Is This Star Student A Saint Or A Sociopath?: 'Luce'
Where a teacher sees red flags in one popular student's behavior, his parents refuse to believe it. Director Julius Onah's film will keep you guessing, too.
Movie Reviews
A High School Star Isn't What He Seems In The Psychological Drama 'Luce'
Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays a popular teenager who was adopted from Eritrea as a kid. But underneath Luce's charming smiles and polished speeches is the trauma of a former child soldier.
'Them That Follow' Is Not Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth
Great performances from Walton Goggins, Olivia Colman and others only underscore the by-the-numbers story and shallowly observed setting of this drama set in an Appalachian snake-handling church.
'Love, Antosha': A Cinematic Love Letter To An Actor's Brief Life
A freak accident killed actor Anton Yelchin in 2016; Garret Price's documentary features archival footage and moving interviews with loved ones who remember the brilliant young man fondly.
In The Wake Of Horrific Brutality, Revenge Served White-Hot: 'The Nightingale'
Jennifer Kent follows up The Babadook with a controversial thriller that "grants its protagonist respect and dignity beyond mere victimhood, and frames her pain in both personal and political terms."
'Tel Aviv On Fire': Separated By A Border, United By A Soap Opera
In writer-director Sameh Zoabi's gentle satire, a Palestinian screenwriter and a Israeli checkpoint guard collaborate on a popular, low-rent soap opera.
Better Stunts & Actors, Just As Derivative: 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'
The "genial flexfest" of a spinoff is the "most agreeable" of the franchise, which once again slickly repackages set pieces from other, better, more innovative action films.
'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' Is Tarantino's Most Personal Film In Years
Set in Hollywood in 1969, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as a TV actor and his stunt double. The movie's low-key hangout vibes may test your patience, but every moment pulses with feeling.
Tarantino's Turned-On, Tuned-In Tinseltown: 'Once Upon A Time In ... Hollywood'
Call it peak Tarantino: The writer/director's ninth film — about a Manson-family-adjacent actor and his stuntman — is an ode to the grimy, neon-lit place and time that shaped him.
'Mike Wallace Is Here': A Newsman Who Shined A Spotlight — And Basked In It
Avi Belkin's documentary of the late 60 Minutes interrogator explores the ambiguous space Wallace occupied between journalistic rigor and slick showmanship.