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Associated Press Roger Moore, Sultan of Self-Deprecation
Throughout his long career, the suave British actor—who died at age 89—refused to take himself too seriously.
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IFC Films Wakefield Is a Bizarre Showcase for Bryan Cranston
The midlife crisis film, based on a short story by E.L. Doctorow, is a strange, muted drama.
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20th Century Fox Alien: Covenant Is the Best Installment Since Aliens
Ridley Scott's latest movie wisely focuses on extraterrestrial suspense, not windy philosophizing.
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20th Century Fox Why Prometheus Deserves to Be Taken Seriously
Ridley Scott’s last sci-fi epic was called an unsatisfying Alien prequel on release, but it’s far smarter, and bleaker, than many might remember.
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New Line Cinema Revisiting the Nightmarish Twin Peaks Movie
Fire Walk With Me, David Lynch’s film version of his hit series, was derided upon release. Today, it might offer a glimpse of what’s to come in his Showtime revival.
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Gunpowder & Sky Hounds of Love Is One of the Most Horrifying Films of the Year
The Australian kidnapping drama is not for the faint of heart.
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Warner Bros. How Hollywood Keeps Telling the Legend of King Arthur
A new film by Guy Ritchie is cinema’s latest attempt to find something new in the ancient British tales of chivalric heroism.
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Justin Mintz / 20th Century Fox Snatched: A 2017 Movie That Wishes It Were 1997
The new film, starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, is a kidnapping comedy with very little payoff.
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Get Me Roger Stone Profiles the Man Who Created President Trump
The new Netflix documentary is timely, to say the least.
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Disney / Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Is Marvel’s First Real Comic-Book Movie in Years
The film focuses on telling a good story that can stand on its own—not dealing with an entire universe of superheroes.
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A24 The Lovers Is a Strange Tale of Matrimonial Harmony
The indie drama follows a husband and wife who embark on a torrid affair with one another after years of estrangement.
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The Orchard The Dinner Is a Stew of Privilege and Resentment
Oren Moverman’s new film, in which two couples meet to discuss an incident involving their sons, seethes with toxic envy and moral decay.
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Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Twice Is (Still) the Charm
While not quite living up to the original, the Marvel sequel is again carried by its superpowered cast and soundtrack.
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Disney / Marvel Studios Why Kurt Russell Is Still a One-of-a-Kind Movie Star
The most idiosyncratic action hero of the ’80s and ’90s is experiencing a late-career renaissance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and the Fast & Furious movies.
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NEON What Risk Says About Julian Assange
The new documentary from Laura Poitras, the director of Citizenfour, follows the Wikileaks founder as his public profile radically shifts around him.
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HBO Warning: This Drug May Kill You Offers a Close-Up of the Opioid Epidemic
The HBO documentary by Perri Peltz looks at four families devastated by addiction to prescription pills.
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Steve Grayson / WireImage / National Geogrphic Looking Back on the L.A. Riots Through Five Documentaries
The glut of new films, marking the 25th anniversary of the unrest, are imperfect but panoramic portrayals of the events that shook the city and the nation.
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STX Entertainment The Circle Is a Laughable Tech Thriller
James Ponsoldt’s new film, based on a novel by Dave Eggers, sees Emma Watson join a Facebook-like company with sinister intentions.
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Joel Ryan / AP Remembering Jonathan Demme
The Oscar-winning director died at the age of 73, leaving behind a legacy of eclectic, deeply humane filmmaking.
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Netflix The Bizarre Spectacle of Casting JonBenét
Netflix’s new documentary takes a look at the infamous 1996 murder case through the eyes of actors trying to audition for a fictional film about it.
