Reviews

In ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Spike Lee Refuses to Look Away 

Haunting ‘Lost Girls’ revisits Long Island serial murders

Pete Davidson channels Pete Davidson in ‘Big Time Adolescence’

Haley Bennett is heartbreaking and fierce in ‘Swallow’

Elisabeth Moss gives it her all, but this ‘Invisible Man’ isn’t a must-see

‘Emma.’ movie review: Anya Taylor-Joy is an Austen heroine to remember

‘The Night Clerk’ review: Implausible thriller stokes autism stereotypes

‘The Lodge’ review: Riley Keough learns that family bonding is hell

‘The Assistant’ is Julia Garner in a Weinstein-esque nightmare

Oscars 2020: Animated shorts nominees are heart-wrenching

Heavy teen angst is the forecast in ‘Weathering with You’

Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Dolittle’ is a little extra

‘Like a Boss’ movie review: Another witless flick

‘The Grudge’ review: Why do good actors do bad horror movies?

‘Clemency’ review: Alfre Woodard is masterful as prison warden

‘Just Mercy’ movie review: Profoundly moving and unbearably sad

‘Richard Jewell’ movie review: Polarizing film delivers strong performances

Jumanji: The Next Level’ review: Danny Glover, Danny DeVito save film

‘Grand Isle’ movie review: Latest Nic Cage flick not so ‘Grand’

‘Little Joe’ movie review: Striking visuals but grating soundtrack

‘Little Women’ movie review: Greta Gerwig’s film is a big deal

‘The Two Popes’ review: A standout papal buddy dramedy

‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’: Hanks born to play Mr. Rogers

Adam Driver stars in dull torture porn movie ‘The Report’

Not even Nicolas Cage can redeem ‘Primal’

‘Marriage Story’ may just be the best war movie of the year

‘Playing With Fire’: You’ll be burned with boredom

‘Harriet’ movie review: Cynthia Erivo delivers Oscar-worthy performance

‘Jojo Rabbit’ goes to some very dark places for its laughs

‘Girl on the Third Floor’ makes the case against DIY

‘The Lighthouse’ is one of the best films of the year

Lupita Nyong’o is the only good part about ‘Little Monsters’

‘Dolemite Is My Name’ review: Eddie Murphy is officially back

‘Lucy in the Sky’ never really lands — or even takes off

‘Joker’ review: A horrifying, artful deep dive into a violent maniac’s head

‘Sister Aimee’ is a true original

‘Abominable’ is adorable and gorgeously animated

James Franco seems in love with himself in ‘Zeroville’

‘Running With the Devil’ movie review: A weak ‘Traffic’ rip-off

Toronto 2019 review: Ed Norton’s magnetic in ‘Motherless Brooklyn’

Toronto Film Festival 2019: Nicolas Cage turns it up to 11 in ‘Color Out of Space’

Toronto Film Festival 2019: ‘Seberg’ a missed opportunity to honor an iconic actress

Toronto Film Festival 2019: ‘How to Build a Girl’ is a dose of reality

Toronto film festival 2019: ‘Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator’ movie review

‘Judy’ review: Renée Zellweger delivers gut-wrenching portrayal of Garland

Toronto Film Festival 2019: Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Harriet’ is haunting

Toronto Film Festival 2019: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ movie review

Toronto Film Festival review: Gritty ‘Joker’ is no superhero movie

Toronto Film Festival review: ‘The Lighthouse’ confounds, in the best way

Toronto Film Festival review: Eddie Murphy’s comeback starts big with ‘Dolemite’

Toronto Film Festival review: Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx bring the pain in masterful ‘Just Mercy’

Toronto Film Festival review: ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ is more than a biopic

Toronto Film Festival review: ‘Hustlers’ fails to arouse interest

Review: ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ remake should have aimed higher

‘Good Boys’ review: R-rated kid flick is a raunchy laugh riot

Live-action ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ is LOL quirky fun

‘Love, Antosha’ review: Doc pays moving homage to Anton Yelchin

Review: ‘The Mountain’ reaches new heights of tedium

‘Veronica Mars’ review: Series still slinging sass in superb return

‘Stuber’ review: Can Kumail Nanjiani cut it as an action hero?

