After such imposing films as Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave – the titles are punishing enough – you’d be forgiven for thinking British director Steve McQueen has a mean streak, if not toward his audiences, then his actors. Now comes Widows, ...
The unsettling latest from actor-turned-director Joel Edgerton (this is his second feature, following 2015’s impressive The Gift) works best as the prison movie it is. A chain-link fence closes in a yard; sometimes a bus drops off new “long-stay...
Calling the new A Star Is Born a "valentine" from its star, Lady Gaga, to her fans sounds a bit coy and delicate, so let’s call it what it really is: a hot French kiss (with full-on tongue), filled with passion, tears and a staggering amount of ...
