Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
A visual feast that’s too overstuffed.
‘The Phoenician Scheme’
In the latest from Wes Anderson, a shady business tycoon enlists his religious daughter to pull off a convoluted plan.
From our review:
It’s overstuffed, and thus skims and skitters across the surface of everything it touches, only glancing here and there before it’s taking off to the next story beat, the next exquisitely detailed composition. A breath or two or 10 might have been in order, a moment to contemplate what the movie’s getting at. You sometimes get the feeling it’s afraid to look too hard at itself.
In theaters. Read the full review.
Doesn’t earn its black belt.
‘Karate Kid: Legends’
Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan return as karate masters in this franchise reboot directed by Jonathan Entwistle.
From our review:
There is at once a roughshod, zippy energy coupled with a sedateness here that results from the simple fact that the film never quite knows how to square the pure awkwardness of two teachers — two stars from different eras of a franchise — instructing a karate kid at once. Their fan service pairing, then, leaves us with the distinct feeling of two wink-wink cameos shoehorned into a commercial.
In theaters. Read the full review.
Critic’s Pick
Haunting horror with spirited performances.
‘Bring Her Back’
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