Comedian Adam Sandler ("Murder Mystery") takes a dramatic turn in "Uncut Gems," a violent character study about a New York jeweler with a gambling addiction. This arthouse thriller was written and directed by the Safdie Brothers ("Good Time").
As we begin a new year, it’s time to look back at the best movies of 2019. Here’s the cream of the year’s cinematic crop. 10) The Farewell Awkwafina stars in a sweetly sentimental comic drama about an American woman who travels to China to visit her terminally ill grandmother. 9) The Two...
Oscar winners Charlize Theron ("Atomic Blonde") and Nicole Kidman ("Boy Erased") play Fox News anchors Megan Kelly and Gretchen Carlson in "Bombshell," a drama about sexual harassment at the cable giant. Margot Robbie ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") plays a fictional role as a naive reporter and John Lithgow...
Writer/director Greta Gerwig has pulled off a minor miracle. She's given a modern feminist sensibility to Louisa May Alcott’s” old chestnut “Little Women,” while maintaining the appealingly traditional feel of her beloved writings. Saoirse Ronan is fine in the pivotal role of Jo March and Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Timothée...
Director Clint Eastwood ("The Mule") focuses on a controversial true story about a sad sack hero of Atlanta's 1996 Olympics. Paul Walter Hauser ("I, Tonya") plays Richard Jewell, a security guard and wannabe cop who became a suspect in the deadly Centennial Park bombing. Sam Rockwell ("Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,...
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is not the final movie in the franchise. It’s supposedly the end of the line for the Skywalker clan, though. We’ll see. Daisy Ridley is back as Rey, who uses the force to battle evil Emperor Palpatine and the murderous son of Leia and...
In the social drama "Dark Waters," Mark Ruffalo ("Avengers: Endgame") stars as real-life corporate lawyer Robert Bilott who waged a 20-year war with chemical giant DuPont. The company was accused of knowingly poisoning the people of a small West Virginia town with chemicals that leaked from its plant that manufactured...
The bombing incident at Atlanta’s Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics marked the beginning of a dark time in American society. The FBI and the press were convinced that the security guard who first noticed the pipe bomb and saved many lives had actually planted the device himself in a...
