Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Is One of His Best
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A story of a industrialist trotting the globe with his estranged kid, the director's latest all-star project is funny, touching — and one of his best
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Isn’t Spike Lee’s Best or Worst — Just a Chance to Watch Denzel Go HAM
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe dynamic duo reunite for a redo/riff on Kurosawa's 'High and Low,' reset in an entertainment industry desperately in need of heart and soul
That Doc on Shia LaBeouf’s Acting School Is Even Crazier Than You’ve Heard
Posted in: Movie ReviewsShot by a former student, 'Slauson Rec' chronicles the free-form collective that LaBeouf cofounded in South Central L.A. He does not come off well
‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Is One Long Tom Cruise Victory Lap
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe most superhuman star alive valiantly tries to save the world — and the movies — one last time
‘Thunderbolts*’ Asks: Who Wants the Off-Brand Avengers?
Posted in: Movie ReviewsMarvel's Cinematic Universe finally gets back on track and delivers a movie that doesn't suck by turning a bunch of villains in to antiheroes
‘The Accountant 2’ Doesn’t Add Up
Posted in: Movie Reviews'The Accountant 2,' sequel to the 2016 movie starring Ben Affleck as a math-whiz killer on the spectrum, is a tonal mess of glib humor and dark subplots
Is ‘Sinners’ a Western, Crime Thriller, Southern Gothic, or Monster Movie? Yes
Posted in: Movie ReviewsDirector Ryan Coogler blends genres from Western to crime thriller, monster movie and more in a rollicking movie where Michael B. Jordan plays twins
‘The Shrouds’ Is David Cronenberg’s Most Personal Movie Since ‘The Fly’
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe filmmaker channels his own grief into a thriller about high-tech gravesites, corporate espionage, and the horror of saying goodbye to a loved one
‘Drop’ May Put You Off Dating — and Screens — Forever
Posted in: Movie ReviewsMysterious DMs, a restaurant on the 38th floor, and some ridiculous plot twists turn a techsploitation horror flick into a pulpy bit of fun
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is Exactly What You Think It Will Be, and Less
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe popular game gets turned into a movie, complete with Easter eggs, killer pigs, Jason Momoa in cheesy acid-washed denim and a whole lotta irony
