Culture | Movies
- In ‘I’m Still Here,’ a compelling search for justice in 1970s Brazil“I’m Still Here” is a movie about remembrance – of a family and a nation, our critic writes of the drama based on real events.
- Yes, Chalamet can sing. But can ‘A Complete Unknown’ capture Bob Dylan?The filmmakers of “A Complete Unknown” were faced with a daunting task, our critic writes: How do you get behind the mask of a willfully enigmatic artist like Bob Dylan?
- Say cheese! Wallace and Gromit return in ‘Vengeance Most Fowl.’“Vengeance Most Fowl” encapsulates everything that makes “Wallace & Gromit” movies such a joy for children and adults.
- With his absorbing film ‘Hard Truths,’ director Mike Leigh sees people in full“Hard Truths” is one of our critic’s 10 best films of the year. He praises director Mike Leigh for his humanism, which is “particularly pertinent to his fine new film.”
More Movies
VIEW ALL
- Grab your popcorn: Here are the 10 best films of 2024Our film critic’s 10 best list includes an animated delight, and dramas from around the world that consider the human condition – and what makes a life meaningful.
- Looking for a new holiday classic? These 2 films glow with Christmas spirit.Our reviewer sees potential for two new holiday films, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and “That Christmas,” to become seasonal favorites. Both stories, he says, explore the same question: What makes Christmas meaningful?
- Five-star ‘Flow’ and chatty ‘Moana 2’ offer eye-widening animated delightsTwo new animated films – both centered on water – touch on the power of connection. One is our movie critic’s favorite of the year.
- Good is ‘the strongest gravity,’ says ‘Wicked’ author MaguireFairy tales often present characters as either good or bad. “Wicked” author Gregory Maguire asks readers to let go of binary thinking as they consider morality.
- In top-notch Indian film, three Mumbai women encounter what makes a life worth livingWith “All We Imagine as Light,” an Indian filmmaker draws our attention to personal stories – and the many ways a life can have meaning.
- ‘Emilia Pérez’ breaks genres and bursts into song in a one-of-a-kind movie“Emilia Pérez” is a feminist musical crime thriller about a transgender cartel boss. Part operetta, part telenovela, it shimmies between the archetypal and the intensely personal, writes Monitor film critic Peter Rainer.
- In ‘A Real Pain,’ a road trip whose emotional power sneaks up on you“A Real Pain,” written by, directed by, and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg, is the kind of movie that creeps up on you, says film critic Peter Rainer. It has a way of seeing that, in its own modest way, owes something to the Yiddish sensibility that informed storytellers like Isaac Bashevis Singer.
- ‘Road Diary’ documentary offers a front-row seat to stellar Bruce SpringsteenAfter a six-year hiatus from live concerts, what would Bruce Springsteen’s return offer? The rocker is “entirely captivating” in the latest documentary capturing his craft, says the Monitor’s film critic.
- ‘Anora’ thinks she’s found her Prince Charming. This 5-star movie is no fairy tale.People who live on society’s margins aren’t always treated with compassion and sympathy. But the director of “Anora” offers both. “I’ve rarely encountered a scene that moved me as completely and complicatedly as this film’s final moments,” says the Monitor’s critic.
- This artist turned a forgiveness journey into a film – with the help of Steven SpielbergAs his new movie debuts, artist Titus Kaphar reflects on what it takes to arrive at forgiveness – and to share it with the world.
Monitor's Best: Top 5
- America’s loneliest generation? It may not be the one you expect.
- Darien, Georgia, loves its history. How this small town sees inauguration.
- In Los Angeles, as Palisades Fire burns, resilience begins to take hold
- America’s changing pews: Who shows up at church on Sunday?
- Cover StoryThis police unit put away its riot gear. Now it walks and talks with protesters.