Crimson Peak
Not so much a ghost story as a story with ghosts in it
Movies
Bridge of Spies
Thoroughly satisfying spy saga by Spielberg and the Coen Brothers
The Case Against 8
A thoroughly engaging doc on California’s legal battle over same-sex marriage
Pop Etc. Plays it Back
Chris Chu packs up some souvenirs on new album
Heaven Knows What
Well-made, daring, and without a false moment
Life
A biodrama well worth a look
Creed
This one’s a knockout
In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter
The film is as slow and amicable as its subject
Pawn Sacrifice
Absorbing, intelligent, and suspenseful
She’s Funny That Way
You can’t take the ’70s out of Peter Bogdanovich
Her Father, My Lover
This soap opera-like yarn addresses a serious corner of Japanese romance
Straight Outta Compton
Vigorously entertaining, educational, and more provocative than most