'Hands Of Stone,' Fists Of Ham: Roberto Durán Biopic Telegraphs Every Punch
A strong performance by Édgar Ramírez as the Panamanian boxer can't save a film that suffers from a lack of focus and thin characterization.
Movie Reviews
Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future of 'Birth Of A Nation': Episode 14
News of a 1999 rape case against Nate Parker raises some age-old questions about culture. Can art be separated from its creator? What moral obligations, if any, do the consumers of culture bear?
'War Dogs' Puts A Satirical Spin On The Business Of War
Todd Phillips' new comedy, which is loosely based on a true story, follows two 20-somethings from Miami who become international arms dealers. Critic John Powers calls War Dogs "jauntily enjoyable."
Movie Review: Paramount Remakes The MGM Classic 'Ben-Hur'
In 1959, Charlton Heston starred in Oscar-winning movie Ben-Hur. The question is: Why take another turn at making a film that defined epic when it was released, and was itself a remake?
Q&A: How Does The New 'Ben-Hur' Compare With Its Predecessor(s)?
Critic Chris Klimek gets so excited about the various film versions of an epic set in the Roman Empire that he opens a Socratic dialogue with his editor. (Yes, Socrates was Greek, not Roman. We know.)
'War Dogs' Cries Havoc And Lets Slip The Dudes Of War
Director Todd Phillips' heavily fictionalized, testosterone-fueled account of two bros who engage in war profiteering ultimately loses its way.
Dreamlike 'Kubo And The Two Strings' Offers A Gorgeous, Richly Textured Adventure
The latest animated film from Laika Studios owes more to the emotional impressionism of Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki than the comparatively rigid and familiar story structure of Disney/Pixar.
In A Sweet Coming-Of-Age Tale, 'Morris From America' Brings Hip-Hop To Heidelberg
The charismatic Markees Christmas plays Morris, a 13-year-old aspiring rapper from New York who moves to Germany with his widowed father (Craig Robinson).
Meryl Streep's Singer Has Delusions Of Adequacy In 'Florence Foster Jenkins'
In her latest role, Streep plays a real-life laughingstock who fancied herself an opera singer.
Robbers And Rangers Collide In 'Hell Or High Water'
Two masked robbers clean out small branches of a Texas bank in David Mackenzie's new neo-Western. Critic David Edelstein calls Hell or High Water a work of "broad scale and deep feeling."