
Colin Farrell plays a compulsive gambler on a bad losing streak in Edward Berger's drama

Colin Farrell plays a compulsive gambler on a bad losing streak in Edward Berger's drama

Ethan Hawke captures the spirit of broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart in 'Blue Moon'

Jeremy Allen White is quietly effective as Bruce Springsteen in Scott Cooper's 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'

Though visually inventive, Nia DaCosta's interpretation seems more focused on its own novelty than on the emotional bones of the story.

Ansari's directorial debut, in which Keanu Reeves plays a guardian angel, offers sparks of joy while taking aim at impossibility of the gig economy.
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Kelly Reichardt's heist film is both a portrait of a charming schemer, played by Josh O'Connor, and a snapshot of 1970s Americana

Keaton, who died at 79, is often remembered for her comedic performance in Annie Hall, but she did so much more throughout her career.

Harris Dickinson's story about an addict barely holding his life together is effective because of all the things it doesn’t do

Roofman, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, is a comedy until it isn’t.

Rose Byrne plays a mother at her wit's end in Mary Bronstein's jagged black comedy.
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Kogonada’s spiky-sweet romantic drama takes some wacky swings, all presented with a deadpan flourish

There’s a lot wrong with Americans’ fixation on football and Justin Tipping’s Him works hard to get that message across.

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest stars Leonardo DiCaprio in an exhilarating, bitterly funny picture of a bitterly divided country.

The actor, director, producer, and environmentalist had an irresistible magnetic power—and inspired us to maintain hope when things seemed hopeless.

'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' ends the rich and entertaining franchise with a flourish.
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