Reviews

It is tempting to make the problem of evil into an intellectual puzzle, trying to fit jagged pieces together into a pleasing whole.

For better or worse, the sports biopic “The Smashing Machine” (A24) registers as a highly realistic film.

This intermittently amusing comedy, a sendup of the hardboiled cop genre, may qualify as a fun spoof for grown-ups. Yet one sequence of utterly tasteless sexual sight gags will leave …

Old-fashioned in the best sense, “Superman” celebrates the small-town values with which its protagonist was raised. Yet the screenplay aims for contemporary resonance as well.

“If You Can Get It” deserves praise for its dry wit, its keen insight into the difficulties and ironies of our global supply chain and its touchingly human depiction of …

Offered big money by the representative of a pharmaceutical company to help retrieve dinosaur DNA, two special operatives veterans and a paleontologist join on a journey to a remote equatorial …

‘Tis the season for popcorn pictures and the slick but shallow sports drama “F1 the Movie” (Warner Bros.) fits the bill.

Intriguing connections are made and emotional insights provided in the course of the animated adventure “Elio” (Disney).

Sadly, “Civilization VII” (2K Games) is another disappointing successor to “Sid Meier’s Civilization.”

“Joan” of Arkansas in this story is Joanie Smith, a 16-year-old unpopular high school student who overcomes a range of hardships to find grace and redemption for herself and those …