Are there any recent films that feed the soul? Alan Takeda, San Francisco Dear Alan Takeda: By “feed the soul,” I’ll assume you mean movies that leave you feeling expanded, enlightened and maybe ...

Clown in a Cornfield” will never be ranked among the classics of our time, but there are aspects of it that are worthy of admiration. Based on Adam Cesare’s 2020 novel of the same name, it’s not only ...

It must be difficult deciding whether to star in a movie as bad as “Fight or Flight.” On the one hand, you’re being asked to make a movie, and that’s a good thing. There’s the money to consider, plus ...

So glad to see Rachel Portman as your first choice among film composers — mine also. But it seems impossible to list even just a few good film composers and still leave out John Barry, James Horner ...

Havoc” is pure action madness, a series of violent gun battles that go on and on. Sometimes the audience doesn’t know who is shooting whom. Almost at all times, the audience doesn’t know exactly why ...

By investing nothing in the viewing experience, I may have wrecked a great film. Dear Mick LaSalle: You touched on the subject of pornography, and I wondered if you reviewed the film “Deep ...