Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Crosses a 1933 Classic With ‘Apocalypse Now’
In this remake, the beast King Kong has a new look and a new beauty (Brie Larson), who’s feistier than her predecessors.
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In this remake, the beast King Kong has a new look and a new beauty (Brie Larson), who’s feistier than her predecessors.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Olivier Assayas’s new film is both a supernatural thriller and an unnerving inquiry into the drift and mystery of modern life.
By A. O. SCOTT
Set 20 years after the original film, the sequel finds the director Danny Boyle back at the helm of a bunch of characters who aren’t aging well.
By ROSLYN SULCAS
The director discusses a quieter Kong moment featuring Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston.
By MEKADO MURPHY
Mr. Jackson’s comments about the choice of Daniel Kaluuya for the film “Get Out” have revived questions about race and casting on both sides of the Atlantic.
By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA
Julia Ducournau’s film unfolds during rush week in a nightmarish veterinary school.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
In adapting its 1991 animated hit with live action and digital flourishes, the studio treads a minefield that comes with tweaking a revered classic.
By BROOKS BARNES
This western from the Dutch writer and director Martin Koolhoven puts Dakota Fanning and Guy Pearce through a gantlet of gore and gunplay.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
The British journalist Louis Theroux relies on a meandering charm in this documentary examining the Church of Scientology’s hold on its members.
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS