• ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ review: A hairy coming-of-age treasure

    ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ review: A hairy coming-of-age treasure

    Lovable Paul is the star of a warm film nobody saw coming called “The True Adventures of Wolfboy.”
  • ‘His House’ review: A shocking horror movie about Sudanese refugees

    ‘His House’ review: A shocking horror movie about Sudanese refugees

    Not much of “His House” is traditionally terrifying, but there are horror hallmarks to be sure.
  • ‘Antebellum’ review: Janelle Monáe captivates in breathless horror flick

    ‘Antebellum’ review: Janelle Monáe captivates in breathless horror flick

    “Antebellum” is a bold move: It’s a horror movie about slavery that makes few weighty comments about it. A purely entertaining, scary flick will infuriate the culturati who like their movies like they like their Atlantic articles: long and academic. However, despite some issues, this Janelle Monáe film is a breathless watch. “Antebellum” bears a …
  • ‘Devil All the Time’ review: Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson give Netflix hell

    ‘Devil All the Time’ review: Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson give Netflix hell

    Well, the title doesn’t lie. The new Netflix movie “The Devil All the Time” gives us nonstop Satanic behavior from start to finish. When its characters aren’t committing acts of moral depravity, they’re the bloody victims of them. Their blighted lives, which we get a decadelong window into, are pits of fiery torment. Nobody sits …
  • ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ review: A sharp idea trapped in a so-so rom-com

    ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ review: A sharp idea trapped in a so-so rom-com

    “The Broken Hearts Gallery” hits all the stops on the road to romantic-comedy gold: a messy breakup early in the movie; an ingenious scheme to channel a woman’s anger into a glam project; and a hot new man she has no interest in . . . at first. So, why did it take the exit onto Meh …
  • ‘I Am Woman’ review: Helen Reddy biopic stars stellar leading lady

    ‘I Am Woman’ review: Helen Reddy biopic stars stellar leading lady

    Watching this biopic about the creator of an iconic feminist anthem, I wondered what singer Helen Reddy makes of the one we’re loving in 2020: Cardi B’s “WAP.” If Tilda Cobham-Hervey’s lively-eyed portrayal of Reddy is accurate, I bet the 78-year-old entertainer is getting a kick out of the raunchy ode to women’s pleasure. What …
  • ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: The love-it-or-loathe-it film of 2020

    ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’: The love-it-or-loathe-it film of 2020

    And now, your love-it-or-loathe-it movie of 2020. The film that will either have you dissecting the plot for hours with friends or make you storm off to your bedroom to tweet insults at Netflix’s social-media intern. It’s Charlie Kaufman’s latest, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.” Kaufman, one of just a few star screenwriters in the …
  • ‘The New Mutants’ review: Bland teen drama forgets it’s an X-Men movie

    ‘The New Mutants’ review: Bland teen drama forgets it’s an X-Men movie

    Fox’s 20-year, 13-film X-Men series goes out not with a bang or a whimper . . . but a bear attack. Yes, every camper’s worst fear is the asinine conclusion of a two-decade stretch of mutant movies that earned both Oscar nominations (“Logan”) and critical ire (“Dark Phoenix”). It also gave us big stars. Before 2000’s “X-Men,” Hugh …
  • ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ review: Not so excellent

    ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ review: Not so excellent

    Since Keanu Reeves last played Ted in “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” in 1991, we have watched him brutally kill hundreds of people. In the “Matrix” trilogy, his Neo was a Zen murder machine who could level whole cities with a little karate and a trenchcoat. Later, in “John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum,” he borrowed …
  • ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ review: Dickens is… hilarious?

    ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ review: Dickens is… hilarious?

    Teens going back to school: Do not watch the movie “The Personal History of David Copperfield” for class in lieu of reading the book. You will fail your exam. However, the many, many liberties Scottish director Armando Iannucci takes with Charles Dickens’ story — from flashback projections on walls to a newfound farcical sense of …