‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’ Review: Keanu Reeves and Gary the Snail Anchor a Manic Adventure
The world’s most famous sea sponge gets a tasteful makeover in a new movie that stays true to its franchise’s sweetly demented nature.
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New Movies: Release Calendar for February 26, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films
Staying home? Good. Looking for something new to watch? Even better!
‘Tom and Jerry’ Review: Classic Cartoon Gets an Adaptation That Doesn’t Belong in Any Generation
It turns out that making a feature-length live action-animated hybrid movie about two characters who don’t speak is hard, particularly when the human half makes no sense.
‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Review: A Radically Honest Doc About a Teen Becoming an Icon
R.J. Cutler’s film offers a generational portrait of the timeless relationship between teenagers and the people they listen to.
‘Cherry’ Review: Russo Brothers Follow ‘Endgame’ with Miscast Tom Holland as a Drug-Addicted Bank Robber
The real-life story of former opioid addict Nico Walker would make a good movie, but this one suffers from constant style over substance.
‘Crisis’ Review: The Opioid Epidemic Gets Its Own ‘Traffic’ in Convoluted Multi-Narrative Drama
Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, and Evangeline Lilly star in Nicholas Jarecki’s scattered, well-meaning attempt to cast a Hollywood light on a raging drug crisis.
‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ Review: The Notorious B.I.G. Comes to Netflix in Unenlightening Documentary
Laced with never-before-seen home video footage of the rap legend, Emmett Malloy’s Notorious B.I.G. Netflix doc is intimate but familiar.
‘Persona 5 Strikers’ Review: An Epic Video Game About Why People Suck on the Internet
A quasi-sequel to one of the best JRPGs ever made, this brilliant spinoff dives into the messiness of stan culture and social media cruelty.
‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Review: A Brilliant Andra Day Anchors Lee Daniels’ Muddled Biopic
Daniels’ florid style doesn’t always suit this hazy look at the greatest battle of Billie Holiday’s life, but Andra Day shines through.
‘Blithe Spirit’ Review: A Talented Comedic Cast Can’t Save This Woefully Uninspired Noel Coward Adaptation
Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, and Leslie Mann are made for screwball silliness — perhaps someone will think to cast them in such a comedy, because Edward Hall’s limp remake hardly befits their talents.
‘Test Pattern’ Review: A Perceptive, Painful Examination of Sexual Assault and Relationship Dynamics
Shatara Michelle Ford’s well-crafted drama follows an interracial couple in search of a rape kit, but that fraught situation serves as an entry point for other piercing problems.
‘The Violent Heart’ Review: An Old-Fashioned Melodrama with Big Twists (and an Excellent Mary J. Blige)
Kerem Sanga’s sweeping follow-up to “First Girl I Loved” stars Grace Van Patten and Jovan Adepo as star-crossed lovers in modern Tennessee.
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