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‘The Inspection’ Review: Military Coming-of-Age Drama Feels Like an Instant Queer Classic
Documentarian Elegance Bratton brings assured filmmaking skills and life experience to this powerful narrative debut
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‘The Kingdom Exodus’ Review: Lars von Trier Goes Full Meta With the Return of His Creepy Hospital Drama
Like David Lynch before him, von Trier waited a quarter-century to return to his disturbing TV project
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‘Glass Onion’ Review: ‘Knives Out’ Sequel Is a Quick-Witted but Uninspired Whodunit
Daniel Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc, with Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr. and Janelle Monáe also joining the cast
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‘There There’ Review: Andrew Bujalski Leaps Backward to Mumblecore-Via-Zoom
After the breakthrough of ”Support the Girls,“ Bujalski’s experiment with COVID-19 cinema starts strong then goes off the rails
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‘Raymond & Ray’ Review: Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke Are Brothers in Contrived Family Drama
The film from writer-director Rodrigo Garcia starts out strong but then becomes a slog
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‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ Review: Lily James Finds Love in the World of Arranged Marriage
Toronto Film Festival 2022: This charming, colorful love story, set in London and Lahore, challenges preconceived notions and features off-the-charts chemistry between James and Shazad Latif
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‘Daliland’ Review: Ben Kingsley Delivers Whimsy and Chaos as Salvador Dali
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: Director Mary Harron’s film about the surrealist artist feels both timeless and allegorical
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‘Moving On’ Review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Reunite for a Surprise-Filled Mystery
TIFF 2022: In an era of all-star slogs, this tale from ”Grandma“ director Paul Weitz offers unexpected shocks around every corner
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‘The Woman King’ Film Review: Viola Davis Rules in Fresh and Meaningful Action Film
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film feels like an oft-told tale, but with a unique contemplation of strength and weakness
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‘Chevalier’ Film Review: Lush Period Biopic Comes Off as a Missed Opportunity
Toronto Film Festival 2022: Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars as a virtuoso composer in pre-revolutionary France, but the film slights the epic life of this singular historical figure
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‘Merkel’ Film Review: Former German Leader Noticeably Absent From Her Own Documentary
Telluride Film Festival 2022: This sketchy portrait of the ex-Chancellor feels bereft of insight or detail on a fascinating political life
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‘Alone Together’ Film Review: Katie Holmes Finds Love During Lockdown in COVID-19 Romance
Holmes has sharp instincts as a writer-director but too often takes the path of Lifetime schmaltz
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‘Sharp Stick’ Film Review: Lena Dunham’s First Feature in a Decade Feels Overly Familiar
She’s left New York City behind for Malibu, but the writer-director seems to be stuck in her comfort zone
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‘Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power’ Film Review: Civil-Rights Doc Explores Ongoing Issues
Relevant documentary that connects voter suppression in the ’60s to today’s political landscape could benefit from some tighter editing
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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Film Review: Emma Thompson Shines as a Widow Seeking Intimacy
Director Sophie Hyde keeps this mostly-two-hander between Thompson and Daryl McCormack from feeling too stage-bound
