Bryan Cranston Hides And Watches In 'Wakefield'
Bryan Cranston plays a man who settles in to spy on his own family in Wakefield, a story with roots going all the way back to Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Movie Reviews
'Alien: Covenant' Continues To Mine Old Ground
While Alien: Covenant is better than Prometheus, the last franchise entry, it still lacks the basic elements that made Alien and Aliens so widely admired.
In 'The Commune,' Where We Live Is Who We Are
Director Thomas Vinterberg's The Commune isn't really about the entire group that grows up around a 1970s Copenhagen family. It's about the family itself, and how the way we live defines us.
An Iraqi Sniper Traps Two U.S. Soldiers In 'The Wall'
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews The Wall, a film about two American snipers pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, behind a rapidly crumbling wall.
'Last Men In Aleppo' Captures The Horror And Humanity Of The Syrian Crisis
A new documentary focuses on a group of emergency volunteers in Syria's largest city known as the White Helmets. Critic David Edelstein says Last Men In Aleppo is a powerful and affecting work.
An Orthodox Bride Makes An Unorthodox Decision In 'The Wedding Plan'
Critic Ella Taylor loved this "beautiful and beguiling" tale of a Tel Aviv woman determined to let God provide her a last-minute groom.
'King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword': An Edgy Script, Dulled By CGI
An Embarrassment of Ritchie: Charlie Hunnam stars as a hunky Arthur in a film that crackles with director Guy Ritchie's distinctive style but sinks under its bloated special effects.
Goldie Hawn And Amy Schumer Have A Non-Dream Vacation In 'Snatched'
Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer star in Snatched, which has plenty of flaws, but at least offers a chance to see two very funny women with lively chemistry.
In 'Violet,' A Deadly Assault And A Dispassionate Survivor
Flemish writer-director Bas Devos' visually striking, enigmatic tale of sudden violence and internalized emotion dares audiences to empathize with its closed-off teen protagonist.
A Mysterious Iraqi Sniper Pins Down Two U.S. Soldiers In 'The Wall'
John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star in Doug Liman's stripped-down, real-time thriller. Despite its script's many contrivances, critic Scott Tobias says Liman's direction is tense and unrelenting.