The opening of “The Mastermind” drops the audience into a sleepy regional art museum and offers us the joy of watching Josh O’Connor case the joint and lift a small figurine — aided and abetted by the ...

Jauntier than any of Kelly Reichardt's previous work, "The Mastermind" packs an ironic punch. That the title need not be taken literally becomes clear right from the start, of course; that the film's ...

“The Mastermind” is anything but. The titular character of director Kelly Reichardt’s film, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), is bored or repelled by the life he’s expected to lead, so he steals art instead.