Mickey is the latest addition to the world of expendable doppelgängers created to perform all sorts of dangerous and unpleasant tasks humans would rather not do.
Category: Movies
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Jonas Mekas, Master of Avant-Garde Film, Shows His Tender Side
Mekas’s diaristic film clips, left behind when he died, fuel a new documentary that renders an intimate portrait of a man who often trafficked in the abstract.
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11 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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5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a new Oscar winner and a feel-good sports movie starring Kevin James.
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‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Review: Watchful Eyes
The heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia.
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‘Picture This’ Review: Five Dates Away From Love
Simone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Pia, a talented photographer in London navigating business pressures with her wish for independence in this vivid rom-com.
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‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Review: An Updated Italian Heroine
Set in Rome after World War I, this black-and-white feminist film directed by (and starring) Paola Cortellesi tells a nuanced story about domestic abuse.
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‘Seven Veils’ Review: Private Anguish in Public View
Atom Egoyan’s latest film, starring Amanda Seyfried as a director of an opera, could only have come from him, in ways both good and bad.
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‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Review: More Than the Usual Nursing Home Horrors
A bully with a baby doll makes life distressing for all.
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‘Rule Breakers’ Review: Afghanistan’s First Robotics Team
Based on a true story, this wholesome movie centers on four girls who make it to a worldwide competition in Washington, despite the odds.
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‘Queen of the Ring’ Review: Fighting for Respect
A waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke.
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‘In the Lost Lands’ Review: A Postapocalyptic Romance
Dave Bautista and Milla Jovovich lack chemistry in this action film, based on a short story by George R.R. Martin.