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‘Emergency’ Film Review: Three Men of Color Try to Do the Right Thing in Caustically Relevant Thriller
Systemic racism is the villain in this taut piece about a trio of Black and Latino students coming to a white woman’s aid even at the risk becoming victims themselves
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‘Father Stu’ Film Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Tough Guy Finds Redemption as a Catholic Priest
Wahlberg and Mel Gibson both seem to be chasing on-screen rehabilitation for off-screen misdeeds in an above-average faith-based melodrama
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Film Review: Pleasant Sequel Speeds Along Smoothly
The screenplay reflects actual effort, and Jim Carrey gets to be unfettered in his performance, leading a surprisingly satisfying follow-up
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‘What?’ Film Review: Deaf Actor Fights the System in Well-Intentioned Showbiz Comedy
This satire of the struggles of deaf artists in the ableist entertainment industry pays homage to silent comedy but doesn’t entirely hit its marks
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‘Spin Me Round’ Film Review: Alison Brie’s Dream Vacation to Italy Might Be a Nightmare
Dark comedy sends an American on Euro trip that will either be a broadening experience or a dangerous one
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‘A Song for Cesar’ Film Review: Telling the History of a Labor Movement Through the Music It Inspired
Both sprawling and focused, this documentary tracks the many musicians and artists who supported Cesar Chavez’s fight for social justice
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‘Creation Stories’ Film Review: A Muddled Look at Alan McGee’s Mythic Rise to Record Mogul-dom
The founder of the label behind Oasis and Jesus and Mary Chain deserves better than this trippy, messy biopic
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‘Marry Me’ Film Review: Jennifer Lopez Should Have Left This Script at the Altar
This innocuous rom-com highlights some great new songs, but a megastar like Lopez deserves better than this bland concoction
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How Animators Made a Mountain Talk for ‘The Summit of the Gods’
TheWrap magazine: ”The higher we go, the less dialogue we have,“ says director Patrick Imbert of his mountaineering tale
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‘Belle’ Film Review: Mamoru Hosoda Explores Virtual Lives With Genuine, Powerful Humanity
The ”Mirai“ director examines the pitfalls of life online but also imagines how users might imbue their avatars with the best parts of themselves
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3 Actors From International Films Who Deserve Some Oscar Love
For your consideration, the stars of ”The Worst Person in the World,“ ”Drive My Car“ and ”A Hero“
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‘Sing 2’ Film Review: Animated Sequel Feels Even More Oppressively Soulless
Follow-up to the box-office hit looks to make more money with its lazy barrage of recent-vintage pop tunes
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‘A Journal for Jordan’ Film Review: Denzel Washington Misfires With True-Life Inspirational Tale
The talented Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams are saddled with a heavy-handed melodrama
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Oscars International Race: 3 Revealing Latin American Films por Tu Consideración
Awards Wrap-Up: TheWrap film critic Carlos Aguilar on how submissions from Brazil, Costa Rica and Panama document a region in the midst of change
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‘Flee’ Film Review: Afghan Refugee Shares His Journey in Empathetic Animated Doc
Sundance 2021: This Grand Jury Prize winner uses animation to tell a story haunted by memory in a way live-action never could
