

Glenn Kenny
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‘Nowhere Special’ Review: Old Bonds, New Family
This understated tear-jerker sees a dying single father making future family plans for his toddler son.

‘Kim’s Video’ Review: Following the Tapes to Italy
This documentary details how the coolest video collection in downtown New York ended up in a small Italian town.

‘The Beautiful Game’ Review: A Different Kind of World Cup
This heart-string-tugging Netflix movie about a homeless soccer team, featuring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward, puts the emphasis on play and uplift.

‘Road House’ Review: This Remake Amps Up the Action
Jake Gyllenhaal stars a pro fighter turned bouncer at a juke joint in the Florida Keys, taking on Patrick Swayze’s role in the original.

‘Free Time’ Review: Take This Job and Shove It. (Now What?)
Colin Burgess carries this comedy by Ryan Martin Brown about a 20-something who quits his job and finds that life without work isn’t all that...

‘Code 8: Part II’ Review: Helping a Child in Danger
In this Netflix sequel, the acting cousins Robbie and Stephen Amell again play gruff men of action — physical and psychic — navigating an urban...

‘Ordinary Angels’ Review: A Hairdresser Turns Lifesaver
When a 5-year-old girl’s life is in danger if she doesn’t get surgery urgently, help arrives from unexpected places.

‘Land of Bad’ Review: Tech Ops in the Jungle
Fighters on the ground, assisted by drone pilots, including Russell Crowe, half a world away — in Las Vegas.

‘Lover, Stalker, Killer’ Review: True Crime With Lots of Twists
This documentary directed by Sam Hobkinson focuses on a jump back into the dating pool that soon turns horrific.

‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ Review: They Were the World
This documentary shows the highlights of the recording session for the charity song “We Are the World,” which assembled a who’s who of pop celebrities.