Film Reviews

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that reveal their narratives through the eyes of very different characters. The first is the Ari Aster feature “Eddington,” and the second is “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” the first venture as writer-director by the actress-turned-filmmaker Embeth Davidtz.

Embeth Davidtz’s film “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” is powered by a 7-year-old’s powerful performance, Dan Webster says.

Ari Aster’s violent comedy "Eddington" has only been out for a week and it’s already the most divisive film of the year. Nathan Weinbender says it’s got a lot of ideas but doesn’t add up to much.

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of big-screen bonanzas, both of which are part of far-larger franchises. The first is the newest iteration of “Superman,” this one directed by James Gunn, and they pivot from there to the Gareth Edwards-helmed “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the seventh in a series dating back some three decades.

While it doesn’t rank among the best of Pixar’s animated efforts, “Elio” does address some worthy emotional issues, Dan Webster says in his review.

André Holland stars in the strange, hallucinatory noir "The Actor," about a man with amnesia trying to piece his identity back together. It’s now on Hulu, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s worth a look.

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that indulge in fantasy, each conforming to its particular genre. The first is the racing film “F1” and the second is the existentialist meditation titled “The Life of Chuck.”

“The Life of Chuck” is a meditation on this experience we call life, and how our memories give it meaning, Dan Webster says.

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a recently published list the New York Times editors are proclaiming as the "100 Best Movies of the 21st Century," and list their own picks for the top 10.

With “28 Years Later,” Danny Boyle makes something more than a simple zombie flick, Dan Webster says.