Movie reviews: ’Birdman’, ’The Theory of Everything’ and ’The Woman in Black: Angel of Death’

Famous for playing the role of the superhero Birdman (15A), aging actor Riggan Thomas (Michael Keaton) tries to reinvent himself as a serious artist by directing and starring in a Broadway production of an adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short stories.

Creative differences with his co-stars Mike (Edward Norton) and Lesley (Naomi Watts) complicate matters, however, as does his difficult relationship with his daughter and personal assistant, Sam (Emma Stone). And then there’s the disembodied voice, which sounds a lot like Riggan’s Birdman alter-ego, telling Riggan to forget the artsy-fartsy stuff and go back to doing what the world wants him to be: a superhero.