Movie Reviews

A convict who seeks redemption finds it in an unusual place in The Mustang, that's based on real-life drama.

Chinese writer-director Jia Zhangke examines upheaval in modern China in his latest film, a gripping drama of crime and punishment about a woman and her gangster boyfriend.

A cis male critic and a trans female critic discuss the controversial Belgian film, coming soon to Netflix, about a young transgender ballet dancer.

Two cousins (Jessie Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård) hatch a scheme to speed financial trading with a new fiber-optic cable in this " likably cheeky but rambling and overstuffed" comedy.

Writer-director Jia Zhangke returns to many of his classic themes, actors and locations — this time with a new, slightly absurdist touch to reflect China's profound transformation.

Based on the true story of a crime gone wrong, Wanda is considered a cinematic landmark. The 1970 film, which is now out in a restored version, was written and directed by its star, Barbara Loden.

A new documentary provides an unsparing look at former Trump advisor Steve Bannon including his casual talk of apocalypse and trademark look of dissolution.

The first female-led superhero movie from Marvel Studios is a pleasant, sometimes bland, feature-length introduction to a character who feels more sketched-in than fully realized.

Brie Larson stars in Marvel's first standalone superheroine movie — and for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the movie is co-directed by a woman. Captain Marvel hits theaters Friday.

This Italian documentary loosely, and very gently, profiles the mysterious author Elena Ferrante, and her international fanbase, in an effort to celebrate, not expose.

Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio remakes his 2013 character study Gloria, about a middle-aged woman looking for fulfillment on the disco 'round. Julianne Moore brings star quality — and empathy.

Banned from filmmaking by the Iranian government, director Jafar Panahi has stealthily crafted a fiction/documentary hybrid about the complicated ways old traditions intersect modern life.