Jessie Buckley in a scene from Tom Harper’s Wild Rose
Wild Rose — Review
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Yesterday — Review
Himesh Patel in a scene from Danny Boyle’s Yesterday
“The most middle-of-the-road realization of its concept one could imagine.”
Teen Spirit — Review
Elle Fanning in a scene from Max Minghella’s Teen Spirit
“It tends to tell and not show, and remains too close to a predictable and droll middle ground.”
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese — Review
Homecoming — Review
Beyoncé onstage, as seen in her film, Homecoming
“A bold conceptualization of what it means to depict an artist at work”
Cold War — Review
Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig in a scene from Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War
“Even when we find ourselves reaching for a little more to finish the story’s far-reaching ends, [director Paweł] Pawlikowski’s artistry stands firm with unmistakable command.”
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.”
Baby Driver — Review
Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey in a scene from Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver.
“A dramatic electric shock to the expected and the generic.”
XOXO — Review
Graham Phillips in a scene from Christopher Louie’s XOXO.
“[An] inability to flesh out the story makes for a torturously tedious experience.”
Eden — Review
Félix de Givry (l) and Pauline Etienne (r) in a scene from Mia Hansen-Løve’s Eden.
