A brief – at times not-so-brief – look at movies old and new.
I Remember Mama (1948 movie): George Stevens’ nostalgic immigrant family drama provided veteran Irene Dunne with one of the best roles of her career. Barbara Bel Geddes costars.
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The Alternate (2022) movie review: Partly set in a seemingly rosier parallel universe, Alrik Bursell’s sci-fi thriller is both clever and gripping.
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Made and set during the COVID-19 era, Pandemic Pillow Talk and Sylvie of the Sunshine State are both thoughtful and funny.
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The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) movie review: Radha Blank’s midlife-crisis tale evokes memories of Woody Allen and Paul Mazursky.
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Black Panther (2018) movie review: Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan star in Ryan Coogler’s history-making entry in the superhero genre.
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Trouble Is My Business (2018) movie review: Tongue-in-cheek film noir homage evokes memories of classic Hollywood crime dramas.
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Detroit movie (2017) review: Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s skillfull and well-intentioned docudrama is unsatisfying as both cinema and history.
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Alien: Covenant (2017) movie review: An excellent Michael Fassbender (in a dual role) stars in Ridley Scott’s creepily suspenseful horror thriller.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Movie Review: Despite Chris Pratt, this particular Marvel franchise is starting to feel a bit stale.
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Logan (2017) movie review: Wolverine Hugh Jackman is at the embittered heart of James Mangold’s adult-oriented superhero film.
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Barry (2016): Obama movie commentary focuses on the various things the author has in common with the former American president. Devon Terrell stars,
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Sully (2016) movie review: Tom Hanks personifies ‘all-American heroism’ in filmmaker Clint Eastwood’s drama that distorts real-life events.
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Don’t Breathe (2016) movie review: Don’t wet your seat while watching Stephen Lang and Dylan Minnette in Fede Alvarez’s clever horror thriller.
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Mothers of Men (1917) movie review: Remarkable women’s suffrage tale asks whether the female right to vote would destroy American society.
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The Strongest (1929) movie review: The first feature (co-)directed by Alf Sjöberg is a visually splendid Arctic adventure that moves at glacial speed.
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) movie review: Semi-historical Fritz Lang epic is a cinematic masterpiece.
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) movie review: Despite Bryan Singer, latest entry is marred by a cartoonish villain and an overabundance of superheroes.
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Money Monster (2016) movie review: Jodie Foster thriller is marred by a phony social conscience, but George Clooney and Julia Roberts are stellar.
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Captain America: Civil War
(2016) movie review: Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr star in Joe and Anthony Russo’s clever take on superhero warfare. -
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) movie review: Zack Snyder adds grim smugness to the DC Universe. Ben Affleck + Henry Cavill star.
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Around China with a Movie Camera (2015) review: British Film Institute compilation offers a magical window into long-gone Chinese sights.
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L’Inhumaine (1924) movie review: Uniquely modernistic Marcel L’Herbier silent mixes sex melodrama, revenge thriller and science fiction.
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Trumbo (2015) movie review: Bryan Cranston delivers a phenomenal performance as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
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Room (2015) movie review: Starring an effective Brie Larson, Lenny Abrahamson’s psychological drama provides an uncomfortable experience.
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Steve Jobs (2015) movie review: Michael Fassbender is outstanding in Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s vigorous biopic. Kate Winslet costars.
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) movie review: Ron Howard’s sci-fi adventure is kneecapped by The Force of (Disney’s) Corporate Pressure. Alden Ehrenreich and Emilia Clarke star.
The Doll (1919) movie review: Ernst Lubitsch satire features incredibly inventive production design. Ossi Oswalda (‘the German Mary Pickford’) stars.
The Great Wall (2016) movie review: Matt Damon and Zhang Yimou’s Sino-American monster thriller gives globalization a bad name.
Star Trek Beyond (2016) movie review: Justin Lin’s action sci-fier is the new series’ most satisfying movie, but John Cho’s gay Sulu is a major problem.
It’s So Easy and Other Lies (2016) movie review: Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan is the subject of the biographical documentary geared to fans.
The Boss (2016) movie review: Melissa McCarthy wastes her talent in dreary comedy directed by husband Ben Falcone. Kristen Bell and Peter Dinklage costar.
Chi-Raq (2015) movie review: Spike Lee effectively provides a 21st-century setting to Aristophanes’ 2,400-year-old play. Teyonah Parris is Lysistrata.