Writer/director Sean Baker stays in his lane with this deeply flawed dramedy about a disgraced porn star’s return home.
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Writer/director Sean Baker stays in his lane with this deeply flawed dramedy about a disgraced porn star’s return home.
The team of Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner pay homage to the 1961 original while putting their own fresh twists on the material.
George Clooney flirts with a new career low in this uninspired memoir adaptation.
Ridley Scott’s second film of 2021 is a mix of compelling performances, lush visuals, and spotty writing.
Will Smith delivers his first respectable performance in nearly a decade as the Williams Sisters’ father.
A miscast Kristen Stewart and a baffling script by Steven Knight sink this fantasia on Princess Diana.
Wes Anderson’s most ambitious film to date is also one of his best.
Far more dark fantasy than horror, this Icelandic slow-burn thriller is a master class in suspenseful wonder.
Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer head to the Middle Ages for the engrossing true story of France’s 14th century #MeToo moment.
In which an Asheville Movie Guy recalls his own close encounter with Tammy Faye Bakker, and considers Jessica Chastain’s movie version.
Paul Schrader and Oscar Isaac prove a formidable team in this enthralling poker drama.
This satisfying then-and-now dual murder mystery takes actor Eric Bana back to his native Australia.
Reviews of new films from Stephen Daldry, Chase Palmer, and Neill Blomkamp.
This extremely safe Aretha Franklin biopic honors the singer’s music, but not the woman herself.
That rascal David Lowery has finally made a great film.
Tom McCarthy’s new Matt Damon drama starts off promisingly. Then the plot kicks in.
Reviews of Pig, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, Joe Bell, and Val.
Janicza Bravo’s Twitter thread adaptation is a refreshing amalgam of A24 cautionary tales.
Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish display top-notch chemistry in this charming memory-loss dramedy.
Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham reunite for this grim yet thoroughly entertaining thriller.