The costumes of ‘A Complete Unknown’ are a joy.
Category: Movies
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7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a Malaysian war movie, an underwater plane rescue and a single-location western with gutsy gunfights.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
Picks this month include a Bob Dylan sleeper, a harrowing portrait of Syria, and Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip.
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Robert Eggers Discusses ‘Nosferatu’
The filmmaker discusses his adaptation of this vampire tale, stories of female desire and why putting maggots on Bill Skarsgard was a beautiful idea.
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The Night Bob Dylan Went Electric at the Newport Folk Festival
The climax of “A Complete Unknown” is set during that iconic 1965 performance. Even then, fans knew it was a historic moment.
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Shyam Benegal, Indian Filmmaker Who Explored Social Issues, Dies at 90
He won acclaim from critics and audiences even as the gritty stories he put on the big screen grappled with some of India’s thorniest problems.
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California Economy Feels the Pain of Hollywood Studio Troubles
Film production has failed to bounce back after major strikes last year, and competition from other locales has gotten stiffer.
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‘From Ground Zero’ Review: An Inside View of Gaza
This collection of 22 shorts by Palestinian filmmakers presents on-the-ground accounts of life and death that might otherwise be ignored.
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‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’: Frank Capra’s Two-Fisted Santa
This 1936 comedy, starring Gary Cooper and showing for a week at Film Forum, turns the tables on the period’s metropolitan melodramas.
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‘2073’ Review: Back to the Future
Asif Kapadia’s documentary-fiction hybrid film, starring Samantha Morton, visualizes a dystopian San Francisco.
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‘Santosh’ Review: When Justice Isn’t Just
An Indian widow becomes a police officer in this crime drama that offers searing social critique.