Reviews
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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
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All 13 Danny Boyle Films, Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “Yesterday” rank in the Oscar-winner’s oeuvre?
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‘Maiden’ Film Review: Extraordinary Women Buck the Odds, Sail Around the World in New Documentary
Director Alex Holmes vividly captures an all-female crew defying the elements — and sailing-world sexism — to achieve victory
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‘The Chambermaid’ Film Review: Mexican Drama Gives Powerful Voice to Invisible Laborers
Actress Gabriela Cartol and first-time director Lila Avilés bring a hotel maid’s dreams and ambitions to vivid life
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‘Annabelle Comes Home’ Film Review: Horror Sequel Conjures Up Barely Any Real Scares
Apart from a few performances (notably Mckenna Grace’s), this third “Annabelle” outing is a lifeless catalog of ineffective spooky stuff
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‘Anna’ Film Review: Luc Besson Repurposes His Own ‘La Femme Nikita,’ But Hey, the Wigs Look Great
Supermodel-turned-actress Sasha Luss gives a star turn in a tired thriller that feels dreadfully familiar
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‘Child’s Play’ Film Review: The Old Doll’s Still Got a Little Life in New Reboot
Chucky (now voiced by Mark Hamill) is more interesting as a sociopath-in-training than as the third-act slasher he becomes
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‘Wild Rose’ Film Review: Jessie Buckley Shines as a Scottish Singer With Nashville Dreams
This star-is-born tale is old as time, but Buckley’s powerful musical and dramatic performance is a standout
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‘The Lavender Scare’ Film Review: Doc Explores Government’s Pre-Stonewall Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination
Powerful but occasionally muddled film delineates how gays and lesbians were unfairly treated as Cold War-era security risks
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‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Film Review: Documentary Captures Legendary Novelist’s Singular Perspective
Even with a Caucasian filmmaker, this portrait expresses the author’s view that black lives needn’t be defined solely by white eyes
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‘The Spy Behind Home Plate’ Film Review: Documentary Recounts Moe Berg’s Improbably True Life Story
Baseball, brilliance and espionage (but not sexuality) all surface as topics in Aviva Kempner’s fascinating biography
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‘Our Time’ Film Review: Mexican Visionary Carlos Reygadas Explores the Limits of Fidelity
This latest masterpiece from the legendary filmmaker asks the hard questions about love and marriage and our fleeting existence
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‘Being Frank’ Film Review: Jim Gaffigan Plays a Bigamist — But Is This a Comedy or a Drama?
Miranda Bailey’s directorial debut feels torn between a serious situation and a farcical script
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‘The Raft’ Film Review: Compelling Doc Recounts Seagoing Social Experiment With Unexpected Results
Participants in an imaginative anthropologist’s perilous 1973 test of isolation and endurance recount their turbulent experiences
