Reviews
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‘Ash Is Purest White’ Film Review: Jia Zhangke Unveils Another Thoughtful Epic About China’s Transformation
As a crime romance dissolves over time, Jia and star Zhao Tao create another mesmerizing portrait of ever-changing China
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‘The Aftermath’ Film Review: Keira Knightley Stars in a Post-War Romance Lacking in Passion
There’s a worthwhile hotbed of enmity, grief and lust to explore in this Germany-set love triangle, but the execution is tastefully flat
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‘Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase’ Film Review: Teen Detective Returns in Mostly Empowering 21st Century Version
Sophia Lillis (“It”) grabs the flashlight as the latest screen iteration of the young female sleuth
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‘Wonder Park’ Film Review: Original Animated Film Thrillingly Celebrates Youthful Imagination
This colorful cartoon might not be an instant classic, but it’s a noble effort — and we could use more of those
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‘Five Feet Apart’ Film Review: Terminal-Teen Tale Brings No New Ideas to Heartbreak Hospital
From doomed, beautiful adolescents to the requisite gallows humor, this love story never stands out in a crowded field
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‘Triple Frontier’ Film Review: Oscar Isaac Leads All-Star Crew on Grim Heist
As the film’s professional soldiers see their ethics disappear, so too does the excitement in J.C. Chandor’s action saga
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‘The Kid’ Film Review: Vincent D’Onofrio’s All-Star Western Gets Mired in a Sinkhole of Clichés
It’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid all over again, and the marquee value of Ethan Hawke, Chris Pratt and Dane DeHaan can’t elevate the sludgy script
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‘Babylon’ Film Review: Controversial 1980 Reggae Drama Finally Gets a U.S. Release
Director Franco Rosso’s blistering portrait of Jamaicans in Thatcher-era London scored at Cannes but is only now making it stateside
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‘Captain Marvel’ Film Review: Brie Larson Packs a Punch in Effective, Sometimes Obvious, Marvel Saga
The film may not always own up to its own political implications, but the girl-power and 90s retro aspects are fun, even when overplayed
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‘Saint Judy’ Film Review: Michelle Monaghan Plays a Crusading Immigration Lawyer in Timely Drama
The film examines tough, contemporary issues, so it’s a little disappointing when it falls back on noble-lawyer clichés
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‘Transit’ Film Review: WWII Tale of Escaping Fascism Gets Updated With Chilling Ease
Christian Petzold (“Phoenix”) presents a fractured modern Europe that calls to mind the 1930s in all the worst ways
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‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ Film Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor Steps Behind Camera for Confident Directorial Debut
Ejiofor writes, directs and stars in a powerful adaptation of an African novel for Netflix that the whole family can enjoy
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‘The Wedding Guest’ Film Review: Dev Patel Thriller Is Heavy on Ambience, Light on Actual Thrills
Director Michael Winterbottom has a strong sense of place, but his usual sense of story is missing in this kidnapping saga
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‘Mapplethorpe’ Film Review: Matt Smith Brings the Controversial Photographer to Vivid Life
Director Ondi Timoner isn’t afraid to stare at the artist’s outrageous life — or his full-frontal photos
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‘Run the Race’ Film Review: Tim Tebow’s Faith-Based Football Saga Elevates the Material a Step or Two
The cinematography and editing place this Christian movie a tiny bit above the fray, but it suffers the usual Bible-thumping drawbacks
