‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Review: Grandpa Knows Best
Movies, February 13
Madea only has a few minutes of screen time, but old man Joe has enough attitude to fuel this movie and then some.
‘Cold Storage’ Review: It’s a Gross Green Threat. Who You Gonna Call?
Movies, February 12
In this goofy B-movie throwback, it’s Liam Neeson to the rescue as a weary, tough-talking bioterror operative.
‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Review: Canadian Fakin’
Movies, February 12
Two longtime friends time-travel back to 2008 to pursue their performing dreams in this likably daft comedy.
‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the Moors
Movies, February 12
The actor and Jacob Elordi play the tortured lovers from the Emily Brontë classic in this florid, overstuffed version by Emerald Fennell.
‘Scarlet’ Review: The Rest Is Anime
Movies, February 12
Mamoru Hosoda’s animated film about a fierce princess is a genderbent fantasy version of “Hamlet.”
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: The Double Frame of Memory
Movies, February 12
Two sons accompany their father for the day in a poignant and bittersweet Nigerian debut film.
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Review: Saving the World Again
Movies, February 12
Gore Verbinski returns with a weird, wild movie about stopping a rogue A.I., for the 117th time.
‘Goat’ Review: Big League Dreams
Movies, February 12
Stephen Curry lends his voice to this visually dynamic animated film that treats every basketball game like a roller coaster action set piece.
‘Crime 101’ Review: Stealing Diamonds and Movie Ideas
Movies, February 12
Despite a solid cast and pedigree of its own, a Los Angeles crime saga borrows all its best moves from Michael Mann.
‘By Design’ Review: She’s Getting the Chair
Movies, February 12
Juliette Lewis plays a woman whose soul inhabits a bespoke armchair in Amanda Kramer’s cinematic specialty item.
Chess With an Extra Dash of Excitement: A Female Star’s Story
Movies, February 6
Framed as a sports tale, “Queen of Chess,” directed by Rory Kennedy, recounts the life of Judit Polgar, who battled sexism as much as rival players.
‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ Review: Devils in Disguise
Movies, February 5
The final installment in the trilogy reboot of “The Strangers,” a genuinely terrifying 2008 home invasion film, brings the masked nonsense to a close.
‘Sirat’ Review: A Shocker in the Desert
Movies, February 5
The Galician director Oliver Laxe delivers a mesmerizing thriller about a man’s search for his lost daughter, set amid raves in the punishing Sahara.
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Party Politics
Movies, February 5
Shot in Iraq, this period piece depicts a young girl’s efforts to prepare for a celebration of Saddam Hussein’s birthday.
‘Pillion’ Review: An Opposites-Attract ‘Dom-Com’
Movies, February 5
A shy young man is captivated by a hunky biker in this bold, funny and achingly tenderhearted B.D.S.M. romance.
‘Kokuho’ Review: Over Decades, an Artist’s Life
Movies, February 5
This nearly three hour historical drama became Japan’s highest grossing live action film of all time, and for mostly good reason.
‘Dracula’ Review: Fangs and a Lot of Fragrance
Movies, February 5
Luc Besson’s extravagantly silly twist on the timeless monster, played by Caleb Landry Jones, is deliciously operatic but ultimately a letdown.
‘Jimpa’ Review: In Search of a Queer Education
Movies, February 5
A nonbinary teenager pays a visit to their grandfather, a gay professor, in this intergenerational story that slips from sweet into cloying.
‘Calle Málaga’ Review: Living an Even Better Life
Movies, February 5
The Spanish actor Carmen Maura shines as a widow forced to sell her childhood home in Morocco in this film by Maryam Touzani.
In ‘Nadja,’ Dracula’s Daughter Goes Downtown
Movies, February 4
This triumph of low-budget filmmaking will shimmer for a week at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
‘Starman’ Review: What’s Really Out There?
Movies, February 4
The theories laid out by the aerospace engineer Gentry Lee in this new documentary may blow your mind.
‘Solo Mio’ Review: Wishful Thinking in Italy
Movies, February 2
After being left at the altar, Matt (Kevin James) finds himself alone in Rome. But don’t worry, he’ll quickly find an Italian woman to fall for him.
