Leigh Monson

"The Sanctuary" leans on character moments at the expense of an interesting plot.

“Unification III” might be the most quintessentially Star Trek episode that Discovery has produced.

In the process of being distinctive, Discovery's third season lives up to the legacy of what makes Star Trek a decades-spanning phenomenon.

Cha Cha Real Smooth is a smart film, born from a preternatural level of introspection and compassion from a writer-director as young as Cooper Raiff.

The Northman, directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgård, delivers on its purpose in bloody, gory spades.

Ambulance deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible, with explosions rattling your seat and blasting your eardrums.

Hillbilly Elegy does a solid impression of a good movie, but it never comes together.

One of the year’s most cryptic films is also one of its best.

Ammonite is a carbon copy of other lesbian period dramas that doesn’t serve as much more than an awards-baiting footnote.

Time skillfully examines the time lost by the families of those incarcerated in the prison system.

The Glorias, Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem biopic is a bloated exploration of one woman’s fragmented life.

The Antenna is an ambitious undertaking that proves too underdeveloped for the complexity it portends.

In Nomadland Frances McDormand headlines a haunting tale of American individualism and isolation.

The big question is whether the finale stuck the landing. The answer is a big resounding… kinda.

'The Batman,' starring Robert Pattison and Zoë Kravitz, releases in movie theaters on March 4.

If 'Death on the Nile' is to be the end of the road for Branagh’s Poirot, it’s an appropriately high note to go out on.

'Cyrano,' starring Peter Dinklage, suffers from the desire for realism that has been a plague for many modern movie musicals.

Belfast is entertaining and not without moments of charm, but is largely insubstantial.

'The Lost Daughter' is a quiet, thoughtful film about imperfect people, hinting at an imperfect truth.

George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, 'The Tender Bar' is a watered-down cocktail lacking in any flavor.

Aaron Sorkin's 'Being the Ricardos' is as effective as it is because it has a killer ensemble, including Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, and knows how to utilize them.