

Natalia Winkelman
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‘Elevation’ Review: A High Place
Humans flee monsters who refuse to surpass 8,000 feet in altitude in this “Quiet Place” copycat.

‘Pedro Páramo’ Review: A Ghost Story Lacking in Spirit
In this grave adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s surreal novel, the living pray for salvation and the dead murmur regrets, but the filmmaking is oddly orthodox.

‘Chasing Chasing Amy’ Review: A Fan’s Favorite
Sav Rodgers sets out to define the legacy of Kevin Smith’s “Chasing Amy” in this documentary, which is elevated by one instructive interview.

‘Allswell in New York’ Review: Siblings and Their Struggles
This overstuffed movie fails to wrap up its myriad professional and domestic dramas, despite a few moments of promise.

‘The Wild Robot’ Review: Wonder and Whimsy That Does Compute
Chris Sanders’s movie about a robotic assistant and the gosling she raises is defined by dazzling visuals and frank ideas about the circle of life.

‘All Shall Be Well’ Review: Aching With Absence
The indignity of being someone’s spouse while they are alive and merely a friend after their death is the theme of this extraordinarily moving Hong...

‘Girls Will Be Girls’ Review: Surviving High School
The filmmaker Shuchi Talati’s debut feature follows a model student and her stifled mother, who are both vying for the attention of a new crush.

‘I’ll Be Right There’ Review: Her Maternal Commitment is Apparent
Edie Falco plays a matriarch bending over backward for her grown children in this uneven character study.

‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Review: A Search for a Black Luminary
Two digital sleuths set out to find the woman who lent her image to computer software in this scattered documentary.

‘The Good Half’ Review: Only Half Good
Nick Jonas and Brittany Snow play siblings coordinating funeral logistics for their mom in this drama, a cross between “Terms of Endearment” and a Hallmark...