Romanian Caper 'The Whistlers': A Surprisingly Fast, Peppy, Complex Tune
Writer-director Corneliu Porumboiu's crime flick is "brighter and literally more colorful" than the slow-burn, gray-palette fare you might be expecting.
Movie Reviews
'Wendy' Mixes Poetry With Platitudes As It Riffs On 'Peter Pan'
Director Benh Zeitlin conjures up some practical magic in a loose retelling of J. M. Barrie's classic story. But ultimately, Wendy's clever twists aren't enough to keep your attention from wandering.
In 'Once Were Brothers,' The Band's Earliest Years Shine
A new documentary doesn't radically alter what we know and love about The Band, but does unearth some fresh details.
'The Night Clerk': Hitchcockian Premise, Half-Cocked Execution
A hotel clerk (Tye Sheridan) hides a secret during a murder investigation in a film that explores the affinity between cinema and voyeurism flatly and without nuance.
'Young Ahmed' Is A Flawed But Complex Character Study
The premise — young Belgian Muslim sets out to murder one of his teachers — has drawn sharp criticism; the film itself is "hugely flawed" but more thoughtful than the controversy surrounding it.
Making Fun Of The Rich Is A British Comedy Tradition Honored In 'Greed'
Steve Coogan plays a gazillionaire who throws himself a party that is the very picture of wretched excess in the satirical comedy Greed.
New 'Emma' Is A Frosted Cupcake Come To Life (In A Good Way)
Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of the Jane Austen classic is as clever and rich as its famous heroine — in part, because its actors are so good at finding fresh nuances in this timeless material.
'And Then We Danced' Is A Vivid Story Of Forbidden Love, Set To A Familiar Groove
In Tbilisi, Georgia, two male dancers in the national dance ensemble embark on a secret love affair. It's a fairly straightforward drama of first love — enhanced by the vitality of the setting.
'Ordinary Love': Scenes From A Marriage Touched By Cancer
Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson bring a wry, lived-in tenderness to this "imperfect but affecting" tale of a long-married couple facing cancer together.
'Buffaloed': Debt Collecting For Fun And Profit
Peg (Zoey Deutch) goes into the debt-collection business in a comedy that focuses so narrowly on its self-absorbed main character that the world around her fades to obscurity.