Annette Bening and Bill Nighy co-star in “Hope Gap,” which plays like a tastefully restrained version of “Marriage Story,” — too much so, actually. Writer-director William Nicholson has paired tremendous actors in a striking, seaside setting, but we never feel the characters’ devastation at the collapse of their life together....
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RogerEbert.com — All the Bright Places
Elle Fanning and Justice Smith have lovely chemistry as troubled teens trying to rescue each other in “All the Bright Places,” based on the Young Adult novel of the same name, streaming now on Netflix. Brett Haley’s film is idyllic in its depiction of sun-dappled, small-town Indiana, but its realistic...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Corpus Christi
Bartosz Bielenia gives an electrifying performance — with serious young Christopher Walken vibes — in the Polish drama “Corpus Christi,” which was nominated for the best international feature Oscar. The story of a young man who pretends to be a priest after leaving a juvenile detention center may sound like...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Birds of Prey
Margot Robbie is the most adorable sociopath you’d ever want to hang out and blow stuff up with in “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).” Director Cathy Yan has made a big, sassy action picture with a lot to say about female empowerment and friendship....
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Rhythm Section
Blake Lively gives it her all in “The Rhythm Section,” but the movie only meets her halfway. The glamorous star gets grungy to play an ordinary young woman who transforms herself into an international assassin to avenge the killing of her family, but the film feels rushed and frustratingly empty....
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Turning
“The Turning,” the latest adaptation of the Henry James novella “The Turn of the Screw,” is super stylish and moody, with a physical and emotional central performance from Mackenzie Davis. But man, that ending just does not work. My mixed review, at RogerEbert.com. Read the review here...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — A Fall From Grace
“A Fall From Grace” is Tyler Perry’s first movie for Netflix, which might suggest a certain amount of polish that’s typically lacking from his prolific filmography. But — shot in just five days — it’s still nuts. It’s not good, but I had a good time watching it. My mixed...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Spies in Disguise
The animated “Spies in Disguise” features Will Smith as the voice of an arrogant secret agent who accidentally gets turned into a pigeon—and finds he’s even better at his job in avian form. Sounds like lively and harmless holiday fun for the whole family, with a reliable and charismatic star...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Bombshell
“Bombshell” depicts, with equal parts bemusement and outrage, the explosion that occurred when the women of Fox News Channel dared to expose the culture of sexual harassment that had prevailed for so long at the cable television juggernaut. The whole cast is tremendous, but Charlize Theron is especially a standout,...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Little Joe
“Little Joe” is a cautionary tale about a mother who’s too busy with work to notice that her teenage son has been infected by the pollen from an evil plant—a plant she designed, named after him and brought home as a gift. Actually, that description makes the movie sound far...
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