Reviews

Poorly-written characters struggle with ill-defined terrors in a muddled mess of a thriller

The latest from Quentin Dupieux (“Rubber”) turns a giant insect puppet and a nonsense plot into a happy road trip to nowhere

This “G.I. Joe Origins” tale goes from muddled to murky to flat-out goofy

Through interviews and recreations, the filmmakers capture Tipton’s life and explore how and by whom the history of trans people gets told

Michael Sarnoski’s tale of a reclusive ex-chef out to retrieve his porcine pal mixes flavors you wouldn’t think would pair well, but they do

The French legend’s star power threads together tones of wit, danger and political substance

‘Tournament of Champions’ might not make a lick of sense, but it’s a meticulously constructed thrill machine

The talents of Angela Bassett and Michelle Yeoh, to name a few, are wasted in a film that’s retro in the worst ways

“The Search for 52” focuses on a one-of-a-kind whale and what he can teach humans about humanity

There’s more telling than showing in this sci-fi action epic, and a lot of the telling is clumsy and obvious

Despite a few missteps, this latest entry is a chilling and politically scathing allegory about Americans armed with both guns and racism

Alec Baldwin returns for another convoluted storyline in an executive-infant fantasy that could use a changing

It’s a vividly performed story that also examines where social media, social justice, and cultural appropriation all meet