Reviews
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‘Captain Marvel’ Film Review: Brie Larson Packs a Punch in Effective, Sometimes Obvious, Marvel Saga
The film may not always own up to its own political implications, but the girl-power and 90s retro aspects are fun, even when overplayed
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‘Saint Judy’ Film Review: Michelle Monaghan Plays a Crusading Immigration Lawyer in Timely Drama
The film examines tough, contemporary issues, so it’s a little disappointing when it falls back on noble-lawyer clichés
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‘Transit’ Film Review: WWII Tale of Escaping Fascism Gets Updated With Chilling Ease
Christian Petzold (“Phoenix”) presents a fractured modern Europe that calls to mind the 1930s in all the worst ways
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‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ Film Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor Steps Behind Camera for Confident Directorial Debut
Ejiofor writes, directs and stars in a powerful adaptation of an African novel for Netflix that the whole family can enjoy
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‘The Wedding Guest’ Film Review: Dev Patel Thriller Is Heavy on Ambience, Light on Actual Thrills
Director Michael Winterbottom has a strong sense of place, but his usual sense of story is missing in this kidnapping saga
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‘Mapplethorpe’ Film Review: Matt Smith Brings the Controversial Photographer to Vivid Life
Director Ondi Timoner isn’t afraid to stare at the artist’s outrageous life — or his full-frontal photos
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‘Run the Race’ Film Review: Tim Tebow’s Faith-Based Football Saga Elevates the Material a Step or Two
The cinematography and editing place this Christian movie a tiny bit above the fray, but it suffers the usual Bible-thumping drawbacks
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‘Paddleton’ Film Review: Ray Romano and Mark Duplass Face Mortality in Moving, Funny Bromance
The story deals with cancer and assisted suicide, but ultimately this Netflix piece is about two losers helping each other navigate life
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‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Film Review: Third Time’s a Fire-Breathing Charm
Writer-director Dean DeBlois caps his emotionally intelligent adaptation of the Vikings-and-dragons book series with an enjoyable, beautiful story of destiny and freedom
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‘Birds of Passage’ Film Review: Haunting Epic Is Not Your Typical Colombian Drug Saga
Set in a pre-Escobar era, this latest from the directors of “Embrace of the Serpent” is gorgeously, hauntingly romantic and tragic
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All 18 Robert Rodriguez Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “Alita: Battle Angel” rank in the outsider auteur’s filmography?
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‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ Film Review: In Art-Caper Animation, Thievery Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
A therapist is obsessed with masterpieces, and director Milorad Krstic is similarly drawn both to high art and high cinematic style
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‘Donnybrook’ Film Review: Jamie Bell’s Miserabilist Boxing Drama Has No Uppercut
Director Tim Sutton shoots for scuzzy bleakness, but the end result is overpowering yet unfocused
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‘Fighting With My Family’ Film Review: Paige’s Origin Story Spotlights WWE Underdog
With so few sports movies about women winning in a man’s arena, this charming true tale has all the right moves
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‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Film Review: James Cameron’s Long-Gestating Anime Adaptation Winds Up a Glossy Muddle
Robert Rodriguez gives us a heroine who doesn’t care about her past — so why should we? — in the cleanest post-apocalypse ever
