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‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’ Review: Lily James Finds Love in the World of Arranged Marriage
Toronto Film Festival 2022: This charming, colorful love story, set in London and Lahore, challenges preconceived notions and features off-the-charts chemistry between James and Shazad Latif
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‘Daliland’ Review: Ben Kingsley Delivers Whimsy and Chaos as Salvador Dali
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: Director Mary Harron’s film about the surrealist artist feels both timeless and allegorical
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‘Moving On’ Review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Reunite for a Surprise-Filled Mystery
TIFF 2022: In an era of all-star slogs, this tale from “Grandma” director Paul Weitz offers unexpected shocks around every corner
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‘The Woman King’ Film Review: Viola Davis Rules in Fresh and Meaningful Action Film
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film feels like an oft-told tale, but with a unique contemplation of strength and weakness
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‘Chevalier’ Film Review: Lush Period Biopic Comes Off as a Missed Opportunity
Toronto Film Festival 2022: Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars as a virtuoso composer in pre-revolutionary France, but the film slights the epic life of this singular historical figure
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‘Merkel’ Film Review: Former German Leader Noticeably Absent From Her Own Documentary
Telluride Film Festival 2022: This sketchy portrait of the ex-Chancellor feels bereft of insight or detail on a fascinating political life
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‘Alone Together’ Film Review: Katie Holmes Finds Love During Lockdown in COVID-19 Romance
Holmes has sharp instincts as a writer-director but too often takes the path of Lifetime schmaltz
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‘Sharp Stick’ Film Review: Lena Dunham’s First Feature in a Decade Feels Overly Familiar
She’s left New York City behind for Malibu, but the writer-director seems to be stuck in her comfort zone
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‘Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power’ Film Review: Civil-Rights Doc Explores Ongoing Issues
Relevant documentary that connects voter suppression in the ’60s to today’s political landscape could benefit from some tighter editing
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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Film Review: Emma Thompson Shines as a Widow Seeking Intimacy
Director Sophie Hyde keeps this mostly-two-hander between Thompson and Daryl McCormack from feeling too stage-bound
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‘Leave No Trace’ Film Review: Searing Doc on Boy Scouts Abuse Cuts Some Journalistic Corners
Tribeca Film Festival 2022: The material here is unquestionably powerful, but director Irene Taylor takes some questionable shortcuts in telling the story
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‘American Dreamer’ Film Review: Peter Dinklage Real-Estate Comedy Requires Major Repairs
Tribeca Festival 2022: Not even the teaming of Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine and Matt Dillon can turn this condemned property into a showcase
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‘X’ Film Review: Ti West Pays Homage to ’70s Sleaze in Stylish Slasher
SXSW 2022: There’s a killer on a porn-movie set, with lots of gore (provided by the effects wizards at WETA)
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‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Film Review: Nicolas Cage Is Nicolas Cage in Meta-Comedy
SXSW 2022: The star’s thoughtfully self-parodying performance aside, this film seems more interested in inside-baseball fan service than anything else
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‘The Lost City’ Film Review: Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum Cosplay ‘Romancing the Stone,’ Amiably
SXSW 2022: This action-comedy-romance never fully commits to the bit, but it offers fun along the way
