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Ben Affleck’s ‘Live by Night’ Is a Flaccid, Fumbling Dud
Ben Affleck has a passion for three things: great camerawork, the right actors and colorful settings. So why is 'Live by Night' such a dud?
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Crafted With Unnerving Attention to Detail, ‘Patriots Day’ Raises Goosebumps
'Patriots Day' raises goose bumps with its accuracy, realism, and attention to detail.
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Rex Reed’s Best Movies of 2016
From 'Manchester by the Sea' to 'La La Land', Rex Reed names his top 10 films of 2016.
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Rex Reed’s Worst Movies of 2016
From 'Swiss Army Man' to Martin Scorsese's 'Silence,' Rex Reed names his 10 Worst Films of 2016.
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In Memoriam: Rex Reed’s Farewell to the Stars We Lost in 2016
Here we are again, reluctantly counting our losses. Beloved, besmirched or just plain “Who cares?”, more celebrated folks swallowed one final, fatal lozenge in 2016 than I want to remember. I always...
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Benign ‘100 Streets’ Is the Definition of a Middling January Film
January is the dumping ground for flawed, erratic films. A perfect example: '100 Streets'.
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Valiant ‘Alone in Berlin’ Is Slow but Worthy of Attention
'Alone in Berlin', a fictionalized account of real-life anti-Nazi resistance fighters Otto and Elise Hampel, is not perfect.
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‘The Present,’ Despite Cate Blanchett, Might Be the Worst Play to Ever Hit...
'The Present' is a relentless three-hour pile of noisy, pointless and pretentious junk starring Cate Blanchett.
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Michael Fassbender Slums His Way Through Time-Waster ‘Trespass Against Us’
It is not easy to figure out what drew a blazing talent like Michael Fassbender to a bomb called 'Trespass Against Us.'
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‘Split’ Has No Personality
What raises 'Split' above a level of processed Shyamalan cheese is a colorful performance by James McAvoy as a man with 24 personalities.
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‘The Founder’ Is Must-See Entertainment, Led by a Magnetic Michael Keaton
A comprehensive screenplay by Robert Siegel and star performance by Michael Keaton make The Founder one of the must-see movies of the year.
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‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Is an Enchanting Look Into the Mind of Man’s Best Friend
'A Dog's Purpose' is without question the best dog movie since 'Lassie Come Home.'
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‘The Daughter’ Is an Ill-Advised Australian Soap Opera With a Wasted,...
The dreary, chug-along Australian film 'The Daughter' offers a good but sadly wasted cast struggling to rise above a basic soap opera.
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Lucas Hedges Turns Disappointing ‘Yen’ Into a Must-See Experience Off Broadway
Lucas Hedges, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Manchester by the Sea, makes his New York stage debut a must-see experience.
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‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’ Is a Lovely if Not Wan Interracial Love Story
Without Margo Martindale, this warm, heartfelt but decidedly wan little film might disappear in front of your eyes and leave no trace.
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‘Youth in Oregon’ Features a Stellar Cast, Not a Single Likeable Character
The terrific cast is well worth watching, but everything else about 'Youth in Oregon' leaves you feeling just awful.
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‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Review: Porn Without Pain, Plot or Point
The moral of this tale is a Muscle McGurk with a billion dollars, a private yacht and a four-poster can talk a girl into just about anything with a good pair of nipple clips.
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22 Years Later, Glenn Close Still Shines in ‘Sunset Boulevard’
The demented Norma remains pretty much the sole ownership of Glenn Close. People just can’t get enough of her, or 'Sunset Boulevard.'
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‘A United Kingdom’ Is a Mesmerizing Reminder of Humanity at Its Finest
'A United Kingdom' has no shortage of clumsy biopic clichés, but sometimes we need to see the simplicity of humanity at its best.
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Denmark’s ‘Land of Mine’ Is a Harrowing Look at Life After War
'Land of Mine,' this year’s entry from Denmark in the foreign-film Oscar race, is a harrowing, intelligent and compelling.
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