

Glenn Kenny
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’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.

‘The Alto Knights’ Review: A Double Helping of De Niro
Robert De Niro plays the crime lords Vito Genovese and Frank Costello in this film about midcentury Mafia moves.

A Looney Tunes Movie With Daffy, Porky and Petunia
Subtitled “A Looney Tunes Movie,” this installment, directed by Peter Browngardt, takes bubble gum to a whole new level.

‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Review: More Than the Usual Nursing Home Horrors
A bully with a baby doll makes life distressing for all.

‘Riff Raff’ Review: These Jokes Don’t Kill
The dark mayhem spun up by this crime comedy might seem a little familiar.