Reviews
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‘UglyDolls’ Film Review: You’ve Seen This Toy Story Before
A dazzling cast of voice talent — including Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe and Nick Jonas — get bogged down in an all-too-familiar kid cartoon
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‘A Dog’s Journey’ Film Review: Reincarnating Dog Returns to the Margins of a Young Girl’s Troubles
In this fluffy, sappy sequel, it’s heroine CJ who goes on the journey while the canine antics feel mostly extraneous
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‘Knock Down the House’ Film Review: Rousing Documentary Follows AOC and Three Other Women on the Road to Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the marquee name, but Rachel Lears’ inspiring film covers a whole new generation of determined politicians
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‘The White Crow’ Film Review: Ralph Fiennes Captures a Boorish Rudolf Nureyev
This biopic seeks to paint the legendary Russian dancer as both problematic and a genius, but the former overwhelms the latter
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‘Homecoming’ Film Review: Beyoncé’s Powerful Documentary Captures Her Once-in-a-Lifetime Coachella Triumph
This exhilarating concert film gives you both a front-row seat to a history-making show and a backstage pass to see how it all came together
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‘Be Natural’ Film Review: Documentary Celebrates Influential Female Filmmaker, Erased by History
“The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché” reveals the influential work of a woman who was among the cinema’s very first, and best, directors
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‘Hail Satan?’ Film Review: Sly Documentary Buttresses the Wall Between Church and State
The film follows activists who challenge Christian supremacy by arguing for the devil’s inclusion in schools and the public square
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‘Fast Color’ Film Review: Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Got the Power in Feminist Superhero Indie
Julia Hart’s second feature is less about cataclysms and more about generations of women defending themselves against a cruel world
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‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Film Review: Haunting Memory Play Culminates in Bravura 3D Sequence
Chinese director Bi Gan explores nostalgia and obsession in a manner that recalls Tarkovsky, Malick and Wong Kar-wai
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‘The Curse of La Llorona’ Film Review: Mexican Folklore Gets Whitewashed in Disappointing Horror Effort
Generations of Latin children were terrified by threats of this ghost, but the white writers mostly miss the point in this effective but misguided effort
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‘Red Joan’ Review: Not Enough Drama, or Enough Judi Dench, in British Spy Story
Director Trevor Nunn finds no passion, intrigue or motivation in this based-on-a-true-story tale of espionage
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‘Little Woods’ Film Review: Tessa Thompson and Lily James Play Survivors in Bleak Modern Times
Writer-director Nia DaCosta isn’t afraid to take audiences to a state of emotional helplessness
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‘Breakthrough’ Film Review: Faith-Based Saga Freezes Out Deeper Analysis
The prayers of devoted mom Chrissy Metz bring her son back to life in a film that asks viewers to take its faith on faith
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‘Penguins’ Film Review: Ed Helms Narrates a Plucky Pygoscelis in Disneynature’s Latest Doc
Sun Valley 2019: The Adélie penguin is smaller than his flightless cousins but makes for an engaging subject in this new Disney nature doc
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‘Master Z: Ip Man Legacy’ Film Review: Michelle Yeoh and Dave Bautista Kick It in Gorgeous, Muddled Martial-Arts Tale
Barely a sequel to the prior “Ip Man” movies, this pulpy crime tale still delivers the action and a gloriously artificial Hong Kong
