film-reviews

In ‘Downhill,’ Will Ferrell Is One Sad, Bad Dad

The ‘Saturday Night Live’ superstar has made his career playing over-the-top alpha males. In the new Sundance comedy, he’s perfect as a pathetic everyman who, somehow, is even more of a bastard than Ron Burgundy.

‘On the Record’ Shifts the #MeToo Spotlight From the Abusers to the Survivors

The controversial Sundance film isn’t about Russell Simmons — it’s about the courage and resolve of Drew Dixon

‘Zola’ Is ‘Spring Breakers’ for the Twitter Era

In this much-anticipated Sundance premiere, a shocking stripper story from 2015 becomes a tawdry, amoral crime drama. Maybe it’s appropriate that it’s more about sensation than substance.

The ‘Bad Boys’ Movies Have Always Been Terrible

‘Bad Boys for Life’ completes a perfect trilogy of films about two asshole cops who flaunted every macho cliché imaginable. Who cares if they’re kinder and gentler this time around?