

Glenn Kenny
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‘Tornado’ Review: She Wants Revenge
In the title role, the singer-songwriter Koki is both charming and indomitable as she goes after a band of thieves led by Sugarman (Tim Roth).

‘Fountain of Youth’ Review: John Krasinski Goes Continent Hopping
An adventurer enlists his disapproving sister (Natalie Portman) in this Guy Ritchie movie with a hint of Indiana Jones.

‘The Kiss’ Review: A Romance Without Love?
A young military man asks a woman to dance, but they’re in for a bumpy ride in this story adapted from a novel by Stefan...

‘Juliet & Romeo’ Review: Tragedy Executed as Farce
This movie musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers is no “& Juliet” — that is, it’s no fun.

’The Surfer’ Review: Nicolas Cage Catches Hell at the Beach
Nicolas Cage plays the title role in this punishing beach drama, where an aggressive group of surfers advise him the spot is for “locals only.”

‘Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie’ Review: Rolling Another One for the Road
The comedy duo celebrates a partnership that they just can’t quit in this celebratory documentary.

‘The Uninvited’ Review: A Surprise Guest at the Garden Party
Hollywood types get skewered in this comedy of manners, starring Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Reaser.

‘Henry Fonda for President’ Review: A Legend and His Contradictions
Fonda was the embodiment of America, the director Alexander Horwath posits in this documentary.

‘A Working Man’ Review: Blue Collar, Bloody Hands
Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at breaking bones as he is at building high-rises.

‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: A Unique Approach to Teaching
Steve Coogan plays Tom Michell, an English teacher in 1970s Argentina, whose small new friend makes his class a hit.