movie reviews
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‘Ted K’ Film Review: Impressionistic Unabomber Drama Reveals the Man Beneath the Monster
Director Tony Stone and actor Sharlto Copley take us on a breathless high-wire act, suspended over one man’s madness
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‘I Want You Back’ Film Review: Charlie Day and Jenny Slate Do Right by the Rom-Com
Sharp writing avoids the genre’s creakier tropes, and the ensemble cast is game to play along
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‘The Worst Person in the World’ Film Review: Charming Romantic Drama Offers Unfolding Delights
Veteran Norwegian director Joachim Trier has made his most appealing and marketable film to date
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‘Am I OK?’ Film Review: Dakota Johnson Questions a Few Shades of Sexuality in Warmhearted Buddy Comedy
Sundance 2022: Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne make their directorial debut with a crowd-pleaser that has some moments of hesitation
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‘A Hero’ Film Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Precise Moral Drama Moves Like a Thriller
Might there be awards for Farhadi’ film about an Iranian man who gets himself into a fine mess over a pot of gold?
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‘Belle’ Film Review: Mamoru Hosoda Explores Virtual Lives With Genuine, Powerful Humanity
The “Mirai” director examines the pitfalls of life online but also imagines how users might imbue their avatars with the best parts of themselves
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‘The Tender Bar’ Film Review: Ben Affleck Shines in Director George Clooney’s Mediocre Coming-of-Age Tale
JR Moehringer’s real-life story takes center stage to the film’s detriment, as the movies rarely if ever make the desire to become a writer into compelling cinema
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10 Great Movie Santas, From Edmund Gwenn to Kurt Russell (Photos)
Here’s a look at some of our favorite actors to don the mantle of jolly old Saint Nicholas over the years
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‘Parallel Mothers’ Film Review: Pedro Almodóvar Both Fulfills and Upends Expectations
This tale of maternity gives you the melodrama and art-direction you expect from the Spanish auteur, but with a provocative and unpredictable spin
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‘The King’s Man’ Film Review: Ralph Fiennes Leads Dopey Spy Saga Prequel
Matthew Vaughn’s prequel is less 007 than “The Avengers” — the one starring Fiennes as TV spy John Steed, that is
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The Wachowskis’ Films Ranked Worst to Best (Photos)
Where does “The Matrix: Revolutions” stand among the films the siblings made together or solo?
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10 Best Documentaries of 2021, From ‘Summer of Soul’ to ‘Procession’ (Photos)
TheWrap critic Robert Abele picks the best nonfiction films from a crowded field
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‘The Hand of God’ Film Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Autobiographical Coming-of-Age Tale Sticks to the Shallow End
The “Great Beauty” director clearly wants his own “Amarcord,” but he seems to lack a point of view about his own origins
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‘France’ Film Review: Léa Seydoux Is Stuck in Hollow Look at the Hollowness of Fame
Bruno Dumont’s film was greeted with boos at the Cannes Film Festival
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‘Encounter’ Film Review: Riz Ahmed Shines in Confused Sci-Fi Hybrid
The star is the best thing about Michael Pearce’s film, which mixes “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” with a more serious character study
