I Ain't Afraid Of No Fanboys: Quirky Performances Enliven New 'Ghostbusters'
The all-female remake of the 1984 blockbuster is dutiful, workmanlike, a bit clumsy — and sort of fun.
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'The Infiltrator' Offers A Familiar But Stylish Look Inside A Drug Kingpin's Empire
Breaking Malo: In a film based on Robert Mazur's 2009 memoir, Bryan Cranston plays a U.S. Customs agent who goes undercover with the Escobar drug cartel.
Familiar Science Fiction + Dull Romance 'Equals' Disappointment
A new film imagines a dystopian future where feelings are forbidden — but never manages to generate an emotional response in the viewer.
'Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru' Fawns Over Its Charismatic Subject
A new documentary about motivational speaker Tony Robbins falls helplessly under the coal-walking life-coach's magnetic, intoxicating sway.
A Mouse Watches Film Noir And Offers Clues To Human Consciousness
Researchers in Seattle have created a public observatory for studying the visual circuitry in a mouse's brain. Among the attractions: watching 18,000 neurons respond to Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.
'Just Another Version Of You' Celebrates Norman Lear's TV Legacy
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to legendary television producer Norman Lear about some insights into his character featured in a new documentary about his life called Just Another Version of You.
'He Had Many More Films To Make': Remembering Iranian Director Abbas Kiarostami
Kiarostami began making films in 1970 and continued after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His work helped make Iranian cinema a major international force. The director died Monday in Paris at age 76.
A Boy With Autism Makes Connections Through Cartoons In 'Life, Animated'
A new documentary tells the story of Owen Suskind, a boy with autism whose love of Disney helps him navigate the world. David Edelstein calls Life, Animated "heartbreaking and exhilarating."
Movie Review: 'Our Little Sister'
Japanese dramas don't get the publicity of that country's animated films but our reviewer says there is a new drama that deserves our attention. He says Our Little Sister must be seen to be believed.
In 'Ten Years,' A Dystopian Vision Of Hong Kong's Future Under China
The Hong Kong movie industry is best known for martial arts and crime thrillers, but this year's hottest film is a dark meditation on what Hong Kong could be like in 2025.