‘Small Axe: Lovers Rock’ Review: Steve McQueen Would Like to Dance With You, in 1979
The director’s talent for plunging you into specific places and feelings is used, for a change, to go somewhere sexy and exhilarating
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‘Superintelligence’ Film Review: Melissa McCarthy Is Humanity’s Last Hope in Superaverage Comedy
James Corden voices a rogue AI program in a high-concept movie that’s low on laughs
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‘Uncle Frank’ Film Review: Alan Ball’s 1970s Gay Road Trip Saga Meanders, But Finds Its Path
The writer-director finds some choice comic and dramatic moments when he’s not getting in his own way
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‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ Film Review: Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Team Up to Save the Holidays
This sequel to the Netflix hit mixes Yuletide lore with clockwork plotting from director and co-writer Chris Columbus
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‘Happiest Season’ Film Review: Kristen Stewart Makes Merry in LGBT Christmas Farce
Director and co-writer Clea Duvall mixes holiday fizz with emotional heft, and gets the balance mostly right
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‘The Croods: A New Age’ Film Review: The Laughs Keep Evolving in Animated Sequel
Even if you haven’t thought about this prehistoric family since 2013, this followup is as charming and funny as its predecessor
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Film Review: Ron Howard’s Rust Belt Saga Is Yokel Hokum
Instead of an exploration of the societal and economic roots of the opioid crisis, we get bootstrap boosterism
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2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Blu-rays, DVDs and Books to Make the Season Bright
Alonso Duralde recommends new releases of classic holiday movies, both on video and in book form
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‘Sound of Metal’ Review: Riz Ahmed’s Drummer Pursues Life After Hearing Loss
A searing central performance smooths over some rough patches in the script by co-writer and first-time director Darius Marder
