Glenn Kenny
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‘Have You Got It Yet?’ Review: A Pink Floyd Enigma Illuminated
The founding frontman of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was irresistibly charismatic, but this crazy diamond didn’t shine for long, as this comprehensive portrait shows.
‘Sound of Freedom’ Review: In the Land of Child Traffickers
Starring Jim Caviezel, this movie tells a story of child trafficking and the people combating it. But its muted tone ultimately undercuts its solemn sense...
‘The Out-Laws’ Review: Adam Devine, Funny at Last
Devine channels Jack Lemmon as a law-abiding Everyman whose fiancée’s parents rob the bank he manages. (Awkward.)
Review: ‘In the Company of Rose’ Is a Pleasant Portrait
When the theater and film director James Lapine first met Rose Styron, he knew her as William Styron’s widow. He learned there was a lot...
‘No Hard Feelings’ Review: How Lucky Can a Nerdy Kid Get?
That time when Mom and Dad hired Jennifer Lawrence to introduce you to the pleasures of the opposite sex before you started college.
‘Surrounded’ Review: Letitia Wright Impresses in an Overbaked Western
Playing a woman disguising herself as a man, Wright is haunting and haunted, and Michael K. Williams is an energetic presence in one of his...
‘Apes Together Strong’ Review: Rooting for the Small Investors
The 2021 “short squeeze” of GameStop was a rare victory for the little guy. This documentary explains why the house — Wall Street wealth, that...
‘Padre Pio’ Review: A Movie in Need of a Miracle That Never Comes
In this film directed by Abel Ferrara, Shia LaBeouf gives viewers a contemporary version of the saint — that is, one who curses a blue...
‘The Machine’ Review: A Hard-Partying Comedian Pays for His Sins
In a movie extrapolated from one of his stand-up bits, Bert Kreischer is dragged to Russia to face a gory but still comedic reckoning.
‘About My Father’ Review: Robert De Niro in Dad Mode Again
The comedian Sebastian Maniscalco enlists his “Irishman” colleague in this labored comedy, where gags fall flat.