‘Lover, Not a Fighter’ Review: Freewheeling Slovak Charmer Charts a Sober (but Not Solemn) GenZ Romance

“I’m a lover, not a fighter / And I’m really built for speed,” sang Kinks frontman Ray Davies in at least one of the songs that shares a title with…

'Moana' Review: Dwayne Johnson returns for Disney's lazy live-action remake that resembles AI slop

It’s difficult to think of an example of Disney phoning it in better than its live adaptation of “Moana.” Yes, “Moana” — the beloved 2016 animated film — already has…

‘Night Nurse’ Review: Two Perverts Join Forces in a Gloriously Deviant Oddity About a Caretaker Drawn Into Her Patient’s Grifting Games

From the moment we meet luxury nursing-home patient Douglas (Bruce McKenzie), we feel something is up. The knowing sparkle in his baby-blue eyes; his slender gold chain and tufts of…

‘A Happy Family’ Review: Anna Schinz’s Powerful Lead Performance Elevates a Confused Custody Drama

There is a more interesting story lurking within Jan-Eric Mack​’s “A Happy Family” than the one actually being told. At times, the Swiss filmmaker teases the possibility that the conventional…

‘Learning to Breathe Under Water’ Review: A Shark in the Roof Covers a Hole in the Heart in an Empathetic Crowdpleaser

A 25-foot fibreglass model of a shark — or its rear half, at least — adorning the roof of an otherwise ordinary terraced house in suburban Oxford, England, the Headington…

GOP lawmakers seek review of VFW’s claims authority amid veterans cartoon controversy

Two Republican House members have asked Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to review the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ authorization to help veterans file disability claims following the group’s use of…

‘3 Weeks After’ Review: A Bruising, Fiercely Controlled Study of High Schoolers in Moral and Psychological Freefall

The kids have never been less all right than they are “3 Weeks After,” a nightmarishly intense depiction of high school bullying and its consequences from Serbian director Miroslav Terzić…

‘Little House on the Prairie’ Review: Netflix’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Reboot Sparkles With Appealingly Wholesome Sincerity

Ma, Pa, Laura and Mary return to TV in Rebecca Sonnenshine’s new take on the material, which brings the Ingalls family from the Big Woods of Wisconsin to Independence, Kansas.

‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: The Gonzo Comedy Is Gone, but the Series’ Sixth Entry Is an Effective Piece of Gross-Out Guignol

The third movie in the series since its 2013 reboot (and the sixth entry in the franchise overall), it’s a stand-alone drama of family rancor and family demons — at…

‘Moana’ Review: The First Disney Live-Action Remake That Works 100%

“Moana” is a Disney live-action remake that escapes the Disney live-action remake blues — in fact, it soars above them. It’s the best of these movies I’ve seen.