Diane Thomas was a waitress when she made headlines for the script sale of what would become a box office smash. But the Cinderella story had a sad ending.
Category: Movies
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‘La Chimera’ Review: A Treasure Trove
In her latest dreamy movie, the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher follows a tomb raider, played by Josh O’Connor, who’s pining for a lost love.
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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Review: Running Out of Steam
The latest in the Warner Bros. Monsterverse franchise shows signs of an anemic imagination.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
Ethan Coen’s survey of a rock ’n’ roll icon, Frederick Wiseman’s take on haute cuisine and a searing portrait of PTSD are this month’s picks.
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‘DogMan’ Review: Crackers for Animals
An electrifying Caleb Landry Jones plays the damaged heart of this oddly wonderful tale of resilience and revenge.
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‘Lousy Carter’ Review: Blackboard Bungle
A college professor gets a grim diagnosis in this comedy from Bob Byington.
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‘The Beautiful Game’ Review: A Different Kind of World Cup
This heart-string-tugging Netflix movie about a homeless soccer team, featuring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward, puts the emphasis on play and uplift.
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‘Asphalt City’ Review: Arbiters of Life and Death
Sean Penn plays a flinty paramedic showing a rookie the ropes in this maddening drama about emergency medical workers in New York.
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‘Wicked Little Letters’ Review: Prim, Proper and Profane
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley elevate a comedy about a weird true tale of defamation and dirty words.
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Steve Buscemi’s ‘The Listener’ Looks at Post-Covid Loneliness
Tessa Thompson’s still and luminous performance makes this post-Covid drama about loneliness, directed by Steve Buscemi, worth watching.
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Rebecca Hall Redefines Stardom
How does an actor carve out a career they want? From indies like “Christine” to blockbusters such as the “Godzilla vs. Kong” movies, Ms. Hall may have cracked the code.
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Rebecca Hall Redefines Stardom
How does an actor carve out a career they want? From indies like “Christine” to blockbusters such as the “Godzilla vs. Kong” movies, Ms. Hall may have cracked the code.