Robert Abele
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‘La Grazia’ reunites a dependable Italian duo for a rumination on the end of a political career
Director Paolo Sorrentino and actor Toni Servillo collaborate on another study of political power, this one less explosive and more contemplative.
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A micro-indie with a huge heart, ‘Burt’ tells a slender, stirring story of belated connection
Directed by Joe Burke, the resourceful movie takes a keen, sympathetic interest in the granular details of unglamorous North Hollywood lives.
Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez starred in the stage production, and their performances sparkle in a filmed version that goes beyond being merely a record.
Director Charlie Shackleton hoped to make his own true-crime movie. When he was denied the rights, he went forward anyway, taking his frustration out on the genre.
In a purgatory that looks like a Radisson, longtime marrieds Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen are confronted with choices that test their bond.
Produced by L.A. Times Studios and reported by Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia, the documentary exposes improper waste disposal by DDT manufacturer Montrose.
A documentary that arrives with an unavoidable sadness, Sepideh Farsi’s film is a tribute to the chatty, upbeat spirit of its late subject, Fatma Hassona.
Nicolas Cage and Noah Jupe star in an inept, unscary horror film that takes as its inspiration a lesser-known gospel that purports Jesus’ eventful childhood.
While its script initially shows sensitivity to the real-life Christy Martin’s private trauma, the movie is pummeled by some poundingly obvious directorial choices.
Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall play New York friends whose daylong conversation gets at the heart of some deeper ideas about work, listening, camaraderie and art.