Reviews
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‘The Uprising’ Review: Andrew Garfield Medieval Epic Soars, Then Nosedives
The actor leads a rebellion off a cliff in Paul Greengrass’ ultimately disappointing period piece
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‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Nesting-Doll Narrative Is a Frustrating Slog
Venice Film Festival: The filmmaker and actor’s third film as a director tells three stories inside one big story, but none of them spark
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‘Bunker’ Review: Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz’s Stylish Marital Thriller Is Trapped Between Satire and Suspense
Venice Film Festival: Florian Zeller’s follow-up to “The Son” asks if you can create truly great work on someone else’s terms
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‘Practical Magic 2’ Review: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Get a Flawed but Fantastical Reunion
Hollywood’s latest legacy sequel doesn’t fully embrace its ensemble comedy strengths, but benefits from Susanne Bier’s thoughtful direction
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‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’ Review: FX Series Is Missing Damson Idris, but Still Finds Its Footing
Newcomer Asante Blackk shines in this follow-up to “Snowfall” that explores survival, rap, family and legacy
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‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Punishing Elon Musk Doc Is the Stuff of Nightmares
Venice Film Festival: Gibney’s four-hour movie wants to know how Musk got so much power and why we gave it to him
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‘From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor’ Review: Wim Wenders Pushes 3D Further With Relaxed Documentary
Venice Film Festival: The German filmmaker tackles another artform with his latest doc, which finishes with the famed architect designing the new David Geffen Galleries
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‘Look Back’ Review: Gentle Live Action Remake Loses Magic in Translation
Venice Film Festival: Hirokazu Kore-eda tells a detailed but imbalanced story of two young manga artists
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‘Flesh Impact’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Adds Marilyn Monroe to Her Roster of Complex Heroines
Venice Film Festival: The jury president and director of “The Lost Daughter” and “The Bride!” has made a short film starring Ellen Burstyn and Dakota Fanning as the screen icon
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‘Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff’ Review: If You Wish to Make a Romance, You Must First Invent the Universe
Telluride Film Festival: The author of ‘Cosmos’ and ‘Contact’ wasn’t just an astronomer, he was a pothead in love
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‘Hombre al Agua’ Review: Gael Garcia Bernal Whips Up Some Messy Good Fun
Venice Film Festival: The actor-turned-director has created a fantasia that mixes melodrama, satire and social commentary
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‘Possible Love’ Review: Korean Drama Accumulates Power for Almost Three Hours
Venice Film Festival: Lee Chang-dong’s first movie since “Burning” is a slow-burn story about trauma, loss and class conflict
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‘Father Joe’ Review: Kiefer Sutherland Plays a Gun-Wielding Priest in Scattershot Mob Drama
Venice Film Festival: Al Pacino slumbers through an occasionally amusing action romp produced by Luc Besson
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‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Rock Doc Could Turn Agnostics Into Believers
Venice Film Festival: Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are the focus of a new documentary that’s light on story but heavy on meaningful vibes
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‘Primetime’ Review: Robert Pattinson Is Delightfully Gonzo in Searing Exploitation Screed
Venice Film Festival: Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim’s riff on “To Catch a Predator” is unrelentingly stylish
