‘The Guardians’: A war-time film in which women are center stage | Movie review
It’s not just the things that change that are compelling, the way women are able to take charge and get it done on their own,...
‘Big Fish & Begonia’: Chinese animated tale makes a breathtaking splash WATCH
This animated adventure, inspired by Chinese mythology and cultural traditions, is visually dazzling and made very much in the Hayao Miyazaki mode. It's a major...
‘The Death of Stalin’: Dictator’s final days a comedy of terrors WATCH
This darkest of farces creates laughs but doesn’t let you forget that the dictator and his coterie caused the deaths of untold numbers of Soviet...
‘Mali Blues’ review: Musicians play on amid extremism | Movie review WATCH
This documentary shows how musicians reacted when radical Islamists banned playing music in their country.
‘The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki’ review: Boxing tale is a knockout | Movie review
This lovely piece of work is set in 1962 and inspired by a crucial moment in the life of a real-life Finnish boxer.
Review: Netflix’s ‘Barry’ is an amiable portrait of the future president
The latest pre-presidential Barack Obama biopic takes place a few years before the recent “Southside With You,” but both depict a young person who went...
‘The Wrecking Crew’: Film on studio musicians is a hit | Movie review
A movie review of “The Wrecking Crew”: The story of the legendary studio musicians behind many of the hits of the 1960s through the early...
‘Girlhood’: French tale embraces power of sisterhood | Movie review
A movie review of “Girlhood,” a French coming-of-age tale that’s beautifully observed, precisely directed and acted with wonderful conviction.