More from David Rooney
‘Riff Raff’ Review: Jennifer Coolidge, Bill Murray and Ed Harris Labor Over a Crime Comedy That Doesn’t Deserve Them
Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson and Lewis Pullman also star in Dito Montiel’s violent account of an uncomfortable family reunion that gets uglier once the patriarch’s shady past catches up with him.
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Critic’s Appreciation: James Earl Jones, Voice of Unquestionable Authority, Titan of the Stage and Ideal Elevator Companion
The actor, whose rich baritone was as indelible a part of Darth Vader’s menacing power as the black helmet, mask and cloak, was also an absolute treasure of the American theater.
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‘Nightbitch’ Review: Motherhood Gets a Brilliant Amy Adams Barking Mad in a Satire That Promises Ferociousness but Pulls Too Many Punches
Scoot McNairy also stars in Marielle Heller’s adaptation of the Rachel Yoder novel about a stay-at-home mom transformed by resentment toward the trap of domesticity.
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‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Pamela Anderson Mines Pathos as an Abruptly Unanchored Las Vegas Performer in Gia Coppola’s Mood Piece
Jamie Lee Curtis and Kiernan Shipka also star in this peek behind the sequins, feathers and neon at the lives of women once their dreams dissolve.
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‘Unstoppable’ Review: Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez Bring Grit and Determination to Conventional but Crowd-Pleasing Sports Bio
Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle also star in the directing debut of veteran editor William Goldenberg, based on the underdog story of wrestling champion Anthony Robles.
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‘Nutcrackers’ Review: Ben Stiller Stumbles Onto an Unexpected Paternal Side in David Gordon Green’s Sweet but Flimsy Fish-Out-of-Water Comedy
A work-obsessed Chicago real estate developer gets stuck on his late sister’s Ohio farm playing guardian to four rambunctious nephews in this Toronto festival opener.
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TIFF 2024: Read THR’s Reviews of the Movies Screening at the Toronto Film Festival (Updating)
The Hollywood Reporter critics weigh in on this year’s crop of titles, from biopics to documentaries, sweeping epics to intimate character studies, tear-jerking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Frustrating Sequel Is Most Electric When Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga Sing, Dance and Romance
Todd Phillips follows his neo-noir psychodrama with another probe into the title character’s tormented mind, this time with splashy musical numbers.
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‘And Their Children After Them’ Review: A Deindustrialized Town in the French Provinces Makes a Vivid Setting for a Troubled Coming-of-Age
Brothers Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma adapt Nicolas Mathieu’s Prix Goncourt-winning novel about an awkward blue-collar kid observed over four summers.
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‘Queer’ Review: Daniel Craig Burns a Hole in the Screen With Obsessive Desire in Luca Guadagnino’s Trippy Gay Odyssey
Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman and Lesley Manville also star in this adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novel, which travels from postwar Mexico City to the Amazon.
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‘The Room Next Door’ Review: Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore Save Pedro Almodóvar’s Uneven English-Language Feature Debut
A woman with terminal cancer asks a complicated favor of an old friend in this adaptation of a Sigrid Nunez novel, also featuring John Turturro and Alessandro Nivola.
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‘Happyend’ Review: High School Becomes a Microcosm of Surveillance-State Oppression in Affecting Near-Future Drama
In Neo Sora's narrative feature debut, the threat of natural disaster and citizen unrest provides justification for incursions into personal freedoms by the Japanese government and education authorities.
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