Movie Reviews

Greta Gerwig's directorial debut, a semi-autobiographical examination of her adolescence, vividly captures the stirrings of empathy that transform a selfish teen into a clear-eyed adult.

The film, based on the graphic novel by Derf Backderf, is neither lurid nor sensationalistic — instead, it's a "nuanced and sad high school movie."

This documentary, compiled from 16 short films by different directors shot on Election Day 2016, offers "a tightly woven series of close-ups of a diverse, divided populace."

The comic sensibility of director Taika Waititi — and a lush, airbrushed-van visual aesthetic — make this the funniest and prettiest Marvel film yet.

In this Richard Linklater dramedy, three Vietnam War veterans "embark on an endlessly digressive road trip at once uproarious and rife with detours of the soul."

Marvel's hammer-throwing superhero is back in Thor: Ragnarok. NPR's Bob Mondello says there are whole worlds at stake in the latest film, and Thor gets some help from the Hulk and his sibling-rival, Loki.

The documentary, directed by Didion's nephew, the actor Griffin Dunne, isn't particularly revelatory, but it captures the writer's dazzling life and persona — and her struggles with grief.

This film, directed and co-written by George Clooney, "is a solid 95-minute noir caper artlessly bolted to a 10-minute social drama, and a shockingly tone-deaf one at that."