Reviews
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‘The Load’ Film Review: A Trucker Hauls Mystery Cargo Through War-Torn Serbia
Documentarian Ognjen Glavonić made a splash at Cannes with this austere, haunting look at lives under fire
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‘Official Secrets’ Film Review: Kiera Knightley Stars In Middling Iraq War Whistleblower Drama
One woman’s courage in disclosing governmental corruption doesn’t always equate to explosive drama
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‘The Fanatic’ Film Review: John Travolta Gives Stalker Dementia a Bad Name In Trash-Heap Thriller
Travolta and director Fred Durst turn fan lunacy into a freak show of bad acting and bad-faith cautionary showbiz horror
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‘Overcomer’ Film Review: Sports-Centric Faith-Based Drama Preaches, Repetitively, to the Choir
The writing, the acting, even the lighting fails to turn the thudding messaging into something resembling cinematic entertainment
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‘Jawline’ Film Review: Social-Media Influence Gets Tough But Compassionate Exploration in New Doc
One young man’s attempted rise to Instagram stardom becomes a fascinating look at a bizarre industry
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‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’ Film Review: Joyous Doc Celebrates Long, Triumphant Journey of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
The film celebrates the legendary musical, from its fractious original production to its 55-year status as a global mainstay
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‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Film Review: Michael Ealy’s Powerful Performance Gets Lost in a Shabby Remake
This who-asked-for-it redo of the 1990 thriller spins a mystery that, this time, is both pointless and disappointing
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‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ Film Review: Jillian Bell Gets Welcome Showcase in Indie Comedy
Great casting (the ensemble includes Michaela Watkins and Lil Rel Howery) helps the film glide over the script’s bumpy parts
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‘Vita and Virginia’ Film Review: Elizabeth Debicki Makes a Wonderful Woolf in a Bloomsbury Biopic That Falls Short
Debicki’s Woolf is written with far more depth than Gemma Arterton’s pouty Vita Sackville-West, and the film shortchanges both
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‘Angel Has Fallen’ Film Review: Gerard Butler Lurches Through Pointless, Silly Threequel
Rather than focus on its lead character’s humanity, the dopey script spins a conspiracy that would be laughed off the internet
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‘American Factory’ Film Review: Obama-Produced Doc Takes Bleak Look at Chinese-Owned Plant in Ohio
In the first film from the Obamas’ production shingle, a Chinese entity takes over a Dayton, Ohio, factory and clashes abound
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‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ Film Review: Child’s Eye View of Narco Wars Produces Chilling Childhood Tale
Writer-director Issa López’s story of a young girl seeking hope in horror calls to mind “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Devil’s Backbone”
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‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ Film Review: Animated Portrait Captures a Director at Work, and Haunted by Dreams
A young Luis Buñuel examines his ethics and his hunger for paternal love in this incisive and occasionally surreal animated feature
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‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ Film Review: Formless Documentary Tackles Two Topics, Reveals Little About Either
As a whodunit regarding the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, or an exposé about the exploitation of Africa, this scattered film fails
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‘Driven’ Film Review: DeLorean Tale Offers a Fun Ride But No Memorable Destination
Lee Pace’s fine acting work as the controversial car magnate is overpowered by the hair and makeup departments
