We All Float Down Here, But 'It Chapter Two' Treads Water
Despite a stellar cast, the back half of Andy Muschietti's adaptation of King's novel gets bogged down by lugubrious pacing and exhausts the audience.
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Documentary 'Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice' Plays It Safe — And Warm
This tender, charming documentary of the chart-topping singer looks back on her career with (Love Is A) Rose-colored glasses.
Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Preview: The Films We're Most Excited About
The NPR Movies Team picks the 12 films they're most looking forward to seeing — movies that will likely end up in theaters or on streaming services sometime in the next few months.
Come Along For The Ride: 'Give Me Liberty' Is A Full-Blown Farce On Wheels
A new screwball comedy by filmmaker Kirill Mikhanovsky follows the driver of a medical transport van and his passengers over the course of 24 busy hours in Milwaukee.
Fall Movie Preview: Blockbusters And Awards Contenders
A selective preview of the would-be blockbusters and awards contenders that Hollywood has in store for the fall.
In The Run-Up To War, A British Whistleblower Exposes 'Official Secrets'
Director Gavin Hood's film about a leaked NSA memo becomes an ambitious indictment of the invasion of Iraq itself, though it's saddled with drab visuals of characters frowning at computer screens.
'Before You Know It': A Charming, Soapy Comedy About Family Secrets
Two sisters (co-writers Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock) learn that their dead mother (Judith Light) is alive — and starring in a soap opera — in this "wise, witty and richly specific" film.
In Stalker Thriller 'The Fanatic,' Travolta Stalks, But Never Thrills
In Fred Durst's third feature, based loosely on his experience with an overzealous fan, the director lectures the audience while star John Travolta flails away at a one-note performance.
A War-Ravaged Country, A Mysterious Cargo: 'The Load'
The dangers are existential in this "anti-thriller," in which a truck driver must navigate Serbia's back roads carrying an unknown payload.
David Oyelowo On 'Don't Let Go'
In the new film Don't Let Go, actor David Oyelowo plays a police detective whose family gets murdered. He talks with NPR's David Greene.