The New York Times – Film:
In this film directed by Abel Ferrara, Shia LaBeouf gives viewers a contemporary version of the saint — that is, one who curses a blue streak.
Author: Glenn Kenny
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‘The Machine’ Review: A Hard-Partying Comedian Pays for His Sins
The New York Times – Film:
In a movie extrapolated from one of his stand-up bits, Bert Kreischer is dragged to Russia to face a gory but still comedic reckoning.
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‘About My Father’ Review: Robert De Niro in Dad Mode Again
The New York Times – Film:
The comedian Sebastian Maniscalco enlists his “Irishman” colleague in this labored comedy, where gags fall flat.
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‘Queenmaker’ Review: Society Blogger to Self-Made Celebrity
The New York Times – Film:
The chronicler of the post-9/11 New York social whirl who is at the center of this documentary was no Manhattan insider but rather a student in Illinois.
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‘Hypnotic’ Review: A Twisty Thriller Sends Ben Affleck on the Run
The New York Times – Film:
Alice Braga plays a psychic and Affleck a cop in this action-packed Robert Rodriguez picture that gets a little overly ambitious.
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‘It Ain’t Over’ Review: When Yogi Berra Saw a Strike, He Hit It
The New York Times – Film:
The baseball player, known for his quirky malapropisms, was perpetually underestimated. But a new documentary proves he was a phenomenal talent.
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‘King Charles, the Boy Who Walked Alone’ Review: Reflections on a Monarch
The New York Times – Film:
A sort of cinematic advance man for this week’s coronation, the documentary makes a show of seeking balance but often tips its hand in favor of Charles.
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‘Big George Foreman’ Review: Not the Biopic a Two-time Champ Deserves
The New York Times – Film:
The fictionalized film, with the boxer himself as one of its executive producers, crams a lot of events into its running time, leaving its charismatic cast on the ropes.