All articles by Matthew Passantino

Aaron Sorkin returns to the director’s chair with this strong snapshot of a moment in America’s history.

Susan Sarandon massively elevates this family dramedy about a woman who wishes to end her life.

This new indie thriller is not short on style but grows increasingly grating as the plot proceeds.

This new thriller offers plenty of themes for discussion and a committed lead performance by Janelle Monae.

This attempt to add something new to the “party movie” genre brings some fun energy but lacks freshness or flow.

This teen weeper tries to mix up the formula but ultimately gets too bogged down by its soapy story.

This father-son tale means well but ultimately comes out dramatically flat.

This entertaining fish-out-of-water comedy has some genuinely sincere moments and a strong dual performance by Seth Rogen.

An attempt to define the “swamp” that Donald Trump campaigned against in 2016 results in an interesting but unfocused new HBO documentary.

This new coming-of-age film takes an awkward, funny, and realistic look at the ever-changing life of a Catholic school student in the early 2000s.