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'Mary Shelley' is a deeply conventional movie about ragingly unconventional peopleElle Fanning portrays the author of 'Frankenstein.'
Of all the 'Star Wars' movies, 'Solo' is the closest to a Saturday afternoon serialIt's unclear whether this origin story about Han Solo, played here with bland vim by Alden Ehrenreich, has any reason for being except as yet another moola machine.
'First Reformed' charts a young priest's slide into ecoterrorismMany of Paul Schrader's signature films involve the agonies of faith and redemption.
'On Chesil Beach' tells a tragic story of crossed loveIan McEwan鈥檚 resoundingly melancholy 2007 novel 'On Chesil Beach' has been respectfully adapted by McEwan, acting as screenwriter, with theater director Dominic Cooke.
'The Seagull' offers strong performances, Chekhovian sorrowSaoirse Ronan shines in a tender, wrenching performance as the lovelorn Nina.
'The Guardians' beautifully portrays the dynamics of a family farm in WWI FranceDirector Xavier Beauvois, best known for the 2010 film 'Of Gods and Men,' about Trappist monks in embattled Algeria, has a sensitivity to the ordeals of enclosed communities.
'Deadpool 2' is a wisecracking, chaotically staged action rompSome of the movie's jokes hit the target, but many miss the mark.
'Book Club' fails to make good use of a stellar castThings turn raunchy 鈥� and a bit silly 鈥� when members of a book club decide to read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
'Let the Sunshine In' is a bit more airy than it needs to beProtagonist Isabelle (Juliette Binoche) is flummoxed by her own gullibility and even more so by the subterfuges of the men (played by, among others, Xavier Beauvois, Nicolas Duvauchelle and, in a cameo at the end, G茅rard Depardieu).聽
鈥楾ully鈥� gives the Mary Poppins story an unsentimental updateThe cynicism in the film about the supposed undiluted joys of motherhood rings true, or at least truer than in movies that don鈥檛 admit such a station in life can be less than paradise.
'After Auschwitz' follows the lives of six women survivorsThe film鈥檚 thesis is that the struggle to survive did not end with the camps. Each of the women profiled recounts, with varying degrees of intensity, the difficulties in creating a 'normal' life in a world where the concept of 'home' can no longer fully resonate.
'RBG' is a love letter to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgDirectors Betsy West and Julie Cohen trace Ginsburg鈥檚 life and career from girlhood through marriage and law school to her current position as perhaps America鈥檚 least likely pop icon.
First LookOscars academy expels Roman Polanski and Bill CosbyThis is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's first decision since implementing new member standards of conduct after the expulsion of Harvey Weinstein.
鈥業n the Intense Now鈥� records an incendiary time: 1968The movie directed by Jo茫o Moreira Salles is more film essay than documentary.
'Avengers: Infinity War' is often like watching one interminable battle sceneThe script, by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, adds the requisite doses of off-kilter Marvel humor, but it lacks emotional power to match the graphic thrills.
3 movies you should check out in AprilMovies including 'Lean on Pete' and 'A Quiet Place' received top grades from our movie critic, Peter Rainer.- 鈥楢 Quiet Place鈥� is about a good deal more than scaring usAt a brisk 90 minutes, it鈥檚 one of the most inventive and beautifully crafted and acted horror movies in a very long time, and the main reason for its power is the family crisis at its core.
'Lean on Pete' is a tale of a boy and his horseDirector Andrew Haigh has a real feeling for people 鈥� not to mention horses. At his best, he can strike more emotional notes from silence than most directors can with a full chorus of sound.- 鈥�2001: A Space Odyssey鈥� turns 50: Why HAL enduresEven after five decades of technological advancement, the murderous artificial intelligence in Stanley Kubrick鈥檚 philosophical sci-fi film remains the definitive metaphor for technology鈥檚 dark side.
4 movies you should check out this monthFilms including 'Journey's End' and 'The Forgiven' earned top marks from our movie critic, Peter Rainer.
