Life
A biodrama well worth a look
Movies
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
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
Two Night Stand
Predictable, stubbornly generic rom-com
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The legacy flick restores the fun to the franchise
The Peanuts Movie
I left the theater saddened
Persona Non Grata
The flick captures the intense humanity of Chiune Sugihara
Crossfaith goes Cross-culture
The metal quintet’s Kenta Koie on metal and world domination
He Named Me Malala
Genuinely moving film about the Nobel Peace Laureate