Review: ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ is a candy-colored toy story that looks good enough to eat
This movie is really about the textures — the fun of spending 90 minutes in a child's universe that feels like it wasn't so much animated as baked.
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‘The Boys in the Boat’ review: George Clooney’s ’30s rowing saga is an old-fashioned daydream
If the day ever arrives when a smart director decides to make "Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story," he should seriously consider casting Callum Turner, the dreamy rawboned star...
‘Wish’ review: The new Disney animated musical wishes upon a star, and a brand
"When You Wish Upon a Star" is one of those songs, like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," that's bigger than a song. It was first heard, of course, in the 1940...
Review: In ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’ a bestseller becomes a compelling wild-child tale on the big screen
Sometimes a movie will turn softer than you thought it would — more sunny and upbeat and romantic, with a happier ending. Then there's the kind of movie that turns...
Review: In ‘X,’ real ’70s horror meets ’70s porn in a ‘Chain Saw’ homage
If I had a dime — or maybe a drop of blood — for every movie that tried to recreate the vibe, the situation, and the high anxiety of "The...
‘The Report’ review: Adam Driver plays a one-man Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Let's talk, for a moment, about the political thrillers of the 1970s — not just the reality and urgency that coursed through them, but the history-written-with-lightning feeling they gave you....
‘Western Stars’ review: Bruce Springsteen documentary proves he still shines brightly
There's a moment in "Western Stars," the rapturous new Bruce Springsteen concert film that's also a meditation on all things Bruce, when Springsteen lifts you up and carries you off...
‘Yesterday’ and ‘Rocketman’ are pop-music fantasias that never touch the greatness of their subjects
Of all the here's-a-cool-way-to-make-a-pop-biopic! ideas floating around in "Rocketman" that work better in theory than they do onscreen, one of the most pivotal was the decision to have Taron Egerton...
‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ review: With Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan relaxes into his rock ‘n’ roll persona
In the summer of 1975, in the middle of recording his album "Desire," Bob Dylan decided that he wanted to go on tour again, but that he also wanted a...
‘Pavarotti’ review: A salute to Italian opera star, from director Ron Howard
Watching a documentary about a famous and beloved artist, I'll sometimes be suffused with a childlike desire to see his or her life flow forward in one long uninterrupted river...