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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Review: Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson’s BDSM Romance Is Mostly Porn Without Plot
Despite some missteps (and misunderstandings of the kinks it should be exploring), this adaptation of E.L. James’ bestseller will leave fans satisfied
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‘Love, Rosie’ Review: Lily Collins and Sam Claflin Give Moviegoers a Stale Candy Heart
Only those suffering severe Nicholas Sparks withdrawal should seek out this syrupy British rom-com, which is a pure sugar overload
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‘Girlhood’ Review: Coming-of-Age Movie’s Empathy for Impoverished Teen Girls Curdles Into Pity
Sundance 2015: Céline Sciamma’s portrait of young Parisian women seeking better lives starts strong, but ultimately falls short
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‘Red Army’ Review: In Soviet Russia, Hockey Plays You — With Bittersweet Consequences
Turns out hockey was right up there with nukes and the space race as a key factor in the Cold War
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‘Cake’ Review: Jennifer Aniston Endures Chronic Pain in This Poignant Tale
Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Adriana Barraza co-star in this inexplicably panned drama (not a comedy!) that merits serious attention
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‘The Boy Next Door’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Smolders, But the Film Fails to Seduce
The film mostly focuses on Lopez herself — a decision that robs it of the symbiosis of fear and attraction that makes an erotic thriller such escapist fun
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‘Appropriate Behavior’ Review: Desiree Akhavan’s Hilarious Comedy Heralds an Essential New Voice
Breaking up is hard to do, in this intelligent and near-perfect directorial debut, but coming out to your Iranian-American parents is even harder
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‘Song of the Sea’ Review: Dazzling Animation, Original Storytelling from the Makers of ‘The Secret of Kells’
There’s plenty to look at — and a whole lot to puzzle over — in this exquisite and enigmatic adaptation of an Irish epic
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TheWrap’s Film Critics Pick 10 Worst Movies of 2014
From “I, Frankenstein” to “Transcendence,” Alonso Duralde, Inkoo Kang and James Rocchi pick their least favorite of the year
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TheWrap’s Film Critics Pick 10 Best Movies of 2014
From “Boyhood” to “Selma” — Alonso Duralde, Inkoo Kang and James Rocchi offer up their favorite films of the year
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‘Annie’ Review: Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis’ Cynical Remake Channels the ‘Hunger Games’
Broadway’s favorite orphan finds herself a pawn in a political campaign in this occasionally misanthropic updating of the beloved musical
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‘Miss Julie’ Review: Jessica Chastain Glows in an Otherwise Oppressively Grim Misery Fest
Scandinavian gloom takes over in Liv Ullmann’s shallow take on August Strindberg’s exploration of class and gender, co-starring Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton
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‘Black or White’ Review: Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer Square Off in Uneven Custody Battle
A rousing and fair debate between the little girl’s white grandfather and black grandmother would have lent the film some badly needed dramatic urgency
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‘Life Partners’ Review: Gillian Jacobs and Leighton Meester Remain Friends For No Apparent Reason
This arrested-development comedy takes female friendships seriously but strands its miscast leading ladies with the most generic characters possible
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‘The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies’ Review: Martin Freeman and Company End Trilogy, Provide Fan Service
Peter Jackson gives us more of the same in this franchise-ender co-starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Orlando Bloom
