‘RBG’ Film Review: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Life Makes for a Snappy But Surface-Level Documentary
This film on the legendarily “notorious” jurist is proficient but also prosaic
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‘Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town’ Film Review: Mackenzie Davis Wanders Listlessly Through L.A., as Does the Film
A stellar cast slums it in an L.A. story that yields little in the way of plot, character or meaning
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‘Superfly’ Film Review: Remake Updates Blaxploitation Genre With Wit and Resonance
Music-video helmer Director X’s feature debut is a smart and sharp take on the 1972 original
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‘The Misandrists’ Film Review: Bruce LaBruce Sends Up Feminist Ideology in Dated Satire
The Canadian provocateur jabs at a version of feminism that hasn’t been prevalent for decades
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‘Book Club’ Film Review: Women-of-a-Certain-Age Sex Comedy Has Poignancy Beneath the Pratfalls
The men are fine, but more scenes with just the quartet of powerhouse actresses would have been even better
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‘Terminal’ Film Review: Margot Robbie’s Silkiness Wasted in Polyester Movie
There’s a lot of look, and plenty of cinematic allusions, in this hit-woman tale, but it’s ultimately just twaddle
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‘Breaking In’ Film Review: Gabrielle Union Battles Burglars and Script Limitations
Union’s ingenious mom protects her kids from home intruders, but the character’s personality is as barren as the minimalist decor
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‘Disobedience’ Film Review: Two Rachels Don’t Make a Right in Unfocused Drama
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams play star-crossed, Orthodox Jewish lesbian lovers, but Alessandro Nivola’s restraint steals the show
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‘I Feel Pretty’ Film Review: Amy Schumer Teaches a Despicable Lesson in Self-Love
There’s a great idea buried within this esteem-com, but it’s a rigidly unfunny fiasco
