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Hang on to your fedoras. ‘Noir City: Boston’ is headed to the Brattle Theatre

Hard-boiled classics from 1948 fill a dark and thrilling bill next weekend.

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’: Something’s gonna change his world

The sequel to 2018's “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” takes you right to the edge.

‘The Boogeyman’: You’ve seen what’s hidden under this bed before

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stream this Stephen King short story adaptation at 2 a.m. with a few friends.

‘The Little Mermaid,’ Black girls, and a wave of memories

With Halle Bailey as “The Little Mermaid,” memories of my mother and me come flowing back.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★1/2
‘The Eight Mountains’: This film talks about Bruno (and Pietro)
Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi play lifelong friends whose platonic relationship is undermined by standard masculinity tropes.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★★
‘You Hurt My Feelings’ is a gentle cringe comedy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a writer who discovers her husband actually hates her new book in writer-director Nicole Holofcener’s latest film.

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Odie Henderson Review | ★½

‘About My Father’: De Niro stars in this retread of ‘Meet the Parents’

This time, he’s the father of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, who co-wrote the screenplay.

Dressing for movie success: A new book celebrates Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter

The Springfield native created the iconic looks in films ranging from "Do the Right Thing" to "Black Panther."

Odie Henderson Review | ★★★

Halle Bailey makes ‘The Little Mermaid’ her own

Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic is completely unnecessary. It’s also better than expected.

Odie Henderson Review | ★

‘Master Gardener’ is a lot of raging bull

Joel Edgerton plays a reformed neo-Nazi and horticulturist in writer-director Paul Schrader’s latest.

Odie Henderson Review | ★★½

‘Fast X’ reunites the family

Vin Diesel is back for the first of three new entries in the seemingly endless soap opera that is the “Fast and Furious” franchise.

Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston presents politically engaged documentaries for its eighth year

The festival runs virtually May 19-21.

★★★ | MOVIE REVIEW

‘The Starling Girl’ is a provocative drama set in an evangelical community

In Laurel Parmet’s debut, a teenage girl and a youth pastor embark on an ill-advised entanglement.

First-time filmmaker Amanda Kim explores the life of the ‘father of video art’ Nam June Paik

“Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will air through the PBS “American Masters” series May 16 at 9 p.m. on GBH 2.