An unnerving undercurrent of dread and a strong ensemble cast powers this tragic throwback biopic.
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'The Marvels' film review: Fun, laser-focused female-centric space-adventure
One of Marvel's strongest heroes must team up with two emerging superheroes to stop a galactic threat.
'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One' film review: This summer's cinematic spectacle
Choose to accept this relentlessly intense, heart-stopping and breathtaking mission.
'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' film review: 'Dial' fails to recapture the fun of past Indy flicks
The iconic globe-trotting archaeologist embarks on his final adventure in the action adventure.
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' film review: Thrilling, harrowing swansong for Marvel's unlikeliest heroes
Marvel's band of misfit heroes get one heck of an emotionally exhausting rollercoaster of a send-off.
'Beau Is Afraid' film review: Modern Odysseus tale - if he had crippling anxiety, guilt & fear
Writer-director Ari Aster's intentionally bizarre third film is one coward's three-hour panic attack guilt trip disguised as an absurd road trip .
'Cocaine Bear' film review: Gory, silly slasher just falls short of its ridiculous premise
A coked-up bear tearing up nature lovers in a national park works just fine when the drug-addicted bear is front and center.
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' film review: Wild ride, chilling debut for an evil conqueror
The literal smallest Avenger finds himself thrown into a strange world ruled by a terrifying conqueror.
'Somebody I Used to Know' film review: Franco & Brie's angsty drama escapes rom-com trappings
Real-life spouses Dave Franco and Alison Brie craft the existential drama of a workaholic reconsidering the many choices her made in pursuit of her career.
'Babylon' film review: Damien Chazelle's bloated ode to old Hollywood excess & orgies
Think 'La La Land' - but a darker, needlessly vulgar tale of dreamers navigating old Hollywood.
'Avatar: The Way of Water' film review: Stunning CGI fails to distract from epic-scale mediocrity
The long-delayed sci-fi flick will tests audience's palette for a sequel to a 13-year-old movie ... that doesn't radically advance the story or the characters. But the CGI is pretty (again).
'Violent Night' film review: Basically 'Die Hard' - but with drunk, bitter Santa
A drunken, cynical Santa Claus must take out hostage-taking terrorists in this gleefully bloody holiday action comedy.
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' film review: MCU matures with a poignant, emotional tribute
The death of Chadwick Boseman and T'Challa looms over this soulful, heartfelt and resonant epic.
'Good Night Oppy' film review: Exhilarating tribute to a resilient, pioneering Mars mission
Harrowing and inspiring Mars rover documentary reignites the irrepressible passion for exploration.
'The Banshees of Inisherin' film review: Farrell, Gleeson are sublime in dry, dark break-up tragicomedy
Two drinking buddies have a sudden falling out in this unexpectedly funny and wryly melancholic drama.
'TÁR' film review: Engrossing character study captivates from its first note to its last
Cate Blanchett captivates in the provocative 'cancel culture' drama.
'Amsterdam' film review: Cluttered, meandering mystery-thriller-comedy fails A-list ensemble
David O. Russell's latest film is a tonally inconsistent, meandering murder-mystery bloated with excess quirk that wastes a stellar ensemble cast.
'Bros' film review: Romance in the age of Grindr
The hilarious and bawdy Apatow-produced comedy rejects its label as merely a rom-com with same-sex characters - it proudly and unapologetically asserts its gayness.
'Don't Worry Darling' film review: Pugh shines in shallow, unfocused high-concept thriller
Olivia Wilde's psychological drama dips its toes into layers of tantalizing social commentary before devolving into a stock thriller.
'Three Thousand Years of Longing' film review: Modern take on the 'magical three wishes' story
George Millers twist the timeless "genie in a bottle" story into a rumination of love, hope and loneliness