Teen Titans Go! To The Movies might just be, from start-to-finish, my favorite DC superhero movie so far. Is my hope for DC restored by five wise-cracking, animated superhero kids? Yes. I think it is!
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A film rich in cinematic history, you do not need to be a cinephile to enjoy the discoveries and the history uncovered by archivist Michael Zahs in documentary Saving Brinton.
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Sorry To Bother You is astonishing, provocative filmmaking that may fall victim to unrestrained ambition, but stands, almost defiantly, with and among the best films of 2018.
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Though we have few surprises in the story, The Cakemaker is a tender, compassionate look of loss, loyalty, and love, with terrific performances leading the way.
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You can dance, you can jive, and have the time of your life…once Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again finally finds the energy and enthusiasm we have been promised all along.
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Uncovering one remarkable story leads to another level of shock and awe, with Tim Wardle's mesmerizing new documentary Three Identical Strangers.
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Completing the trilogy, Hotel Transylvania 3 is exactly the movie you think it is, with mostly pleasing results.
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This movie is the dumbest, most ludicrous movie you will see this summer. And I think I may love it.
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Jim McKay’s En El Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day) is a terrific look at a different kind of immigrant story, as a bicycle deliveryman weighs a number of decisions in one life-changing week in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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Robert Pattinson is among the finest actors we have going right now, and his tour de force performance in Damsel only reinforces this point.
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Lorna Tucker’s documentary gives us a compelling, all access look at fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, and somehow leaves more questions raised than answered.
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Kevin Macdonald’s Whitney is a stunning, searing, unforgettable look at the iconic musician whose life in front of and behind the camera crashed together for the whole world to see. One of the year’s finest documentaries.
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Boundaries finds Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga starring as a father and daughter working through an array of conflicts on a family road trip.
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God bless America! In the franchise’s fourth entry, The First Purge takes us back to how all this Purge-ing nonsense got started in the first place.
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In the sequel to 2015’s Sicario, Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro team up to navigate through a series of dangerous and illicit dealings at or near the U.S. - Mexico border.
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Leave No Trace is a deliberately paced drama about a father and daughter living off the grid in the Pacific Northwest, with a great Ben Foster and outstanding turn from newcomer Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom shows that its not just a mythical park that is broken when it comes to this massive money-making franchise.
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Christian Papierniak’s debut feature may not always stick its landings, but he gets a terrific performance from Mackenzie Davis to keep us watching.
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It turns out, 14 years was worth the wait. Incredibles 2 is a blast, and perfect for the summer movie season.
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The first five-star movie we have seen in 2018, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is a moving, balanced tribute to the iconic Mr. Rogers and shows how we all were a part of his neighborhood.
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