Reviews
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‘The Nightingale’ Film Review: ‘Babadook’ Director Packs a Wallop in Bleak Revenge Tale
Jennifer Kent’s intense rape drama doesn’t contain the usual cathartic violence or exploitative titillation
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‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Film Review: Israel and Palestine Clash on the Set of a TV Soap Opera
Viewing the conflict through a show-biz lens makes for effective comedy, but a late pivot to drama diminishes the impact
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‘La Flor’ Film Review: Argentine Epic Merits Its 14-Hour Running Time
Writer-director Mariano Llinás mixes spy thriller, musical and meta-fiction for a one-of-a-kind moviegoing experience
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Film Review: Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham Go Way Over the Top, With Fast Furiousness
This breathless “Fast & Furious Presents” installment never takes itself seriously, but it’s invested in being a blockbuster with heart
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‘The Mountain’ Film Review: Jeff Goldblum Plays an Authoritative Lobotomist in 1950s-Set Drama
Writer-director Rick Alverson’s portrait of toxic conformity occasionally feels guilty of what it seeks to expose
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‘The Great Hack’ Film Review: Alarming Documentary on Voter Targeting Revisits Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The makers of “The Square” lay bare the psychographic side of Facebook, and how user data can be turned into weapons against democracy
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‘Ray & Liz’ Film Review: Richard Billingham Documents the Slow Disintegration of a Dysfunctional Family
The photographer’s powerful and melancholy debut feature lives inside the pain of an alcoholic household
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‘The Lion King’ Film Review: Impressive Technical Mastery Drains the Life From the Original
Jon Favreau’s remake looks incredibly literal, but the digital animal performers lack the facial expressions and body movement to tell the story
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‘A Faithful Man’ Film Review: Louis Garrel Conducts a Very French Romantic Roundelay
Sexual obsession and possible homicide play a role in this diverting import, co-written by Jean-Claude Carrière and co-starring Lily-Rose Depp
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‘Crawl’ Film Review: Kaya Scodelario Contends With Killer Gators and a Toothless Screenplay
Alexandre Aja feels like a hack-for-hire in this uninspired saga about alligators tormenting hurricane survivors
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‘Stuber’ Film Review: Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Stall Out With Deflated Script
These seasoned comic performers can’t breathe life into this buddy-cop comedy’s one-star jokes
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‘The Art of Self-Defense’ Film Review: Jesse Eisenberg Yearns for Confidence in Brilliant Dark Comedy
Riley Stearns’ indie about insecure adults and the sensei who exploits them is bold and unsettling
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‘Sword of Trust’ Film Review: Marc Maron’s Masterful Turn Exposes the Deep Roots of Lynn Shelton’s Comedy
Shelton’s caper about a sought-after Confederate relic feels breezy but has a lot to say about the current politically-charged moment
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‘Armstrong’ Film Review: Documentary Celebrates the Astronaut as Reluctant Hero
Following in the lunar footsteps of “First Man” and “Apollo 11,” David Fairhead’s portrait of Neil Armstrong captures a humble man thrust into greatness
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‘Midsommar’ Film Review: Ari Aster’s ‘Hereditary’ Follow-Up Feels Muddled and Underwritten
A fine ensemble, led by Florence Pugh, gets stuck playing the kind of horror characters you want to slap for their stupidity
