‘Zootopia 2’ is a cuddlier, tamer sequel

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 is on the run in Brazil, 1977, in ‘The Secret Agent’

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

Edgerton delivers a profound performance in ‘Train Dreams’

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

Rami Malek (left) and Russell Crowe in a scene from “Nuremberg” (Sony Pictures Classics) The Nuremberg trials have long drawn filmmakers, from Stanley Kramer’s 1961 classic

‘Nouvelle Vague’ is a meticulous ode to the French New Wave

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

Del Toro builds a handsome, grand ‘Frankenstein’ that is all his own

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

‘After the Hunt’ is less hot-button farce than tragedy

Julia Roberts in a scene from “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM Studios) It’s not so often that the font of a movie’s opening credits is, itself,

Matthew McConaughey steers a white-knuckle wildfire drama in ‘The Lost Bus’

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,

In ‘The Baltimorons,’ emergency dental work prompts an unlikely rom-com

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

Murder, she solved: Mirren channels Lansbury in ‘Thursday Murder Club’

From left: Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in a scene from “The Thursday Murder Club” (Netflix) First of all, is this really what

Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ brings 1920s chaos on a Galápagos island to life

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

‘Oh, Hi!’ Is a sharp, silly take on modern romance

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

In ‘Heads of State,’ a buddy comedy with statesmen

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.

Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman get half a movie

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

In ‘Sorry, Baby,’ Eva Victor makes a disarming debut

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

Ana de Armas is better at killing than ballet, in a John Wick spinoff

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

Mr. Miyagi’s absence is felt in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing. One of the

Schmaltzy and sweet, Vince Vaughn leads Netflix’s ‘Nonnas’

The new Vince Vaughn movie “Nonnas” aspires to be a bit of cinematic comfort food. It’s based on a heartwarming true story, features a lot of shots

‘April’ is shattering and essential

Whatever cruelness you might assign to the month, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” probably has it beat. Kulumbegashvili’s shattering, sensational film is set in a hardscrabble, provincial region

‘The Accountant 2,’ with Ben Affleck, isn’t quite a write-off

Hordes of horror films line up for Halloween and a sleigh full of Christmas movies arrive annually in December, but there is slightly less competition around the

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