Reviews
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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
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‘The Mummy’ Review: Tom Cruise Kicks Off Universal’s ‘Dark Universe’ With Epic Monstrosity
Despite the novelty of a female mummy and Cruise’s presence, this chaotically unappetizing reboot suggests that some franchises should remain dead
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‘Letters From Baghdad’ Review: Tilda Swinton Gorgeously Narrates Fascinating, Flawed Documentary
Pioneering diplomat Gertrude Bell makes a compelling figure, but this portrait could use more context for her achievements
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‘The Incomparable Rose Hartman’ Review: Portrait of the Artist as an Obsessive Observer
Hartman snapped New York celebrities for decades — but was she a skilled photographer, or merely in the right places at the right time?
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‘Churchill’ Review: WWII Drama Shows Legendary Leader Gripped by Fear
Brian Cox portrays the PM’s debilitating doubts in the run-up to D-Day, but the film is more simplistic than enlightening
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‘Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower’ Review: Netflix Doc Examines Young Hong Kong Activist
While Joshua Wong’s protest work is undeniably important, this portrait of him comes off as pallid and repetitive
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‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Review: Johnny Depp Serves Up a Fifth of Frivolity
For a series that had already walked the plank with scurvy sequels, this fifth entry marks a surprisingly entertaining return to yo-ho-ho form
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‘Twin Peaks’ Review: Give Yourself a Present
What if the mystery was always just a great excuse for savory delights?
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‘The Woman Who Left’ Review: Lav Diaz Takes Female Revenge to a Lonely Place
The nearly four-hour, black-and-white Venice prize-winner adapts a Tolstoy story about vengeance and reconciliation to moving, mournful effect
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‘Paint It Black’ Review: Amber Tamblyn’s Directorial Debut Pits Girlfriend vs Mommie-in-Law Dearest
A grounded Alia Shawkat and an over-the-top Janet McTeer play off each other as though they were in two completely different movies
