Reviews
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‘Young Ahmed’ Film Review: The Dardennes’ Tale of Teenage Radicalism Feels Both Suspenseful and Confounding
Social realists Jean-Pierre and Luc tell a gripping story of youthful extremism, with a perplexing mystery at its center
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‘Run This Town’ Film Review: Ben Platt’s Composite Journalist Pursues the Rob Ford Scandal
The movie never makes the most of Ford’s bad behavior, but Mena Massoud steals the show as a slick spin doctor
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‘The Banker’ Film Review: Anthony Mackie Gives Energy to Blandly Competent Biopic
This tale of black entrepreneurs taking on 1960s racism avoids the narrative risks that would have given this tale more power
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‘Swallow’ Film Review: Haley Bennett Stars in a Horror Tale with Too Many Unanswered Questions
Bennett plays a pregnant woman who swallows dangerous objects, but the film seems to understand her less as time goes on
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‘Straight Up’ Film Review: Gay Boy Meets Straight Girl in Banter-Filled Comedy
Writer-director-star James Sweeney explores his star-crossed lovers from every angle of the Kinsey scale
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‘Lost in America’ Film Review: Homeless-Youth Documentary Offers Rare Glimmer of Hope
It’s no cinematic masterpiece, but director Rotimi Rainwater’s hands-on approach to advocacy gives the film urgency and vitality
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‘Saint Frances’ Film Review: Unhappy Millennial Matures While Caring for Kindergartner in Festival Fave
Empathetic indie finds everyday joys and pain in the interactions between its believable characters
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‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Film Review: Rousing Anime Sequel Will Appeal More to Fans than Newcomers
Longtime fans of the action series will get exactly what they came for, not much more or less
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‘Scream, Queen!’ Film Review: How Mark Patton Battled HIV, Hollywood Homophobia, and Freddy Krueger
“My Nightmare on Elm Street” documentary tracks the actor’s legacy as horror’s first male “final girl”
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‘Greed’ Film Review: Steve Coogan Shines in Uneven Comedy About the Filthy Rich
Michael Winterbottom’s politics are in the right place, but the mix of laughs and outrage doesn’t always gleam
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‘The Invisible Man’ Film Review: Elisabeth Moss Delivers Bravura Performance in Taut, Tight Remake
Leigh Whannell rethinks the H.G. Wells classic and delivers the scares in a lean and mean horror triumph
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‘Las Pildoras de Mi Novio’ Film Review: Jaime Camil Attempts to Elevate the Mood of Distasteful Comedy
Mental illness and psychopharmacology make for cheap and not-very-funny comedic targets in overdone farce
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‘Brahms: The Boy II’ Film Review: A Horror Sequel So Bad, It Drags Down Its Predecessor
All hail Katie Holmes for her efforts to infuse this non-scary nonsense with nuance and depth
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‘Ride Your Wave’ Film Review: Masaaki Yuasa Makes a Splash with Water-Based Romance
This might not be Yuasa’s anime masterpiece, but it’s a great starter movie for those new to his singular style
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‘Standing Up, Falling Down’ Film Review: Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz Bridge Generations with Gags and Guidance
Crystal’s drunk doctor and Schwartz’s flailing stand-up give each other the kick in the pants both men need
