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‘Fair Play’: a movie with no one to root for

Above: Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor star in the Netflix feature "Fair Play." (Photo/Netflix) Movie review: "Fair Play," written and directed by Chloe Domont, starring Pho...

‘No One Will Save You’ from a bad plotline

Above: Kaitlyn Dever stars in the Hulu streaming feature "No One Will Save You." (Photo/Hulu) Movie review: "No One Will Save You," written and directed by Brian Duffield, starr...

‘Final Cut’: a zombie film within a film

Above: Zombies invade the set of a movie about -- what else? -- zombies. (Photo/Kino Lorber) Movie review: "Final Cut," directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Romain Duris, Finnegan Ol...

HBO’s ‘Telemarketers’ unveils phone scams

Above: Pat Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern star in the HBO Max documentary series "Telemarketers." (Photo/HBO) Movie review: "Telemarketers," directed by Sam Lipman-Stern and A...

‘The Blue Caftan’: of love and acceptance

Above: The Moroccan film "The Blue Caftan" doesn't follow the standard menage-a-trois tropes. (Photo/Strand Releasing) Movie review: "The Blue Caftan," written and directed ...

‘Passages’: a study in self-absorption

Above: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Franz Rogowski stars in "Passages." (Photo/MUBI) Movie review: "Passages," directed and co-written by Ira Sachs, starring Franz Rogows...

‘Shortcomings’: no ordinary romantic comedy

Above: Sherry Cola and Justin H. Min star in "Shortcomings." (Photo/Sony Pictures Classics) Movie review: "Shortcomings, directed by Randall Park, starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola...

‘Amanda’: portrait of a problematic woman

Above: Benedetta Porcaroli plays the title character in the Italian film "Amanda." (Photo/Oscilloscope) Movie review: "Amanda," written and directed by Carolina Cavalli, starrin...

Murphy’s acting energizes ‘Oppenheimer’

Above: Cillian Murphy stars as the title character in Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer." (Photo/Universal Pictures) Movie review: "Oppenheimer," co-written and directed...

‘Wham!’ documentary: The birth of a dream

Above: As Wham! George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley made 1980s pop music history. (Photo/Netflix)  Movie review: "Wham!" directed by Chris Smith, starring Andrew Ridgeley George Micha...

‘No Hard Feelings’ has no real originality

Above: Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman star in "No Hard Feelings." (Photo/Columbia Pictures) Movie review: "No Hard Feelings," directed and co-written by Gene Stupnit...