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Woody Allen goes in circles with dark ‘Wonder Wheel’
The great playwright Eugene O’Neill looms as large over Woody Allen’s latest film as the giant Ferris wheel that dominates the movie’s Coney Island ... -
In ‘Disaster Artist,’ Franco finds his masterpiece
Who is Tommy Wiseau? It’s a question that has long befuddled and endlessly amused fans of “The Room,” the infamously bad 2013 movie Wiseau ... -
‘Mudbound’ a moving, literary epic of family, race
Perhaps it’s a sign of the times that after seeing an epic story as poetically told as Dee Rees’ “Mudbound,” feelings of awe and ... -
In ‘Wonder,’ a sweetly sincere message movie
It’s hard for us cynical souls to walk into a movie advertised with the tagline “Choose kindness” and not shudder in trepidation. What sentimental ... -
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is a lavish romp
Kenneth Branagh’s “Murder on the Orient Express” is a visual feast, bursting with movie stars, glamour and production value so high, you might just ... -
In Palme d’Or winner ‘The Square,’ a charming satire
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund’s last film, “Force Majeure,” began with the rumble of an alpine avalanche and the wallop of a shattered self- image. ... -
An edgeless satire in George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’
The perfect veneer of 1950s suburban life is just a mask for the deep rot and hypocrisy festering underneath the trimmed lawns in George ... -
A family tale told artfully in ‘Meyerowitz Stories’
Your first response to “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” may very well be: Adam Sandler is good — REALLY good — in his ... -
Review: Gorgeous ‘2049’ breaks the ‘Blade Runner’ spell
We’re all just looking out for something real,” says Robin Wright’s police captain in “Blade Runner 2049.” Wright, an icy, steely actress seemingly born ... -
‘Mark Felt’ looks at the man behind Deep Throat
As a lifetime Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and No. 2 to J. Edgar Hoover, Mark Felt was not exactly an ordinary man, but ... -
‘Stronger’ tells a survivor’s heart-wrenching story
Stronger” is about a survivor but it is not a feel-good movie. In 2013, 27-year-old Jeff Bauman went to watch his ex-girlfriend, Erin Hurley, ... -
Jennifer Lawrence stuns in the audacious ‘mother!’
Women give, men take and the Old Testament crashes into modern anxiety in director Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” It is an audacious, bold and fascinating ... -
A few good scares can’t hold ‘It’ together
Here’s the good news: Pennywise is as creepy as ever in the new “It.” Thanks to a bigger budget and some improved special effects ... -
Noomi Rapace proves deadly in formulaic ‘Unlocked’
There’s been a lot of talk about who should be the next James Bond after Daniel Craig puts aside his shaken martini. Orlando Bloom? ... -
In ‘Crown Heights’ a wrongful conviction in Brooklyn
Matt Ruskin’s “Crown Heights” takes its name from the Brooklyn neighborhood, but its story is both more pointedly individual and more broadly national than ... -
‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ a fun, action-packed escape
There’s not a whole lot that’s new about “The Hitman’s Bodyguard .” Its mismatched-pals premise is the stuff of classic buddy comedies. Stars Ryan ... -
‘Ingrid Goes West’ looks at social media’s dark side
Quick, what’s more important: social media or real life? For the title character in “Ingrid Goes West ,” there is no question, and perhaps ... -
In ‘Wind River’ grief blankets a Wyoming reservation
For Taylor Sheridan, the West is still alive with frontier tragedies and genre thrills, even if hopelessness has moved in and blanketed the land. ... -
In ‘Atomic Blonde,’ Theron heats up the Cold War
People don’t usually move very fast in Cold War thrillers. Mostly, the only time anyone runs is right before they get shot in the ... -
Riveting ‘Dunkirk’ is Nolan’s, and year’s, best
Dunkirk” is not a typical war movie. There are no brothers in arms, no flashbacks to simpler times and pretty wives and girlfriends left ... -
A thrilling epic in ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’
Apparently all the new Planet of the Apes films needed to do to really hit a home run was take the humans out of the equation. ... -
‘Cars 3’ steers a welcome if imperfect gender shift
Three films in, it’s time to ask some hard questions about the world of “Cars.” What are their interiors like? Brains and a heart ... -
Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ disturbing and beautiful
The Beguiled” is a strange and uncomfortable film in both of its iterations. Sofia Coppola’s take is more nuanced than the 1971 original, with ... -
‘It Comes at Night,’ a brisk psychological thriller
It Comes at Night” has the title of a horror film and, at times, the mood of one, but it is far too restrained to get ... -
‘Wonder Woman’ film and star live up to the name
Wonder Woman” has been the subject of so much superfluous fuss, it’d be easy to forget that behind all of the hand-wringing and both ... -
In ‘The Exception,’ a lion in Nazi Germany winter
Has any lion in winter ever roared like Christopher Plummer? In British theater director David Leveaux’s WWII thriller “The Exception,” Plummer plays Wilhelm II, ... -
Pitt goes all out in flawed satire ‘War Machine’
Brad Pitt (left) and Ben Kingsley in a scene from “War Machine” Here’s a general rule of thumb: If you’re going to rely heavily ... -
Bryan Cranston shines in moody, escapist ‘Wakefield’
Have you ever fantasized about one day walking away from your well-ordered life? Just ditching work and the humdrum routine of life? You have? ... -
The rot of American wealth is on ‘The Dinner’ menu
It’s fitting that the first images you see in the riveting family drama “The Dinner” are of food. Fancy food. The kind of artful, ... -
Timing couldn’t be better for Poitras doc on Assange
With all the weighty and momentous issues raised in “Risk,” Laura Poitras’ fascinating, thorny, and remarkably timely documentary on Julian Assange, one of the ... -
‘Guardians’ returns and it’s better than the first
In James Gunn’s sequel to his swashbuckling space Western, the Guardians of the Galaxy do their version of “The Empire Strikes Back,” complete with ... -
When the bullets fly, ‘Free Fire’ comes to a crawl
The shootout, often a ballet, is a battle royale in Ben Wheatley’s “Free Fire.” When the bullets start flying, Wheatley’s arms-deal-gone-wrong 1970s shoot-up comes ... -
Emily Dickinson tale | ‘A Quiet Passion’ burns bright
There is something deeply funny and also beautiful about the idea that it would take a British man in his 70s to make the ... -
‘Their Finest’ stylishly blends wit, romance in WWII
Their Finest” is a movie about making a movie, specifically a glossy propaganda film meant to bolster morale in Britain in the darkest days ... -
‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ tells a riveting true story
In German-occupied Poland during the darkest days of World War II, a zookeeper and his wife managed to save the lives hundreds of Jewish ...
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