Reviews
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‘Lady Macbeth’ Review: Lusty Period Drama Becomes Muddled and Mean-Spirited
Florence Pugh is incandescent as a Victorian-era neglected farm wife, but motivation goes out the window once she goes on a rampage
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‘False Confessions’ Review: Isabelle Huppert Isn’t Enough Reason to See This Dull Filmed Play
A production of Marivaux’s 18th century romantic comedy, filmed inside Paris’ Odeon theatre, becomes a dreary, stiff exercise
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‘City of Ghosts’ Review: Syrian Citizen Journalists Fight ISIS in Vital Doc
Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land”) spent a year in safehouses with brave Syrian refugees who post reports from inside their ISIS-captured hometown
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Review: Marvel-Fueled Reboot Has a Good Sense of Spidey
Tom Holland and Michael Keaton are standouts in this funnier, more teen-oriented take on the trials of Peter Parker
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’13 Minutes’ Review: True-Life One-Man Hitler Assassination Plot Makes for Interesting Tale
While not as masterful as director Oliver Hirschbiegel’s earlier “Downfall,” this is nonetheless a fascinating and little-known tale
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‘The Little Hours’ Review: Aubrey Plaza and Alison Brie Are Saucy Sisters in Convent Comedy
This ensemble farce takes a decidedly 21st-century spin on Boccaccio’s 14th-century text
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‘Baby Driver’ Review: Edgar Wright Floors It Before Driving Off a Cliff
The first hour ranks among the greatest action comedies ever made — and then the rest of it happens
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‘The Keeping Hours’ Review: Carrie Coon and Lee Pace Grieve, Repetitively
LAFF: Award-winning ghost story from director Karen Moncrieff (“Blue Car”) misses more than it hits
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‘My Journey Through French Cinema’ Review: Bertrand Tavernier Offers Master Class in the Movies That Shaped Him
Between the fantastic clips and the filmmaker’s personal insights, this engaging, selective dive into auteurs both regarded and neglected is a multi-course feast
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‘The Bad Batch’ Review: Cannibals Battle Skateboarders in Confusing Saga
Horror auteur Ana Lily Amirpour’s eagerly-awaited sophomore effort lacks substance, but the style is admittedly impressive
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‘Nobody Speak’ Review: Money Muzzles the Media
This often-searing documentary examines how two big Trump supporters are aiding and abetting the destruction of the First Amendment
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‘Once Upon a Time in Venice’ Review: Bruce Willis Private-Eye Comedy Dies – Hard
Lame jokes, dumb action, tired stereotypes and a low-boil storyline contribute to another flat genre offering from the erstwhile star
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‘F(l)ag Football’ Review: Gay Players Find a League of Their Own
Out athletes slam head first into traditional notions of gridiron masculinity in this spirited documentary
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‘It Comes at Night’ Review: Joel Edgerton Stars in Tense, Mysterious Plague Thriller
Trey Edward Shults’s doomsday nightmare explores the self-sabotage of fear
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‘Megan Leavey’ Review: Kate Mara Is Semper Fi for Man’s Best Friend
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (“Blackfish”) mixes a war story and an uplifting animal tale with efficacy
