Michael Phillips

If "action musical" sounds weird, well, that's what Disney's "Moana 2" is going for. And the songs aren't much this time.

At more than three hours, it stars Adrien Brody as an architect after World War II and was made on a shoestring budget after years of delays.

Ridley Scott's sequel to the 2000 "Gladiator" is bigger and bloodier — but more minimus than maximus.

The screen version of the Broadway musical has plenty of extra time to wander since it only covers the first act. That's a mixed blessing.

Friends since their days at Florida State University, editor Joi McMillon and director Barry Jenkins go from "Moonlight" to "Mufasa"

Everyone’s entitled to their opinions unless of course they’re dumb ones. Speaking of which, I never understood the dismissiveness when it came to Jesse Eisenberg. The actor he grew into,...

A sour mashup of exhausted action film and sentimental crud, "Red One" delivers one of the year's most grating packages. Surprise!

Steve McQueen's latest movie splits its time between grand and grandiosity and packs a Dickensian amount of peril into an otherwise worthwhile story.

The movie, which may be Eastwood's finale, isn't flashy or even entirely persuasive in its twists and coincidences. But it's consistently absorbing.