Find Me Falling

Find Me Falling

When many of us think of vacationing on the Mediterranean,…
Touch

Touch

“Touch,” from Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, is vast in scope,…
Dandelion

Dandelion

Writer-director Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion” takes place over a mere number…
Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

“Fly Me to the Moon” lurches wildly from zippy, retro rom-com to…
The Nature of Love

The Nature of Love

Writer-director Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” is a two-hour…
Space Cadet

Space Cadet

You can almost hear the elevator pitch: “Legally Blonde” in…
A Family Affair

A Family Affair

As mundane as its title, with characters whose color-by-numbers personalities…
Chestnut

Chestnut

For most college students, the hazy, liminal space of a…
Just the Two of Us

Just the Two of Us

Valérie Donzelli’s “Just the Two of Us” is reminiscent of…
Solo

Solo

Under the glare of fuschia neon lights Simon (Théodore Pellerin)…
My Animal

My Animal

There’s more unconvincing teenage drama than horror suspense in Jacqueline…
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

I get it. I know how hard it is to…
My Sailor, My Love

My Sailor, My Love

At the heart of “My Sailor, My Love,” the English…
Surprised by Oxford

Surprised by Oxford

Both the book and the movie “Surprised by Oxford” take…
Strange Way of Life

Strange Way of Life

It makes perfect sense that a writer/director who adores heightened…
She Came to Me

She Came to Me

Writer/director Rebecca Miller somehow manages to make heightened characters feel…
Foe

Foe

Junior (Paul Mescal) and Hen (Saoirse Ronan) are not a…
The Persian Version

The Persian Version

Leila (Layla Mohammadi) is running down the street with a…
Fingernails

Fingernails

Love is pain in several ways in “Fingernails.” In the…
What Happens Later

What Happens Later

Meg Ryan’s sparkling charm remains firmly intact in “What Happens…
Fallen Leaves

Fallen Leaves

What constitutes a perfect film? A perfect film doesn’t have…
Maestro

Maestro

With “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper tells the story of a generation-defining…
The Archies

The Archies

It’s hard to imagine an American comic book movie that’s…
Poor Things

Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos seems delighted in depicting extreme behavior within pristine…
The Taste of Things

The Taste of Things

The opening scene of Tran Anh Hung’s “The Taste of…
Anyone But You

Anyone But You

As Hollywood mid-budget films became a rarity in the 2010s,…
All of Us Strangers

All of Us Strangers

The surreal almost supernatural atmosphere of Andrew Haigh’s “All of…
Good Grief

Good Grief

Dan Levy found such massive success in “Schitt’s Creek” that…
Role Play

Role Play

Emma (Kaley Cuoco) lives a double life. She has a…
Sometimes I Think About Dying

Sometimes I Think About Dying

Fran (Daisy Ridley) is the central character of “Sometimes I…
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