An amateur tribute with millions of views has set off controversies — not about copyright, but about racist texts and the point of fan films to begin with.
Category: Movies
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‘Retribution’ Review: Stay Out of the Car Pool Lane
What mastermind keeps convincing Liam Neeson to make these tough-daddy thrillers?
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‘BS High’ Review: Greed and Football
A saga of high school football players taken advantage of by a dubious start-up is played for entertainment in this flawed documentary.
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The Thrill of Watching a Film That Isn’t Online Anywhere
They are a reminder of the countless histories that don’t exist there — and the work demanded to sustain them.
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Hollywood Studios Disclose Their Offer on Day 113 of Writers Strike
The public disclosure of the Aug. 11 proposal was an unusual step and suggested an attempt to go around union leadership and appeal to rank-and-file members.
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Streaming Movies: ‘Bernie,’ ‘Damsels in Distress’ and More
Atypical star vehicles, ensemble indies, high-powered genre pictures and gripping historical documentaries are among the highlights of this month’s offbeat picks.
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Can a New Genre of Eco-Thrillers Inspire Climate Action?
Fighting the apocalypse is a timeworn movie trope. But in an era of environmental catastrophe, some filmmakers are creating more down-to-earth heroes.
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‘Strays’ Stumbles at Box Office Without Its Stars’ Promotion
The R-rated comedy opened to a fifth place showing this weekend, while the comic book movie “Blue Beetle” came in at No. 1. Both were hurt by the actors’ strike.
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Horror Movies Streaming: ‘Bad Things,’ ‘Zom 100’ and More
Inhospitable ghosts, a kid werewolf and Japanese zombies make up this month’s scary picks.
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Horror Movies and Screenings to End Your Summer With a Thrill
On the big screen, under the stars or in your living room, there are plenty of frights to catch up with before fall’s serious season arrives.
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In Praise of Bad Movie Accents
Even the over-the-top ones, like Uma Thurman’s Southern drawl in “Red, White & Royal Blue,” can be awfully fun.
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‘Scrapper’ Is a Kitchen-Sink Drama, With the Color Turned Up
Charlotte Regan’s debut feature “Scrapper” is part of a lineage of British social-realist films, but its pastel palette and surreal humor resist the genre’s dreariness.