Despicable Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky takes on a contradictory heroic cast in his two-decade fight with Vladimir Putin.
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Despicable Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky takes on a contradictory heroic cast in his two-decade fight with Vladimir Putin.
The film traces the months leading up to the 1995 assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, but the topic of “incitement” by political rhetoric remains vital today.
The “Goodnight Mommy” team returns with another top-notch psychological thriller.
The horror sequel follows the winning formula of its creepy predecessor, then contradicts itself in the name of mythology.
Kitty Green’s dull Weinstein-inspired drama is a frustrating exploration of a hyper-important topic.
The SEGA video game adaptation is corny beyond belief, yet manages to be spottily entertaining.
As Valentine’s releases go, this is certainly a step up — an adult drama that treats both its lovers and its audience with respect and sympathy.
The English-language remake of "Force Majeure" improves on the Swedish original in every conceivable regard.
The toxic male gaze of “Suicide Squad” is thankfully gone, but not the sloppy writing and directing.
France’s questionable Oscar entry-turned-nominee is a half-baked “Training Day” retread.
A fine performance by Blake Lively and a talented female director aren’t enough to rescue this latest in the “sexy female assassin” genre.
Creepy visuals and Alice Krige’s frightening performance aren’t enough to buoy Osgood Perkins’ Grimm adaptation.
Harrowing stories from around the world define this year’s five nominees, though hope and inspiration shine through in the program’s best works.
Movies & Meaning founder Gareth Higgins reflects on the film’s unifying power. See it Feb. 21 at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.
Stop-motion works comprise over half of this year’s nominees, but will one of the two computer-animated finalists take home the Academy Award?
From “A Sister” to “Brotherhood” and a glimpse through “The Neighbors’ Window,” this shorts program at the Grail Moviehouse has a lot to recommend it.
A series of Oscar-caliber performances in supporting roles boost this tear-jerker about the effort to get a Medal of Honor for an airman who died heroically in Vietnam.
A baffling, full-stop ending mars this otherwise promising Henry James adaptation.
With help from Tim Roth and Clive Owen, François Girard (The Red Violin) builds on his reputation as a maestro of musical mysteries.