Reel Reviews | Clayface
James Watkins’ Clayface transforms a classic Batman villain into a compelling anti-hero, anchored by Tom Rhys Harries and striking visual effects.
Film Reviews
Reel Reviews | Sacrifice
Romain Gavras’ Sacrifice assembles an extraordinary cast for a disastrous satire that mistakes chaos for comedy and squanders its provocative premise.
Reel Reviews | Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem preserves an extraordinary 1972 gathering of Harlem Renaissance legends in William Greaves’ stunning celebration of Black excellence and cultural history.
Reel Reviews | Animals
Ben Affleck’s Animals transforms a kidnapping into a gripping examination of privilege, political ambition and the disturbing question of whose life deserves saving.
Reel Reviews | Misty Green
Chris Rock returns to directing with Misty Green, a Hollywood comeback story featuring a terrific Rosalind Eleazar performance trapped inside a disappointing film.
Reel Reviews | Doing Life
Doing Life pairs a struggling single mother with the former inmate who once saved her life in Tyler Perry’s faith-based story about redemption, family trauma, second chances and unexpected love.
Reel Reviews | Digger
Tom Cruise delivers one of his most complex performances in Digger, playing an oil baron whose belief that wealth can control everything collides with a catastrophe of his own making.
Reel Reviews | Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Mahershala Ali delivers a mesmerizing performance in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Bassam Tariq’s powerful meditation on faith, fatherhood, grief, responsibility and who deserves grace.