God's Daughter Writes A 'Brand New Testament,' But It Makes For Slight Reading
Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael's modern fable boasts a promising whimsical premise, but comes off disappointingly glib in execution.
Movie Reviews
An Old-School Hollywood Musical That's In Love With Hollywood: 'La La Land'
Director Damien Chazelle follows up Whiplash, his 2014 study in musical masochism, with a romantic musical full of catchy ditties and vibrant colors.
A Young Writer Finds A Fan Fiction Community — And Himself — In 'Slash'
Writer-director Clay Liford's low-key, lo-fi coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age comedy follows the romantic fumblings of awkward teen Neil (Michael Johnston), both online and off.
Go Home, 'Office Christmas Party,' You're Drunk
This sprawling, chaotic comedy about a sprawling, chaotic holiday party expects its improv-tested cast to make up for its skimpy script. Some performers do; most don't.
Women Face The Unpredictable In 'Jackie,' 'Things To Come'
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello has a double-feature review of two films about women who find themselves in drastically altered circumstances in midlife: Things To Come, starring Isabelle Huppert, and Jackie, starring Natalie Portman.
'Jackie' Captures The Brittle Sadness Of A First Lady In Mourning
A new biopic takes audiences into the White House in the days following JFK's assassination in Dallas. Critic David Edelstein says Jackie conveys both the shyness and slyness of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Movie Review: 'Jackie' Stars Natalie Portman As Jacqueline Kennedy
A biopic about Jacqueline Kennedy opens on Friday, and centers on the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Our reviewer says Jackie is a transporting and transfixing biopic.
In The Dark Crime Thriller 'Old Stone,' A Taxi Driver Turns Amateur Detective
Writer-director Johnny Ma's mordant tale of a taxi driver forced to cover the health costs of a man he ran over "shifts from docudrama to "black-hearted thriller," says critic Mark Jenkins.
When Private Grief Meets Public Duty: The Intimate, Hypnotic 'Jackie'
Director Pablo Larraín narrows the focus of his Jackie Kennedy biopic to a handful of days around the JFK assassination, and keeps his camera trained on Natalie Portman's expressive face.
A Parisian Woman's Tightly Woven Sense Of Self Begins To Unravel In 'Things To Come'
In this rigorously observed French drama, Isabelle Huppert delivers a searing performance. "In Huppert," says critic Ella Taylor, "deadpan meets tumult wreaking havoc within."