Reviews
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‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Film Review: Haunting Memory Play Culminates in Bravura 3D Sequence
Chinese director Bi Gan explores nostalgia and obsession in a manner that recalls Tarkovsky, Malick and Wong Kar-wai
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‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Film Review: Mexican Folklore Gets Whitewashed in Disappointing Horror Effort
Generations of Latin children were terrified by threats of this ghost, but the white writers mostly miss the point in this effective but misguided effort
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‘Red Joan’ Review: Not Enough Drama, or Enough Judi Dench, in British Spy Story
Director Trevor Nunn finds no passion, intrigue or motivation in this based-on-a-true-story tale of espionage
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‘Little Woods’ Film Review: Tessa Thompson and Lily James Play Survivors in Bleak Modern Times
Writer-director Nia DaCosta isn’t afraid to take audiences to a state of emotional helplessness
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‘Breakthrough’ Film Review: Faith-Based Saga Freezes Out Deeper Analysis
The prayers of devoted mom Chrissy Metz bring her son back to life in a film that asks viewers to take its faith on faith
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‘Penguins’ Film Review: Ed Helms Narrates a Plucky Pygoscelis in Disneynature’s Latest Doc
Sun Valley 2019: The Adélie penguin is smaller than his flightless cousins but makes for an engaging subject in this new Disney nature doc
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‘Master Z: Ip Man Legacy’ Film Review: Michelle Yeoh and Dave Bautista Kick It in Gorgeous, Muddled Martial-Arts Tale
Barely a sequel to the prior “Ip Man” movies, this pulpy crime tale still delivers the action and a gloriously artificial Hong Kong
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‘After’ Film Review: Harry Styles Fan-Fic Adaptation Goes in One Direction — South
Shallow, masochistic college romance between a good girl and a bad boy suffers from just about everything
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‘Hellboy’ Movie Review: Rebooted Superhero Saga Hits the Hard-R Horror Sweet Spot
Neil Marshall’s take is scruffier than Guillermo del Toro’s,, sprawling out into multiple horror sub-genres — and that’s a good thing
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‘Sauvage / Wild’ Film Review: Debut Feature Examines a Gay Hustler’s Life Without Sentimentality
Félix Maritaud of “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” gives a powerful, uncompromising performance as a 22-year-old escort
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‘Missing Link’ Film Review: Stop-Motion Animated Feature Looks Great But Lacks Story
The latest from Laika is visually breathtaking, but the narrative won’t enthrall kids or their parents, even with Hugh Jackman voicing
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‘Stockholm’ Film Review: Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace Connect in Uneven Heist-Biopic
She’s dignified and he’s mischievous in a film that explores the origins of the Stockholm syndrome
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‘Mary Magdalene’ Film Review: Rooney Mara Plays Jesus’ Gal Pal in Snoozy Epic
There’s no passion for the Passion, nor any drama or chemistry between Mara and Joaquin Phoenix as her personal Jesus
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‘Wild Nights with Emily’ Film Review: Molly Shannon Brilliantly Reimagines Emily Dickinson
Writer-director Madeline Olnek rescues Dickinson from biased history, painting the poet as a woman brimming over with love and life
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‘Little’ Film Review: Issa Rae and Marsai Martin Bring Hilarious Chemistry to Body-Switch Tale
Mean boss Regina Hall gets turned into 13-year-old Martin and returns to middle school in Tina Gordon’s witty, thoughtful comedy
