Reviews
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‘Everybody’s Everything’ Film Review: Rapper Lil Peep’s Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall Explored in Sensitive Documentary
The Soundcloud rapper died at the age of 21 but left behind a compelling personal and professional legacy
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‘White Snake’ Film Review: Epic Saga Heralds New Wave of Chinese Animation
Drawing from folk legend, directors Amp Wong and Ji Zhao have created a finely cut and polished gem of CG animation
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‘Earthquake Bird’ Film Review: Alicia Vikander’s Listless Melodrama Lands With a Splat
Disappointing new feature from Wash Westmoreland (“Colette”) doesn’t work as a mystery or as a character piece
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‘The Report’ Film Review: Adam Driver Takes on the CIA in Real-Life Thriller
Illuminating, talky film depicts a dedicated Senate investigator’s unearthing of the CIA’s War on Terror torture program
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‘Waves’ Film Review: Searing Father-Son Drama Examines Race and Masculinity
Trey Edward Shults (“It Comes at Night”) unsparingly examines a family’s implosion but still allows for hope
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‘Ford v Ferrari’ Film Review: Christian Bale and Matt Damon Drive Steady Through Underwritten Le Mans Tale
The race sequences are breathtaking, but the characterizations need a tune-up in James Mangold’s latest
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‘Charlie’s Angels’ Film Review: Kristen Stewart and Company Make Reboot All About Sisterhood
Writer-director Elizabeth Banks underscores how rarely Hollywood gives women equal footing in action roles
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‘The All-Americans’ Film Review: East L.A. Football Doc Diminishes the Community It Seeks to Celebrate
This look at a legendary football rivalry plays too often like an outsider’s perspective
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‘American Dharma’ Film Review: Errol Morris’ Documentary on Steve Bannon Leaves Too Many Questions Unanswered
The master documentarian takes an even-keeled approach to the political troublemaker, and the results can be maddening
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‘Good Girls Get High’ Review: Laughs Are Baked Into This Sweet Teen Comedy
Does this movie resemble “Booksmart”? Sure. Is it still worth your while? Absolutely.
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‘Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man’ Film Review: Documentary Reveals How Bathroom Humor Can Change the World
Jack Sim might shock people, but he’s raising awareness about sanitation issues on a global scale
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‘Playing With Fire’ Film Review: John Cena Family Firefighter Comedy Fizzles Out
Even kids won’t be amused by this tiresome tale, one where even the poop jokes won’t earn an easy laugh
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‘Doctor Sleep’ Film Review: King-Crowned Horror Sequel Suffers When It’s a Kubrick Homage
Not overlooking Kubrick is well-intentioned, but the film undercuts its own compelling new story
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‘Midway’ Film Review: Impressive Visuals Go to War With Spotty Writing
Roland Emmerich is exactly the right filmmaker and the wrong one to tackle this tale of a pivotal WWII skirmish
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‘The Apollo’ Film Review: Documentary Plumbs Legendary Harlem Theater’s Rich History
Roger Ross Williams skillfully weaves together cultural and political, past and present, in this valentine to a landmark
