Peter Debruge

SPOILER ALERT: The following essay discusses key plot points of “ Joker : Folie à Deux,” including the ending. It is intended to be read after (rather than instead of) seeing the film.

Where 'Palm Springs' director Max Barbakow's debut refreshed an oft-repeated formula, his bumpy sophomore feature doesn't even engage with the most obvious aspect of its premise.

All right, Virginia… Whereas so many family holiday films hinge on whether kids believe in Santa Claus, Netflix charmer “That Christmas” makes the case that it's more important for kids to believe in themselves.

Rom-com legend Richard Curtis has published three Christmas-themed picture books, which inspired this amusing holiday toon from Locksmith Animation.

Those who know Williams well call him 'Johnny,' gathering together for a well-earned (and ultra-curated) celebration of the man whose film themes have defined a generation.

The 'Yellowstone' trouper plays a woman injected with a paralyzing drug, which puts strict limits on how her character can fight for her life.

The 'Forrest Gump' duo reunite for Robert Zemeckis' latest experiment, 'Here,' in which appalling de-aging technology distracts from what matters.

Less ambitious than 'The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,' Aardman's latest feature gives fans what they want: a penguin and more puns than you can count.

Nicholas Hoult plays a man tapped to judge someone else for his own mistake in angry-man Clint Eastwood's unlikely yet intriguing courtroom drama.

If you think jury duty's a drag, consider how much worse sitting in judgment of others could be if, on the first day of the trial, you were to