Review: ‘Dìdi’ captures a fleeting moment of growing up
The summer before high school begins, a 13-year-old Taiwanese American tries to find his way in Sean Wang’s narrative feature debut.
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‘I.S.S.’ review: Space thriller tackles big ideas on a human scale
Early in "I.S.S.," the new International Space Station-set thriller directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, three Russian cosmonauts croon along to "Wind of Change" by the German band Scorpions. The 1991 power...
Review: ‘The Beekeeper’ is a wacky, self-aware action flick with Jason Statham
For a certain type of action movie fan, it's the most wonderful time of the year: January pulp trashterpiece season. Last year, that slot was occupied by the lean, mean...
Review: ‘Migration’ is an animated family adventure, with a writer’s touch making the journey worthwhile
You can learn a lot about yourself — and those closest to you — on vacation. That's the animus behind the blockbuster HBO series "The White Lotus," and it's also...
Review: ‘The Iron Claw’ wrestling biopic has Zac Efron’s best performance yet
Filmmaker Sean Durkin is interested in exploring the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures. In his 2011 directorial debut, "Martha Marcy May...
Review: ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is a new masterpiece from legendary Japanese animator and Studio Ghibli
In 2013, legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki claimed he was retiring after the release of his film "The Wind Rises," which was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated...
Review: ‘Poor Things’ stars Emma Stone in a rich lesson of humanness
In the middle of "Poor Things," the new film from Oscar-nominated oddball auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, our heroine Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) toddles off on a solo adventure for the very...
Review: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ returns the creature to its Japanese roots
Back in 1954, just nine years out from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese filmmaker Ishiro Honda and special effects designer Eiji Tsuburaya dreamed up a giant dinosaur-like...
Review: Sylvester Stallone sequel ‘Expend4bles’ verges on self-parody
Back in 2010, Sylvester Stallone created the mother of all geezer teasers in "The Expendables," collecting every over-the-hill action star in a single movie like they were Pokémon — gotta...
Review: Denzel returns for more carnage, Italian style, in ‘The Equalizer 3’
The blood flows like wine in "The Equalizer 3," as dark as Chianti, seeping into cobblestone streets, splattering onto stained glass and statuary. Yes, star Denzel Washington and director Antoine...