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鈥楧iane鈥� is a quiet pleasureDocumentarian Kent Jones鈥� 鈥楧iane鈥� is a rare look at rural, working-class people 鈥� without a hint of condescension.
Aretha Franklin soars to the heights in 鈥楢mazing Grace鈥�The 1972 documentary languished for four decades, but it鈥檚 finally taking a well-deserved place in the spotlight.
'Dumbo' never manages to soarIn director Tim Burton鈥檚 鈥楧umbo,鈥� we don鈥檛 even get much of Burton鈥檚 trademark scurviness.
鈥楾he Eyes of Orson Welles鈥� focuses on director鈥檚 artworkThe movie is a literal love letter to the legendary filmmaker.
The top movies to see in MarchThe films that impressed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer this month include 鈥楾he Highwaymen鈥� and 鈥楢sh Is Purest White.鈥�
Jordan Peele returns to horror with 'Us'The film is聽a more ambitious work than Peele鈥檚 鈥楪et Out,鈥� but despite some extraordinary sequences, it鈥檚 also a lesser work.- 鈥楾he Highwaymen鈥� retells 鈥楤onnie and Clyde鈥� storyThe focus is now on the lawmen who ambushed the duo.
鈥楢sh Is Purest White鈥� burns with quiet, incandescent forceDirector Jia Zhangke does extraordinary work.
Performances in 鈥楾he Mustang鈥� have the sharp tang of authenticityMatthias Schoenaerts stars as a convict who bonds with a mustang while serving out his prison time in the Nevada desert.聽
'Captain Marvel' lacks wit and oomphThe first Marvel Comics woman superhero movie suffers from wooden dialogue and a misuse of good actors.聽
'Transit' unfolds an imperiled world with echoes of our own海角大神 Petzold's new movie draws on noir films and wartime melodrama, but he takes these elements in a wholly different direction.
鈥楢pollo 11鈥� brings back awe of 1969 moon landingThe documentary's never-before-seen footage conjures up the聽transcendent hopefulness of the mission.
The best movies to see in FebruaryThis month Monitor film critic Peter Rainer enjoyed films such as 鈥楩ree Solo鈥� and 鈥楻uben Brandt, Collector.鈥�- 鈥楻uben Brandt, Collector鈥� is intricate, inventiveIn the film, a psychotherapist believes he has to steal paintings.
鈥榃ho Will Write Our History鈥� gives witness to Nazi atrocitiesWarsaw Ghetto residents preserved a trove of evidence.
Top 5 movies about US presidentsThis Presidents鈥� Day weekend, you might be tempted to venture out and see a few new movies. Or your thoughts might turn to how Hollywood has portrayed US presidents. Monitor film critic Peter Rainer shows how its handling of America鈥檚 chief executives does 鈥� and doesn鈥檛 鈥� mirror the treatment they get from the public.
'Free Solo' chronicles efforts of mountain climber to work without aid of ropes or harnessesThe impressive Oscar-nominated documentary, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, is not the kind of movie you want to be watching if you have a fear of heights.
'Everybody Knows' is a missing-person whodunit that鈥檚 not quite worth solvingThe film聽suffers from too many suspects.- In 鈥楳inding the Gap,鈥� boys battle chaos with skateboardingThe celebrated documentary looks at lives in transition. 聽
Artists suffer under communism in 鈥楥old War鈥�Star Joanna Kulig鈥檚 performance is a dynamic force.
