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Drive In | In ‘The Courier,’ Cumberbatch is an everyman spy
The new Cold War film “The Courier “ about a Soviet whistleblower and the British businessman who helped transport information to Western intelligence agencies ... -
Drive In | A moody and unsettling lo-fi dream in ‘Come True’
The murky and illogical territory of dreams and nightmares has always provided fertile ground for filmmakers. Not only can your imagination run wild on ... -
Drive In | In ‘Truffle Hunters,’ an enchanting but beset world
You’ve got to love a movie that credits its dogs before it does its executive producers. “The Truffle Hunters,” Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s ... -
Drive In | A different kind of American odyssey in ‘Nomadland’
The great recession didn’t just eliminate jobs, it also erased an entire town. Six months after U.S. Gypsum closed its doors in Empire, Nevada, ... -
Drive In | ‘Little Fish’ is a pandemic-era, sci-fi love story
The year is 2021. A frightened, angry crowd lines up outside a medical center, desperate for a cure for a terrible virus. “He pushed ... -
Drive In | A shocking, fascinating true story in ‘Assassins’
The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in February of 2017, I’m embarrassed ... -
Drive In | Reorienting the crime drama in ‘I’m Your Woman’
When it’s at its best, “I’m Your Woman” feels like you’ve slipped through a trap door, revealing a hidden pathway in an old genre ... -
Drive In | ‘Ma Rainey’ is Boseman’s final, perhaps finest gift
Chadwick Boseman surges onto the screen as fast-talking trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” like a man on an electrified tightrope — balancing ... -
Drive in | Winslet finds passion among the rocks in ‘Ammonite’
The new film “Ammonite” unearths the stories of two women buried by history: paleontologist Mary Anning, who in the 19th century made significant prehistoric ... -
Drive In | Lance Henriksen gives performance of his career in ‘Falling’
Viggo Mortensen may have three Oscar nominations to his name, but I get the feeling most folks still don’t take the guy seriously enough. Maybe ... -
Drive In | Borat is back, and this time he fits right in
Since Sacha Baron Cohen first appeared as his Kazakh journalist on “Da Ali G Show,” Borat Sagdiyev has been remarkably consistent. The accent is ... -
Drive In | Spike Lee, David Byrne take us on a hypnotic journey
Ever since the pandemic darkened theaters earlier this year, sending the entire performing arts world into a catastrophic state of limbo, we’ve seen all ... -
Drive In | A Filipina singer with heart in ‘Yellow Rose’
I’m illegal,” says Rosario “Rose” Garcia (Eva Noblezada), a Filipina living undocumented in Texas, in Diane Paragas’ “Yellow Rose.” The way she says it ... -
Drive In | Sofia Coppola’s ‘On the Rocks’ is a modest delight
Few filmmakers can bring a rut to life like Sofia Coppola. When her characters are in a funk, whether it’s a Hollywood actor in ... -
Drive In | Back roads brutality in ‘The Devil All the Time’
Say what you will, Antonio Campos’ “The Devil All the Time” lives up to its title. Spanning numerous generations and set across a bleak ... -
Drive In | In ‘Copperfield,’ Iannucci brings Dickens to life
It’s not hard to draw a straight line from Charles Dickens to Armando Iannucci. In each there’s a passion for human frailty and absurdity, ... -
Drive In | Handsome, broken Aussies connect in ‘Dirt Music’
Everyone is sad in the Australian indie “ Dirt Music,” a sprawling story about a small fishing town, an affair and the dark secrets ... -
Drive In | Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ is supreme Black art
King Beyoncé’s new film takes you on a journey of Black art, music, history and fashion as the superstar transports you to Africa to ... -
Drive In | In ‘Painter and the Thief,’ an unlikely friendship
The documentary “The Painter and the Thief” has a few wrinkles to add to the old Picasso adage that great artists steal. “The Painter ... -
Drive In | A grotesque, inglorious look at Capone’s last year
Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren ... -
Drive In | An out-of-this-world experiment in ‘Spaceship Earth’
During lockdown, have you taken a moment to appreciate that at least you’re not quarantined with eight free-thinking adventurers in a terrarium of depleting ... -
Drive In | A six-decade romance story in ‘A Secret Love’
Terry Donahue, the subject of the new Netflix documentary “ A Secret Love,” was a catcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Yes, kind ... -
Drive In | ‘Beastie Boys Story’ isn’t a sure shot, but it’ll do
Little was predictable about the Beastie Boys in their three-plus decades of making music. They were spontaneous, always evolving, off-the-cuff pranksters who turned pro ... -
Drive In | Hemsworth finds a worthy action pic in ‘Extraction’
Tyler Rake sounds like a Mad-Libs action hero name. When you add to the mix that this character actually, literally kills someone with a ... -
DRIVE IN | A sober diplomacy drama in ‘Sergio’
The United Nations diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello has been described as a cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy, which sounds like a ... -
Drive In | In ‘Uncorked,’ a full-bodied coming-of-age tale
The wine movie is not exactly known for a bouquet of tasting notes. From “Wine Country” to “Bottle Shock,” they are usually light, amiable ... -
Drive In | In ‘Tigertail,’ an intergenerational immigrant tale
Oh, to be the other “Tiger” on Netflix. Alan Yang’s “Tigertail” is either blessed to arrive in the stormy wake of “Tiger King,” or ... -
‘Bad Boys for Life’ is kinda bad. Whatcha gonna do?
The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic ... -
‘Dolittle,’ with Robert Downey Jr., is a disaster
Dr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something. The century of human history since Hugh Lofting, in 1920, created his ... -
Marcus King stirs soul, rock, country on ‘El Dorado’
Marcus King’s solo debut is an enticing mix of deep soul, rock and country in the best Southern traditions. King, though just 23 years ... -
Kristen Stewart can’t save ‘Underwater’ from sinking
Welcome to January, which, in terms of quality movies, is the worst, the lowest, the abyss. Actually, that’s pretty accurate when it comes to ... -
A technical feat, ‘1917’ is great storytelling, too
It’s been a good time for World War I buffs — especially if they’re also movie buffs. A year ago director Peter Jackson applied ... -
Forget CGI. Dench is the special effect in ‘Cats’
There’s apparently enough groundbreaking technology used in “Cats” for NASA to send a rocket to unexplored parts of the universe — perhaps to a ... -
‘Last Christmas’ isn’t the rom-com cliche it appears
Paul Feig’s “Last Christmas” looks every bit like your standard holiday romantic-comedy, but it has some surprises under its gauzy wrapping. Kate (Emilia Clarke) ... -
‘Dark Waters’ plunges into ‘forever chemicals’
Todd Haynes’ “Dark Waters,” about the prolonged (and ongoing) legal fight to uncover the environmental damage of cancer-inducing “forever chemicals” and hold their corporate ...
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