movie reviews
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‘Flee’ Film Review: Afghan Refugee Shares His Journey in Empathetic Animated Doc
Sundance 2021: This Grand Jury Prize winner uses animation to tell a story haunted by memory in a way live-action never could
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‘Silent Night’ Film Review: Brits Gather for One Last Christmas Before the Apocalypse
A sharp ensemble keeps calm and carries on, but the narrative gets a bit muddled
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‘Benedetta’ Film Review: Paul Verhoeven Delivers Beauty, Belief and Nun-on-Nun Sex
In this erotic drama, the Dutch provocateur has managed to encompass all the themes and obsessions that have marked his five-decade, three-language career
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‘The Power of the Dog’ Film Review: Jane Campion Western Explores Cowboy Masculinity as Camouflage
Benedict Cumberbatch gives perhaps his best performance to date, as part of a powerhouse ensemble that includes Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
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‘The Summit of the Gods’ Film Review: Breathtaking Mountain-Climbing Story Captured as Only Animation Can
Patrick Imbert’s solo directorial debut is a tribute to the obsessive devotion that drives people to conquer the insurmountable
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‘Becoming Cousteau’ Film Review: Respectful Doc Offers Nostalgic Look at Prescient Eco-Icon
Liz Garbus’ film burnishes the Jacques Cousteau legend, but it also reminds us how important his oceanic work remains to this day
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‘The Humans’ Film Review: Cast Shines in Moody Adaptation of Pulitzer-Winning Family Drama
Playwright Stephen Karam’s directorial debut is overly crafted, but the writing and casting keep its offbeat intelligence alive
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‘Drive My Car’ Film Review: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Trip Starts Strong But Then Sputters
Japanese director’s drama is bursting with interesting flourishes and winsome tangents, but also with heavy-handed melodrama
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‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ Film Review: Frustrating, but the Music Is Transcendent
The music documentary doesn’t deliver any deep insights from the troubled mastermind behind the Beach Boys’ hits, but the songs retain their power
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‘King Richard’ Film Review: Will Smith’s Turn as Venus and Serena Williams’ Dad Anchors Unconventional Sports Biopic
Until the sisters tell their own stories, this tale of the ambitious father who nurtured and coached them makes a powerful warm-up
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‘C’mon C’mon’ Film Review: Joaquin Phoenix Explores His Paternal Side in Humane Mike Mills Dramedy
Phoenix, Gaby Hoffman, and young Woody Norman build familial bonds as the film explores the hopes of the young for life on this planet
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Film Review: Entertaining Sequel-Reboot Dazzles While Still Feeling Familiar
Jason Reitman pays homage to his father’s 1984 remake by both updating it and borrowing from it as much as possible
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‘Little Girl’ Film Review: Sensitive Doc Examines the Life of a 7-Year-Old Trans Girl
Sébastien Lifshitz delicately handles his young subject and her mother as they struggle with teachers and doctors who don’t understand
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‘Cryptozoo’ Film Review: Dash Shaw Returns With More Trippy Adult Animation
“My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea” director makes genre tales personal and visually extravagant
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‘Julia’ Film Review: Documentary on Beloved Culinary Revolutionary Goes Down Easy
The makers of “RBG” return with another “Here’s a legend you love, and here’s why you love her” doc
