It's refreshing to see a biopic about a woman, and a First Lady at that. Unfortunately, despite Natalie Portman's best efforts, Jackie isn't anything to remember.
Read MoreThe relentless march of franchise films was again the story of the year, but for our Executive Editor, 2016 was a tipping point.
Read MoreDamien Chazelle uses the long-lost, song-and-dance Hollywood musical to explore ideas about artistic purity.
Read MoreCarrie Fisher's on-screen toughness seemed something personal, and was certainly something to admire.
Read MoreThough Rogue One's last 45 minutes are perhaps the most shocking and adult of the Star Wars movies, nothing about this standalone space story stands out from the big-budget crowd.
Read MoreFor a film that jumps from present to past and back again, Manchester by the Sea never leans on that crutch so much as embraces its potential.
Read MoreMore content than ever before is available to cinephiles, but becoming a cinephile has become hard.
Read MoreTom Ford's latest examines the place where art, emotion, and personal history converge, presented via a Texas highway at midnight and the torment that follows a heinous crime.
Read MoreIn Park Chan-wook's latest, the women are uncertain but crafty, the men are sex-starved yet money-driven, and the end result feels earned rather than prescribed.
Read MoreArrival is the adults-only science fiction film for the year, but why is 2016's entry leaving us feeling so unfulfilled?
Read MoreIn the wake of a fierce, dehumanizing election cycle, we turn to the wisdom of Roger Ebert for a reminder that, yes, film can help.
Read MoreDoctor Strange is another win for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, even if it mostly exists to set Benedict Cumberbatch's Good Doctor up for future adventures.
Read MoreRachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, and Timothy Spall all bring their best work to Mick Jackson's Holocaust denier drama.
Read MoreFox is zigging where the other big Hollywood studios are zagging when it comes to comic book films. What does that mean for the genre?
Read More"It is a story so specific that it is universal." Moonlight sticks out as one of 2016's best ... easily.
Read MoreThe nasty 2016 presidential election has us pondering films that hinted at this year's rancor.
Read MoreBen Affleck does an admirable job as an autistic hitman, but otherwise Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant can't find its footing.
Read MorePeter Berg plumbs the depths of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history to find a few heroes and ponder our mastery of technology.
Read MoreNate Parker the actor shines in this retelling of Nat Turner's slave rebellion, but his work as a writer-director comes up short.
Read MoreLaika Studios' latest visual stunner might be their best effort to date.
Read More