It’s no knock to call Sofia Coppola’s bio-pic, starring Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley, superficial, because surfaces are Coppola’s subject.

Baz Luhrmann’s film, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, shows a revolutionary musician being absorbed into the mainstream, but does it critique that process or continue it?

Halfway through a heavy year, the best movie so far-the one most likely to ease the load and lift you up-is "Summer of Soul." It's a documentary, directed by Ahmir (Questlove) Thompson, a drummer, a d.j., a record producer, and a founder of the Roots, best known as the house band for Jimmy Fallon.

Few of us go to work in suits made of human skin, so why would a cat, even a cold cat, wear a fur coat that appears to have been fashioned from more cat? That is one of the many questions arising from "Cats," Tom Hooper's latest film.

Stuffed with lumps of cheesy rock-speak, this Freddie Mercury tribute, starring Rami Malek, gives off the delicious aroma of parody.

Shedding her persona for her performance opposite Cooper, the pop deity is strikingly believable as an undiscovered talent on the verge.

With a lived-in performance from Ben Dickey, “Blaze” conveys the gentlemanly pathos of a troubled singer’s brief life.

A road at night, unreeling before our eyes. Dashed yellow line down the center, flickering by at unmanageable speed. Yellow lettering to match it, rushing toward us, bearing names that scatter and burst. Blue-gray blur of headlights on the asphalt; we must be in a vehicle, though we see no driver, no wipers, and no steering wheel.