Review: No reason to be anxious about ‘Inside Out 2’
‘Inside Out 2’ is a rarity in animation as its child character actually ages, introducing new complicated emotions as she enters puberty.
On Screen
Smart reviews for the visually obsessed. On Screen features film reviews and festival coverage, spotlighting cinematic craft, storytelling and standout performances.
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Review: ‘The Watchers’ takes audiences on an eerie trek through the woods
‘The Watchers’ follows a group of strangers trapped in a mysterious forest, involuntary entertainment for anonymous woodland creatures.
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Review: ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ takes a wrong turn
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ is the latest Martin Lawrence-Will Smith team up, but the series has lost its edge.
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Review: ‘Abigail’ is full of surprises
‘Abigail’ is the latest of Universal Pictures’ monster movies in which a group of kidnappers get their comeuppance when they agree to the wrong job.
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Review: ‘Civil War’ aims for discomfort with its worst-case-scenario account
‘Civil War’ is a provocative fiction that imagines civic unrest reaching a tipping point, resulting in war across America.
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Review: ‘Monkey Man’s potential is mired by circumstance
‘Monkey Man’ is visually chaotic at times, but still delivers an appealing tale of revenge and redemption.
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Review: ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ brings all the big claws to the battlefield
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ is a fresh tale of kaijus vs. kaijus as the (subjectively) enormous titans fight for the fate of humanity.
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Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ earns a cool reception
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ makes an earnest attempt to tell a broad story, but doesn’t quite manage to tie it all together.
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Review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ understands what’s expected and delivers amusingly
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ follows another of Po’s adventures as he prepares to face-off against his most difficult and devious foe yet.
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Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ takes a drastically different, yet still divisive, approach
‘Dune: Part Two’ continues the science fiction saga that follows a young duke on his path to lead a rebellion and regain his family’s position.
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Review: ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a queer trip down a funny road
‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a lesbian comedy in which two women unknowingly carry invaluable treasure on their cross-country adventure.
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Review: ‘Suze’ is a sweet tale of reinvention
‘Suze’ is the charming story of an unlikely friendship that develops between a perimenopausal woman and a lost teenager who had their hearts broken by the same girl.
