Paterson is enjoyable without being entertaining. It’s a shyly thoughtful story that asks its viewers to stretch themselves and dream …
Even though its dialogue can be harsh and its protagonist can be a monster, Fences has some important things to …
Even in a place and time when brutal forces mercilessly sought to silence the faithful, their voices could still be …
Between its tortured logic and its fatalistic view of religion, Assassin’s Creed does little more than kill off a couple …
If Passengers teaches us anything, it’s only as an afterthought. The film is an entertainment vehicle. And like the spaceship …
So is it possible to make an effective exorcism story without, y’know, all that God stuff? No. And Incarnate proves …
Jackie is a moving, surprisingly spiritual portrait of a woman grieving in the public eye and, in so doing, shaping …
We’re living in a time of intense cultural and political polarization. Miss Sloane determinedly pitches its compelling (though at times …
It’s sad this film about Howard Hughes lacks any sort of real moral underpinning. It seems the makers took its …
The problem with The Edge of Seventeen is that it packs noxious teen-movie content into its humor and insight.
Wonderfully acted and deeply felt, Manchester by the Sea is also a difficult movie in every way.
The essence of Ang Lee’s perspective seems to be that war is horrifically complicated. And what it does to those …
Despite this dramedy’s tender reflections on grief and its strong emphasis on family and forgiveness, the profanity here feels pretty …
Shut In is a thriller without the thrill, an exercise in jump scenes without the jumps. While it stays within …
Hacksaw Ridge is riveting cinema. But it’s also bloody—as bloody as we’ve seen on screen for a long, long time.