Category: Movies

How GKids Became the A24 of Animation

The small distributor has outsize influence because it handles Studio Ghibli films in the United States. Its titles have earned 13 Oscar nods.
Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan on ‘Oppenheimer.’

These Oscar nominees for “Oppenheimer” met years ago, but the director had no plans to cast this star then, noting, “I was also a little afraid of you.”
Book Review: “Cocktails With George and Martha” by Philip Gefter

With Burton and Taylor as stars and a writer and director feuding, adapting the scabrous play wasn’t easy. “Cocktails With George and Martha” pours out the details.
Christopher Nolan Wins DGA Award

After four losses, this is the first guild victory for the “Oppenheimer” director. Winners there have won the Academy Award 18 of the last 20 times.
Daisy Ridley Loves Every Single Track of This Stormzy Album

When the star of the film “Sometimes I Think About Dying” listens to “This Is What I Mean,” she says, “I don’t shuffle it, nothing. It’s perfect.”
Un lugar para mi corazón roto

Mi exnovio me inculcó una pasión por el cine. Para sanar, es ahí a donde voy.
Willy Chavarria Tests Boundaries of Gender and Taste in His First Film

In his first foray into filmmaking, Willy Chavarria once more tests the boundaries of representation, gender and taste.
Harmony Korine’s ‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Makes Los Angeles Debut

Critics panned “Aggro Dr1ft,” but the film found its intended audience in a surreal experience at a Los Angeles strip club.
Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include a decades-spanning Chinese drama, a thriller about a teenage immigrant in Canada, an absurdist French crime comedy and more.
Five Black Romantic Movies to Stream

For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
Five Black Romantic Movies to Stream

For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora.
In ‘The Taste of Things,’ the Food Was Prepared by the Actors

“The Taste of Things” didn’t use cooking doubles, but a pro offscreen helped guide the stars. Getting the meals right was everything to the director Tran Anh Hung.