Reviews
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‘Janet Planet’ Review: A Textured Yet Wearisome Coming-of-Age Tale
Telluride 2023: Julianne Nicholson and newcomer Zoe Ziegler ably navigate an even-keeled mother-daughter story that feels hushed to a fault
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‘Back to the Future’ Broadway Review: Roger Bart Travels on Autopilot
The gifted comedian delivers the performance this tired exercise in excessive stagecraft deserves
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‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is Brainy and Grand in All the Right Ways
Elevated by Cillian Murphy’s exacting performance, Nolan’s biopic on the father of the atomic bomb is majestic and morally complex
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Review: The Sequel Disappoints Despite Patrick Wilson’s Promising Directorial Debut
The new ‘Insidious’ chapter wearily fizzles despite some effective set-pieces and signature jump scares
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‘No Hard Feelings’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Lights Up This Witty and Genuine Rom-Com
With funny set-pieces and a heartwarming turn from young Andrew Barth Feldman, the occasionally clumsy studio comedy finds its groove
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‘I.S.S.’ Review: Ariana DeBose Outer-Space Thriller Is Respectable But Lifeless
Tribeca Festival: “Blackfish” director Gabriela Cowperthwaite orchestrates a stylish yet frustratingly broad genre exercise
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‘The Comeuppance’ Off Broadway Review: Or, How a Great Play Exposes the Worst Years of Our Lives
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins knows why no one ever really recovers from high school
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‘Robot Dreams’ Review: A Beautiful Tale of Friendship and Love in the Hand-Drawn Streets of Vintage New York
Cannes 2023: Pablo Berger’s heartwarming animation is one of the most delightful films in this year’s lineup
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‘Monsoon Wedding’ Off Broadway Review: Mira Nair Brings Her Movie to the Stage
The reluctant bride and groom now sing but don’t generate much heat
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‘The Mother’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Makes a Meal Out of Netflix Action Drama
Director Niki Caro finds moments of beauty in formulaic tale of mothers and daughters
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‘Hypnotic’ Review: Ben Affleck Neo-Noir Is a Snooze That Draws From ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Inception’
Robert Rodriguez’s crime caper is exhaustingly over-plotted and surprisingly short on fun
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‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ Review: A Moderately Engaging Sequel That Should Have Been Funnier
Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen are all legends, but this film doesn’t try hard enough to deserve them
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‘Master Gardener’ Review: Paul Schrader Closes the Loop on his Tortured Men Trilogy with a Haunting Film
Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver sprout two studiously unnerving characters in this examination of racism and redemption
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‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Review: David Lowery’s Reimagining of a Children’s Classic Is Refreshing and Wearisome
Despite lush visuals, Lowery’s film falters with questionable story choices and a gloomy tone.
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‘Polite Society’ Review: Nida Manzoor’s Coming-of-Age Heist Flick Is a Boisterous Celebration of Sisterhood
With superbly choreographed fight sequences, agile camerawork and an unapologetic feminist spirit, this is your next favorite action-comedy
