Tag: Drive In
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‘The Lesson’ provides a spicy literary thriller
The egos are as vast and thorny as the gardens on the lush estate of a prominent author in “ The Lesson,” an entertaining and erudite ... -
Harrison Ford gets a swashbuckling sendoff in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
The magic of Indiana Jones belongs wholly to Harrison Ford. Apparently, he doesn’t even necessarily need Steven Spielberg behind the camera, though, to be fair, the ... -
The giddy splendor of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Let’s get this upfront: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was the best comic-book film of the last decade. With an animation blizzard blown straight in from the ... -
‘About My Father’ is a messy, limp rom-com with Robert De Niro as bait
If you were to resurrect the tired storyline of a young couple having to meet their partners’ parents and were looking around for someone to play ... -
Smelling dirt with Joel Edgerton in Schrader’s murky ‘Master Gardener’
Paul Schrader plants the seeds of an intriguing melodrama in his latest creation “ Master Gardener.” Sigourney Weaver is a wealthy dowager with a stately name ... -
In ‘Still,’ Michael J. Fox movingly tells his story
I’ve always liked Michael J. Fox and always will. I suspect most people feel the same way. That’s surely partly because, as Marty McFly in “Back ... -
‘Beau Is Afraid’ is stuck in a one-note nightmare
Beau may be afraid but Ari Aster certainly isn’t. Of the many words used to describe the writer-director’s previous two films — “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” — ... -
‘Polite Society’ is a punk blast of pure delight
Coming-of-age comedies about young protagonists with esoteric dreams are not exactly a rarity. What is less common, though, are films as spirited and charming as Nida ... -
Blood sloshes and Nicolas Cage feasts in ‘Renfield’
“Renfield” is not Nicolas Cage’s first blush with a vampire. In 1988’s “Vampire’s Kiss,” he played a New York literary agent who thought he was an ... -
John Wick gets even more stylish in fourth episode
A trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way ... -
A compassionate immigrant drama in ‘Tori and Lokita’
It’s one of the great ironies of cinema that many — not all, but many — of the most seemingly arthouse filmmakers make some of the ... -
U2 documentary marred by an oddball American
David Letterman joins Bono and The Edge in a new streaming documentary about U2 and one obvious question soon jumps out: What exactly is David Letterman ... -
Idris Elba returns as Luther in grisly Netflix film
For anyone holding on to some latent hope that Idris Elba will be the next James Bond, I have some bad news: “ Luther: The Fallen ... -
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 Coogler and ... -
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 debut, is ... -
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. But it’s ... -
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 Otto,” Marc ... -
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 only message ... -
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 have to ... -
‘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 Hoult), a ... -
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 Edwards) and ... -
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 over two ... -
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 a baton ... -
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, battle wounds ... -
‘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. Hold onto ... -
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 in itself? ... -
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 Boyega and ... -
‘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, plus maybe ... -
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 very specific ... -
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, stony earth ... -
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 stitch of ... -
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 about the ... -
‘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 imminent destruction ... -
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 in it. ... -
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? Well, that’s ...
