A snigger-trigger from the moment its first trailer dropped, erotic drama Emmanuelle is more or less the embarrassing exercise in pointless revisionist filmmaking most were
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‘Heretic’ Review: Hugh Grant Is Genteelly Terrifying as a Creep Hell-Bent on Converting Others to His ‘One True Religion’
The movie’s two young missionaries should have thought twice about entering the elaborate trap set for them in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ sleek theological
‘Never Let Go’ Review: Halle Berry Stokes the Ambiguity but Can’t Stop Alexandre Aja’s Horror Fairy Tale From Stalling
Splat Pack veteran Alexandre Aja tries his hand at family-in-peril horror along the lines of the Quiet Place franchise with Never Let Go. But mostly,
‘Shell’ Review: Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson Headline a Superficial but Serviceable Horror Comedy
Shell is a film made with the intention of being a guilty pleasure. It wants to be the film one would encounter on cable in
Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes takes charge of tense papal election thriller
Like the easily devoured paperback it’s based on, pulpy papal thriller Conclave has a brisk, page-turning allure, filled with juicy intrigue and mystery, a beach
‘Without Blood’ Review: Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir in Angelina Jolie’s Overly Cautious War Parable
A woman (Salma Hayek Pinault) walks into a plaza sparsely occupied by patrons enjoying an afternoon coffee and a magazine and lottery ticket kiosk. She
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: Tim Burton’s Lightweight Sequel Works as Ghostly Fan Service
Back in 1988, “Beetlejuice” was a comedy, a ghost story, a high-camp horror film, and a macabre funhouse ride, all driven by a new kind
Alien: Romulus review – thrillingly gruesome new instalment gets a shot of young blood
The ever-impressive Cailee Spaeny heads a cast of fresh-faced alien fodder in Fede Álvarez’s propulsive sci-fi horror, which favours horror over storyline he DNA of
‘The Tiger’s Apprentice’ Review: Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh Lead a Top-Notch Voice Cast in Paramount+’s Animated Adventure
A Chinese-American teenager takes on evil forces with the assistance of animal warriors in this animated yarn with voice work from Lucy Liu, Bowen Yang,
‘Girls Will Be Girls’ Review: A Distinctive Drama About Fraught Mother-Daughter Relationships
In Shuchi Talati’s debut feature, a mother’s intervention in her teenage daughter’s budding romance creates an unexpected emotional love triangle. Before Mira (Preeti Panigrahi), a
