Reviews

Part of a necessary conversation, but only accomplishes so much on its own.

At heart “Somebody I Used to Know” is about the messy reasons people do things (alone and with and to each other) and the separation between what is said, done and felt.

Sharper and more satisfying than we have any right to expect a movie like this to be.

Progressively acknowledges the reasons different people aim high and the difficulty in ever filling a need that may be inherently insatiable.

Yeah, the filmmaking shows potential, but the feeling never arrives — only the false suggestion that it’s been there the whole time.

Vapid, scattered and rather embarrassing.

Turns vacation into a breathing organism and a level-headed examination of deliberately thoughtless behavior.

Feels like Zach Braff trying to make “Adventureland.”

Understands trauma and the past’s unknown forecast for the future.

Filled with immature, unfunny foolishness and the assumption that we’ll find it charming just because of who’s on screen.

Exhilarating at its best and worthy of reflection even at its most obvious and narrow.

Actually, “At Midnight” doesn’t deserve a review. It demands a live-tweet into a megaphone, held to the flaming mouth of a dragon.

Turns on tragedy and never recovers, forgoing all its good instincts and boxing itself into a story that ultimately seems more interested in creating devastating moments than investigating subtle, difficult feelings.

Contains many important points about the world onscreen and off, leaving viewers with plenty to discuss once they stop laughing.

The rare teen comedy that argues for being yourself and actually wins its case.

Either the ultimate argument for being present or the most monotonous example of stakes-free randomness. I say the latter.

Doesn’t adapt horror conventions for April 2020 so much as deliver a “Scream” knockoff where the knife still vastly takes precedence over droplets.

A crackling intellectual thriller that really understands the essential, difficult work of journalists, and the courage it takes from all sides to bring truth to power.

“Ratatouille” meets “Saw” is really not a great pitch.

The rare three-hour movie you could watch twice in a row.