‘Our Kind of Traitor’ Is Another Ho-Hum Spy Thriller Adapted From John Le Carré
Rex Reed reviews the cinema.
View ArticleEdgar Rice Burroughs’ Tale Is Dragged Out of Mothballs for ‘The Legend of...
Rex Reed reviews the cinema.
View Article‘Father and Daughters’ Is Too Boring to Make a Ripple in the Summer Movie...
Rex Reed reviews the cinema.
View ArticleSuper-Dad: ‘Captain Fantastic’ Enthralls the Senses and Engages the Mind
Rex Reed reviews the cinema.
View ArticleDon’t Listen to ‘Simon’
Simon Says, starring Brian Murray, is about the world of paranormal phenomena—but it’s far from phenomenal
View Article‘Café Society’ Is a Blast From an Imagined Past
Excelsior! In Café Society, Woody Allen returns to his favorite setting—the past—and emerges triumphant.
View Article‘Equals’ Is a Sci-Fi Hat Tip to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Drake Doremus’ new film Equals is a futuristic Romeo and Juliet knockoff set in a cold, dystopian society called The Collective.
View Article‘Outlaws and Angels’ Is an Exercise in Cosmic Cynicism
No need to get worked up about Outlaws and Angels, a vile, nauseating and incomprehensible pile of saddles-and-spurs gibberish.
View ArticleWith Old Chums, Life Is a Cabaret
Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner reunite at 54 Below, while Celia Berk packs ’em in at the Metropolitan Room.
View Article‘The Childhood of a Leader’ Details the Formation of a Fascist
How Mussolinis get made.
View Article‘Quitters’ Sensitively Details the Vicissitudes of Teenage Angst
Rex Reed reviews the cinema.
View Article‘Little Men’ Features a Pair of Boys Fighting to Preserve a Friendship Torn...
This 'Little Men' is not a sequel to 'Little Women', but a small, independent slice of New York life from Ira Sachs.
View Article‘Five Nights in Maine’ Is Inconsequential, Despite the Superb Dianne Wiest
A pair of superb central performances by Dianne Wiest and David Oyelowo bookmark 'Five Nights in Maine', a slight but poignant drama.
View Article‘Complete Unknown’ Underwhelms, Offering Superficial Suspense at Best
'Complete Unknown', starring Rachel Weisz, is slick and wonderful to look at but too slight to hold its own weight.
View ArticleEverything’s Coming Up ‘Max Rose’
'Max Rose' is a showcase for a different kind of Jerry Lewis that utilizes strengths and frailties of a 90-year-old show business survivor.
View Article‘The Light Between Oceans’ Is an Oasis in Cinema’s Summer Drought
'The Light Between Oceans' is a mesmerizing, engrossing and beautifully made cinematic experience.
View Article‘Come What May’ Is a Beautiful, Poignant Trip Back to World War II
'Come What May' is a beautiful, poignant and illuminating French film that manages to make a familiar history lesson seem freshly observed.
View ArticleClint Eastwood’s ‘Sully,’ Despite a Stellar Tom Hanks, Can’t Measure Up to...
Clint Eastwood’s excellent if cinematically familiar 'Sully' is enhanced by another captivating and dedicated performance by Tom Hanks.
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