Joaquin Phoenix is oddly mesmerizing as the French emperor in Ridley Scott’s historical epic charting his rise and ruin.
Category: Movies
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Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
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‘Monster’ Review: Uncovering a Mother-Son Japanese Mystery
This drama from Hirokazu Kore-eda traces a series of events from the perspectives of a single mother, her preteen son and his fifth-grade teacher.
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‘Cypher’ Review: Tierra Whack in a Twisty Music Documentary
A biographical look at the Philadelphia rapper Tierra Whack takes a hard left turn.
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Watch a Thanksgiving Day Tirade in ‘Maestro’
The director Bradley Cooper discusses a one-shot scene involving an argument between conductor Leonard Bernstein (played by Cooper) and his wife (Carey Mulligan).
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‘Maestro’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Bradley Cooper narrates a sequence from the film in which he stars alongside Carey Mulligan.
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Hallmark Christmas Movies Are Falling for Europe
More and more of the cozy Christmas movies on Hallmark and Lifetime are set on the continent. But onscreen, it’s a Europe doused in holiday magic.
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The Strange $55 Million Saga of a Netflix Series You’ll Never See
After suitors flocked to a sci-fi project by Carl Rinsch, director of a single movie, the winner handed over money and control. They’re still fighting.
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‘Maestro’ Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Life of Ecstasy and Agony
As director and star, Bradley Cooper delivers an intimate portrait of the composer and his many private and public selves.
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‘Leo’ Review: Adam Sandler as a Gruff Lizard, Dishing Advice
Adam Sandler plays a gruff old lizard who dishes out advice to fifth graders in this animated comedy.
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‘Genie’ Review: Melissa McCarthy, Granting Unlimited Wishes
Melissa McCarthy grants unlimited magical requests in this holiday fantasy film.
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ Review: Hayao Miyazaki Has a Question for You
The anime filmmaker returns at 82 with the enigmatic tale of a boy growing up amid war and fear, much as the director did.