Jerrod Carmichael’s Remarkable ‘On the Count of Three’ Makes Comedy Out of the Darkest Day
Jarrod Carmichael’s dark comedy is so irreverent, serious, and heartrendingly sad that the unlikely outcome is spiritual uplift.
‘Doctor Strange’: A Barrage of Special Effects, Splashes Of Horror, And Nothing Up Its Sleeve
If all you want from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a torrent of special effects, you’re in luck.
‘Memory’: Liam Neeson Movie Gives a Hollywood Makeover To . . . Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s is a debilitating disease that afflicts nearly 6 million Americans. This Liam Neeson action thriller treats it like a bad hangover.
‘The Bad Guys’ Rounds Up the Usual Suspects But Adds Some New Colors
There’s some fun and lots of familiar tropes as a crew of dastardly animals pull off capers in this DreamWorks homage to crime—and animated—films past.
‘The Bad Guys’ Rounds Up the Usual Suspects But Adds Some New Colors
There’s some fun and lots of familiar tropes as a crew of dastardly animals pull off capers in this DreamWorks homage to crime—and animated—films past.
With the Intriguing ‘Dual’ and Appalling ‘The Bubble,’ Karen Gillan Is the Face of Covid Ennui
In one pandemic parable, ‘Dual,’ Karen Gillan battles her own clone. In another, ‘The Bubble,’ she battles a terrible movie.
‘Apollo 10 ½’: Richard Linklater Rides Nostalgia Like Lightning
A memory of growing up down the street from Mission Control in Houston turns into a secret mission to the moon.
‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Is Like Being Trapped in an Elevator With Someone Explaining It All to You
As many words as bullets fly in this disappointing fourth installment in the ‘Matrix’ franchise
‘Spider Man’: It Has Everything
The season’s hottest movie, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ has it all! Psychedelic visuals, a coterie of supervillains, more Marisa Tomei than ever, and Tom Holland maturing into his role
‘The King’s Man’ Is Fun If You Turn Off Your Brain
As toxically regressive in its politics as it is impeccable in its tailoring, The King’s Man is a jaunty, ludicrous romp through an alternative history of pre-World War II Europe.