‘Midsommar’ proves horror is just as chilling in broad daylight

‘The Plagiarists’ is a funny but annoying riff on ‘authenticity’

Campy ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ barely conjures a movie

‘Wild Rose’ is the rare rising-star tale that blooms without melodrama

Long-delayed ‘Burn Your Maps’ teases more than it delivers

‘Murder Mystery’ kills Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston’s star appeal

Can ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ revive the big-screen zombie genre?

‘Plus One’ is the long-overdue rom-com for today’s audience

‘Secret Life of Pets 2’ gets most laughs when credits are rolling

‘Domino’ review: Brian DePalma thriller wastes ‘Game of Thrones’ stars

‘Poison Rose’ review: John Travolta’s latest withers on the vine

‘Q Ball’ explores Kevin Durant’s side gig with San Quentin prisoners

Johnny Depp churns out hammy swan song in ‘The Professor’

‘The Souvenir’ strips away toxic mystery — and clothes

‘Wine Country’ review: Queens of comedy let loose on the juice

‘Biggest Little Farm’ review: Riveting nature film is a pig deal

‘Tolkien’ review: Biopic suffers from too much restraint

‘Shadow’ review: Dark Chinese action film deserves spotlight

‘Long Shot’ review: Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen have chemistry

‘JT LeRoy’ review: A compelling look at modern hoax culture

‘The Curse of La Llorona’ review: Crying-ghost story will bore you to tears

‘Her Smell’ review: Elisabeth Moss is great as a punk rock icon

‘The Best of Enemies’ review: Taraji and Sam can’t win this fight

‘Unicorn Store’ review: Brie Larson’s latest is rainbow slight

‘A Vigilante’ review: Olivia Wilde’s abuse thriller doesn’t play it safe

Fran Drescher and fellow ‘Funny Women of a Certain Age’ talk sex, menopause and Madonna

‘Us’ review: Jordan Peele’s new scary movie invades your brain

Matthias Schoenaerts propels exquisite drama ‘The Mustang’

‘Hummingbird Project’ review: Jesse Eisenberg is no basic cable guy

Julianne Moore delivers career-best performance as ‘Gloria Bell’

‘I’m Not Here’ is what these fine actors should have said

‘Donnybrook’ thinks it’s deep but it’s not a knockout

‘Lords of Chaos’ is a chilling look at the birth of black metal music

‘The Lego Movie 2’ is not another throwaway sequel

James McAvoy’s muscles are the only strong thing in weak ‘Glass’

‘The Heiresses’ is a haunting tale of survival after lost privilege

‘State Like Sleep’ is a big snore despite its compelling cast

These were the best movies of 2018

Ultra-dark ‘Destroyer’ is elevated by a badass Nicole Kidman

Steve Carell tugs at the heart, but ‘Welcome to Marwen’ is tiresome

‘Vice’ biopic turns Dick Cheney’s public life into a dark comedy

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is a powerful but slow lesson in love

‘Mortal Engines’ stalls out with a retread plot and soundtrack

Natalie Portman rocks but ‘Vox Lux’ lacks insight into stardom

‘Mirai’ cultivates fine animation, but this magic garden is grating

Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ is a gorgeous love letter to Mexico

Gritty ‘Widows’ brings the dead heist film genre back to life

‘Suspiria’ is the freaky ballet horror reboot we all deserve

Gender swap, diversity and wit rekindle ‘Doctor Who’

This ‘Little Women’ could be perfect Hallmark Channel fare

Judi Dench and Maggie Smith spill the ‘Tea’ in hilarious new doc

Bittersweet doc pays tribute to ‘SNL’ legend Gilda Radner

Meet the hippie director behind ‘Harold and Maude’

‘Skate Kitchen’ would’ve been better as a documentary

‘Siberia’ is a cold, empty thriller

‘Eighth Grade’ perfectly captures the hell that is middle school

Inside a quadriplegic artist’s dizzying addiction spiral

‘Skyscraper’ should have been brainless fun — instead, it’s just brainless

‘Sicario’ sequel would have been a lot better with Emily Blunt in it

Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan make an awesome couple

Indie flick ‘Izzy’ has the summer’s best soundtrack

Chastain goes west in ‘Woman Walks Ahead’

‘Superfly’ remake worth it for the hair and costumes alone

Super-mom gets her moment in ‘Incredibles 2’

