Movie Reviews

Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) embarks on a journey to New York in Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

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A Young Woman Faces A Choice In The Sobering 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always'

5:00pm March 12, 2020

by Ella Taylor

Writer-director Eliza Hittman's tale of a traumatized teen (Sidney Flanigan), who travels to New York for an abortion is best when it hews closest to her point-of-view.

Pixar's Latest Adventure Is The Animated Film 'Onward'

11:25am March 09, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Claudia Puig of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association about the new animated film Onward — two teenage elves set off on a magical quest to bring back their dad.

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Movie Review: 'First Cow'

6:04pm March 08, 2020

by Bob Mondello

Director Kelly Reichardt set her latest western drama in Oregon in the 1820s. It's the story of two drifters who come up with a unique money-making scheme in the midst of a gold rush.

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Review: Pixar's 'Onward'

4:45pm March 06, 2020

by Bob Mondello

Pixar's new animated film ONWARD is about teenage elf brothers who are on a quest to find out if there's enough magic in their world to let them spend a day with their late father.

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Adam Weinberger examines a bookshelf in the documentary The Booksellers.

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'The Booksellers' Speaks Volumes About Old Books And Those Who Love Them

5:00pm March 05, 2020

by Ella Taylor

This "delightful homage" to the world of antiquarian books in New York City features celebrity talking heads — but comes alive when it spotlights the eccentrics who are passionate about collecting.

Ricky (Kris Hitchens) and daughter Jane (Katie Proctor) share a light moment in the Ken Loach drama Sorry We Missed You.

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'Sorry We Missed You': Ken Loach's Characters Gag On The Gig Economy

5:00pm March 05, 2020

by Mark Jenkins

Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty deliver a "lacerating social drama" about a delivery driver (Kris Hitchen) whose demanding job comes with penalties that wipe out his pay.

Ian (voiced by Tom Holland) and his older brother Barley (voiced Chris Pratt) set off on a distinctly suburban quest in Onward.

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'Onward': Timid Teen On A Mythic Quest For Elf-Assurance

5:00pm March 05, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The opening minutes of Disney/Pixar's latest animated film are Disney-Channel cheesy, but as soon as Onward starts highlighting the comic physicality of its characters, it finds itself.

When Greener Pastures Are Unpasteurized: Two men try to start a business in the Oregon Territory in First Cow.

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'First Cow': A Profound, Ruminative Western

5:00pm March 05, 2020

by Chris Klimek

Two men struggle to eke out a living in the Oregon Territory by stealing the milk of a wealthy landowner in writer-director Kelly Reichardt's film.

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'First Cow' Is A Richly Absorbing Tale Of Friendship, Crime And Capitalism

1:49pm March 05, 2020

by Justin Chang

This captivating underdog film centers on two strangers who meet in the Oregon Territory circa 1820 and start their own baking business — which requires stealing milk from the territory's first cow.

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'Sorry We Missed You': A Working-Class Drama With A Heart

4:20pm March 04, 2020

by Bob Mondello

Ken Loach's social-realist drama Sorry We Missed You depicts a family sliding slowly out of the middle class — but depicts moments of joy amid the desperation.