In ‘Our Land,’ an Eminent Filmmaker Turns Her Camera on a Killing
Movies, May 1
Technology, history and human lives intersect in Lucrecia Martel’s examination of the death of an Indigenous leader in Argentina.
‘Swapped’ Review: It’s Freaky Friday in the Animal Kingdom
Movies, May 1
Michael B. Jordan voices a woodland creature who swaps species with a bird in this middling animated movie on Netflix.
‘One Spoon of Chocolate’ Review: Taking a Hammer to White Supremacy
Movies, April 30
In RZA’s new movie, Unique (Shameik Moore) realizes Black residents in town are being hunted by white men. Despite the premise, the film lacks intensity.
‘Two Pianos’ Review: Striking an Odd Chord
Movies, April 30
The filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin directed this off-kilter drama about a French pianist and the life he left behind.
‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie’ Review: Apocalyptic Vacation
Movies, April 30
Based on a popular anime series, the film, subtitled “Tears of the Azure Sea,” is a satisfactory stand-alone fantasy adventure set on an island resort.
‘Hokum’ Review: You Can Check In, but You Might Not Check Out
Movies, April 30
Adam Scott is perfection as a damaged writer battling an ancient witch and his own demons in this hugely enjoyable chiller.
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: A Rhapsody in Cerulean
Movies, April 30
In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe.
‘Deep Water’ Review: Prepare for an Emergency Landing, With Fins
Movies, April 30
The action director Renny Harlin combines two different kinds of disaster movies, with lots of gory shark scenes.
‘Animal Farm’ Review: George Orwell, Lost in the Mud
Movies, April 30
A confusing adaptation of Orwell’s political novel seems blissfully detached from its source’s clarity.
‘Departures’ Review: Finding Levity Amid the Pain
Movies, April 29
This tragicomedy from Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely balances a mordantly funny deconstruction of romance with the harsher realities of gay life.
Zeroing In on the Joy Leonard Bernstein Found in Music
Movies, April 24
“Bernstein’s Wall,” directed by Douglas Tirola, focuses on the composer and conductor’s belief that art can be an uplifting and uniting force.
‘Apex’ Review: Predator and Prey
Movies, April 23
Taron Egerton descends into full-tilt madness as a killer hunting Charlize Theron in this Netflix thriller set in southeastern Australia.
‘Two Women’ Review: An Erotic Protest Against Monogamy
Movies, April 23
A pair of neighbors start sleeping with local handymen in this featherweight sex comedy, set in Montreal.
‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: Possibilities of a Blank Page
Movies, April 23
In this film of structural surprises, based on two works by the late manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge, lives converge on the beach and in a wintry village.
‘Over Your Dead Body’ Review: Unholy Matrimony
Movies, April 23
Jason Segel and Samara Weaving star in this gory home-invasion comedy directed by one of the members of the Lonely Island, Jorma Taccone.
‘I Swear’ Review: Surviving and Thriving Against the Odds
Movies, April 23
The British actor Robert Aramayo rises above the clichés in a biographical drama about a man living with Tourette’s syndrome.
‘Omaha’ Review: Right Road, Wrong Destination
Movies, April 23
Great performances can’t quite save a delicate family road drama with a baffling ending.
‘Desert Warrior’ Review: An Extra-Lavish Epic From Saudi Arabia
Movies, April 23
An action-adventure film set in seventh-century Arabia features many fighting men, but the warrior of the title turns out to be the British-Saudi actress Aiysha Hart.
‘Fuze’ Review: Dishonor Among Thieves
Movies, April 23
A high-wattage cast led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sam Worthington helps smooth this amiably absurd heist thriller.
‘Michael’ Review: A Jackson Biopic Leaves Too Much Unsaid
Movies, April 21
A biographical film produced by the estate of Michael Jackson flattens its subject to scrub his reputation.
Trying to Explain the Strange Universe of Cryptocurrency
Movies, April 17
“Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” directed by Ben McKenzie, gives a solid introduction to virtual currency, and its traps.
