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Campy 鈥楻ocketman鈥� takes on Elton JohnDexter Fletcher鈥檚 Elton John biopic聽鈥楻ocketman鈥� is overdone, full of self-glorification, and a bit predictable.
Folk rock greats recall LA enclave in 鈥楨cho in the Canyon鈥�In Andrew Slater鈥檚 鈥楨cho in the Canyon,鈥� musicians like聽David Crosby and Stephen Stills聽discuss the California haven where their talent was incubated.
鈥楢laddin鈥� remake is missing original鈥檚 energyEven the magic carpet looks bummed out in the Disney remake of 鈥楢laddin,鈥櫬燿irected and co-written by聽Guy Ritchie.
鈥榃alking on Water鈥� goes behind the scenes with artist ChristoDirector Andrey Paounov's free-form documentary captures the聽茅lan of聽environmental artist Christo as he creates 鈥楾he Floating Piers.鈥�
Superhero fatigue? Try these alien-free summer movies.If you prefer films where the only special effect is an unexpected laugh or tear, here鈥檚 a movie list full of antidotes to all the action and aliens.
Tender 鈥楶hotograph鈥� is the antidote to Bollywood clich茅sThe plot of director Ritesh Batra's 鈥楶hotograph鈥櫬爄s a little thin, but its social class issues are handled thoughtfully.
鈥楢ll Is True鈥� ponders why Shakespeare put down his quillKenneth Branagh returns to the Bard, this time playing him. With moments of pure poetry,聽鈥楢ll Is True鈥� is an honorable try.
Chatty 鈥楴on-Fiction鈥� explores whether anything is truly made-upPeopled with brainy quipsters, director Olivier Assayas鈥櫬爁ilm is enjoyable but lacks heft.
鈥楲ong Shot鈥� stumbles in delivery of mismatched romanceSeth Rogen鈥檚 crack timing can鈥檛 save the rom-com about a disheveled speechwriter and a glamorous presidential hopeful.
Artistry and the Cold War collide in biopic on dancer NureyevThere's little dance but lots of attitude in this Ralph Fiennes-directed film, which explores the life of the great Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
From 鈥楢mazing Grace鈥� to 鈥楧iane,鈥� women shone in April moviesThis month, Monitor film critic Peter Rainer was impressed with movies including 鈥楢mazing Grace鈥� and聽鈥楧iane.鈥�
Despair gives way to joy in this tale from MalawiChiwetel Ejiofor directs a humorous and graceful story that brings a lighter perspective to the catastrophic Malawai drought of 2001.
Avengers take a bow in sentimental 鈥楨ndgame鈥�Despite all the CGI effects, some more special than others, the moments our reviewer most appreciated in 鈥淓ndgame鈥� were the small-scale comic touches.
鈥楽atan & Adam鈥� is an upbeat take on two blues outliersV. Scott Balcerek's documentary is an effervescent聽tale of the partnership of聽Sterling Magee聽and Adam Gussow and how they聽became a small sensation.
鈥榃orking Woman鈥� brings serious, #MeToo lens to office storiesDirector Michal Aviad adds a nuanced view on office sexual harassment to the genre.
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�
