In 'Lazy Eye,' A Romance With An Old Flame, Rekindled
Two men reconnect 15 years after a painful breakup in writer/director Tim Kirkman's talky romantic drama.
Movie Reviews
Feminist Western 'Certain Women' Takes On Friendship And Stoicism
Kelly Reichardt presents the interlocking lives of several Montana women in her new film, Certain Women. Critic John Powers calls it a work of "quiet restraint and unhurried rhythm."
In 'Hacksaw Ridge,' A War Hero Changes Attitudes About Conscientious Objectors
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews Hacksaw Ridge, a film about a World War II hero who changed American attitudes about conscientious objectors.
With Parallels To Iron Man, Mystic 'Dr. Strange' Comes Full Circle For Marvel Fans
The latest Marvel movie, Dr. Strange, is about a neurosurgeon on a quest to heal himself. It's worth the extra cost of a 3-D ticket, says reviewer Chris Klimek.
'Loving' Shows A Quiet Couple In The Eye Of History's Storm
Jeff Nichols' new film tells the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the Virginia couple at the center of the 1967 Supreme Court decision legalizing interracial marriage.
'Loving' Provides A Graceful, Intimate Portrait Of A Marriage That Changed History
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga play Richard and Mildred Loving, a Virginia couple whose interracial marriage propels them to the forefront of the civil rights movement — and to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Marvel's 'Doctor Strange': A Long, Strange, Trippy Origin Story
Have Cloak, Will Astral-Travel: Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Marvel's Master of the Mystic Arts in a film that's visually stunning but doggedly familiar in structure.
A Brave Army Medic Saves Lives In 'Hacksaw Ridge,' Mel Gibson's Return To Directing
Andrew Garfield plays a conscientious objector who won the Medal of Honor in World War II. This "sturdy, muted, unsurprising" film is the first movie Mel Gibson has directed since 2006's Apocalypto.
In 'Dog Eat Dog,' A Scabrous, Stylized Tale Of Drug Dens — And Diapers
Cage, Matched: Willem Dafoe teams with Nicolas Cage (and Christopher Matthew Cook) to kidnap a gangster's newborn baby in Paul Schrader's latest uber-violent caper comedy.
Mel Gibson Pours Fever And Passion Into Every Frame Of 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Gibson's new movie tells the story of the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. Critic David Edelstein says Hacksaw Ridge is the work of a remarkable filmmaker.