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Fresh From the Sarcophagus
Movies, April 16
The movie revives one of cinema’s unforgettable monsters with a macabre makeover, but it spins out in the attempt.
‘Mother Mary’ Review: Anne Hathaway Strikes a Pose
Movies, April 16
The actress plays a pop star who reunites with Michaela Coel’s fashion designer. But the spectacle you see onscreen is far more engaging than the dialogue.
‘Normal’ Review: This Town Is Anything But
Movies, April 16
Bob Odenkirk plays a sheriff who uncovers a dangerous secret in this hyper-violent, small-town crime caper.
‘Mad Bills to Pay’ Review: Growing Up Unexpectedly
Movies, April 16
A girlfriend’s pregnancy upends the life of a young man in the Bronx in this first feature by Joel Alfonso Vargas that unspools with sedulous care.
‘Erupcja’ Review: Dancing Through the Ash
Movies, April 16
Charli XCX stars in this drama about a young woman who can’t quite tell the difference between freedom and fleeing.
‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: How Authoritarians Clip Wings
Movies, April 16
In the director Tarik Saleh’s latest feature on contemporary Egypt, a movie star is made to appear in a propaganda film.
‘Blue Heron’ Review: Rewinding Time to Find a Brother
Movies, April 16
Sophy Romvari’s superb debut feature blends memory, documentary and fiction to process a family wound.
‘Amrum’ Review: A Moral Awakening
Movies, April 16
In this World War II-era coming-of-age drama, a young boy living on a remote German island questions his parents for the first time.
‘Balls Up’ Review: Offend It Like Beckham
Movies, April 16
Two condom salesmen, Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser, embark on a bawdy, digressive picaresque in Peter Farrelly’s defiantly lowbrow film.
In This Film About Amy Goodman, Independent Journalism Is the Real Star
Movies, April 10
“Steal This Story, Please!” chronicles the life and career of the “Democracy Now!” host as it argues against corporate ownership of the news media.
‘Exit 8’ Review: Round and Round and Round He Goes …
Movies, April 9
Tokyo’s subway stations sparkle, and the rules are many and clearly posted. But for one man, just getting to work is hell.
‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Review: Love in the Italian Countryside
Movies, April 9
Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page star in this fumbling romantic comedy, complete with vineyard romping, barrel racing and a sexy serenade.
‘The Travel Companion’ Review: Friendship, Insecurely Fastened
Movies, April 9
A struggling documentarian sublimates his hurt over his roommate’s new girlfriend into his fixation on losing airline perks.
‘Outcome’ Review: A Washed-Up Star’s Apology Tour
Movies, April 9
Keanu Reeves plays an actor covering up a sordid past in this misguided film directed by Jonah Hill.
‘Newborn’ Review: After Solitary Confinement, New Horrors Await
Movies, April 9
The writer-director Nate Parker focuses on the societal costs of imprisonment in this drama starring David Oyelowo as a Queens dad who goes upstate on a family trip.
‘Hamlet’ Review: (In)action Hero
Movies, April 9
This version reimagines Shakespeare’s play for the screen with an appealing dynamism, set within a well-to-do South Asian family in London.
‘Fiume o Morte!’ Review: Scenes From a Mini Dictatorship
Movies, April 9
In this documentary, Igor Bezinovic casts nonactors to restage major episodes from when an Italian poet turned strongman ruled a city in what became Croatia.
‘The Christophers’ Review: Fine Art, Frayed Artists
Movies, April 9
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are terrific in Steven Soderbergh’s sharp-eyed take on art and money.
‘Faces of Death’ Review: Is It Real? Does It Matter?
Movies, April 9
A meta-remake of the 1978 horror cult classic is more about how we watch than what we watch.
‘Bunnylovr’ Review: Run, Rabbit
Movies, April 9
A young woman struggles with the pitfalls of an extremely online life in this confident and meandering debut feature.
‘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.