‘Ocean’s 8’ looks the part but doesn’t have the sparkle

‘Adrift’ is a little dull for a terror-at-sea movie

Stranger-than-fiction teen heist gets the Hollywood treatment

Raunchy, funny ‘Deadpool 2’ proves that good sequels do exist

Margot Robbie can’t save wafer-thin ‘Terminal’

Matt Bomer is a jaded sex worker in ‘Anything’

Melissa McCarthy is hilarious in ‘Life of the Party’ mom-com

Not even a psycho David Tennant can save this ‘Black Mirror’ knockoff

Charlize Theron shows messy side of motherhood in ‘Tully’

Superheroes battle to the death in thrilling ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Good girl Rachel McAdams gets steamy in ‘Disobedience’

Amy Schumer’s ‘I Feel Pretty’ is a tone-deaf failure

The Rock’s ‘Rampage’ is big, dumb fun

Puberty is a bitch in new horror film ‘Wildling’

Joaquin Phoenix shows the dark depths of PTSD in ‘You Were Never Really Here’

How Tina Fey messed up ‘Mean Girls’ musical

New Zoë Kravitz flick shows the dark side of stardom

‘Ready Player One’ is nerdy, escapist fun

Claire Foy loses her mind in gripping thriller ‘Unsane’

‘Wrinkle in Time’ just isn’t fun enough

Alzheimer’s movie ‘Leisure Seeker’ is appropriately forgettable

Jennifer Lawrence flounders in atrocious ‘Red Sparrow’

Natalie Portman and Gina Rodriguez kick ass in ‘Annihilation’

Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux steal the show in ‘Mute’

Gorgeous animated film calls out Iran’s sexism

‘Black Panther’ is so much more than another superhero movie

Is monogamy really worth it? New film investigates

Clint Eastwood made a huge mistake with his latest movie

Jason Momoa earns his hunk status in camp thriller ‘Braven

‘Lizzie’ is a mostly boring reimagining of the infamous murders

‘Nancy’ is a disturbing look at a woman on the brink

Jason Mitchell’s stuck with bros from hell in ‘Tyrel’

‘Blindspotting’ missing among Sundance award winners

‘Hereditary’ restores faith in the horror movie genre

Inside the ‘Juno’ team’s secret Sundance screening

Watch ‘Please Stand By’ to see Patton Oswalt speaking Klingon

‘Damsel’ flips the script on macho Westerns

New Joan Jett doc proves she’s the most badass rocker around

Mr. Rogers really was the nicest guy ever

These triplets were separated at birth for a sick scientific experiment

‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a trippy racial satire

Laura Dern’s ‘The Tale’ tells a horrifying, true story of childhood sexual abuse

Indie musical ‘Saturday Church’ is a heartwarming queer fairy tale

From ‘Star Wars’ to ‘The Emoji Movie,’ the year’s best and worst films

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell make so-so ‘Film Stars’ worth a watch

‘The Last Jedi’ is a daring, high-octane masterpiece

‘I, Tonya’ is the biopic we kneed right now

How James Franco made the ‘worst movie ever’ into something good

‘Shape of Water’ could have been so much better

‘Call Me By Your Name’ is a masterpiece

Gary Oldman knocks it out of the park as Winston Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour’

Carey Mulligan and Mary J. Blige make ‘Mudbound’ a must-see

‘Justice League’ is a stupid, plodding CGI spectacle

Bleak, funny ‘Three Billboards’ unearths a small town’s dark side

This Scandinavian sci-fi thriller is dark as hell, in the best way

‘Thor’ is the rare superhero film with a sense of humor

‘Thank You for Your Service’ digs into the horror of military PTSD

Melissa Leo is a terrifying Mother Superior in ‘Novitiate’

Clooney’s clunky ‘Suburbicon’ is a real missed opportunity

Julianne Moore does double-time in ‘Wonderstruck’

‘Only the Brave’ tells true story of heroic firefighters

Even sexy Fassbender can’t heat up ‘The Snowman’

Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield can’t save airless ‘Breathe’

A little naughty bondage turns nightmarish in ‘Gerald’s Game’

You’ll love the new ‘Blade Runner’ — unless you’re a woman

This movie managed to make Deep Throat boring

Tom Cruise is actually good in ‘American Made’

Emma Stone is an ace in tennis biopic ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Boston Marathon bombing’s hero in ‘Stronger’

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Ben Stiller is utterly insufferable in excellent ‘Brad’s Status’

Why is ‘Three Billboards’ — a mostly great film — so ridiculously mean?

