A gorgeously intimate debut feature explores the lives of Chinese immigrants in a massage parlor in Queens.
Category: Movies
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‘April’ Review: A Doctor’s Dilemma
In this, her second feature, the Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili takes on the risks faced by an obstetrician who performs kitchen-table abortions.
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‘The Accountant 2’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Revenge of the Killer Nerd
Affleck returns as a brilliant C.P.A. who moonlights as a mysterious, gun-toting fixer and gets help from his little bro, played by Jon Bernthal.
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Dea Kulumbegashvili’s ‘April’ Wont Be Shown in Georgia
The director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s new movie, “April,” shines a light on the complicated situation for women seeking abortions in Georgia.
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‘Conclave’ Streaming Numbers Jump After Pope Francis’s Death
Experts said that the 2024 film accurately portrayed the papal selection process.
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Death, Taxes and Ben Affleck: ‘The Accountant’ Gets a Sequel
The director and the writer of the surprisingly successful “Accountant” franchise join Affleck to discuss its origins, getting ahead in Hollywood and learning to line dance.
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An Ode to the Blues’ Many Guises, Inspired by ‘Sinners’
Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.
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How Ozu Created His Own Cinematic Language
The greatest filmmaker of postwar Japan found a new way to show life onscreen.
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Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?
How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures.
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Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said using the technology wouldn’t disqualify a movie. But it also said that it favored films with more human involvement.
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‘Sinners’ Is a Box Office Success (With a Big Asterisk)
Ryan Coogler’s original horror film was expected to sell a strong $40 million-plus in tickets over the weekend. But its profitability remains a long way off.