As “Fast X” races into theaters, here’s a look at the conflicts — star vs. star, star vs. director and more — that have kept this franchise in high gear.
Category: Movies
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Premieres at Cannes
After paying tribute to an emotional Harrison Ford, the festival unspooled the newest sequel to decidedly mixed results.
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‘Fast X’ Review: Drivers Wanted. Again.
Twenty-two years and nine sequels in, the “Fast and Furious” franchise is finding it hard to keep the thrill alive.
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‘Master Gardener’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Solitary Man
The director’s latest movie completes a trilogy about men in search of grace in a brutal world — usually by way of women, but thankfully they are vivid, too.
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‘Stay Awake’ Review: Becoming Their Mother’s Caretakers
This story of a small-town family impacted by addiction succeeds in humanizing its characters but falters when it tries to include a coming-of-age tale.
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‘Butterfly Vision’ Review: A Ukrainian Soldier’s Lonely Struggle
A traumatized woman returns home from eastern Ukraine after being held captive by Russian separatists.
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‘Sanctuary’ Review: Who’s the Boss?
A wealthy heir and his longtime employee vie for control over their uncommon relationship in this twisty duet.
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‘The Night of the 12th’ Review: When a Case Doesn’t Close
This refreshingly grounded French crime procedural portrays what happens when a brutal murder case eludes the diligent efforts of a by-the-book investigator.
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‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Review: Bouncing Off the Rim
Even the trash talk in a remake of the 1992 street ball comedy has no spark, despite the best efforts of Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow.
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‘White Building’ Review: Coming of Age in Cambodia
Kavich Neang’s lush feature tells a largely autobiographical tale of growing up in a building whose often painful history is a microcosm of his country’s.
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‘Come Out Fighting’ Review: The Battle of the Budget
A veteran cast attempts to fend off a deluge of clichés in this cheap-looking, pleasingly scrappy war film.