Reviews
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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
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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
