Debbie Reynolds: Unsinkable, Indefatigable and Visionary (Appreciation)
The one-time MGM star redefined herself and her career throughout a tumultuous life
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Carrie Fisher Was a Wit, a Survivor – and Yes, a Princess (Appreciation)
Tabloid-adjacent since infancy, Fisher’s humor helped her through fame, pain and “Star Wars”
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11 Best Performances in Mediocre Movies of 2016, From Kristen Stewart to Viola Davis (Photos)
Even some of 2016’s darkest cinematic clouds had silver linings in the form of fine acting in films that didn’t otherwise deserve it
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‘Patriots Day’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Pursues the Boston Marathon Bombers
Whatever this latest true story from Peter Berg (“Deepwater Horizon”) lacks in narrative depth, it’s got plenty of humanity and suspense
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‘Why Him?’ Review: James Franco, Bryan Cranston Play Dumb in Witless Comedy
Only Megan Mullally and Keegan-Michael Key can wring occasional laughs from this tired, post-“Fockers” farce
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13 Worst Movies of 2016, From ‘Suicide Squad’ to ‘Trolls’ (Photos)
TheWrap critic Alonso Duralde picks the clunkers that made 2016 a challenge for movie lovers
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11 Best Movies of 2016, From ‘La La Land’ to ‘Queen of Katwe’ (Photos)
TheWrap Best & Worst 2016: Film reviews editor Alonso Duralde breaks down the highlights from a very competitive year
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‘Rogue One’ Review: Latest ‘Star Wars’ Entry Plays Like a Fan-Fiction Footnote
If you’re not delighted by inside-baseball references to Episode IV, this saga offers little else
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20 Great Movie Performances in 2016 You Might’ve Missed, From Sarah Paulson to Alden Ehrenreich (Photos)
Some of the year’s least-seen films boast standout work from both established and unknown actors and actresses
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‘La La Land’ Review: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Trip the Light Fantastic
In his follow-up to “Whiplash,” writer-director Damien Chazelle serves up a recognizable Los Angeles that’s also a singing, dancing land of dreams
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‘Office Christmas Party’ Review: Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston Stuck in Bah-Humbug Comedy
Yuletide bacchanal sorely lacks bowlful-of-jelly laughs, unless national treasure Kate McKinnon’s on screen
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‘Things to Come’ Review: Isabelle Huppert Dazzles in Coming-of-Middle-Age Tale
The French actress offers another unforgettable performance as a woman who loses everything but keeps going
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‘Miss Sloane’ Review: Jessica Chastain’s Complicated Lobbyist Feels Cable-Ready
The actress does her best to fill in the script’s character gaps, but the whole enterprise is undone by some third-act switcheroos
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‘Rules Don’t Apply’ Review: Warren Beatty Makes Great Pieces That Don’t Quite Fit Together
There’s a Howard Hughes biopic and a lovely Hollywood romance going on here, but they never quite cohere enough to make one movie between them
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‘Moana’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Invigorates Disney’s South Seas Saga
This latest animated adventure is mostly business as usual, but the title character does bolster the studio’s roster of non-princess heroines
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‘Take Me to the River’ Review: This Family Reunion Plays Like Polanski, With Cicadas
Writer-director Matt Sobel’s extraordinary debut feature boasts a powerful ensemble cast and finds the tension in what people don’t talk about
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‘Nocturnal Animals’ Review: Tom Ford Gambles Big and Wins on Second Feature
Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star in a film that successfully melds grit and glamour, the past and present, fiction and reality
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‘Arrival’ Review: Amy Adams Talks to Aliens in Cerebral Sci-Fi Story
Denis Villeneuve’s tale of humanity’s first contact with ETs wants to appeal to both the heart and the head, but it succeeds mostly above the shoulders
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‘Almost Christmas’ Review: Danny Glover and Mo’nique Serve Up Holiday Satisfaction
If you come to Christmas movies for laughs, poignancy and familial reconciliation, this all-star cast provides it in abundance
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‘Loving’ Review: Civil Rights Tale Captures Soft-Spoken Southern Humanity
Writer-director Jeff Nichols takes a low-key approach to the interracial couple whose marriage battle went to the Supreme Court
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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Review: Mel Gibson Says War Is Hell — Except When It’s Awesome
The “Passion of the Christ” director extols pacifism with one hand while making war brutally exciting with the other
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‘Trolls’ Review: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick Are Floppin’ to the Oldies
Shrill Kidz Bop-ish covers and an eye-assaulting color scheme make for one awful animated adventure
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‘Doctor Strange’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch Brings a Little Magic to the Marvel Universe
Just when you’d given up on superheroes and CGI, along comes a funny, exciting, trippy movie with an interesting take on both
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‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ Review: Tom Cruise Hits Marks, Punches Faces in Fun, Formulaic Sequel
This follow-up is as featureless and generic as its title, but the action and the banter make for a pleasant, if disposable, trip to the movies
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‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’ Review: Jon Hamm and Zach Galifianakis Waste Their Time, and Ours
Inane spy spoof doesn’t deserve its cast (which also includes Gal Gadot and Isla Fisher) or its director (Greg Mottola)
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‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ Review: Comedian Connects, Even in the Biggest of Big Rooms
Now the jokes are about home-ownership and private school, but Hart hits his targets, even when playing a record-breaking stadium crowd
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‘The Accountant’ Review: Ben Affleck Excels at Math and Murder in Oddball Origin Story
The title character is a ninja and a crack shot and a whiz at tax deductions in a thriller that understands how silly it is
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‘Shin Godzilla’ Review: New Reboot Mixes Giant Monsters and Political Satire
Godzilla rises again, only to face government bureaucracy, U.N. meddling and some renegade scientists who might actually fix the situation
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‘Middle School’ Review: Pre-Teen Comedy-Drama Succeeds at Neither
Both the laughs and the tear-jerking fall flat in this herky-jerky adaptation of James Patterson’s junior-high novels
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‘Blue Jay’ Review: Sarah Paulson and Mark Duplass Shine in Actors’ Showcase
The Duplass-scripted dramedy breaks little new ground, but watching these performers flex their talents justifies the effort
