‘Nationtime’ Film Review: Restored 1972 Doc Captures a Political Movement at a Turning Point
The specifics of Black issues in the U.S. may have changed since William Greaves shot this landmark film, but the struggle continues
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‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ Film Review: Errol Morris Unravels a Trippy Yarn About Timothy Leary’s Muse
AFI 2020: Reliable narrator or not, Joanna Harcourt-Smith spins a heck of a story
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‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Film Review: Sacha Baron Cohen Valiantly Fails to Resuscitate the Satire Corpse
In a culture where Americans publicly reveal their worst opinions every day, it’s no longer a trick to get them to do it on camera
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‘The Witches’ Film Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Roald Dahl Remake Is Creepy But Superfluous
This is no Tim-Burton-does-Willy-Wonka debacle, but neither does it improve on the 1990 version
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‘Pink Skies Ahead’ Film Review: Young Writer Releases Her Anxiety Over Her Anxiety in Empathetic Coming-of-Age Tale
AFI 2020: Jessica Barden’s winning performance elevates the story’s more familiar aspects
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‘I’m Your Woman’ Film Review: Rachel Brosnahan Finds Herself on the Run in 70s-Set Thriller
AFI 2020: Director Julia Hart (“Fast Color”) hits that 1970s “New Hollywood” sweet spot that eludes so many contemporary filmmakers
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‘Rebecca’ Film Review: Period Lavishness, Not Romance and Suspense, Keeps This Remake Afloat
Lily James and Armie Hammer play du Maurier’s tormented lovers, but Ben Wheatley is no Alfred Hitchcock
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‘Honest Thief’ Film Review: Liam Neeson Does What You Expect, While Jai Courtney Steals the Show
This firmly middling Neeson-gets-revenge thriller is boosted by Courtney’s wonderfully wicked villain
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‘Yellow Rose’ Film Review: A Young Immigrant Finds Her Voice in Routine Indie
Well-intentioned drama skims the surface of its heroine’s experience as a would-be country singer trying to stay clear of ICE
