Romantic Drama 'The Photograph' Is Unfocused
Stars Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield have great chemistry, but this earnest romantic drama feels "curiously flat and under-seasoned."
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'Beanpole' Captures The Devastation That Lingers, Even After War Has Ended
Set in Leningrad shortly after World War II, Beanpole centers on two women who find themselves deeply scarred by their wartime experiences with the Red Army.
'And Then We Danced': Queer As Folk Dance
Levan Akin's tale of two male Georgian dancers who find happiness in stolen moments together goes through all the usual dance-movie paces, but the chemistry between its two leads is strong.
'Birds Of Prey' Is A Fun, Fast, Feathery Mess
Like its main character Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Birds of Prey is frenetic and wildly uneven — but the bone-crunching fight scenes zip by so fast it never wears out its welcome.
'The Rhythm Section' Misses A Beat
Stephanie (Blake Lively) trains to become a super-assassin to avenge the murder of her parents in this well-paced, well-directed, but poorly scripted Bond knockoff.
'The Assistant': When A Workplace's Silence Can't Be Broken
In this "quietly shattering drama," a young woman (Julia Garner) learns that her new boss is a serial sexual predator; her efforts to call him out meet with indifference and hostility.
2 Friends Scarred By War Attempt To Heal In 'Beanpole'
In post-WWII Leningrad, two women bonded by grief, guilt and hardship set out to make their futures brighter than the horrors of their shared past.
'The Assistant' Helps Explain How Predatory Behavior Stays Hidden
A young woman grows increasingly uncomfortable working for a movie mogul reminiscent of Harvey Weinstein. The drama explores how easy it is for powerful people to exploit absolute authority.
A Drug Kingpin Worries Over His Imminent Regicide In 'The Gentlemen'
Guy Ritchie returns to the genre he made his bones on, and the film's "rigorous and largely circular" plot is fun; more fun than McConaughey's undercooked performance, anyway.