Movie reviews of Hope Madden

As genuinely if superficially enjoyable as The Greatest Showman is, there is something unseemly in embracing so tidy a view.

There are passably enjoyable moments. The rest of it is mainly insufferable: catty, meandering and needless.

It lacks the gut-punch or cinematic mastery of Nolan’s film, but it does boast one hell of a performance.

It looks good, bears a social conscience and remains more or less true to the simple “be who you are” core...

A beautiful ode to outsiders, love and doing what you must.

Strikes a sweet balance between embarrassment and affection that the film maintains throughout...

Offers an unsettling vision of self-discovery that’s simultaneously familiar and unique.

A gripping film that lacks substance, a well-told reiteration on the same theme.

It’s a movie that refuses to stay with you. The final image is provocative, but even that won’t help you remember I Remember You.

Coco is no Toy Story, but it’s a lovely film.

An alarmingly natural, more alarmingly believable portrait of a psychopath.

Well-meaning, but wildly dishonest.

Gerwig offers genuine insight rather than nostalgia or, worse yet, lessons to be learned.

A satisfying tale with more power than just magic.

Little more than an id explosion in service of workplace fantasy.

It’s an Agatha Christie story. At its best, campy, stagey fun. At its worst, stale.

A gorgeous movie.

Halley keeps the ugliness of the world away with her own whimsy, and Vinaite’s onscreen chemistry with Prince is authentic and full of tenderness.

The result is a gorgeous, bloody mess that treads familiar ground but never wears out its welcome.

It’s a shame Woody and LBJ couldn’t have taken their excellent collaboration to a better production.

As was true with The Lobster, Farrell comfortably shoulders lead responsibilities in Lanthimos’s weird world.

Lifts self-parody to goofy heights, and maybe that’s OK. There’s no question the film entertains.

Hall’s storytelling can’t rise above cliché, but he manages to tell his painfully heartfelt tale without cloying manipulation or judgment.

The details are priceless, the performances impress and the whole thing is a hoot.