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‘All Is True’ ponders why Shakespeare put down his quillKenneth Branagh returns to the Bard, this time playing him. With moments of pure poetry, ‘All Is True’ is an honorable try.
Chatty ‘Non-Fiction’ explores whether anything is truly made-upPeopled with brainy quipsters, director Olivier Assayas’ film is enjoyable but lacks heft.
‘Long Shot’ stumbles in delivery of mismatched romanceSeth Rogen’s crack timing can’t save the rom-com about a disheveled speechwriter and a glamorous presidential hopeful.
Artistry and the Cold War collide in biopic on dancer NureyevThere'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 moviesThis month, Monitor film critic Peter Rainer was impressed with movies including ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Diane.’
Despair gives way to joy in this tale from MalawiChiwetel 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 outliersV. 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 storiesDirector Michal Aviad adds a nuanced view on office sexual harassment to the genre.
‘Diane’ is a quiet pleasureDocumentarian 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 soarIn 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 artworkThe movie is a literal love letter to the legendary filmmaker.
The top movies to see in MarchThe 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 forceDirector Jia Zhangke does extraordinary work.
Performances in ‘The Mustang’ have the sharp tang of authenticityMatthias 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 oomphThe 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 ownChristian Petzold's new movie draws on noir films and wartime melodrama, but he takes these elements in a wholly different direction.
