The Wizard of the Kremlin
In 1990s Russia, Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano) finds himself part of an effort to enlist a St. Petersburg intelligence officer (Jude Law) for a political job, one that leads this…
Wake Up Dead Man
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigates the murder of a monsignor (Josh Brolin) in an upstate New York church; one of the suspects is Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor), a newly-arrived priest…
Highest 2 Lowest
Just as music mogul David King (Denzel Washington) is about to close an important business deal, word comes that his son has been kidnapped. This adaptation of the classic crime…
The Phoenician Scheme
After surviving multiple assassination attempts, industrialist Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro) makes peace with his daughter (Mia Threapleton); together they intend to save the business empire. You always get what…
American Fiction: Monk Finds an Audience
Erika Alexander and Jeffrey Wright. Photo: Orion One of the opening scenes in this comedy is like catnip to culture warriors. The main character, who’s a teacher, is confronted by…
Rustin
In 1963, veteran activist Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo) tries to organize a march on Washington, in spite of friction with the NAACP and the fact that his homosexuality might be…
Westworld
What became an exciting thriller by Michael Crichton in 1973 was turned into a far more ambitious but also convoluted TV series, set in the 2050s where a corporation is…
The Batman
When the mayor of Gotham City is found murdered, there’s a message attached to his body intended for Batman (Robert Pattinson). A stand-alone Batman movie that almost reaches the heights…
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…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and her allies prepare to liberate the people of Panem and defeat President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and his troops once and for all. The fourth and…