Reviews

RogerEbert.com — Antebellum

“Antebellum” has aspirations of mind-blowing narrative complexity along the lines of an M. Night Shyamalan movie, but instead leaves you stunned in a WTF-did-I-just-watch sort of daze. And not in an enjoyable way, as in the committed craziness of “Serenity,” for example. Janelle Monae is radiant and charismatic as always,...

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RogerEbert.com — Made in Italy

The sad, real-life subtext of “Made in Italy” is more intriguing and poignant than what we see on screen. The drama pairs father and son Liam Neeson and Micheal Richardson on a trip to Tuscany to sell the family villa and finally face their grief over the loss of their...

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RogerEbert.com — Hope Gap

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...

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RogerEbert.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....

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RogerEbert.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...

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RogerEbert.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,...

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RogerEbert.com — The Report

“The Report” explores an alarming period in our country’s recent history: the CIA’s suspect detention and interrogation program following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Writer/director Scott Z. Burns’ intention is clear in illuminating the complicated and covert strategies employed, but the story he’s telling isn’t a naturally cinematic one. In...

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Breakfast All Day Podcast 10/10/19

You’re not seeing things — there really are multiple Will Smiths in Ang Lee’s “Gemini Man,” and we review all of them this week on Breakfast All Day. Alonso, Matt and I also talk about Bong Joon-ho’s exquisite social satire “Parasite,” which will probably end up being the best movie of the...

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