All Movies
- Artistry and the Cold War collide in biopic on dancer Nureyev
There's little dance but lots of attitude in this Ralph Fiennes-directed film, which explores the life of the great Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
- From ‘Amazing Grace’ to ‘Diane,’ women shone in April movies
This month, Monitor film critic Peter Rainer was impressed with movies including ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Diane.’
- Despair gives way to joy in this tale from Malawi
Chiwetel Ejiofor directs a humorous and graceful story that brings a lighter perspective to the catastrophic Malawai drought of 2001.
- Avengers take a bow in sentimental ‘Endgame’
Despite all the CGI effects, some more special than others, the moments our reviewer most appreciated in “Endgame” were the small-scale comic touches.
- ‘Satan & Adam’ is an upbeat take on two blues outliers
V. Scott Balcerek's documentary is an effervescent tale of the partnership of Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow and how they became a small sensation.
- ‘Working Woman’ brings serious, #MeToo lens to office stories
Director Michal Aviad adds a nuanced view on office sexual harassment to the genre.
- ‘Diane’ is a quiet pleasure
Documentarian Kent Jones’ ‘Diane’ is a rare look at rural, working-class people – without a hint of condescension.
- Aretha Franklin soars to the heights in ‘Amazing Grace’
The 1972 documentary languished for four decades, but it’s finally taking a well-deserved place in the spotlight.
- 'Dumbo' never manages to soar
In director Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo,’ we don’t even get much of Burton’s trademark scurviness.
- ‘The Eyes of Orson Welles’ focuses on director’s artwork
The movie is a literal love letter to the legendary filmmaker.
- The top movies to see in March
The films that impressed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer this month include ‘The Highwaymen’ and ‘Ash Is Purest White.’
- Jordan Peele returns to horror with 'Us'
The film is a more ambitious work than Peele’s ‘Get Out,’ but despite some extraordinary sequences, it’s also a lesser work.
- ‘The Highwaymen’ retells ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ story
The focus is now on the lawmen who ambushed the duo.
- ‘Ash Is Purest White’ burns with quiet, incandescent force
Director Jia Zhangke does extraordinary work.
- Performances in ‘The Mustang’ have the sharp tang of authenticity
Matthias Schoenaerts stars as a convict who bonds with a mustang while serving out his prison time in the Nevada desert.
- 'Captain Marvel' lacks wit and oomph
The first Marvel Comics woman superhero movie suffers from wooden dialogue and a misuse of good actors.
- 'Transit' unfolds an imperiled world with echoes of our own
Christian Petzold's new movie draws on noir films and wartime melodrama, but he takes these elements in a wholly different direction.
- ‘Apollo 11’ brings back awe of 1969 moon landing
The documentary's never-before-seen footage conjures up the transcendent hopefulness of the mission.
- The best movies to see in February
This month Monitor film critic Peter Rainer enjoyed films such as ‘Free Solo’ and ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector.’
- ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ is intricate, inventive
In the film, a psychotherapist believes he has to steal paintings.