Robert De Niro is amazing in The Whisper Man. The script does not give him much to work with, so apparently he decided to write the rest of it with his face. A tightening around the mouth. A pause before answering. A look that lasts half a second longer than it should. He shows us a man with enormous regrets about his family and what his work with a serial killer did to undo it. He also shows us his intelligence. You can practically watch his mind moving around the room, picking up clues the...

Every now and again, I love running across a review of something that would never otherwise have crossed my path. Meet my friend and client Andrew Singer, who brings China to America, and America to China, without the filter of our political environment, which just might be skewing the presentation toward one side or the other. I have learned so much from reading his column. But this is simply a film review, and it made me want to see the film. I hope it does the same for you. Enjoy. -...

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in The Drama, a film marketed as a quirky romance that quickly becomes something far darker and more unsettling. We discuss the performances, the film’s exploration of gun violence and moral judgment, and why difficult films should not be dismissed simply because they make audiences uncomfortable.