How a threesome spurred the birth of Wonder Woman

‘The Death of Stalin’ is ‘Veep’ but in the USSR

Louis CK trolls Woody Allen in ‘I Love You Daddy’

This Tonya Harding biopic packs a vicious punch

George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’ is bizarrely tone-deaf

‘Florida Project’ makes stars of ignored Americans

Saoirse Ronan is a hilarious teen rebel in ‘Lady Bird’

This new Colin Farrell movie is seriously messed up

Even Peter Dinklage can’t save forgettable ‘Rememory’

New Stephen King ‘It’ movie is blood-curdlingly creepy

You’re better off watching ‘Homeland’ reruns than ‘Unlocked’

Heist flick ‘Logan Lucky’ is country-fried fun

‘Hitman’ buddy comedy assassinates itself

Racial unrest sparks a tense showdown in riveting new drama

The ‘Glass Castle’ movie doesn’t do the book justice

Aubrey Plaza takes Insta-stalking to dark, hilarious lows in ‘Ingrid Goes West’

Police brutality, race collide in gutting ‘Detroit’

‘Atomic Blonde’ is sexy, ass-kicking fun

Nerve-jangling ‘Dunkirk’ is destined for Oscar glory

‘Girls Trip’ is female raunch comedy done right

Rihanna is the only good part of ‘Valerian’

Humans are the real savages in ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’

This French musical flick is better than ‘La La Land’

Drama school movie ‘The Rehearsal’ lacks drama

Meet the brave Syrian citizens documenting ISIS horrors

Casey Affleck dons a sheet in ‘Ghost Story’ – and it’s actually good

Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man’ is the four-star wall-crawler we’ve been waiting for

It’s hard to look away from the chilling ‘Okja’

‘Baby Driver’ is the summer movie you need to see

‘Rough Night’ is ‘The Hangover’ with women – but men are the funniest part

This lifeless ‘Mummy’ should have stayed buried

In terrifying ‘It Comes at Night,’ people prove sicker than plague

Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is one fierce feminist

Brad Pitt’s new military movie is at war with itself

Depp should walk the plank for disastrous new ‘Pirates’

‘Everything, Everything’ is wrong with this new teen romance

New ‘Alien’ movie will give you nightmares (in a good way)

Schumer and Hawn’s new comedy is one dull trip

King Arthur is a total sausagefest

Debra Winger is back on the big screen

New ‘Guardians’ is the antidote to somber superheroes

Emma Watson is too smart for ‘The Circle’

Cheesy Katherine Heigl flick is a camp classic in the making

Fast and Furious franchise hits a speed bump

A trio of acting powerhouses can’t save this meh reboot

You’ll enjoy this cyberpunk wonderland if you turn off your brain

‘Zookeeper’s Wife’ shows what true courage is

Even Jake Gyllenhaal can’t save this space horror flick

‘Beauty and the Beast’ reboot is way better than that inferior cartoon

Kristen Stewart’s ‘Personal Shopper’ will get under your skin

Women directors rule at Sundance

This is the hottest new movie at Sundance

‘Call Me By Your Name’ is already 2017’s gay drama of the year

Meet the new Amy Schumer

’20th Century Women’ is a feminist comedy for the ages

‘Rogue One’ continues Star Wars winning streak

‘Moana’ has some of Disney’s best music ever

‘Arrival’ is close encounters of the best kind

‘Doctor Strange’? Love!

Hit the road with the wild teens of ‘American Honey’

Bridget Jones’ mixed review

Watch celebs get played in ‘The J.T. Leroy Story’

‘Ab Fab: The Movie’ earns its name, sweetie darling

‘Ghostbusters’ takes dead aim on sad, pasty haters

‘The Witch’ is an unsettling gem of a horror movie

‘Far From the Madding Crowd’ a Hardy delight

‘Wetlands’ fearlessly champions female body acceptance

‘The Babadook’ turns nursery rhyme into nightmare

Rock doc ‘Mistaken For Strangers’ is worthy of an encore

‘West of Memphis’ is a helluva crime doc