C
Latest
C
Clooney’s Biting Suburbicon Fails to Weed Out the Narrative Riffraff
This ambitious but uneven suburban satire and low-key crime thriller lacks the persuasive punch it needs to achieve its desired contemporary resonance.
C
Dutiful ‘Deep Throat’ Biopic Needs More Investigation
This portrayal of Watergate whistleblower Mark Felt adds a layer of contemporary relevance to the events surrounding the scandal, but doesn't fill in some gaps.
C
Snow Job: The Mountain Between Us Is a Little Rocky
This survival drama features a pair of committed performances that become lost amid a series of improbable twists and chilly contrivances.
C
Chaotic Kingsman Sequel Gives You Plenty to Look At, Not Much to Think About
It ratchets up the technical bravado and the stunt casting within its globetrotting tale of espionage, but its story isn't worthy of advancing the fledgling franchise
C
Salinger Biopic Rebel in the Rye Needs More Holden Caulfield
This effort to illuminate the writer's formative years provides only mild insight, and salutes his tormented brilliance without offering much depth beyond the mystique.
Latest
C
Another Action Hero Comes Off the Assembly Line in American Assassin
The premise outweighs the execution in this lackluster vigilante thriller about terrorists threatening nuclear war.
C
Space Odyssey Valerian Certainly Is Ambitious, If Nothing Else
This sci-fi epic from director Luc Besson values spectacle over substance, with dazzling technical proficiency and pretentious plotting.
C
Resident Evil: Despicable Me 3 Can’t Rescue a Struggling Franchise
This third installment — or fourth, if you count the unfortunate Minions spinoff — continues to feel more familiar than fresh.
C
Hopefully the Cars Franchise is Nearing the Finish Line
Contradicting its own message, this third installment in the animated series once again tries to recapture its glory despite being well past its prime.
C
Victorian-Era Soap Opera My Cousin Rachel Is a Pretty Mess
This handsomely mounted period piece provides a melodramatic tale of romance and deception needing an approach that’s more edgy and less polished.