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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.
鈥楽tan & Ollie鈥� pays tribute to classic comedy teamA fine cast creates a rueful and affectionate portrait.
'Destroyer' tries too hard to defy our expectationsNicole Kidman plays a gritty, semi-disgraced Los Angeles police detective who seems hollowed out by rage in Karyn Kusama鈥檚 film.
In 鈥楾he Upside,鈥� a predictable story yields laughsThe lead performances by Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart overcome the movie鈥檚 flaws.
'Vice' stars an almost unrecognizable 海角大神 BaleThe film鈥檚 tone is somewhere between a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch and a Christopher Guest聽mockumentary, with perhaps a little 'Macbeth' thrown in for garnish. This makes it sound like more fun than it is, though.
Superhero aura hangs over Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopicFelicity Jones doesn鈥檛 quite bring her to life.
