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鈥楾oy Story 4鈥�: A satisfying return for Woody and BuzzThe glowing subtext of the inventive 鈥楾oy Story 4鈥� has resonance for everybody: What happens to us when we no longer feel useful?
鈥楢merican Woman鈥� offers a new take on the missing-teen storySienna Miller brings a career-high performance to the lead role of聽鈥楢merican Woman,鈥� which also features聽Sky Ferreira as a vanished teenager.
Espionage and curveballs: 鈥楾he Spy Behind Home Plate鈥� has bothMorris 鈥淢oe鈥� Burg lived an almost unbelievable life as a polyglot spy and pro baseball player. 鈥楾he Spy Behind Home Plate鈥� tells his story perfectly.
Despite its star-power, 鈥楲ate Night鈥� is only so-soIt's not a bad movie, but it's not a good one either: 鈥楲ate Night鈥� is stale, though Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson give it their all.
Ron Howard鈥檚 鈥楶avarotti鈥� offers a tenor for the massesRon Howard鈥檚 latest documentary is an engaging portrait of the singer-showman Pavarotti, with enough singing clips to satisfy even the biggest fan.
What sparks creativity? Best May movies tackle the Bard and folk music.Kenneth Branagh returns to Shakespeare in 鈥楢ll Is True鈥� and India鈥檚 class structure is explored in the romance 鈥楶hotograph鈥� in our best of May movies.
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.