In ‘The Perfect Neighbor,’ a Terrible Crime Collides With Ethical Concerns
Movies, Today
Geeta Gandbhir’s film examines the killing of a Florida woman and “stand your ground” laws, but the issues it raises are bigger than those statutes.
‘Good Fortune’ Review: Life Swap
Movies, Today
Keanu Reeves plays an inexperienced angel who acts above his pay grade in Aziz Ansari’s socially conscious comedy.
‘The Mastermind’ Review: A Robbery and a Life Unraveling
Movies, Yesterday
The title of Kelly Reichardt’s latest film has a distinct irony for Josh O’Connor’s blundering museum thief.
‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: A Captivating and Charismatic Profile
Movies, Yesterday
Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series balances her esteem for the director with a clear eye toward his struggles.
‘Truth & Treason’ Review: The Price of Courage
Movies, Yesterday
Standing up to fascism was deadly in Nazi Germany; this film tells the story of Christian teenagers who defied a poisonous ideology.
‘Köln 75’ Review: The Key to a Famed Piano Concert
Movies, Yesterday
Mala Emde plays a teenage promoter who pushed for what became a landmark performance by the pianist Keith Jarrett.
‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Killer ID
Movies, Yesterday
This horror sequel starring Ethan Hawke creates a more cohesive picture than the original, while deploying a new bag of scary tricks.
‘Frankenstein’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Creature Rises
Movies, Yesterday
The director’s interpretation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel is the movie he was born to make.
‘Blue Moon’ Review: Without a Love of My Own
Movies, Yesterday
Ethan Hawke plays the legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart on a wistful one-night quest to save his soul.
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: A Liberation Story Straight From Iran
Movies, October 15
In his latest movie, the formerly banned filmmaker Jafar Panahi tells a circuitous, moving and unexpectedly funny story of resistance.
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ and the Challenge of Making a Film About a Nice Guy
Movies, October 10
More or less a standard-issue celebrity documentary, the movie lets us enjoy archival footage that might otherwise not be seen.
‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ Review: When Things Go Splash in the Night
Movies, October 9
Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce encounter bumpy waters on a yacht in this adaptation of a Ruth Ware thriller.
‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Alarming Command and Control
Movies, October 9
The director’s latest nail-biter, starring Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Anthony Ramos, tracks a ballistic missile heading for the United States.
‘After the Hunt’ Review: Uncomfortable, for the Wrong Reasons
Movies, October 9
Luca Guadagnino’s campus drama falls on its face trying to court controversy.
‘Urchin’ Review: The Vicious Cycle and Recycle of Addiction and Hope
Movies, October 9
Frank Dillane, starring as a recovering addict in London, elevates this character study, Harris Dickinson’s feature directing debut.
‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Who Needs Logic When You Have Neon?
Movies, October 9
The third “Tron” movie continues the saga begun over four decades ago, and now, the programs are in our world.
‘Soul on Fire’ Review: After Near Death, Rebuilding a Life
Movies, October 9
This adaptation of an autobiographical book by John O’Leary manages to be affecting despite its overly sentimental moments.
‘Roofman’ Review: Robbing McDonald’s, Stealing Hearts
Movies, October 9
Channing Tatum plays a spree-robber on the lam in Derek Cianfrance’s movie that can’t decide whether to celebrate his antics or denounce them.
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Play Their Favorite Song
Movies, October 9
Jennifer Lopez comes up just a little short in a movie about the escapist power of musicals.
How Swedish Television Covered the Middle East
Movies, October 9
Goran Hugo Olsson’s archival documentary “Israel Palestine on Swedish Television 1958-1989” excerpts three decades of public programs.
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Review: Maternal Duress
Movies, October 9
Rose Byrne is magnificent as an overwhelmed mother in this wrenching, spiky drama.
‘Mr. K’ Review: ‘The Hotel Is Shrinking!’
Movies, October 9
Crispin Glover stars as a mild-mannered magician trapped in a twisted hotel in this offbeat, darkly surreal comedy.
‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Review: A Metal Legend’s Last Stand
Movies, October 7
It’s painful to watch Ozzy Osbourne struggle in this documentary, but his efforts to make one final onstage appearance are awe-inspiring.
In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose Prison Abuses
Movies, October 3
Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.
‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Is Too Big for Some Movies
Movies, October 2
After announcing his retirement from acting eight years ago, the performer returns in a drama directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ Review: War as a Thriller
Movies, October 2
Barry Avrich’s documentary revisits the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel from the perspective of one Israeli family.
‘Steve’ Review: Aced the Acting, Failed the Melodrama
Movies, October 2
Cillian Murphy plays a beleaguered teacher at an all-boys reform school in this exhausting movie on Netflix.
‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Licking Wounds, In and Out of the Ring
Movies, October 2
Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story.
‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the World as Orwellian
Movies, October 2
His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life.
‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Movies, October 2
Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Royal Crush
Movies, October 2
A young orphan becomes mesmerized by a volatile actress in this dark fairy tale.
‘Fairyland’ Review: Out in San Francisco
Movies, October 2
Based on a memoir by Alysia Abbott, the movie chronicles gay liberation and the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a gay man’s daughter.
‘Good Boy’ Review: Sit. Stay. Scream.
Movies, October 2
This assured horror movie is anchored by a star-making turn from a gorgeous retriever named Indy.
‘Bone Lake’ Review: Swinging Into Action
Movies, October 2
Jealousy reaches a violent fever pitch in a funny and sexy erotic thriller by Mercedes Bryce Morgan.
‘Are We Good?’ Review: Marc Maron in a Vulnerable Moment
Movies, October 2
In this documentary, Maron is shown working through his feelings of grief onstage and off after the death of his partner.
‘Play Dirty’ Review: A Halfhearted Heist Movie
Movies, October 1
Mark Wahlberg plays Parker, a taciturn thief who teams up with Zen (Rosa Salazar) for a big New York City heist.
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Keep on Running
Movies, September 30
This second installment in Renny Harlin’s slasher trilogy is hackneyed and silly.
‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ Takes a Nostalgic Look at a ’90s Phenomenon
Movies, September 26
The tour started by Sarah McLachlan is the subject of the film, which includes a who’s who of women making music in that era.
‘Ruth & Boaz’ Review: A Modern Twist on a Biblical Romance
Movies, September 26
The latest drama from Tyler Perry Studios sets the Book of Ruth at a vineyard in Tennessee.
‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rallying Cry
Movies, September 25
The director, at the height of his powers, delivers a startling, present-day American epic, with Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up radical and doting dad.
‘French Lover’ Review: An Affair Not to Remember
Movies, September 25
A movie star and a waitress meet cute in a Netflix “Notting Hill” knockoff starring Omar Sy.
‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ Review: Less Than Pawesome
Movies, September 25
This movie based on an interactive children’s Netflix series is not suitable for anyone over reading age.
‘Dead of Winter’ Review: Emma Thompson as Victim and Savior
Movies, September 25
This stone-cold wilderness thriller pits a woman on a mission against a merciless couple who are keeping a secret in their basement.
‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Weaving a Tangled Web
Movies, September 25
June Squibb stars in Scarlett Johansson’s sometimes moving but often uneven directorial debut.
‘All of You’ Review: Finding Your Perfect Match
Movies, September 25
This weepy romance succeeds through the undeniable chemistry between Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots.
‘The Lowdown,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week
Movies, September 22
Ethan Hawke stars in a new FX show and “The Golden Bachelor” comes back for another season.
‘Megadoc’ Review: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Pricey Passion Project
Movies, September 18
This documentary by Mike Figgis about Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is at once expansive and intimate, and sometimes very revealing.
‘The Lost Bus’ Review: Matthew McConaughey Rides Out Disaster
Movies, September 18
The actor stars alongside America Ferrera in a high-tension drama from the director Paul Greengrass that revisits the deadly 2018 Camp Fire.
‘Demon Slayer’ Review: Arresting Visuals on a Familiar Battleground
Movies, September 18
The anime movie, subtitled “Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” contains layers of lore and impressionistic backdrops.
‘Swiped’ Review: A Woman in a Man’s World
Movies, September 18
A drama about the rise and fall and rise again of a founder of Tinder and Bumble suffers from some flimsiness.
‘The Summer Book’ Review: Glenn Close’s Autumnal Notes
Movies, September 18
Set in Finland, this film explores a season of grief and growth for a girl, her father and her grandmother.
‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro
Movies, September 18
The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.
‘The Senior’ Review: Just Like Old Times
Movies, September 18
Based on a true story, this blandly inspirational tale follows a 59-year old man from Texas who rejoins his college football squad.
‘Plainclothes’ Review: The Trap of Desire
Movies, September 18
Lucas (Tom Blyth) has just had sex with Andrew (Russell Tovey), the man he was supposed to arrest in a sting operation.
‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)
Movies, September 18
This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.”
‘Peacock’ Review: Design Your Life
Movies, September 18
The dark comedy follows a man who suffers an identity crisis after his work at a companion-for-hire agency extinguishes his own personality.
‘In Whose Name?’ Review: The Ye Chronicles
Movies, September 18
Six years in the making, this new documentary traces Ye’s life of fame and fall from grace.
‘HIM’ Review: Dying to Go Pro
Movies, September 18
In this thriller, a young quarterback is invited to train with a veteran player (Marlon Wayans) in his Texas compound. What could go wrong?
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Review: A Multidimensional Meet Cute
Movies, September 18
This fantastical odyssey, starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie, relies on the tart charm of Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
‘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.