Reviews
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‘The Oath’ Film Review: Ike Barinholtz’s Directorial Debut Spins a Timely, Messy Political Parable
The first half of the writer-director-star’s comedy nails the zeitgeist before the narrative loses its way
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‘Goosebumps 2’ Film Review: Kiddie Horror Franchise Skids Into Sophomore Slump
This “Haunted Halloween” is something of a letdown after its sleeper-hit predecessor, but Wendi McLendon-Covey steals the show
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‘The Happy Prince’ Film Review: Rupert Everett Gets Under Oscar Wilde’s Skin
The actor isn’t always the most assured writer-director, but he does understand the essence of his troubled, talented hero
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‘Studio 54’ Film Review: Disco Doc Skims the Surface Like Club Owners Skimming Profits
With the outspoken Steve Rubell gone, we’re left with the guarded Ian Schrager to tell the tale of the legendarily debauched nightspot
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‘Trouble’ Film Review: Anjelica Huston and Bill Pullman Wage a Family Feud
The performances outweigh the plotting in this gentle tale of siblings clashing over inherited land
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‘Private Life’ Film Review: Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti Shine as Would-Be Parents
The long-awaited latest from Tamara Jenkins (“The Savages”) finds universal truths in complicated personal issues
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‘Nomis’ Film Review: Henry Cavill Hunts Predators, Catches a Trashy Thriller
Los Angeles Film Festival 2018: Despite a stellar cast, this sex-crimes mystery about cops, creeps, vigilantes and profilers is a bunch of serial killer clichés slapped together
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‘Hell Fest’ Film Review: Theme-Park Slasher Takes Audiences to Tunnel of Dull
The titular amusement park turns out to be far more interesting than the uninspired serial killer or the teen meat puppets he terrorizes
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‘Little Women’ Film Review: Contemporary Take on Literary Classic Feels More Old-Fashioned Than the Original
Louisa May Alcott’s essential 150-year-old novel never felt more dated than in this listless update
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‘Monsters and Men’ Film Review: Timely Race-Based Drama Centers on Controversial Killing
A black Brooklynite’s death at the hand of cops is the prism through which this uneven but necessary indie drama examines three affected characters
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‘Maximum Impact’ Film Review: Pro-Russian Action-Comedy Serves Up Misogyny Alongside Propaganda
Orange County’s own Alexander Nevsky forges U.S.-Russia bonds while the film constantly humiliates Kelly Hu’s Secret Service officer
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‘All About Nina’ Film Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Kills as a Stand-Up With Issues
The material has its ups and downs, but the film’s powerful leading lady never falters
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‘Hold the Dark’ Film Review: Frigid Missing-Child Thriller Disappoints
Toronto Film Festival 2018: This chilly Netflix crime drama feels like a letdown from the director of “Green Room” and “Blue Ruin”
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‘Night School’ Film Review: Kevin Hart-Tiffany Haddish Comedy Earns a Passing Grade
This ensemble comedy about adults seeking self-respect (and a GED) provides Haddish’s rising star another solid launching pad
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‘Tea With the Dames’ Film Review: Enjoy an Entertaining Eavesdrop on Four Living Legends
Who wants to hear Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Eileen Atkins dish the dirt and reminisce over drinks? You do
