Reviews
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‘Neruda’ Review: Gael García Bernal Pursues Poetry and Politics
Pablo Larrain (“Jackie”) takes a surrealist approach to poet Pablo Neruda’s public and artistic lives in this non-traditional biopic
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‘Collateral Beauty’ Review: Will Smith and All-Star Cast Collide in Sentimental Trainwreck
Talented actors are reduced to quivering lips and puddles of tears in a hokey tale of loss and interconnectedness
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‘All We Had’ Review: Katie Holmes’ Directorial Debut Is Strictly by the Book
The actress works both sides of the camera in this cliché-riddled tale of a mother and daughter rambling through life
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‘Incarnate’ Review: Aaron Eckhart Never Excites as an Exorcist
This half-baked horror flick is a maddening hodgepodge of ideas that range from undercooked to unoriginal
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‘Jackie’ Review: Natalie Portman Provides Glimpses, But Not the Life, of Mrs. Kennedy
Director Pablo Larrain’s impressionistic portrait of JFK’s widow mixes familiar images and intrusive moments that don’t quite add up
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‘Mifune: The Last Samurai’ Review: Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg Honor Japanese Cinema Legend
Toshiro Mifune and his unforgettable collaborations with Akira Kurosawa are recalled in this celebratory doc about the indelible actor
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‘Bad Santa 2’ Review: Billy Bob Thornton’s St. Nick Never Sounded So Sour
This numbingly repetitive holiday crime comedy is the most cynical of re-gifts
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‘Allied’ Review: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard Rarely Intrigue as Spies in Love
Robert Zemeckis’ WWII espionage tale evokes classic Hollywood but struggles to balance glamour, suspense and starry romance
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‘Bleed for This’ Review: Miles Teller Can’t Punch His Way Out of a Routine Boxing Movie
True story of Vinny Pazienza has lots of potential, almost none of which is realized in Ben Younger’s biopic
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‘Best Worst Thing’ Review: Sondheim’s Beloved Flop Recalled in ‘Merrily’ Bittersweet Documentary
Original “Merrily We Roll Along” cast member Lonny Price revisits Stephen Sondheim’s notorious classic and captures something timeless about showbiz ecstasies and agonies
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‘Manchester by the Sea’ Review: Casey Affleck Excels in Mournful Family Tale
A New England fishing town is the chilly backdrop for Kenneth Longergan’s psychologically astute, beautifully acted story of one man’s crushing grief
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‘Fantastic Beasts’ Review: JK Rowling Reveals She’s a Creature of Habit
Despite immaculate design and splashes of wonder, a touch of magic is missing in this “Harry Potter” prequel
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‘Shut In’ Review: Naomi Watts Literally Skypes It In for This Dull Thriller
This tale of a child psychologist torn between her comatose son and her troubled patient generates zero shocks
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‘Elle’ Review: Isabelle Huppert Is No One’s Victim in Paul Verhoeven Rape Drama
As the survivor of a sexual assault who makes unpredictable choices, Huppert plays this provocative and potentially troubling role to the hilt
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‘No Pay, Nudity’ Review: Gabriel Byrne Shines as a Struggling Actor
A strong ensemble (including Nathan Lane and Frances Conroy) and a loving attitude toward Broadway’s also-rans fuels this slight but sweet comedy
