Sieranevada (2016): Puiu’s Bleak Satire of Romanian Life

Director Cristi Puiu, one of the leaders of the Romanian New Wave, is in main competition for the first time at the 2016 Cannes Film Fest.

Captain America: Civil War–Juggling Characters and Stars in Big, Joyous, Entertaining Mode

Grand, speedy, noisy, and sometimes messy, but vastly entertaining, Captain America: Civil War should fulfill the expectations of the genre’s devotees and franchise’s aficionados.

Bigger Splash: Sexual Desire and its Powerful Impact, Enacted by Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson

The blinding sun, spectacular landscape, and full-frontal nudity are seductive images and powerful forces in this rather dark and disturbing erotic thriller, centering on sexual desire and its impact on four characters involved in interlocking social ties.

Bond Series: Guy Hamilton, Goldfinger Director, Dies at 93

With Guy Hamilton’s Goldfinger, the third James Bond film, the Bond format (and formula) was consolidated, and later films all relied on its effective ingredients.

Miles Ahead: Don Cheadle’s Biopic of Legendary Musician Miles Davis

Miles Ahead, actor Don Cheadle’s feature directing debut, is a major disappointment as a biopic, failing to illuminate the man behind the legendary jazz musician that Miles Davis was.