Bill & Ted Face the Music

Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?

"...droid sent dispatched from the future by the Great Leader (Holland, playing Rufus' widow and Kelly's mom) to kill..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Aviva

Dance your way through this genderfluid examination of relationships

"...If that cast list seems contradictory, it's because each lead is played by two performers – one man, one..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Turning

Henry James' creepy classic resurrected yet again

"...film in years, The Turning makes narrative leaps that lead to disjointed characters. The script also makes a key..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Harriet

Overdue biopic of the fearless anti-slavery hero loses sight of reality

"...pistols to threaten assailants, wades through deep waters to lead fugitives, and defies patriarchal authority to refuse to abandon..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Suspiria

Giallo remake uses dark magic to give women their voices

"...(Swinton). In a single day she rises to the lead, impressing the coven of witchy women who run the..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Bohemian Rhapsody

"...long-gestating biopic of the band – or rather, of lead singer Freddie Mercury’s role in their success – is..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ismael's Ghosts

French drama follows the artist split between two women.

"...for the film director whose style and obsessions often lead him to weird and interesting places, films that seem..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Pacific Rim Uprising

Robots vs. monsters sequel is pure scrap.

"...somewhere. Enter Kaiju, assume battle formations, kill off a lead character from del Toro’s film, and if you don’t..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...fade from the screen as forgettably as its enervated lead performance by Bruce Willis. Although sharing the name Paul..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All the Money in the World

Christopher Plummer mesmerizes as the greediest man alive

"...the World is remarkable for having edited out one lead actor for another at the 11th hour. This recounting..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lucky

Cranky loner (and beloved character actor) faces mortality

"...many memorable supporting parts but only rarely got the lead. Here, in one of his final roles before his..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Emoji Movie

What a time to be alive (in a smartphone)

"...of the entire emoji world, as one malfunction could lead to the entire phone getting wiped...."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Truman

Spanish film deals with serious issues in subtle ways

"...The performances by Darín and Cámara in the lead roles are perfect as well. You never doubt the..."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Live by Night

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this period gangster drama

"...be the film’s undoing. He cast himself as the lead...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Force is strong with this one

"...planet killer. Recruited by a squabbling Rebel Alliance to lead a mission to discover the whereabouts of the Death..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mia Madre

A filmmaker says goodbye to a mother

"...workers on strike. She has little patience for her lead, a mercurial American actor named Barry (Turturro), forever flubbing..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hell or High Water

Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster shine in West Texas crime film

"...is a good but not great movie with sensational lead performances that elevate it to enjoyably memorable status. Add..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Free State of Jones

Matthew McConaughey stars in pic about little-known Civil War event

"...a dramatic tale, leaving little but Matthew McConaughey’s focused lead performance and Benoît Delhomme’s lovely cinematography to stir viewers’..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fifty Shades of Black

Marlon Wayons takes on another spoof

"...through like a capable good sport in the female lead role and Wayans as her co-star and the film’s..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown

Can the WWE make an action star out of Dean Ambrose?

"...circle, they develop a character, choreograph fights, be both lead actor and stunt double, and deliver improv comedy in..."

Dec. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Short

The financial meltdown of 2008 is treated with terrific comic spin

"...the last guy you’d expect to tackle the complex lead-up to the financial meltdown of 2008, a world-shaking event..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Carol

Everything about this Fifties lesbian romance is sublime

"...Heaven and Mildred Pierce if in doubt). And the lead actresses, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara? These two deliver..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Once I Was a Beehive

Pleasant summer-camp film checks its religious ideology at the tent

"...Holly (Hailey Smith) and perpetually chipper organizer Carrie (Clark) lead the two, and a handful of other teens, to..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Napoleon Solo and and Illya Kuryakin don't transition well to the present

"...artless checklist of outdated spy tropes coupled with two lead actors who seem incapable of rising above being mere..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Terminator: Genisys

The Governator is back

"...by now superheroic John Connor, the man fated to lead humanity to victory in the war against the machines...."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What We Do in the Shadows

Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.

"...the Vampire and you’re almost there. Co-director, writer, and lead Clement was, famously, one of the creators and stars..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Venus in Fur

The play’s the thing in Roman Polanski's erotic screen version of the Tony Award-winner.

"...younger “idiot” actresses who earlier read for the female lead in his adaptation of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s scandalous 1870..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Step Up: All In

The dance competition continues – but this time in Vegas.

"...dance franchise, Step Up: All In revives the male lead (Guzman) from Step Up Revolution and the female (Evigan)..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kochadaiiyaan 3-D

3-D motion capture period piece is being shown in Tamil, Telugu, 2-D, and 3-D.

"...3-D motion capture, Rajinikanth voices and enacts the three lead roles. The film is being released simultaneously in Tamil..."

May 8, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Nut Job

Everyone's a rat, more or less, in this animated film.

"...when the food supply runs low, he agrees to lead a heist on a nearby nut shop, which itself..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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