Hidden Figures inspires as it entertains. It acknowledges racial divisions while insisting that there’s more than one way to fix …
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 …
Lion is a gripping, moving, inspiring film that’s high in heart and relatively low in content.
Even in a place and time when brutal forces mercilessly sought to silence the faithful, their voices could still be …
If Passengers teaches us anything, it’s only as an afterthought. The film is an entertainment vehicle. And like the spaceship …
Between its tortured logic and its fatalistic view of religion, Assassin’s Creed does little more than kill off a couple …
The whole production feels like a mildly melodramatic stage play that isn’t afraid to take its time and to wax …
Rogue One is theoretically a different kind of Star Wars movie. Except that it’s not.
Director Damien Chazelle unleashes an old-school, tour de force musical, proving that original, Oscar-worthy moviemaking—without R-rated gratuity—is actually still possible …
Nocturnal Animals is a devastating movie about sin and retribution. It’s as searing as a thunderbolt, as poisonous as the …
So is it possible to make an effective exorcism story without, y’know, all that God stuff? No. And Incarnate proves …
Believe stresses the importance of charity while lauding entrepreneurship and plain hard work. It celebrates the ties between people and …
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 …