biography
Seberg — Review
Kristen Stewart in a scene from Benedict Andrews’s Seberg
“The movie takes a distant approach to a real-life story and comes off lacking and unfocused.“
The Aeronauts — Review
Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in a scene from Tom Harper’s The Aeronauts
“It’s a movie with a fine cast and impeccable technical credentials, but it doesn’t do them any justice as it wanders through a muddled script that never fully realizes its exhilarating potential.”
Rocketman — Review
Taron Egerton in a scene from Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman
“A film relatively inventive within the boundaries that it has set, though let down by the limited ground it covers in ways alternately engaging and conventional.”
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — Review
Maxwell Simba and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Ejiofor’s film, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
“A movie with a tonal earnestness that’s balanced with awareness of the complex reality on which it’s based.”
A Private War — Review
Rosamund Pike in a scene from Matthew Heineman’s A Private War
“[Rosamund] Pike’s portrayal of celebrated war journalist Marie Colvin is a towering accomplishment.”
Come Sunday — Review
Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Joshua Marston’s Come Sunday
“This is a far more complicated and multifaceted story than a uniform biopic treatment allows for.”
Chappaquiddick — Review
Jason Clarke in a scene from John Curran’s Chappaquiddick
“Bracing [early] images are gradually replaced by fuzzier scope-broadening.”
Roxanne Roxanne — Review
Chanté Adams and Mahershala Ali in a scene from Michael J. Larnell’s Roxanne Roxanne
“If the movie strives to be a mere entry-level primer on Roxanne Shanté, it’s still lackluster. It substitutes moments for mirrored reflections: cold, distorted, and untouchable.”
Maudie — Review
Sally Hawkins in a scene from Aisling Walsh’s Maudie
