Spencer

A drama that follows Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) over a Christmas weekend at Sandringham in the 1990s, as she’s haunted by her illness, a desperate desire to get away from…

Diego Maradona 

The filmmakers create a rich portrait of the legendary soccer player by focusing on his most dramatic period, playing for Napoli in the 1980s. It’s the story of how the…

Halloween Kills 

As it becomes clear that Michael Myers has survived a fiery trap, the small community of Haddonfield comes together to defeat evil. The sequel to Halloween (2018) continues right where…

The Many Saints of Newark 

After the 1967 riots in Newark, the DiMeo crime family is challenged by a Black rival. This prequel to The Sopranos (1999-2007), set decades before the TV show and focusing…

Terrifier

On Halloween night, Tara and Dawn (Jenna Kanell, Catherine Corcoran) leave a party and realize that they’re followed by an intimidating clown (David Howard Thornton). Art the Clown originally showed…

Oliver: Picking a Pocket or Two

Mark Lester. Photo: Columbia In a list I made a few years ago, I considered naming this movie the worst Best Picture winner of the 1960s. Because of the quality…

No Time to Die: Farewell, Mr. Bond

Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas. Photo: United Artists Releasing Like most of its predecessors, No Time to Die promises its audience that ”James Bond will return”. That’s a comfort…

Predator 2 

Los Angeles, 1997; as drug cartels battle each other in the streets, cop Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) learns that a mysterious, deadly creature is getting involved. The sequel to Predator…

Cruella 

Ten years after her mother’s death, Estella Miller (Emma Stone) is noticed by a prominent fashion designer (Emma Thompson) who takes her under her wing… but Estella finds a reason…

Weekend: Love In a Painfully Straight World

Tom Cullen and Chris New. Photo: Peccadillo Pictures Love is still controversial to the Catholic Church, at least if it is displayed between men. As late as 2016, the British…