‘Born to Be Blue’ Review: Ethan Hawke Hits the Right Notes as Jazz Great Chet Baker
Hawke and Carmen Ejogo star in a biopic about the thrill of performance and the depth of addiction that manages to defy “Behind the Music”...
Hawke and Carmen Ejogo star in a biopic about the thrill of performance and the depth of addiction that manages to defy “Behind the Music”...
Writer-director Matt Sobel’s extraordinary debut feature boasts a powerful ensemble cast and finds the tension in what people don’t talk about
The movie’s only female non-pawn or hostage, Gal Gadot‘s Amazon warrior saves this sludgy epic from superhero sameness
If you laughed at the cross-cultural jokes from the first “Wedding,” get ready to enjoy those same gags all over again
This Argentine Oscar entry from the producers of “Wild Tales” (including Pedro Almodóvar) finds bleak comedy in trickle-down Fascism
Writer-director Trey Edward Shults hires his relatives to play versions of themselves in this uncomfortably fascinating tale of an exceedingly awkward Thanksgiving
Bright ideas battle a lack of originality in this bawdy farce set in the world of Olympic gymnastics
Mathieu Amalric returns as the lovesick Paul Dédalus, taking a fascinating look back on the adolescent affair (complete with 1980s pop hits) that shaped his...
Shannon and writer-director Jeff Nichols‘ fourth collaboration sets up a fascinating story and then answers its mysteries with a legendarily disastrous third act
Filmed in five long 35mm takes, this murder mystery features a fair amount of cinematic virtuosity, but it’s too self-conscious and uneven to be entirely...
As a determined mom fighting for her child’s life, Jennifer Garner‘s performance turns this thoughtful Christian movie into one even skeptics could appreciate
Starring Mirren, Aaron Paul and the late Alan Rickman, this tense drama will make you suspicious of that bird outside your window
Based on the novel by Anne Rice that speculates on Jesus’ childhood, this square and safe Biblical story is aimed directly at the faithful
The former E! host plays a Lothario who learns to love in yet another formulaic comedy (produced by Queen Latifah) where the supporting players get...
The two-time Oscar winner works hard to create a real character out of this collection of eccentricities, but this shallow, condescending movie constantly undermines her...
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher, Jr. survive possible doom in a tale that’s three parts Rod Serling, one part Jean-Paul Sartre
The fact that this is a bad movie — starring Baron Cohen and Mark Strong as long-separated siblings — is balanced by the fact that...
Filmmaker Laura Gabbert’s love letter to the Pulitzer-winning food critic, and the city of Los Angeles, is hyper-palatable yet unconvincing
The third entry in “The Divergent Series” resets the board, spins its wheels and keeps right in line, for good or ill, with the two...
The no-narrative journey of a lost-soul screenwriter (played by Christian Bale) makes for a pretty L.A. travelogue, but strains to achieve genuine transcendence
Drone strikes and terrorist retaliation give way to a story that relies upon our hero nailing every shot while being missed by thousands of bullets...
Reteaming with “30 Rock” collaborator Robert Carlock gives Fey her best big-screen opportunity to date, as a sheltered news producer who finds herself on the...
Dull, silly and boasting the worst CG effects this side of an Atari 2600, this white-guys-of-Egypt epic isn’t even fun-bad
Any potential this thriller might have had for psychological or ideological depth gets lost in a morass of jump-scares and loud noises
The Christian genre expands and improves in Joseph Fiennes vehicle that glides beautifully before crashing abruptly
Stephan James and Jason Sudeikis play the Olympian and his devoted coach in a soaring story that isn’t afraid to explore moral depths
Don’t let the distinguished cast – which also includes Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie and Woody Harrelson – fool you into expecting anything but an embarrassment
Like a nightmare you can’t easily shake off, this creepy Sundance hit, about religious fanatics battling dark forces, feels both alien and frighteningly recognizable.
In the trenches, on the homefront or facing charges in a courtroom, a soldier and his family find themselves facing heavy demands and ethical dilemmas
A big city crime story teaming a bunny cop with a con artist fox has its share of laughs and action, but sets itself apart...