‘Melania’ Review: 20 Stage-Managed Days in the Life of the First Lady
Movies, January 31
Directed by Brett Ratner, the documentary shows a woman deeply concerned with her appearance who rarely lets us behind her facade.
‘Natchez’: Histories Clash in a Complex Look at the City
Movies, January 30
Suzannah Herbert’s film centers on antebellum mansions and the narratives the owners want to tell about the South.
‘Shelter’ Review: Jason Statham Dispatches Enemies From a Lighthouse
Movies, January 29
A teenage girl gets stuck on an island with a rogue MI5 agent. Then, international assassins come after them.
‘Worldbreaker’ Review: Smashed to Bits
Movies, January 29
This postapocalyptic father-daughter story shamelessly recombines overused ideas.
‘Send Help’ Review: Beach Wear (and Tear)
Movies, January 29
A mousy employee and her odious boss battle for dominance in this jubilantly wicked thriller.
‘A Poet’ Review: The Romance of Misery
Movies, January 29
A once-promising writer learns some painful lessons in a tragicomic Colombian tale.
‘Paying for It’ Review: Opening Up the Relationship
Movies, January 29
Sonny starts bringing in new lovers, so Chester finds a solution: He starts hiring prostitutes.
‘Moses the Black’ Review: An Overcooked Crucible
Movies, January 29
Omar Epps struggles to grant this gangland Chicago religious drama divine quality.
‘The Moment’ Review: Charli XCX Laughs Last
Movies, January 29
The movie glances at artistic concerns like autonomy and authenticity while gleefully testing the divide between a public and a private self.
‘The Love That Remains’ Review: Time Goes On
Movies, January 29
A family navigates the year after parents separate in this funny, surrealist Icelandic drama.
‘Islands’ Review: A Thriller Fit for a Volcanic Island
Movies, January 29
This slow-burn tale of a tennis pro and a couple gets the low-grade melancholy of a resort town right.
‘The Wrecking Crew’ Review: Super Smash Brothers
Movies, January 28
Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista play half brothers on a quest for justice in this lean, mean buddy action flick.
‘Clika’ Review: Dreaming of the Stage
Movies, January 22
This film about a fieldworker trying to make it in music offers a Mexican American spin on underdog dreamer movies like “8 Mile.”
‘Mercy’ Review: Watching the Detective Watching
Movies, January 22
Chris Pratt plays a man accused of killing his wife in this witless action-thriller where harsh justice is dispensed by artificial intelligence.
‘Return to Silent Hill’ Review: A Macabre Spectacle
Movies, January 22
This latest installment in the video game movie franchise looks like it’s meant to be played.
‘In Cold Light’ Review: On Parole and on the Run
Movies, January 22
In this dreary thriller, an ex-con faces escalating dangers and familial strife when she attempts to regain control of her drug operation.
‘A New Love in Tokyo’ Review: Sex in the Air
Movies, January 22
The erotic film, first shown in 1994, finds room for sweetness with its kink.
‘H Is for Hawk’ Review: All Shall Be Well
Movies, January 22
Claire Foy stars along with a goshawk in an adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir.
‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ Review: Making the Happiest Place on Earth
Movies, January 22
Leslie Iwerks’s documentary is a captivating look at the creative and logistical challenges of building a beloved theme park on California farmland.
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Review: Indoctrination in the Classroom
Movies, January 22
A primary schoolteacher in Russia documents the government’s efforts to teach students pro-war messages.
‘Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart’ Review: A Survivor Speaks Out
Movies, January 21
In this documentary, Smart tells the frightening narrative of her 2002 kidnapping at age 14, in Utah.
‘Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net’ Review: How the Magic Happens
Weekend, July 25
This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.
‘Fire Through Dry Grass’ Review: Unsafe Space
Weekend, September 28
This enlightening, troubling documentary chronicles life (and death) among residents in a long-term care facility during the heights of the pandemic.
‘Broadway Rising’ Review: Surviving the Pandemic
Weekend, December 27
Stakeholders including Patti LuPone and Lynn Nottage share their real-time reactions to New York theater’s shutdown and reopening in Amy Rice’s documentary.
‘Bad Axe’ Review: A Pandemic Family Portrait
Weekend, November 17
The filmmaker David Siev chronicles his family’s struggle to keep their Michigan restaurant afloat through the pandemic in this hermetic documentary.