A Film Forum series pays tribute to the 1970s genre that birthed “Superfly” and “Foxy Brown,” but also features lesser-known films that show the genre’s range.
Category: Movies
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‘The Union’ Review: Old Flames and Spy Games
When a mission goes pear-shaped, a covert operative (Halle Berry) turns to a secret weapon: her high school boyfriend (Mark Wahlberg).
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Gena Rowlands Shows Her True Power in ‘A Woman Under the Influence’
In “A Woman Under the Influence,” her gloriously, terrifyingly imperfect Mabel was emblematic of the actress’s work, especially with John Cassavetes.
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‘Red Island’ Review: Madagascar Is Shifting Beneath Their Feet
Robin Campillo relies on the power of suggestion to sketch life in this former French colony, filtering it obliquely through a young white boy’s eyes.
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‘The Good Half’ Review: Only Half Good
Nick Jonas and Brittany Snow play siblings coordinating funeral logistics for their mom in this drama, a cross between “Terms of Endearment” and a Hallmark movie.
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‘The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe’ Review: Humongously Bad
A mix of too much lousy animation and too little wave-riding footage.
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‘Close to You’ Review: Clumsy Overtures of Support
This formless drama featuring Elliot Page as a trans man returning home relies on improvised dialogue.
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‘Caligula: The Ultimate Cut’ Review: The Emperor’s New Clothes
With the belief that a masterpiece lurks within the mangled original 1980 release, Thomas Negovan has patched together a new version (with less skin) from the Penthouse archive.
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Embrace Your Summer Dad Bod. These Movies Show You the Way.
Films have much to say about taking a dad bod on vacation — from cheap laughs to the sartorial glories of Gérard Depardieu.
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‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Go Ahead, Scream (No One Can Hear You)
The seventh installment of the series centers on Rain (Cailee Spaeny), a contract worker in an outer-space mining colony, and her friend Andy (David Jonsson), an android.
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‘Jackpot!’ Review: Dystopia, Hollywood Style
Awkwafina and John Cena star in a fitfully funny near-future comedy with strangely mixed metaphors.
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10 Movies Starring Gena Rowlands, From ‘The Notebook’ to ‘Opening Night’
She delivered vulnerable portraits in movies as varied as “A Woman Under the Influence,” with John Cassavetes, and the drama “The Notebook.”