Rian Johnson's first feature, the high-school film noir Brick, earned one rave after another in 2005, which everyone in show business knows is a mixed blessing. A great first film means impossible ...

“The Brothers Bloom.” As a pair of brothers raised to be topnotch grifters, Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are seldom allowed to play off of each other amid the film’s breathless busyness and ...

It's difficult to review a film like The Brothers Bloom because so many of its delights depend on its details and surprising revelations. Obviously, I would encourage anyone to see it. Even those ...

For his second, the writer-director has made something even more specific, but far less necessary: a Wes Anderson movie. A globe-hopping tale of two too-cute con men, The Brothers Bloom is a ...

Like Netflix and HBO Max, Amazon's Prime Video has a film and TV library that is vast and deeper than most of its subscribers may realize. Hidden beneath its most easily accessible recommendations are ...

They allow us a moment of solidarity, a moment of reflection and connectivity though the film medium itself is passive. Though cynicism is easier, and sincerity can be seen as a sign of weakness ...

With his 2006 debut “Brick,” writer-director Rian Johnson had the vision and ambition to make a film noir set at a California high school. With his follow-up, “The Brothers Bloom,” he’s ...

Still, there are some decent laughs amid the mess. Our stars are the titular brothers whose latest mark is the eccentric but lonely heiress Penelope (Rachel Weisz). But, as they attempt to relieve ...

“The Brothers Bloom.” As a pair of brothers raised to be topnotch grifters, Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are seldom allowed to play off of each other amid the film’s breathless busyness and ...

If I remember rightly the trailer for Rian Johnson's caper comedy The Brothers Bloom, the follow-up to his outstanding modern day film noir Brick was released the weekend before last, at the ...