In a short but fast-moving sequence built around a children’s primer, Martin Scorsese lays out all the themes of this terrible true-crime tale.
Category: Movies
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Best Movies and TV Shows Streaming in January: ‘Echo,’ ‘True Detective’ and More
We’ve rounded up of the titles most worth checking out in the coming month, including an adaptation of “The Expatriates” and the return of “True Detective.”
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For Best Picture, Here are 13 Most Likely Contenders
It’s a very competitive year for the top Oscar. With precursor awards like the Golden Globes coming soon, here’s what may make the cut.
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‘The Color Purple’ Tips Its Hat to Classic Black Musicals
The new movie has so many references to Hollywood gems like “Stormy Weather” and early jazz shorts, it can be viewed as a Black film syllabus.
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‘Ferrari’ and ‘The Killer’: 1 Cinematographer, 2 Very Different Looks
Erik Messerschmidt worked with the directors Michael Mann and David Fincher to create cohesive worlds that feel nothing alike.
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‘The Color Purple’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Blitz Bazawule narrates a sequence from the musical, featuring a performance by Taraji P. Henson.
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Watch Taraji P. Henson Sing in ‘The Color Purple’
The director Blitz Bazawule narrates a scene from the musical, featuring the star performing as the dynamo Shug Avery.
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The Stories Behind Emma Stone’s Costumes in ‘Poor Things’
The designer Holly Waddington breaks down how Emma Stone’s Bella Baxter evolves onscreen, from her childish knickers to her cage-like wedding dress.
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America Ferrera and the ‘Barbie’ Monologue We All Talked About
The key moment in the smash hit went through many revisions: “We ended in tears. It ended in laughter, it got big, it got small.”
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Emily Blunt Doesn’t Care if Her ‘Oppenheimer’ Character Is Likable
As the brilliant but flawed Kitty Oppenheimer, the actress plays a woman who had “extraordinary qualities, as well as ones that really let her down as a person.”
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With Tom Wilkinson, Would You Get a Time Bomb or a Warm Hug?
In his performances in “Michael Clayton” and other films, he brought an element of danger and uncertainty that kept us on edge.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s selections include Jean-Luc Godard’s look at the Rolling Stones, an interview with a Holocaust survivor and a behind-the-scenes look at “Sesame Street.”