12 Worst Movies of 2017, From ‘The Emoji Movie’ to ‘Baywatch’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2017: Boy geniuses, giant robots and poop emojis all had a role in the year’s lousiest films
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life': Why America Needs More George Baileys in Trump Era
Classic film’s villain is a real estate mogul who sticks his name on everything. Imagine that
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20 Essential Movie and TV Scrooges Through the Years, From Alastair Sim to Bill Murray (Photos)
The immortal Charles Dickens character has Bah-Humbugged his (and her) way into dozens of films and TV movies
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‘Downsizing’ Review: Matt Damon Is the Incredible Shrinking Everyman
Venice 2017: Alexander Payne’s sci-fi comedy examines the human condition in both the macro and the micro
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Movie Review: The Thrills Are Strong with This One
Purists may balk, but Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII is a ripping intergalactic yarn
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10 Best Documentaries of 2017, From ‘Faces Places’ to ‘Kiki’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2017: Critic Alonso Duralde picks the nonfiction films that made the world came alive this year
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‘Ferdinand’ Movie Review: Charming Kids’ Cartoon Is Bullish on Non-Conformity
A familiar message goes down easy with plenty of laughs and visual delights
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‘The Shape of Water’ Film Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Glorious Romance Blends Horror and Delight
Sally Hawkins and Doug Jones are swoon-worthy as a star-crossed, human-amphibian couple
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‘Call Me by Your Name’ Film Review: Senses Working Overtime in Lush Summer Romance
Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer captivate in Luca Guadagnino’s evocative love story
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‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Film Review: Scrooge’s Origin Story Is a Bit of a Humbug
Christopher Plummer’s irascible Ebenezer will have you wishing for a straight-up adaptation
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‘Wonder’ Film Review: Anti-Bullying Tale Is a Tasteful Tear-Jerker
Jacob Tremblay and Julia Roberts star in a film that’s shamelessly sentimental but (almost) never mawkish or manipulative
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‘Give Me Future’ Film Review: Major Lazer Rocks Havana
A celebration of the unifying power of art and music, this is that rarest of creations — the feel-good documentary
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‘The Star’ Film Review: Fail, Mary
Sanctimony and silliness make strange bedfellows in this wacky-talking-animals Nativity tale
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‘Justice League’ Film Review: DC Superheroes Battle in Vain Against the Power of Zack Snyder
There are some laughs and excitement, but this is another film that looks like Axe body spray smells
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‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Film Review: Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell Listlessly Pack This Stocking With Coal
If you see one slapstick dysfunctional-family Christmas movie, go with “Bad Moms”
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‘Lady Bird’ Film Review: Greta Gerwig Crafts a Lovely Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman
Saoirse Ronan beautifully captures the restlessness of a girl who just wants out of Sacramento
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Review: Cate Blanchett’s Campy Villainess Steals the Thunder
Excitement and silliness abound in this breathlessly action-packed and comic superhero tale
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‘Suburbicon’ Review: George Clooney Overplays His Hand With Grotesque ’50s Noir
Venice Film Festival: The mid-century design succeeds where the satire and thriller elements fail
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‘Boo 2!’ Review: Tyler Perry Leaves a Flaming Bag of Poo on Your Doorstep
There are funny Madea movies, but this rushed sequel isn’t one of them
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‘Only the Brave’ Review: Josh Brolin Firefighter Saga Digs Deep
True-life tale of heroism and sacrifices finds room for rich, complicated characters
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‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ Review: Adam Sandler Nails Noah Baumbach’s Comedy of Dysfunction
Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel also shine in this sad, hilarious tale of recrimination and redemption
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‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ Review: True Pooh Story More Than a Run-of-the-Milne Biopic
PTSD and bad parenting balance out the Tiggers and crumpets in this look at the man (and boy) behind Winnie the Pooh
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‘Dina’ Review: Doc Explores Love, Marriage and Autism
Sundance 2017: The directors of “Mala Mala” follow their captivating heroine through wedding prep and love pains without condescension or coddling
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‘Better Watch Out’ Review: Holiday Horror Comedy Plays Like ‘Home Alone’ with a Body Count
A babysitter and her tween charge fend off home invaders on Christmas Eve in this darkly hilarious thriller
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Ryan Gosling Keeps the Dream of Electric Sheep Alive
Harrison Ford returns for a rare sequel that enriches the themes and ideas of the original
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‘Friend Request’ Review: Delete Your Account
A vengeful witch using Facebook for mayhem generates zero scares — but plenty of unintentional laughs
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‘Victoria & Abdul’ Review: Judi Dench’s Queen Victoria Keeps This Smarm-ada Afloat
Stephen Frears traffics in cutesy colonialism but the film offers up all the colors in Dame Judi’s paintbox
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‘9/11’ Review: Charlie Sheen Drama Avoids Exploitation If Not Familiarity
Gina Gershon and Jacqueline Bisset’s genuinely powerful performances lift up this otherwise routine film
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‘Home Again’ Review: Reese Witherspoon Plays Goldilocks to Three Bores
Actress is wasted in a midlife crisis comedy that marks a negligible debut from writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer
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‘Our Souls at Night’ Review: Jane Fonda and Robert Redford Play Nice People in a Nice Romance
Venice: This Netflix drama plays it safe, but the leading players have as much chemistry as ever
