Portrait Of The Killer As A Young Man: 'My Friend Dahmer'
The film, based on the graphic novel by Derf Backderf, is neither lurid nor sensationalistic — instead, it's a "nuanced and sad high school movie."
Movie Reviews
'11/8/16': A Day That Changed America, Through Many Lenses
This documentary, compiled from 16 short films by different directors shot on Election Day 2016, offers "a tightly woven series of close-ups of a diverse, divided populace."
'Thor: Ragnarok' Is Hela Good
The comic sensibility of director Taika Waititi — and a lush, airbrushed-van visual aesthetic — make this the funniest and prettiest Marvel film yet.
In 'Last Flag Flying,' The Horror of War Is Brought Home — Literally
In this Richard Linklater dramedy, three Vietnam War veterans "embark on an endlessly digressive road trip at once uproarious and rife with detours of the soul."
'Thor: Ragnarok' Pokes Fun At Itself While Being The Best Thor Film Yet
Marvel's hammer-throwing superhero is back in Thor: Ragnarok. NPR's Bob Mondello says there are whole worlds at stake in the latest film, and Thor gets some help from the Hulk and his sibling-rival, Loki.
A Trio Of Veterans Embark On A Road Trip Together In 'Last Flag Flying'
Director Richard Linklater salutes the courage of our troops while casting a hard eye at the government machinery that sends them into battle. Justin Chang calls Last Flag Flying an elegiac comedy.
'Novitiate' Captures A Watershed Moment In The Life Of The Catholic Church
Margaret Betts' debut film centers on a young woman entering the convent at the beginning of the Vatican II reforms. Critic David Edelstein says Novitiate is a "terrific start" to Betts' career.
'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold' Plays It As It Lays
The documentary, directed by Didion's nephew, the actor Griffin Dunne, isn't particularly revelatory, but it captures the writer's dazzling life and persona — and her struggles with grief.
'Suburbicon': Two Storylines, Separate But Unequal
This film, directed and co-written by George Clooney, "is a solid 95-minute noir caper artlessly bolted to a 10-minute social drama, and a shockingly tone-deaf one at that."
Pent-Up Passions Go Free Range In 'God's Own Country'
Two male farmhands in Yorkshire find each other in this "full-throttle, grand love story and ... coming-of-age parable" from first-time writer-director Francis Lee.