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Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman (left) and Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, in a scene from “Zootopia 2” (Disney) The original “Zootopia” was
Wagner Moura in a scene from “The Secret Agent” (Neon) You can almost smell the sweat in “The Secret Agent,” a stylish, slow-burn thriller set amid
Joel Edgerton in a scene from “Train Dreams” (Netflix) There is nothing grand about Robert Grainier’s existence. The main character of “Train Dreams” is not a
Zoey Deutch (left) and Guillaume Marbeck in a scene from “Nouvelle Vague.” (Netflix via AP) Any time a notable figure of the French New Wave appears
Guillermo del Toro has been telling monster stories for as long as he’s been making films. A romantic with a taste for the macabre, his
Ethan Hawke in a scene from “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics) For a filmmaker once synonymous with slackerdom, Richard Linklater has proven to be one of the
Brett Goldstein (left) and Imogen Poots in a scene from “All of You” (Apple TV+) There’s something about Laura Sharp and Simon Tavistock. Close friends since college,
America Ferrara and Matthew McConaughey in a scene from “The Lost Bus” (Apple TV) On Nov. 8, 2018, as the Camp Fire tore through Paradise, California,
Josh O’Connor (left) and Paul Mescal in a scene from “The History of Sound” (Mubi) If the algorithm was overseeing casting for a tender, queer romance, it’s
Liz Larsen and Michael Strassner in a scene from “The Baltimorons” (IFC Films) There are all kinds of movies that are either endangered or practically extinct. The
Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby in a scene from “Eden” (Vertical Entertainment) Ron Howard’s “Eden” opens with a bold statement: “Fascism is spreading.” It’ll surely
Denzel Washington (left) and Ilfenesh Hadera in a scene from “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24) Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” takes some time to find its groove.
Casting Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin in “The Naked Gun” remains one of the greatest comic choices in film history. A former dramatic actor, Nielsen’s
Modern dating can feel like a psychological minefield. Filmmaker Sophie Brooks leans into that disarray with “Oh, Hi!” – a dark comedy about expectations, miscommunication, and the
You might need to lie down for a bit after “Eddington.” Preferably in a dark room with no screens and no talking. “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s latest
Say what you will about the Idris Elba-John Cena vehicle “Heads of State,” but it’s surely the first buddy comedy about the fraying bonds of NATO.
About 80 minutes into “The Old Guard 2,” you may start to wonder how it’s going to wrap up. Charlize Theron’s gang of immortal warriors is scattered
The first thing to love about writer-director-star Eva Victor’s extraordinary debut “Sorry, Baby” is how she, as the young professor Agnes, tries, and fails, to hide
Watch a bunch of John Wick movies all in a row, and you can get pretty paranoid. You start to think everyone’s an assassin. The guy
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