The New York Times – Film:
Guy Ritchie’s latest is a sleek, sun-drenched actioner in which morality is fuzzy but the fashion is sharp.
Author: Glenn Kenny
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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Eye-Popping Pyrotechnics
The New York Times – Film:
The movie, directed by Simon McQuoid and based on the cult video game, unleashes another gruesome fighter tournament to determine the fate of the universe.
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‘Deep Water’ Review: Prepare for an Emergency Landing, With Fins
The New York Times – Film:
The action director Renny Harlin combines two different kinds of disaster movies, with lots of gory shark scenes.
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‘Desert Warrior’ Review: An Extra-Lavish Epic From Saudi Arabia
The New York Times – Film:
An action-adventure film set in seventh-century Arabia features many fighting men, but the warrior of the title turns out to be the British-Saudi actress Aiysha Hart.
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‘A Great Awakening’ Review: An Unlikely Founding Friendship
The New York Times – Film:
This film tracks the friendship of Benjamin Franklin and the Rev. George Whitefield, who brought a Protestant revival to the American colonies.
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‘She Dances’ Review: Steve Zahn Is a Reluctant Chaperone
The New York Times – Film:
Zahn plays the father of Claire (his real-life daughter, Audrey), awkwardly accompanying her and a friend to a competition in Kentucky.
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‘Tow’ Review: When a Camry Is Home
The New York Times – Film:
After her car is stolen and then impounded, Amanda (Rose Byrne), fights the system to get it back.
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‘Reminders of Him’ Review: A Second Chance at Love
The New York Times – Film:
The movie, based on a Colleen Hoover book, is an unabashed tear-jerker. Terrific lead actors Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers make it work.
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‘Youngblood’ Review: He’s Got a Reason to Be Chippy
The New York Times – Film:
A remake of the 1986 crowd-pleasing hockey movie, starring Ashton James as a promising young Black player, has a lot more on its mind than the original.