Film

by Peter Debruge Fake hair and trick shots simply can’t transform Ethan Hawke into short, balding musical legend Lorenz Hart — which is too bad, since it distracts from a wonderfully written movie. Witticist-lyricist Lorenz Hart…

by Guy Lodge "The Teachers' Lounge" star Leonie Benesch plays an overworked, underappreciated healthcare professional juggling crises big and small in Petra Volpe's familiar but absorbing film. There’s a thin, squiggly tattoo running…

by Dennis Harvey MPA Rating: R. Running time: 99 MIN. Ambition outstrips expertise in writer-director Phil Blattenberger’s “Laws of Man,” whose serpentine plot winds up seeming a wild goose chase — one whose execution should have…

It's a solid piece of neoclassical popcorn, with Denzel Washington taking command as the villain, but it's ultimately a mere shadow of "Gladiator." MPA rating: R. Running time: 148 MIN. by Owen Glieberman It may not be high…

Playing ex-flames who team up to save the world, the two leads have chemistry, but the movie lacks the personality to make their low-key screwball dynamic worth the hassle. by Peter Debruge Life peaked in high school for Mike McKenna…

Terrence Howard and Esai Morales play Little Rock cops with dark secrets investigating a series of grisly murders. MPA Rating: R. Running time: 103 MIN. by Joe Leyton New Orleans natives may be slightly disappointed to find that a…

Osgood Perkins' ’90s-set horror movie disturbs more over time than it does in the moment, getting scary once its singularly Satanic boogeyman embeds in your head. by Peter Debruge Now here’s a first: Apart from the pale-faced freak…

Originally intended for streaming, Greg Berlanti's Apollo 11 crowd-pleaser is the rare 21st-century rom-com to boast the brains and heart to support repeat viewing. by Petwer Debruge Trailers make “Fly Me to the Moon” look cute at…

by Daniel Joyaux, Pulp Cinetopia Film Festival runs Thursday, June 13–Sunday, June 23 at the Michigan and State theatres. For tickets and more information, visit marquee-arts.org/cinetopia. Five years after its final pre-COVID…

by Tomaris Laffley MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 96 MIN. It happens to many of us above a certain age. You wake up one day, and realize that your life involves neither your childhood besties, nor the carefree bliss you once took…