The Business Of Sport Takes Center Stage In Soderbergh's 'High Flying Bird'
A new Netflix film directed by Steven Soderbergh follows a sports agent who's trying to stay afloat and keep his clients happy during an NBA lockout.
Movie Reviews
The 2019 Animated Short Film Oscar Nominees, Reviewed
Four of the five animated-short nominees this year are weepy tales of parent-child relationships; critic Andrew Lapin reviews them all, and picks his favorite.
Sam Elliott Is 'The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then Bigfoot' — Or Is He?
First-time writer-director Robert D. Krzykowski's odd, flashback-besotted film is a love letter to its leading man, who plays a World War II veteran struggling to remember his past.
'What Men Want' Is Found Wanting
In this update of a 2000 Nancy Meyers hit, Taraji P. Henson is a sports agent who reads men's minds. But gender-flipping the original film weakens the premise — and the humor.
Everything Is Pretty Good In 'The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part'
The guileless Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt) and the fearless Wyldstyle (voiced by Elizabeth Banks) once again team up to save their extruded-plastic universe in a sequel that, mostly, clicks.
'Everybody Knows' Marries Far-Flung Talent To A Story About A Wedding Gone Wrong
A wedding is disrupted by a kidnapping in Everybody Knows, a film starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and directed by award-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi of A Separation.
'Dear Ex': A Man Dies, Leaving Behind A Wife, A Son And A Secret Gay Lover
When it focuses on 13-year-old Chengxi (Joseph Huang), this "shaggy-but-lovable" Taiwanese film now on Netflix dutifully tugs the heartstrings.
Gina Rodriguez Kicks Butt And Takes Nombres In 'Miss Bala'
Miss Bala invites comparisons to other, more effective films with similar butt-kicking protagonists, but as compelling, well-acted genre filmmaking, it succeeds.
Stranded And Alone, Mads Mikkelsen Sings A Song Of Ice And ... More Ice, In 'Arctic'
No flashbacks, no dream sequences. Just a raw, harsh tale about the practical concerns of minute-by-minute survival in a frozen wasteland.
Art-Horror-Comedy 'Velvet Buzzsaw' Paints In Broad But Colorful Strokes
Jake Gyllenhaal re-teams with Nightcrawler writer-director Dan Gilroy for this funny Netflix horror film set in the art world that's better at delivering quotably arch lines than sharp satire.