Christian Lorentzen

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The earnest, ironic stylings of Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs”

Alex Ross Perry’s moody portrait of stifled creativity and tense relationships

Following Obama and his team, “The Final Year” pays homage to a measured approach to foreign policy.

The violent visions of Michael Haneke

Steven Spielberg casts Ben Bradlee and Katharine Graham as heroes in a slick drama, despite their complicated ties to power.

"The Disaster Artist" is a movie about an aspiring actor's blindspots and failures.

How "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" completes the Greek director's descent into self-parody

Elizabeth Moss and Dominic West star in a satire on pretension and privilege.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel is a quieter dystopia than the "Blade Runner" movies, but its stakes are just as lethal.

John Carroll Lynch's new film pays tribute to a fascinating career.

“The Unknown Girl” examines a middle-class liberal’s dilemma.

The Safdie brothers' new movie with Robert Pattinson breathes life into a waning genre.

Christopher Nolan's latest offering is high on patriotic schmaltz and low on meaningful commentary.

The spirit of wounded masculinity haunts America in 'A Ghost Story.'

Sofia Coppola's film evolution from the "Virgin Suicides" to a dreamily-stylized Civil War drama.