'Menashe': A Hasid Grows In Brooklyn
This sweetly funny tale of a recently widowed Orthodox Jew struggling to care for his son offers a humane and sympathetic view of life in a Hasidic enclave.
Movie Reviews
'Atomic Blonde' Is A Blast
"It may be style over substance," says critic Scott Tobias of this spy thriller starring a butt-kicking Charlize Theron, "but wow what style!"
Love, Lust And Languor In 'From The Land Of The Moon'
Marion Cotillard stars as a woman infatuated with infatuation in this "shadowy and sensuous" tale that undercuts its power with an unearned third-act revelation.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Girls Trip'
The "surprising" success of the raunch-com Girls Trip didn't particularly surprise us; we talk about precisely where this "out-of-nowhere" hit came from.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Dunkirk'
Christopher Nolan's war drama about the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Allied troops has immediacy, scope, and a sense of the unique terrors inherent in war.
In 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan Brings New Life To True World War II Story
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews director Christopher Nolan's new World War II film, Dunkirk, which opens this weekend.
'Dunkirk' Is A Harrowing War Movie, Muddled By A Convoluted Timeline
A new film dramatizes the '40 Allied retreat from the beaches of France as the Nazis close in. Despite strong action sequences, Dunkirk relies too much on fragmented storytelling and obvious plotting.
Besson's Dazzling But Dull 'Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets'
French writer-director Luc Besson mounts a hugely imaginative sci-fi spectacle, but builds it around papier-thin characters and dialogue.
Wartime Terror And Valor Thread Together In Nolan's Gripping 'Dunkirk'
Christopher Nolan's taut, suspenseful film tells three interwoven stories of a massive troop evacuation during World War II.
Filthy, Freewheeling 'Girls Trip' Features The Summer's Breakout Performance
Meanwhile, Back at the Raunch: This tale of four women letting loose in the Big Easy hits familiar beats, but Tiffany Haddish's "incandescently filthy" turn as Dina proves a revelation.