How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

When Mengju (Usha Seamkhum) is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, her grandson (Putthipong Assaratanakul), who’s dropped out of university, suddenly begins to show an interest; he’s hoping to inherit her…

The Bells of St. Mary’s

Father O’Malley (Bing Crosby) arrives at a parish where he has to work with a group of nuns, headed by Sister Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman); their run-down school is in…

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

After taking on Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Anthony McCarten wrote a script about another superstar with a troubled personal life. Sadly, it feels entirely uninspired, as if McCarten…

Babylon: A Never-Ending Party

Photo: Paramount I didn’t catch Babylon until now, a few years after its premiere. I was deceived by a few lackluster reviews, forgetting the fact that all of director Damien…

Burrowing

The filmmakers behind Falkenberg Farewell (2006) deliver something similar: beautiful imagery and a quiet, slow pace that gives room for one’s own thoughts. Set in a suburban neighborhood on a…

The Hypnosis

Right before joining her boyfriend and business partner (Herbert Nordrum) for an event where they will pitch a new female health app to investors, Vera (Asta Kamma August) is hypnotized…

Challengers

A Luca Guadagnino drama about romantic relationships is always worthy of attention. This one is a love triangle between three young tennis talents that plays out over several years as…

Absolution

An aging gangster (Liam Neeson) learns the reason why he’s forgetting more than just the occasional name and tries to repair the relationship with his daughter (Frankie Shaw). In Memory…

The Six Triple Eight

In the waning days of World War II, an all-female, all-Black unit is sent to Europe on an impossible mission: making sure that millions of letters are finally delivered to…

Colors

Veteran L.A. cop Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall), who’s close to retiring, gets a new, younger partner (Sean Penn) and tries to teach him how to handle the city’s gangs. A…