Of these biopics of racial abuse and transcendence, Steve McQueen’s film is the brutal, eloquent keeper
Review
The World’s End: Sly, Wry Sci-Fi
Edgar Wright’s boozy sci-fi comedy tackles technology, commercialism and lost youth
Ashton Kutcher in Jobs: A Myth’d Opportunity
Kutcher and the rest of the cast do fine work, but the biopic lacks its subject’s famous focus and intensity
Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium: Dark and Dysto-pointing
The director of ‘District 9’ creates a dark, dense future world where not much new happens
2 Guns: They Shoot, They Bore
Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg flirt with each other in this sloppy, gun-centric action flick
Blue Jasmine: A Woody Allen Woman Under the Influence
Cate Blanchett plays a high-flying Manhattanite brought to ground in San Francisco
The Wolverine: Claws and F/X
Hugh Jackman is all-mutant, with no music, in this peripheral extension of the X-Men franchise
R.I.P.D.: Too Awful to Review?
Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds are two dead cops in the summer’s most inert movie
Only God Forgives: No Absolution for Ryan Gosling
The star’s reunion with his ‘Drive’ director produces a bloody, broody melodrama that stays in Neutral
Pacific Rim: Transformers Transcended
Guillermo Del Toro’s robots-vs.-dinosaurs movie raises the question: Why would a gifted director go to the trouble of outclassing Michael Bay?
The Way, Way Back: A Summer Treat
A smart script—and engaging performances—elevate a familiar coming-of-age tale into something sweet and refreshing
Despicable Me 2: It’s Gru Love
The Minion-centric sequel — which introduces Kristen Wiig as Gru’s object of affection — tops the original
The Lone Ranger: Lost in a Western Myth
Johnny Depp is Tonto and Armie Hammer his kemo sabe in this overly ambitious tribute to the vanished art of the sagebrush saga