Movie Reviews

Read the capsule reviews of six notable features that have reached their centennial and are available to view for free online.

How to revitalize the oft-told story of Superman, who made his debut in print way back in 1938?

Titled, “In Viaggio” (“Traveling”), the film is directed by Gianfranco Rosi, an Italian-American documentary filmmaker who won the Venice Film Festival’s best film award, the Golden Lion, with his 2013 film, “Sacro GRA.”

His crime and disappearance are recounted in the fascinating docuseries “D.B. Cooper: Where are You?!” The surprisingly complex and insightful retrospective is streaming on Netflix in four one-hour episodes.

After a grim quotation from the prophet Nahum, the opening scene of “Nope” (Universal), writer-director Jordon Peele’s menacing sci-fi horror film, sets the tone for what follows.

Affectionate yet forthright, the profile “The Last Movie Stars” takes a clear-eyed look at the often-mythologized bond between actor Paul Newman and fellow star Joanne Woodward.

Bathroom humor reaches new heights — make that depths — in “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount), an animated martial-arts spoof with a most unlikely provenance.

Tongue-in-cheek humor paces the vivid action in “Thor: Love and Thunder” (Disney), the third direct sequel to the Marvel Comics-based franchise’s 2011 original.