NEW

Lily-Rose Depp. Photo: Focus Features

NOSFERATU

New in Global Theaters: There’s an overwhelming sense of familiarity to this oft-told story, but there’s much to compensate, including Bill Skarsgård’s bombastic and gruesome vampire

Peter Eggers and Mattias Nordkvist. Photo: Netflix

THE BREAKTHROUGH

New on Netflix: Never feels as remarkable as the case that inspired it – but it’s still engrossing, with a good cast

Photo: Netflix

LA PALMA

New on Netflix: Slow build-up but OK for its genre, with good visual effects


RECENT

Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss. Photo: IFC Films

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

Feels like an episode of The Twilight Zone, but not as scary as one would’ve hoped for

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Photo: Warner

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX

The sequel adds little and its dark musical numbers are unremarkable, albeit visually appealing

Asta Kamma August and Herbert Nordrum. Photo: Totem Films

THE HYPNOSIS

Uneven, but amusing, with excellent lead performances


OLDER

Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Photo: Paramount

GOING MY WAY (1944)

The story may be thin and episodic, but the sentimentality has its effective moments, as in the finale

Jörgen Svensson. Photo: SF

BURROWING (2009)

Relatable, yet oddly difficult to care about

Tommy Kirk, John Mills, Dorothy McGuire and Kevin Corcoran. Photo: Disney

SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (1960)

Beautiful locations, an engaging cast and plenty of thrills


LONGER REVIEWS

Photo: Paramount

BABYLON (2022)

Damien Chazelle stages some of his sequences in a furiously entertaining way that barely lets you breathe

Christopher Reeve. Photo: CNN Films

SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY

It’s impossible not to be in tears as the tragedy grows deeper, but it’s also an inspiring portrait of a family

Lola Petticrew. Photo: FX

SAY NOTHING

A convincing, darkly attractive series where the human drama is both moving and infuriating