Glenn Kenny
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‘The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe’ Review: Humongously Bad
A mix of too much lousy animation and too little wave-riding footage.
‘Girl You Know It’s True’ Review: Milli Vanilli, Fictionalized. Again.
This film, based on the lives of the duo who lip-synced their way to stardom and downfall, fills in many of the details behind the...
‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Review: He’s a Big Kid Now
Harold is an adult on a quest in this tale based on the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson.
‘Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net’ Review: How the Magic Happens
This documentary chronicles the reboot and reopening in Las Vegas of the acrobatic show “O,” which shutdown during the pandemic.
‘My Spy the Eternal City’ Review: An Explosive Roman Holiday
The sequel stars a teenage Sophie (Chloe Coleman), who goes on a school trip to Italy with J.J. (Dave Bautista) as her burly chaperone.
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Review: This NASA Rom-Com Stays Earthbound
Greg Berlanti’s movie, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum as only mildly mismatched lovers, is set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 landing.
‘Mother, Couch’ Review: The Family That Stays Together
A stubborn matriarch played by Ellen Burstyn lodges in a furniture store and wages emotional warfare with her adult children.
‘A Family Affair’ Review: A Rom-Com With a Third Wheel
When Zara (Joey King) realizes that her mom (Nicole Kidman) is dating her boss (Zac Efron), she tries to split them up.
Anouk Aimée’s Subtle Seductiveness in ‘A Man and a Woman’ and ‘La Dolce Vita’
The French star created characters who could be fantasies or enigmas, but they always intrigued, even when she was miscast in Hollywood.
‘Reverse the Curse’ Review: Baseball Is Life
The writer-director David Duchovny plays a long-suffering Red Sox fan with cancer who may yet live to see the team defeat the Yankees.