A Battle of Wits and Knits: Despite Its Intentions, ‘Cruella’ Proves Why the Baddies Are More Fun
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Vampy, stylish, and cruel: Emma Stone embodies the campy dognapper
‘A Quiet Place: Part II’: The Sound of Silence (and Sequelitis)
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe follow-up to John Krasinki’s out-of-nowhere horror hit continues the story — and feels like it’s a little too concerned with franchise-building for its own good
‘Final Account’: An Oral History of a Broken, Brainwashed Nation
Posted in: Movie ReviewsA collection of interviews with the last generation of Germans who lived through the Third Reich doubles as an urgent reminder to keep history from repeating itself
‘Profile’: A Journalist, a Terrorist and a Tale Told Completely Online
Posted in: Movie ReviewsAn undercover reporter tries to bait an ISIS recruiter and gets in over her head in this gimmicky it’s-all-happening-on-your-computer-screen thriller
‘Spiral’: Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ Movie Is Less Torture-Porn, More Sheer Torture
Posted in: Movie ReviewsLatest entry in the ‘Saw’ Cinematic Universe, featuring Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, keeps going down, and down, and down
‘Wrath of Man’ Is the Action-Heist-Revenge Flick You Want Right Now
Posted in: Movie ReviewsPlenty of great side characters, but Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham are the names that matter most in this movie — obviously
‘The Water Man’ Review: Where the Mild Things Are
Posted in: Movie ReviewsDavid Oyelowo’s directorial debut — about a boy searching for a local urban legend — presents a kinder, gentler version of a kids’ adventure story
‘The Water Man’ Review: Where the Mild Things Are
Posted in: Movie ReviewsDavid Oyelowo’s directorial debut — about a boy searching for a local urban legend — presents a kinder, gentler version of a kids’ adventure story
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ May Already Be the Best Animated Movie of the Year
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThis Netflix acquisition about a dysfunctional suburban family battling the robot apocalypse is loud, funny, hyperactive, silly, deadpan — and surprisingly great
‘The Human Voice’: Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodóvar and Pure Cinephile Bliss
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThis short collaboration between the Spanish filmmaker and the Oscar-winning actor has made its way to HBO Max — and is the most rewarding 30 minutes you could imagine
