Reviews
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‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Film Review: Chinese Animated Fantasy Tells Bold, Beautiful Tale of Sacrifice
Long in the works, and already a huge hit in China, this myth-inspired tapestry tells the story of an otherworldly girl and her human-born fish-boy
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‘Where Is Kyra?’ Film Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Shines in Dark Indie Drama
Pfeiffer and Kiefer Sutherland star in a bleak portrait of a woman on the brink
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‘The Miracle Season’ Film Review: Volleyball Drama Serves Few Dramatic Spikes
Even with Oscar winners Helen Hunt and William Hurt in the cast, this faith-based sports docudrama gets caught in a formulaic net
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‘Blockers’ Film Review: John Cena, Leslie Mann Teen Sex Comedy Lands a Joke a Minute
Think “Porky’s” but less crude and with the parents’ own double-edged coming-of-age story
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‘A Quiet Place’ Film Review: Make Some Noise for John Krasinski’s Nerve-Racking Horror Tale
A clever idea gets a healthy workout in this tight, well-acted armrest-gripper about a family under siege from aliens who hunt by sound
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‘Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana’ Film Review: Neil Gaiman, George Romero and Others Reflect on Free Speech
What the Fest!? 2018: Frank Henenlotter (“Basket Case”) spins a multi-facted doc about the only American artist convicted of obscenity
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‘Outside In’ Film Review: Jay Duplass’ Parolee Falls for Advocate Edie Falco in Affecting Dramedy
Who’s free and who’s not hovers over Lynn Shelton’s emotionally astute story
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‘Final Portrait’ Film Review: Portrait of the Artist as an Insufferable Old Man
Writer-director Stanley Tucci flirts with separating great art from problematic creators, but this muddled biopic lacks focus
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‘Sherlock Gnomes’ Film Review: Elementary Sequel Takes a Teeny, Tiny Step Up
This wacky detective adventure is ever so slightly better than “Gnomeo and Juliet,” but it’s still nothing special
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‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ Film Review: Marion Cotillard Haunts Fascinating Psychological Drama
Re-edited after Cannes, Arnaud Desplechin’s latest takes on Hitchcock, Fellini, and the director’s own filmmaking history
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‘Isle of Dogs’ Film Review: Wes Anderson’s Fetching Animated Tale Features His Pet Obsessions
The meticulous visuals are bow-wowing, but some may have a bone to pick with the director’s Japan-centered saga
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‘Unsane’ Film Review: Claire Foy Is or Isn’t Going Mad in Steven Soderbergh’s Thriller
This tense character piece abandons gimmickry to explore the ways in which women’s voices are ignored
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‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Film Review: Sequel Brings More Monsters and Robots, But No Fun
The unspoken something between John Boyega and Scott Eastwood is way more interesting than the Jaeger vs. Kaiju clashes
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ Film Review: Christian Pop Megahit Becomes One-Note Redemption Tale
There’s a genuinely intriguing story behind MercyMe’s massively popular song, but the movie treats it like so much clichéd uplift
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‘Journey’s End’ Film Review: Oft-Told WWI Tale Gets a Respectable Outing
War movie offers no new spin on the 1928 source material, but strong performances and direction result in a perfectly competent retelling
