Hey, They're Moving Ryan Reynolds' Consciousness Around Again
Criminal is the second film in a year that separates mind from body when it comes to poor, gorgeous Ryan Reynolds. In this case, his mind goes in Kevin Costner.
Movie Reviews
An Updated 'Jungle Book' Deftly Juggles Wonders And Threats
Jon Favreau directs a new version of The Jungle Book, in which Bill Murray and Christopher Walken help out with the voice work and the story considers the threats to the animals' way of life.
Grief Goes Explosive In 'Demolition' And 'Louder Than Bombs'
Louder Than Bombs and Demolition both deal with car crashes and grieving men, but the damage looks very different.
Melissa McCarthy Is Very Rich And Very Mean As 'The Boss'
McCarthy and Kristen Bell can't quite get the comedic fires going in the story of a super-wealthy woman whose unfortunate assistant winds up embroiled in her evil cookie-making scheme.
A Widower, A House, And A Plot Hammer That Hits A Little Hard
Jake Gyllenhaal plays a man who starts literally destroying his surroundings out of grief in Demolition, from director Jean-Marc Vallee.
A Photographer's Family Left Behind In 'Louder Than Bombs'
A war photographer's death leaves behind a family of men battling their own demons in the unusually structured film from Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier.
A Family Drama Unfolds Through Shifting Viewpoints In 'Louder Than Bombs'
Point-of-view is passed like a baton among the tortured main characters in Joachim Trier's new film. Critic David Edelstein says Louder than Bombs is intimate, touching and "insistently alive."
In 'Neon Bull,' A Strange, Dreamy Road Movie Reveals A Vanishing Way Of Life
Set amidst Brazil's version of rodeo, Gabriel Mascaro's new film blends hope, melancholy, humor and poetry. Critic John Powers says Neon Bull is a remarkable feature that is filled with funny moments.
Upending Troubled-Teen Conventions In 'Standing Tall' And 'The Dark Horse'
France's Standing Tall and the Maori drama The Dark Horse both feature adults reaching out to teens in unorthodox ways.
When Is A Biopic Not A Biopic? When Don Cheadle Meets Miles Davis
Cheadle takes on the jazz great in an uneven but inventive film that struggles at times to bring clarity to its idea of Davis but experiments intriguingly with past, present, fact and fiction.