Movie Reviews

Actor Paul Dano Steps Behind The Camera In 'Wildlife'

5:13pm October 22, 2018

by Bob Mondello

Actor Paul Dano will make his directorial debut with Wildlife, a drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, about the shredding of a marriage as seen through the eyes of the couple's son.

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'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Is A Rare Gem: A Sweet Film About A Mean Person

1:33pm October 19, 2018

by Justin Chang

A new film features Melissa McCarthy as a misanthropic con artist who forges letters from famous authors. Critic Justin Chang feels like McCarthy's entire career has been working toward this role.

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"I ... am! Your singing tel-a-gram!": Michael Myers (Nick Castle) pays a visit to Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in David Gordon Green's Halloween.

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'Halloween': This Time, Laurie Strode Is Locked And Loaded

6:46pm October 18, 2018

by Monica Castillo

Critic Monica Castillo says this Halloween sequel takes as its true subject the lingering effects of the trauma Jamie Lee Curtis' character experienced in the 1978 original. (Also there's stabbing.)

Forging Ahead: Melissa McCarthy is Lee Israel in Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Melissa McCarthy's New Signature Role: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?'

5:00pm October 18, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Melissa McCarthy plays a real-life literary forger left behind by the publishing industry in a new and thoughtful comedy.

Ruth (Blythe Danner) and Bridget (Hilary Swank) share a moment in writer/director Elizabeth Chomko's intimate family drama, What They Had.

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A Family In Quiet Crisis Gathers To Assess 'What They Had' — And What They've Still Got

5:00pm October 18, 2018

by Ella Taylor

In her debut feature, writer/director Elizabeth Chomko brings fresh insight — and a stellar cast — to the "dysfunctional family" subgenre; the result is "funny and sad, but never mawkish."

She said see you later boy: Stevie (Sunny Suljic) stars in Jonah Hill's Mid90s.

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In 'Mid90s' Jonah Hill Looks At Skater Culture Through A Lens, Blankly

5:00pm October 18, 2018

by Scott Tobias

Jonah Hill writes and directs this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about a boy who embraces skater culture; the film faithfully documents the era, but offers no point of view.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan in Wildlife (IFC Films).

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In 'Wildlife,' Carey Mulligan's Performance Blazes Bright

5:00pm October 18, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

Paul Dano movingly adapts Richard Ford's 1990 novel about a couple (Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan) whose marriage crumbles as their son (Ed Oxenbould) watches.

More like "AB Times at the El Royale," am I right?: Chris Hemsworth stars in writer/director Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale.

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'Bad Times At The El Royale' Is A Twisty, Neon-Lit Neo-Noir

5:00am October 15, 2018

by Simon Abrams

In writer/director Drew Goddard's film, several strangers converge at a casino-motel filled with dark passageways and two-way mirrors — a lot like the film's satisfyingly pulpy, B-movie plot.

Chris Rock's 1996 HBO special helped him become a major star.

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How 'Bring The Pain' Brought Chris Rock Superstar Fame

6:00am October 14, 2018

by Eric Deggans

A new A&E documentary highlights the stand-up comedian's breakout HBO special.

Movie Review: 'First Man'

6:06am October 12, 2018

Noel King talks to Lost Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan for his take on Damien Chazelle's new film: First Man. It's about NASA's mission to land a man on the moon.

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