Reviews
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‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ Film Review: Angelina Jolie Returns, But the Stakes Are Diminished
This time, it’s not personal, and so a wonderfully vivid character finds her sharp edges dulled
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‘Skid Row Marathon’ Film Review: Documentary Puts Homeless Runners in Soft Focus
In examining a judge who assembles a group of runners from Los Angeles’ Skid Row, the film sprints from tough questions
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‘Jexi’ Film Review: Comedy Crashes in Witless Tale of Runaway Operating System
This Adam Devine time-waster is “Her” for Dummies
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‘Emanuel’ Film Review: Charleston Church Massacre Doc Stresses Forgiveness, Healing
Survivors and loved ones share painful memories, and many of them advocate for the killer’s repentance
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‘High Strung Free Dance’ Film Review: Toe-Tapping Dance Saga Shimmies Between Sublime and Ridiculous
If you’re on board with the ridiculous plot and over-the-top choreography, this one’s a cult classic in the making
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‘The Addams Family’ Film Review: Creepy, Kooky Characters Live Again in Fun Animated Feature
Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron lead the brood in a cartoon comedy that encourages kids to fly their own freak flags
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‘Gemini Man’ Film Review: Will Smith Gets to Play Two Dullards in Ridiculous Cloning Thriller
Ang Lee blends an erratic script, listless performances and high frame-rate cinematography, and the results are terrible
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‘The Cotton Club Encore’ Film Review: Francis Ford Coppola’s Butchered Masterpiece Gets Its Redemption
New York Film Festival 2019: With the restoration of Gregory Hines’ complete performance, this legendary flop now stands among a master director’s greatest films
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‘Mary’ Film Review: Gary Oldman’s Haunted-Boat Tale Is Neither Sea- Nor Scare-Worthy
Emily Mortimer struggles to keep the film afloat, despite a script that underserves the characters and the chills
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‘Mister America’ Film Review: An Idiot Runs for Office, But That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
Tim Heidecker plays an unqualified criminal on the campaign trail, but this wobbly satire tells us nothing we don’t already know
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‘Dilili in Paris’ Film Review: Animated French Period Saga Provides a History Lesson for Kids
French animation legend Michel Ocelot mixes stylized characters with realistic backgrounds, to mixed effect
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‘Wrinkles the Clown’ Film Review: There’s a Great Doc To Be Made About Creepy Clowns — This Isn’t It
Director Michael Beach Nichols plays fast and loose with this urban legend but never plays fair with the audience
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‘Semper Fi’ Film Review: Fascinating Characters Get Sacrificed to Flat Melodrama in Marines Saga
Jai Courtney and Nat Wolff give their all as troubled brothers, but the movie ignores them for less interesting pursuits
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‘Lucy in the Sky’ Film Review: Natalie Portman’s Astronaut Cut Loose by Script’s Lack of Mission, Control
Director Noah Hawley and his all-male screenwriting team can’t seem to tether a complicated female character
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‘Low Tide’ Film Review: Coming-of-Age Tale About Buried Treasure Digs Up Promising Talent
A first-time director and a young cast team up for a teen adventure that recalls the best of the 1980s
