Reviews
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‘Cyrano’ Film Review: Peter Dinklage Shines but the Songs Are Forgettable
Director Joe Wright’s adaptation of the Cyrano de Bergerac story is a bittersweet mixture of enjoyable highs and painful lows
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‘Nightmare Alley’ Film Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Remake Looks Sumptuous But Rings Hollow
The Depression-era art direction is on point, but the noir intensity is missing
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‘The Novice’ Film Review: Director Lauren Hadaway Makes a Splash With Intense First Feature
A freshman college rower pushes herself to her physical and mental limits in this Spirit Award nominee
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‘A Journal for Jordan’ Film Review: Denzel Washington Misfires With True-Life Inspirational Tale
The talented Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams are saddled with a heavy-handed melodrama
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HBO Max’s ‘Station Eleven’ Review: A Theater Troupe Struts and Frets After a Pandemic Apocalypse
A series based on Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 debut novel imagines a world upended by a deadly pandemic
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10 Worst Films of 2021, From ‘Don’t Look Up’ to ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ (Photos)
TheWrap Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde isn’t mad, just disappointed, at the output from Ryan Reynolds, Tom Holland and Adam McKay
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10 Best Films of 2021, From ‘Swan Song’ to ‘Licorice Pizza’ (Photos)
TheWrap Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde chooses his favorite narrative films of the year, including ”Parallel Mothers“ and ”Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar“
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‘The Hand of God’ Film Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Autobiographical Coming-of-Age Tale Sticks to the Shallow End
The ”Great Beauty“ director clearly wants his own ”Amarcord,“ but he seems to lack a point of view about his own origins
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Film Review: Tom Holland Breaks Open the Multiverse for Fan Service and Genuine Emotion
Even as reality spins out in multiple directions, this latest chapter never strays too far from its characters’ innate humanity
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‘Flying Over Sunset’ Broadway Review: A Muddy Musical About Cary Grant’s All-Star Acid Trip
The new musical sings well on LSD, but trips over James Lapine’s pedestrian book
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‘Street Gang’ Film Review: Documentary Celebrates How ‘Sesame Street’ Changed the World
Let’s face it, blooper reels in which Muppets blow their lines and curse will always be priceless
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‘Agnes’ Film Review: Sluggish, Pointless Horror Film Shifts Gears Every 20 Minutes
There’s a possession and an exorcism in here somewhere, but this Catholic horror tale never goes anywhere memorable
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‘Company’ Broadway Review: Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone Shine in Rousing Sondheim Revival
Marianne Elliott reinvents the classic musical, taking it back to its fun and sexy roots with a gender-swapped lead role
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‘Citizen Ashe’ Film Review: Arthur Ashe Doc Movingly Chronicles Tennis Champ and Human Rights Activist
A wealth of archival footage and a powerful thematic thread of political evolution give power to this sports documentary
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‘West Side Story’ Review: Steven Spielberg Celebrates and Updates an American Classic
Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner clearly respect what’s come before, but they’re not afraid to tinker with it, and the results are electrifying
