Capsule reviews for March 23
Elis The life of a unique musical talent is given a generic biopic treatment in…
Tomb Raider
Claiming that the new Tomb Raider is better than most other video-game adaptations, or superior…
Love, Simon
This crowd-pleaser is the latest addition to the coming-out subgenre, except that by adhering to coming-of-age formula and relying on plot contrivances…
Seven Days in Entebbe
More than 40 years after the fact, Seven Days in Entebbe offers an opportunity for…
A Wrinkle in Time
After years of stops and starts, the lavish big-screen adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time might give credence to those who declared the classic Madeleine L’Engle novel…
Gringo
We can all root for some good corporate comeuppance. Yet like its protagonist, Gringo starts…
The Death of Stalin
Normally it’s rude to laugh at someone rather than with them, but in the case…
Red Sparrow
Jennifer Lawrence seems eager to break out of her plucky Hunger Games persona in Red Sparrow, which showcases the versatile Oscar-winning star as a sultry Russian spy.