Jackson Kim Murphy

Like its predecessor, there’s a driving thrill to puzzling over how "Doctor Sleep" juggles its central, telepathically bound trio.

The film rarely bothers to create anything for itself, instead sticking to the unadventurous comfort of a victory lap, and an unearned one at that.

Pitt’s lead performance is tremendously rigorous in its stiff, rehearsed motion and assured decision-making, but his eyes reveal a heart-shredding vulnerability underlying his actions.

(Tarantino) indeed luxuriates in resurrecting 1969 Los Angeles in his image, spending plenty of time with characters listening to radio ads while speeding through spotlights in vintage cars — but the ubiquity of pop culture has purpose.

As a romance, it’s putrid. As a morality play, it’s indecipherable. Even as a best-of collection, it’s unimaginatively curated.

“Toy Story 4” will likely mark the umpteenth time the studio has produced the most colorful and consistently funny comedy of the season.

Disney’s prolific scheme to manufacture live-action remakes of its animated canon has suffered an unprecedented mechanical failure.

For them, these picks provide inspiration, inspire awe, exemplify “high” or “low” art and, ideally, leave space for a few chuckles in between.

"Booksmart” understands the stakes of this specific quarterlife crisis, spinning an entertaining thread before falling prey to its tendency to sugarcoat the situation.