Glenn Kenny
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‘Slumberland’ Review: A Land of No Enchantment
This ostensible family entertainment stars Marlow Barkley and Jason Momoa, and is directed with the delicacy of a flying mallet.
‘Paradise City’ Review: John Travolta and Bruce Willis Reunite
Almost 30 years after “Pulp Fiction,” these kings of cool team up for a Hawaii-set action feature that isn’t as much fun as it sounds.
‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Review: New York’s Last Rock Renaissance
The post-post punk New York rock scene gets an archival retrospective in this documentary.
‘A Chance Encounter’ Review: Bland Days In Taormina
Andrea von Kampen, a singer-songwriter who has a way with the acoustic guitar, is the most engaging part of this tentative romantic drama.
‘The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile’ Review: The Evolution of a Country Star
A close-up of the singers’ collaboration at Sunset Sound that led to Tucker receiving two Grammys.
‘Sepa: Our Lord of Miracles’ Review: A Prison in the Amazon Jungle
A documentary from the 1980s, now premiering in a restored version, is an eye-opening visit to a Peruvian penal colony.
‘The Redeem Team’ Review: Squad Goals
A documentary looks at the 2008 U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team and its mission to bring back gold after a humiliating loss.
‘Sirens’ Review: The Risk in Rocking Out in Beirut
A documentary about an all-female metal group in Lebanon shows the difficulties of asserting complex identities in a repressive environment.
‘Nothing Compares’ Review: Sinead O’Connor’s Rise and Fall
This new documentary shows many faces of Sinead O’Connor and highlights her genuinely incomparable voice.
‘I Used to Be Famous’ Review: Hold On to That Feeling
A boy band veteran teams up with an autistic teenager in this film about friendship and music.