This is not Melissa McCarthy doing shtick. She inhabits a fully-formed, very flawed, three-dimensional character. I have known people like t

While it gets repetitive, well, that is what that process can be like. The problem is, as they come off in the movie, Nic is just an addict.

It is a biopic of Freddy Mercury that barely reveals anything about him. It is a look at the rock band Queen that offers no information as t

The formlessness of the overall narrative works for it, but it is a bit purposeless and gets rather repetitive at times. Still, it is a pret

It is a light, amiable drama, with some funny moments. It uses a few heavy themes, not necessarily for dramatic purposes, but to make its ch

This is a good, sometimes really good, biopic that drags too much to be great. There is a lot of interesting information here, in addition t

Amandla Stenberg is one of those actors who can convey difficult emotions in a small gesture. She is a star and her work here belongs on the

The opening, covering approximately the first 24 hours after they meet, is maybe the best written, directed and performed stretch of any mov

Monsters and Men never delves into melodrama. It treats its subject with the respect and sensitivity it deserves. Keeping the plot a step re

The Third Murder never rushes to its plot points. It is not really a mystery or a courtroom drama. Revelation is not its purpose. It uses it