Rebecca Miller’s 5-part Apple TV series “Mr. Scorsese” is an entertaining crash course in the revered director’s work. It may be preaching to the converted, Nathan Weinbender says, but the women in Scorsese’s life offer some fresh insights.

What scares you about on-screen villains may say a lot about you, says Dan Webster.

Director Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is an intense post-Cold War thriller—until it’s not, says Dan Webster.

Dwayne Johnson is getting the best reviews of his career playing UFC fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s "The Smashing Machine." Nathan Weinbender says the performance is solid, but the movie is sketchy and unsatisfying.

Despite its faults, the feature film “Anemone” boasts an exercise in acting by one of the great screen artists of our time, says Dan Webster.

One of the most acclaimed movies from last year’s Cannes Film Festival, "Souleymane’s Story" is about a West African immigrant facing a citizenship interview. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a moving and propulsive drama. It’s now available on digital rental platforms.

Oliver Hermanus’ “The History of Sound” is a faithful adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s short story, says Dan Webster.

It’s always an event when writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson releases a movie. Nathan Weinbender says Anderson’s 10th feature, "One Battle After Another," is one of his masterpieces and a bracing portrait of American discontent.

”The Long Walk” is based on an early Stephen King novel, which isn’t in its favor, says Dan Webster.

”Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary” is a sad/happy study of the 1960s British band, says Dan Webster.