This staid biopic of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, is less interested in what she did than what she represented.
Category: Movies
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‘Late Night With the Devil’ Review: Selling Your Soul for the Ratings
An occult-obsessed nation is nimbly captured in this found-footage horror film about a late night show gone horribly wrong.
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‘Immaculate’ Review: Sydney Sweeney Is Wide-Eyed but Sly
The actress stars as a fresh-faced nun who, by the end of this erotic thriller-horror mash-up, runs amok in her convent.
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‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Review: Something Weird, Multiplied
This overstuffed entry in the franchise is an eclectic, enjoyable barrage of nonsense.
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M. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor Who Always Stood Out, Dies at 88
His roles in films like “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner” were sometimes big, sometimes small. But he invariably made a strong impression.
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‘Breaking,’ ‘Thanksgiving’ and More Streaming Gems
Crime thrillers, a crackling slasher and a documentary exploration of a rare Beatles failure are among our recommendations for your streaming subscription services this month.
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Jewish Film Professionals Denounce Speech by ‘Zone of Interest’ Director
An open letter condemned remarks critical of Israel that Jonathan Glazer made when he accepted an Oscar for the film, which is about the Holocaust.
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‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’: Still Hard to Forget
Michel Gondry’s surreal love story stunned audiences in 2004, and some of its sentiments are all the more relevant in the social media age.
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David Seidler, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ Dies at 86
He drew on his own painful experiences with a stutter in depicting King George VI’s struggles to overcome his impediment and rally Britain in World War II.
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A Filmmaker Needed a Quiet Place to Write. Where Better Than a Tuscan Villa?
Albert Moya has optimized his apartment, part of a 14th-century estate in the hills of Florence, for work and lounging.