Reviews
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‘Darkest Hour’ Film Review: Gary Oldman’s Churchill Carries On But Never Keeps Calm
The chameleonic British actor feasts mightily on Britain’s legendary wartime Prime Minister in Joe Wright’s passably stylish biopic
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‘Roman J. Israel, Esq’ Film Review: Denzel Washington’s Lawyer Doesn’t Quite Close the Case
The actor has a field day with this eccentric attorney, but the movie is more interested in his character than in telling a story
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‘The Divine Order’ Film Review: Swiss Oscar Entry Celebrates Seventies Suffragettes
The personal and the political meet in this tale of women fighting (in 1971!) for the right to vote
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‘Justice League’ Is a ‘Chaotic, Baffling Mess’ and 8 Other Harsh Reviews
Critics blast “disjointed storytelling” and blurred action sequences
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‘I Love You, Daddy’ Film Review: Louis CK’s Shelved Comedy Is Queasy and Wrongheaded
Look no further for proof of what this comic-writer-director doesn’t understand about sexual politics
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‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Movie Review: Kenneth Branagh Only Has Eyes for Himself
In this Agatha Christie adaptation, the all-star cast (Daisy Ridley! Johnny Depp!) takes a back seat to its director-star
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’11/8/16′ Review: Doc Examines the Election Day Heard ‘Round the World
Sixteen filmmaking teams across the country captured reactions the day Trump faced Clinton at the ballot box
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‘LBJ’ Review: Woody Harrelson Shines in Rob Reiner’s No-Frills Biopic
The Texas-born president’s journey from Camelot outlier to civil rights champion is otherwise efficiently entertaining, if unremarkable
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‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ Film Review: Holiday Sequel Adds Moms, Loses Laughs
Despite a great cast, the first movie’s bawdy paean to mom freedom becomes just another unoriginal mother-daughter dysfunction comedy
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All 8 ‘Saw’ Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “Jigsaw” rank in the popular horror franchise?
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‘Jigsaw’ Review: Seven Years Later, the Horror Franchise Offers Nothing New
The scares, the traps, the philosophy and the gore all feel familiar and played-out
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‘Crash Pad’ Review: Domhnall Gleeson and Thomas Haden Church Make a Crackling Odd Couple
They’re both in love with Christina Applegate in a comedy that’s much smarter than its high concept suggests
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‘Novitiate’ Review: Melissa Leo Grounds a Visually Striking Study in Faith
Leo’s ferocious Reverend Mother anchors the film when it strays into stylization or an excess of repressed sexuality
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‘All I See Is You’ Review: Blake Lively Marriage Drama Is Blind to Its Own Shortcomings
There’s an intrigue to the dynamic between Lively and Jason Clarke, but Marc Forster’s POV excursions doom it
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‘The Work’ Review: Outsiders Meet Inmates in Prison for Intensive Group Therapy
A four-day Folsom Prison program bringing cons and civilians together makes for a bracing documentary
