Sean Baker’s pronounced humanism is one of his strongest superpowers as a director. Whether they are trans sex workers (Tangerine), young children living in a motel (The Florida Project), or con artists new to town (Red Rocket), his generosity with his characters always shines.

Asteroid City is as flat and unremarkable as its surrounding landscape.

Downton Abbey: A New Era is sappier than a forest full of maples.

Licorice Pizza establishes the careers of two young actors in their debuts as it slices up its teen romantic comedy into smaller hit-or-miss pieces.

Its meaty film noir elements and drenching atmosphere nearly carry the film on their own.

Woos Austen fans and other moviegoers alike with its mix of comedy, romance and miscommunication

A summer feel-good romantic comedy that reminds you that love and music are essential to life every day.

I’ve been engaged by 30-second commercials for schmaltzy Hallmark Channel love stories more deeply.

Director Kormákur seems to have a knack for draining all of the energy out of life’s most epic stories.

This doomed liner not only makes it to port, but entertains us even as we’re predicting its nearly-certain demise.

Has all of the authenticity of a shiny $30 “Rolex.”

The entire film feels like it’s stuck in a post-coital coma.