A fully committed Will Smith trudges through Antoine Fuqua’s impactful but creatively scattershot film about a slave’s arduous path to freedom. Continue reading ‘Emancipation’ is Unflinchingly Brutal and Baffling
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson shine in Martin McDonagh’s marvelous film about two rural Irish men at an emotional impasse. Continue reading Friendship Dies in the Astute Tragicomedy ‘The Banshees of Inishiren’
Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell excel in Luca Guadagnino’s sensuous and gory love story between two young cannibals. Continue reading ‘Bones & All’ is a Bloody, Ravishing Romance
‘Wakanda Forever’ tackles the complexities and complications of grief and the changes it evokes. Continue reading The Tense, Rousing ‘Wakanda Forever’ Finds Grief Battling Science and Faith
The British actor’s week of positive headlines pays off a stretch of smart career choices that could redefine the movie stardom in the IP era. Continue reading What Henry Cavill’s Renaissance Could Mean for Movie Stardom
Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne add emotional heft to a compelling yet inert indictment of hospital bureaucracy. Continue reading Hospital Crime Drama ‘The Good Nurse’ Lacks a Strong Pulse
Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells delivers one of the year’s most challenging and profound films. Continue reading ‘Aftersun’ is an Inventive, Emotional Ode to Childhood Memories
Dwayne Johnson is the biggest movie star in the world, but DC wastes him on its middling, occasionally fun origin story. Continue reading Dwayne Johnson is Better Than the Uneven, but Decent ‘Black Adam’
