The Oscar Nominations: La La Land of Plenty
Analyzing the arrival of this year’s contenders.
Split: Not Worth Spit
SPLIT
*1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY M. Night Shyamalan
STARS James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy
Film 2016: The Best & Worst
From A (Arrival) to Z (Zoolander No. 2).
Keanu: Meow Mix
KEANU
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Peter Atencio
STARS Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele
Green Room Offers Wall-to-Wall Thrills
GREEN ROOM
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Jeremy Saulnier
STARS Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart
Everybody Wants Some!!: And How!!
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Richard Linklater
STARS Blake Jenner, Zoey Deutch
The Huntsman: Winter of My Discontent
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR
*1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
STARS Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron
The Jungle Book: Animal Act
THE JUNGLE BOOK
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Jon Favreau
STARS Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley
London Has Fallen: Leni Riefenstahl Lives
LONDON HAS FALLEN
*1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Babak Najafi
STARS Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart
Film 2015: The Best & Worst
The cinema awakens.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Back in Full Force
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
***1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY J.J. Abrams
STARS Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley
Film 2014: The Best & Worst
Soaring with the year’s cinema.
Foxcatcher: Wrestling with Tragedy
FOXCATCHER
***1/2
DIRECTED BY Bennett Miller
STARS Steve Carell, Channing Tatum
Film 1984: A Look Back
The diversity of films that came out then — from The Karate Kid and Ghostbusters to The Terminator and Amadeus — made it a standout year. We celebrate those movies now, 30 years later.
The Best & Worst Films of 1984
Amadeus, The Terminator, Cannonball Run II, Rhinestone, and more
Film 2013: The Best & Worst
Inside the year’s cinema.
FILM FRENZY 