Movie Reviews

Movie Reviews Reviews of new movies, classic and art films, foreign films, and popular movies. Featuring Bob Mondello, Kenneth Turan, David Edelstein, and Mark Jenkins.

In Drift, Jacqueline (Cynthia Erivo) winds up in Greece after experiencing something terrible during a visit to her family in Liberia. Sundance hide caption

A Liberian woman with a mysterious past dwells in limbo in 'Drift'

Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho) sits with his niece Niko (Arisa Nakano) in Perfect Days. MASTER MIND Ltd hide caption

How to have 'Perfect Days' in a flawed world — this film embraces beauty all around

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman in Parks and Recreation. NBC / Alamy hide caption

Pop culture that gets platonic love right

Juliette Binoche prepares one elaborate dish after another in The Taste of Things. Stéphanie Branchu/IFC Films Release hide caption

'The Taste of Things' is a sizzling romance and foodie feast — but don't go in hungry

Cole Sprouse and Kathryn Newton in Lisa Frankenstein. Michele K. Short/Focus Features hide caption

'Lisa Frankenstein' takes a totally rad approach to a familiar tale

Bryce Dallas Howard stars in Argylle. Universal Pictures hide caption

'Argylle' squanders its cast, but not its cat

Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun. The Outrun Film Ltd - Roy Imer./Sundance Institute hide caption

Highlights from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Festival breakthroughs of 2024: Here are 14 new films to look forward to

Naíma Sentíes and Montserrat Marañon in Tótem. Limerencia hide caption

'Tótem' invites you to a family birthday party — but Death has RSVP'd, too

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie star in Barbie. Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption

'Barbie' invites you into a Dream House stuffed with existential angst

Sandra Hüller in The Zone of Interest. A24 hide caption

In 'The Zone of Interest' evil lies just over the garden wall

Le Phong Vu plays Thien, a young man looking for answers in the Vietnamese countryside. Cercamon hide caption

'Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell' is a film where a big screen makes a big difference

Jon Bernthal and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor star in Origin. Neon hide caption

'Origin' is a story of ideas, made deeply personal

Kevin Hart in Lift. Netflix hide caption

In 'Lift', Kevin Hart is out to steal your evening

Jaquel Spivey, Angourie Rice and Auli'i Cravalho in Mean Girls. Jojo Whilden/Paramount hide caption

Is the musical 'Mean Girls' fetch, or is it never going to happen?

Wyatt Russell in Night Swim. Universal Pictures hide caption

In 'Night Swim,' the pool is well-fed... and WELL-FED

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in a scene from All of Us Strangers. Parisa Taghizadeh/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

In 'All Of Us Strangers,' coming home is bittersweet

Jessica Chastain plays a single mother who connects with a man with early-onset dementia (Peter Sarsgaard) in Memory. via Ketchup Entertainment hide caption

Two strangers grapple with hazy 'Memory' in this unsettling film

Monica Bellucci and Toni Collette in Mafia Mamma. Fabrizio Di Giulio/Bleecker Street hide caption

Great 2023 movies you may have missed

Adam Driver in Ferrari. Neon hide caption

'Ferrari' is a stylish study of a flawed man

Zac Efron in The Iron Claw. A24 hide caption

A family tragedy plays out in the ring in 'The Iron Claw'

Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in a scene from The Color Purple. Warner Bros. Studios hide caption

'The Color Purple' finds a new voice

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