Reviews
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‘Sometimes Always Never’ Film Review: Bill Nighy Helps Lift Scatter-Brained Family Drama
The film from director Carl Hunter creates characters charged with latent resentment, unresolved loss and unhealthy defense mechanisms
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‘The Vast of Night’ Film Review: Sci-Fi Thriller Feels Like the ’50s – And Like Today
Director Andrew Patterson uses the simple ingredients of two characters, extraterrestrial intrigue and a small-town period setting to create a gripping adventure
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‘The Wolf House’ Film Review: Chilean Animated Film Depicts a Mind-Blowing Haunted House
Directors Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León mingle classic European fairytales in a potpourri of magical notes laden in eeriness
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‘The Gentlemen’ Film Review: Guy Ritchie Gets His Mojo Back in a Tale That Recalls His Early Breakthroughs
Matthew McConaughey stars as a weed mogul looking to join the aristocracy in this entertaining rehash of Ritchie’s greatest hits
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‘Trolls World Tour’ Film Review: Animated Saga Expands Its Musical Universe in a Safe But Sprightly Sequel
Our high-haired heroes meet their brethren in a variety of musical genres, but there’s no stand-out “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”-sized hit this time
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Film Review: Eliza Hittman’s Powerful Teen Abortion Drama Explores Access and Friendship
A young girl’s trip to New York with her best friend to terminate a pregnancy is told with sensitivity and urgency
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‘Slay the Dragon’ Film Review: Timely Doc Takes Hard Look at Political Corruption
This blistering examination of Republican redistricting and voter suppression is essential election-year viewing
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‘Almost Love’ Film Review: Gay Couple Works Out Issues in Overpopulated, Underwritten Comedy
Too many characters with not enough depth populate this NYC comedy, but Patricia Clarkson’s all-too-brief cameo steals the show
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‘Vitalina Varela’ Film Review: Pedro Costa Summons a Dark Night of Grief
The filmmaker returns to the immigrant community of his earlier films, masterfully examining abandonment, memory, and resilience.
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‘I Still Believe’ Film Review: KJ Apa Croons His Way Through Another Saccharine Faith-Based Biopic
Directors Andrew and Jon Erwin bring polish to inspirational films, but the storytelling is sunk by the usual tropes
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‘Banana Split’ Review: #FriendshipGoals Rule in Witty Teen Comedy
A college-bound teen forms a lasting friendship with her ex’s new girlfriend in this smart, breezy romp
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‘Resistance’ Film Review: Jesse Eisenberg Stretches Himself as Marcel Marceau, Nazi Fighter
The “Social Network” star’s French accent might be iffy, but he handles both human drama and silent clowning with great skill
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‘There’s Something in the Water’ Film Review: Ellen Page Examines Racism and Environmental Disaster
With her co-director Ian Daniel, Page uncovers a history of black and indigenous communities in Nova Scotia targeted by polluters
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‘The Way Back’ Film Review: Ben Affleck Battles His Demons in Tough-Minded Sports Saga
Director Gavin O’Connor knows how to spin a sports yarn, but he also knows one winning season isn’t enough to fix a broken life
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‘Crip Camp’ Film Review: Stirring Documentary Recalls Training Ground for Disability Rights Activists
A little-known story of political awakening is the subject of this eye-opening, powerful non-fiction film
