Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
Santa Monica, CA, United States
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Past articles by Joe:
So Long to the Dark Full of Light
Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, gives a valedictory wave in his final column for the paper. → Read More
‘The Northman’ Review: Good Lore and Gore Galore
Robert Eggers’s latest—a star-packed Viking revenge story with Alexander Skarsgård, Ethan Hawke and Nicole Kidman—resonates with our modern era as well. → Read More
‘The Duke’ Review: Performances to Steal the Show
Jim Broadbent plays a British eccentric accused of pilfering a Goya painting, while Helen Mirren is his long-suffering wife. → Read More
‘Paris, 13th District’ Review: Amour Among the Unsure
The lives of four young and struggling lovers intertwine in Jacques Audiard’s romantic comedy. → Read More
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Review: Mangy Malaise
The latest installment in the ‘Harry Potter’ universe sees Jude Law’s Albus Dumbledore facing off against Mads Mikkelsen’s Gellert Grindelwald. → Read More
‘Ambulance’ Review: Unhinged at Any Speed
In Michael Bay’s latest film, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a quick-witted, charming psychopath → Read More
‘Return to Space’ Review: A Double Booster
A new Netflix documentary that turns on a 2020 launch crucial to the future of Elon Musk’s SpaceX → Read More
‘Gagarine’ Review: What Goes Up
A teen tries to save the Parisian housing project he calls home in this cosmic-tinged, magical-realist movie. → Read More
‘The Contractor’ Review: Mercenary Meh
Despite a noteworthy cast—including Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Kiefer Sutherland—the story of a soldier turned contractor misfires. → Read More
Who Should Win Oscars? Our Movie Critic’s Top Picks
Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern shares his predictions on who will win Oscars, and offers his take on who he thinks should win. → Read More
Looking Past the Oscars
The ceremony’s best days may be behind it, but remarkable movies continue to be made. → Read More
‘Turning Red’ Review: Showing Your True Colors
In addition to dealing with the perplexities of adolescence, a 13-year-old girl in Pixar’s latest must cope with controlling her inner panda. → Read More
‘Great Freedom’ Review: Repeat Offenses
A German man spends the decades after World War II in and out of prison for being gay. → Read More
‘The Batman’ Review: Doubling Down in the Darkness
Robert Pattinson stars as the Caped Crusader in Matt Reeves’s lengthy, noirish entry to the DC universe. → Read More
‘After Yang’ Review: Greater Love Hath No Silicon
A humanoid robot goes to work as a loving big brother to an only child adopted from China. → Read More
‘Cyrano’ Review: Right Words, Wrong Notes
Peter Dinklage stars as the title character in a musical adaptation of ‘Cyrano de Bergerac.’ → Read More
‘The Automat’ Review: A Documentary Feast
Lisa Hurwitz’s film about the democratic chain of restaurants features a smorgasbord of high-profile interviewees. → Read More
‘Uncharted’ Review: Better Left in Beta
Tom Holland stars in a shambles of a movie based on the videogame series. → Read More
‘Ted K’ Review: Cold Soul of a Killer
Sharlto Copley plays Ted Kaczynski in Tony Stone’s penetrating film about the Unabomber. → Read More
‘Death on the Nile’ Review: Low-Flow Hercule Poirot
The latest version of Agatha Christie’s thriller about a fateful Egyptian cruise founders on the shoals of seriousness. → Read More