Reviews
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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Film Review: Mediocrity Drips Like Spanish Moss in Bestseller Adaptation
Daisy Edgar-Jones does what she can to save this film from clichés and soap-opera plotting
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Film Review: Charm and Good Humor Fit Perfectly in This Chic Fairy Tale
Lesley Manville is marvelous as a London cleaning lady with haute-couture dreams in this exhilaratingly sweet celebration of people at their best
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‘Persuasion’ Film Review: Dakota Johnson Pulls Off a Very ‘Fleabag’ Jane Austen Adaptation
Fourth-wall-breaking and other anachronisms might sink this version were it not for the talented players
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming availability isn’t forever
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‘Richard III’ Off Broadway Review: Danai Gurira Leads a Muddled Revival in Central Park
Director Robert O’Hara has a “deep intent” with his approach to Shakespeare’s great villain, but loses the plot
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‘Into the Woods’ Broadway Review: A Joyous, Star-Studded, Stripped-Down Sondheim Revival
The high points of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fractured-fairy-tale musical have never been this beanstalk-high
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‘Boo, Bitch’ Review: Lana Condor’s Over-the-Top Netflix Comedy Delights With Supernatural Charm
Condor plays a teen who dies but doesn’t go to heaven in this zany sitcom
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Film Review: Taika Waititi Cracks the Jokes But Loses the Thread
Superhero sagas can certainly be quippy, but the introduction of darker subject matter makes the Thunder God’s fourth solo outing a tonal mess
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‘Clara Sola’ Film Review: Is This a Quiet, Mystical Drama or a Costa Rican ‘Carrie?’
The drama from director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén manages to be a few different things without losing its focus
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‘The Sea Beast’ Film Review: Netflix Animated Feature Feels Both Sloppy and Stylish at Every Level
Director and co-writer Chris Williams brings big ideas (and flat characters) and sweeping action (and clunky animation details) to this epic tale
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‘Olga’ Film Review: Ukrainian Gymnast Finds Herself in Political Crosshairs in Tense Sports Drama
Training in Switzerland while concerned with events at home, the lead of Elie Grappe’s debut feature channels her anxiety into athletic perfection
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‘Both Sides of the Blade’ Film Review: Claire Denis’ Latest Will Feel Sharper for Longtime Fans
Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon star in a drama that offers far more questions than answers
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‘Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel’ Film Review: Doc Celebrates NYC’s Legendary Residence
The ghosts of artists past mingle with the bohemians still hanging on in this place where Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol and other legends once lived
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‘Black Bird’ Review: Apple TV+ Crime Drama Evokes the Best of the Genre
Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and the late Ray Liotta shine in this quietly gripping new series
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‘Vesper’ Film Review: Quietly Dazzling Sci-Fi Drama Creates a New Kind of Genre
Karlovy Vary Film Festival: This European-made, English-language production mixes modern young-adult fiction with the rhythms of the European arthouse
