Robert Daniels

In some sense, the plot mechanics are merely an excuse to perform toilet bowl gags (there are more dick jokes here than you can count). And yet, there’s some unquestionable charm to seeing Hart’s well-worn comedic impulses collide with a script whose references appear to be just as dated.

As the camera turns from father to son and back again, “heartbreaking” becomes too flat a word to describe this contemplative film.

Lucky Strike, a mind-numbingly inert, hyper-patriotic war film, makes little sense and gives even less reason for its existence.

By acutely matching this fishing folktale’s uncertain vibe as a film not about ghosts but about madness, Turner and MacKay’s “Rose of Nevada” moves with a perfectionist control through unknowable waters.

Daniels, an actor skilled at delivering hushed poignancy, shares a sincere rapport with Catlett, who furthers the film’s organic tenor with weary eyes that plead for one’s time and grace. His and Daniels’s steady work makes Color Book deserving of both.

I couldn’t help but be moved by the animated picture’s digestible message, which resonates not only with parents and children alike but also with those worried about a social media culture that values creating an impossible standard by prioritizing image over being yourself. We’re losing something uniquely human between tabs, under signal strength, and over social content. “Toy Story 5” hopes to claw us back to reality.

The Furious is a rousing piece of spectacle.

Herzi takes great interest in the moments when Fatima’s mask slips slightly, allowing these instances to reach for something so real that it delivers a palpable fright to her protagonist’s core.

Okonedo and Oyelowo give affecting performances as star-crossed lovers who can’t quite own up to their mistakes . . . Together they give Clarissa a touching guardedness that might not offer the spit and fire of Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, but certainly understands the permanent heartache and the poeticism of a life deferred.

It’s bold, provocative, and assured filmmaking that oscillates between moments of breathtaking cinematic prowess and satirical characterizations, whose coy rendering turns a mirror toward those who unconsciously lap up hollow action heroes when the far more intriguing story exists in plain sight.