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Michael B. Jordan delivers a brawler in ‘Creed III’
It must be a daunting prospect to pick up a franchise on the third movie. Add in the pressure of following filmmakers like Ryan ... -
Irish Oscar nominee ‘The Quiet Girl’ speaks clearly
Though gently restrained and delicately crafted, “The Quiet Girl” has managed to make plenty of noise. Colm Bairead’s modestly scaled drama, his narrative directorial ... -
Con artists accumulate in the slinky ‘Sharper’
Almost invariably, we root for the con artist. Seldom does the ingenuity and cleverness of a good hustler, card sharp or con man not ... -
Fleeting joys in the sublime ‘One Fine Morning’
Like most things, the title of Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning” sounds better in French. “Un Beau Matin” doesn’t have that same rom-commy ring. ... -
Whodunit ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ chills and satisfies
Grab a jacket or a blanket before you watch Netflix’s engrossing “The Pale Blue Eye.” I don’t care if you’re already in a warm ... -
A grumpy Tom Hanks stars in ‘A Man Called Otto’
Sentimental tales about grumpy old men and American decline have, until recently, typically been the domain of Clint Eastwood. But in “A Man Called ... -
‘Aftersun,’ ‘Banshees’ lead MDT/AP’s best films of 2022
Colin Farrell in a scene from “The Banshees of Inisherin” 1. The Banshees of Inisherin: Martin McDonagh’s film is a sharp, funny and utterly ... -
Del Toro takes his ‘Pinocchio’ to very dark places
Let’s face it, “Pinocchio” has always been an odd choice for a children’s morality tale. Of course, lying is wrong. But that’s not the ... -
‘The Inspection,’ boot camp from a fresh gaze
Elegance Bratton is certainly not the first person to turn to the military to fill a hole in his life. But the filmmaker also ... -
Wrenching and riveting, ‘The Son’ leaves you shaken
If you don’t have children, you will likely walk out of “The Son” shaken and deeply moved. If you do have kids, you may ... -
‘The Menu,’ with Anya Taylor-Joy, serves up satire
What are we eating? A Rolex?” So quips Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” as she waits with her date, Tyler (Nicholas ... -
A 1960s underground abortion network in ‘Call Jane’
In Phyllis Nagy’s “Call Jane,” Joy (Elizabeth Banks) is a 1960s housewife married to a defense attorney (Chris Messina) with a teenage daughter (Grace ... -
‘Descendant’ powerfully telescopes past and present
One of the best films of the year, Margaret Brown’s “Descendant” is, strictly speaking, about the discovery of the Clotilda, the last known slave ... -
Romance, mystery in Korean noir ‘Decision to Leave’
An insomniac detective falls for a beautiful suspect in a suspicious death he’s investigating in “Decision to Leave.” This deceptively simple premise is stretched ... -
In ‘Tár,’ Cate Blanchett is a maestro at work
Time is the thing,” says Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) in Todd Fields’ “Tár.” Lydia, a world-renown conductor, is explaining her art as more than waving ... -
‘Smile’ turns twisted grin into bland horror flick
I have mostly frowny faces for “Smile,” a bluntly unsettling and blandly grim new horror flick that wrings as much mileage as it can out ... -
A classic battle epic in ‘The Woman King’
Viola Davis should have been leading armies this whole time. In “ The Woman King,” the always regal Oscar-winner is a mass of muscle, ... -
Jiminy Cricket! A live-action ‘Pinocchio’
After a string of live-action remakes, from “Beauty and the Beast” to “The Lion King,” the Walt Disney Co. has finally gotten around to ... -
‘Barbarian’ gleefully messes with horror customs
Barbarian” starts at night with a heavy downpour and a thunderclap. So far, so good, for what seems to be a classic horror movie. ... -
In ‘Honk for Jesus,’ a megachurch mockumentary
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown give fully committed performances in “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul,” so why does the film lack faith ... -
Michael K. Williams’ final film role in ‘Breaking’
Breaking,” Abi Damaris Corbin’s lean and heartfelt first feature, is a lackluster bank-robbery thriller with noble intentions enlivened by an impassioned performance by John ... -
Jamie Foxx hunts vampires in comedy ‘Day Shift’
This year marks the centennial anniversary of F. W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu,” a long time for us humans but only a blip for vampires. If ... -
‘Easter Sunday’ is a loving ode to Filipino culture
A boisterous extended clan gathers for a family holiday, launching the requisite arguments, hurt feelings, grudges, inside jokes, laughter, love, reconciliation and lots of eating, ... -
Youth and anarchy in ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’
Bodies Bodies Bodies “ might just be the first great Gen Z thriller. In director Halina Reijn’s film is a razor-sharp satire of a ... -
Loneliness and hope both eternal in ‘A Love Song’
The first shots of “A Love Song” are a signal for the rest of the film — stubborn flowers and shrubs pushing through dry, ... -
High couture dreams in ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’
Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel “Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris,” about a British cleaning lady with high couture dreams, wouldn’t seem to have even a ... -
Dakota Johnson brings a modern spark to ‘Persuasion’
The new adaptation of “ Persuasion, “ coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for Jane Austen fans. Her book ... -
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ is pure bonkers filmmaking
The last full Thor movie was the overstuffed 2017 “Thor: Ragnarok,” with the God of Thunder dealing with dueling brother and sister issues, the ... -
In ‘Rise of Gru,’ Minion mayhem reigns
For a not small segment of the audience for “Minions: Rise of Gru,” only one thing really needs to be said. The Minions are ... -
Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’
The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, ... -
A winning charmer in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
Female desire is not a topic that gets a lot of space in mainstream Hollywood movies. And the desire of women north of 45? ... -
Adam Sandler basketball drama, ‘Hustle,’ has game
By now you’d think you know what you’re getting with an Adam Sandler sports movie. “Happy Gilmore” and “The Waterboy” have conditioned us to ... -
The pain and beauty of ‘Crimes of the Future’
Pain is a essentially a thing of the past for some in David Cronenberg’s “ Crimes of the Future,” a dense, gorgeous and grotesque ... -
Acting chemistry boosts (very) dark ‘Count of Three’
On the Count of Three” is marketed as a “darkly comic” movie. Well, there’s dark comedy and there’s darker comedy, and then there’s comedy ... -
A landmark NYC police standoff in ‘Hold Your Fire’
When there are so many fictional, burly varieties of heroes so regularly on movie screens, it’s jarring to see that the genuine article can ...
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