Sing is exactly what you would expect if you’ve seen the trailer: a lighthearted and inspiring American Idol-style singing competition …
If Passengers teaches us anything, it’s only as an afterthought. The film is an entertainment vehicle. And like the spaceship …
Rogue One is theoretically a different kind of Star Wars movie. Except that it’s not.
The whole production feels like a mildly melodramatic stage play that isn’t afraid to take its time and to wax …
Nocturnal Animals is a devastating movie about sin and retribution. It’s as searing as a thunderbolt, as poisonous as the …
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 …
Office Christmas Party is, quite simply, yet another entry in a long line of sleaze-in-your-stocking holiday forgettables.
Jackie is a moving, surprisingly spiritual portrait of a woman grieving in the public eye and, in so doing, shaping …
Believe stresses the importance of charity while lauding entrepreneurship and plain hard work. It celebrates the ties between people and …
So is it possible to make an effective exorcism story without, y’know, all that God stuff? No. And Incarnate proves …
We’re living in a time of intense cultural and political polarization. Miss Sloane determinedly pitches its compelling (though at times …
Disney sets its narrative sights on a new blend of Hawaiian myth and Pacific Ocean adventure.
The fact is, Bad Santa 2 is truly one of the most repulsive and intellectually detestable movies ever put on …
Allied is several things all at once: a racy, violent spy romance. A war movie. And an ethical brain twister.
It’s sad this film about Howard Hughes lacks any sort of real moral underpinning. It seems the makers took its …
Much of this movie’s magicking revolves around Harry Potter-style witchcraft.
The essence of Ang Lee’s perspective seems to be that war is horrifically complicated. And what it does to those …
Wonderfully acted and deeply felt, Manchester by the Sea is also a difficult movie in every way.
Bleed for This is filled with brutal blows, bare bodies and occasional blasphemy. It asks us to look at Vinny …
The problem with The Edge of Seventeen is that it packs noxious teen-movie content into its humor and insight.
There’s no Independence Day-like bim-bam-boom here. No little green men or giant robots with laser eyes, either. In fact, this …
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 …
This let’s-all-get-along tale is pretty much exactly the kind of felt-and-glitter silliness you might expect from a movie about something …
Aesthetically, Doctor Strange is a good movie, one of the strongest in the Marvel canon thus far. But is it …
