In 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan Brings New Life To True World War II Story
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews director Christopher Nolan's new World War II film, Dunkirk, which opens this weekend.
Movie Reviews
'Dunkirk' Is A Harrowing War Movie, Muddled By A Convoluted Timeline
A new film dramatizes the '40 Allied retreat from the beaches of France as the Nazis close in. Despite strong action sequences, Dunkirk relies too much on fragmented storytelling and obvious plotting.
Besson's Dazzling But Dull 'Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets'
French writer-director Luc Besson mounts a hugely imaginative sci-fi spectacle, but builds it around papier-thin characters and dialogue.
Wartime Terror And Valor Thread Together In Nolan's Gripping 'Dunkirk'
Christopher Nolan's taut, suspenseful film tells three interwoven stories of a massive troop evacuation during World War II.
Filthy, Freewheeling 'Girls Trip' Features The Summer's Breakout Performance
Meanwhile, Back at the Raunch: This tale of four women letting loose in the Big Easy hits familiar beats, but Tiffany Haddish's "incandescently filthy" turn as Dina proves a revelation.
'The Untamed': A Tale of Sexual Repression And Violence With Sci-Fi Trappings
Don't focus on the space-squid: In Mexican director Amat Escalante's harrowing film, it's only a device to expose and explore the rifts in his characters' relationships.
'Film' And 'Notfilm' Showcase The Collaboration Of Buster Keaton And Samuel Beckett
Beckett wrote the screenplay for only one film, a 1965 silent short starring Keaton. Film has recently been re-released, along with a documentary called Notfilm. Critic Lloyd Schwartz has a review.
George Romero, 'Night Of The Living Dead' Director, Dies At 77
The legendary film director died in his sleep on Sunday with his family by his side, "following a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer."
'Lady Macbeth' Turns Sound And Fury Into Victorian Noir
It's not Shakespearean but the no-nonsense leading lady of the new movie Lady Macbeth lives up to her name.
'Lady Macbeth' Is An Icy British Psychodrama About Power And Abuse
Director William Oldroyd's new film is set in late 19th-century England, where a young woman, forced to marry an abrasive older man, engages in an affair with a ruffian servant.