officially plunged into this family's extreme dysfunction. Across 10 episodes — most of which are only half an hour, save for the extra-long fi...

Something remarkable happened to me while I was watching Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet. I went into my screening at the Toronto International Film Festival with high expectations, having heard so much praise out of the movie’s prior premiere at Telluride. Everyone I knew who had seen it had cried over it, but I have a history of not crying at movies. I don’t know why, I just don’t tear up easily. During the final scene of Hamnet, I went from calmly watching with a fair amount of investment to gasping f...

Since its release last weekend, Zach Cregger's Weapons has been the talk of Hollywood and Film Twitter. Its breakout success has prompted excitement from cinephiles, and many have praised the original concept, the tense scares, and the surprising comedy. You might be curious about it, but afraid to check it out on your own. Here's my advice to you, a horror newbie to the genre cautious. If you're like me, you're interested in horror... to a certain extent. Maybe there's a movie with a really...

If you're like me, Lindsay Lohan pretty much defined your childhood. The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday aired as constant reruns on what used to be ABC Family. Mean Girls was a sleepover staple, or, when you were too young to hear the words "fugly slut," Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Heck, I even remember watching Get a Clue on Disney Channel. Lohan was the A-list star of my generation, until she wasn't. Personal issues that, in the kindest terms, could only be described as tabloid fod...