Alonso Duralde
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‘Carol’ Review: Cate Blanchett Radiates Passion in Todd Haynes’ Near-Perfect Masterpiece
Sexuality and repression clash in gorgeous, aching adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s groundbreaking lesbian novel
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‘Secret in Their Eyes’ Review: Chiwitel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts Don’t Quite Click in Inconsistent Thriller
This remake of the Argentine Oscar winner has many impressive pieces that never manage to fit together
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‘By the Sea’ AFI Review: Angelina Jolie Pitt Stages Dreary Scenes From a Dull Marriage
The writer-director-star and her husband, Brad Pitt, stare at each other and at the ocean in a soporific drama that teeters on parody
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‘Trumbo’ Review: Bryan Cranston Blasts the Blacklist in a Rousing Hollywood History
Louis CK and Helen Mirren steal scenes in this look at how screenwriters kept working even when Hollywood thought it was shutting down the Red Menace
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‘Mockingjay Part 2’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Sends Out the ‘Hunger Games’ Saga With a Bang
Smart, exciting and heartfelt, this closing chapter turns out to be one of this year’s most satisfying popcorn movies
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‘Brooklyn’ Review: Saoirse Ronan Finds Love on Both Sides of Atlantic
This grandly sentimental, old-fashioned romance isn’t afraid of a little blarney
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‘The Peanuts Movie’ Review: Charlie Brown Survives the Leap to 3D
Designed more for kids who know the characters from TV specials rather than the comic strip, this cartoon tempers its boisterousness with a hint of melancholy
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‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Review: Sandra Bullock Stumbles Through a Clumsy Political Satire
This would-be dark comedy treats notions like “political campaigns are just like advertising campaigns” as though they were ground-breaking revelations
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‘Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse’ Review: Horror-Comedy Has Few Merits
Tye Sheridan gives a genuine performance in a cheesy, unsubtle movie that doesn’t deserve it
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‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ Review: Whooshing Poltergeists Spook Stupid Suburbanites
This sixth entry in the found-footage franchise suggests a fatal level of series fatigue
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‘Jem and the Holograms’ Review: Musical Cartoon Reboot Is Neither Truly Outrageous Nor Completely Off-Key
This revival of the 1980s TV show is like stuffing your mouth with bubblegum – not that there’s anything wrong with that
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‘Burnt’ Review: Bradley Cooper Culinary Dramedy Leaves a Bad Taste
This foodie movie is as insufferable as the rock star chefs it portrays
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‘Rock the Kasbah’ Review: Bill Murray Goes to Kabul for Music, Stays for Personal Growth
Barry Levinson’s comedy is mostly a schtick delivery system for his star
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‘Truth’ Review: Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford Are Adrift in Preachy Docudrama
Dan Rather’s investigation of George W. Bush’s National Guard service gets exonerated, but only after thudding speeches about journalism
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‘The Assassin’ Review: Taiwan’s Oscar Entry Puts a Poetic Spin on the Action Genre
Legendary filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien blends stunning imagery with intentionally enigmatic storytelling in this tale of vengeance
