From angst-ridden military dads to the threat of doomsday cults, this month’s action picks push their heroes to the edge.
Category: Movies
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Movie Stars and Broadway Veterans Share Theater Camp Memories
In honor of “Theater Camp,” a new movie about a fictional sleepaway site, we asked Broadway veterans and movie stars for their favorite camp memories.
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Directors Savanah Leaf and A.V. Rockwell Talk ‘Earth Mama’ and ‘A Thousand and One’
The directors of “Earth Mama” and “A Thousand and One” compare notes on complex portraits of Black motherhood that reject ’90s stereotypes.
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Fran Drescher Takes Center Stage as the Actors’ Union Leader
Fran Drescher, who became a household name for her role on a 1990s sitcom, is now president of the union going on strike.
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What the Hollywood Actors and Writers Strikes Mean for TV and Movies
After two months without new late-night TV shows, viewers are likely to notice the effects of the dual walkouts more broadly within the next couple of months unless agreements are reached quickly.
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What to Know About the Actors’ Strike
Here’s why Hollywood is facing its first industrywide shutdown in more than 60 years, and what it could mean for your favorite shows.
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‘Afire’ Review: His Flaws Are Petty, Pathetic and Funny
Christian Petzold’s new film, about a sour young writer and the woman he desires, generates both cruel comedy and heartbreak.
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‘Final Cut’ Review: A Feeble Rise of the Living Dead
A remake of a Japanese zom-com, this French adaptation about the making of a B-level zombie flick does little to justify its existence.
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Review: Ukrainian City Under Siege
While the Ukrainian city was under siege by Russian forces, a team of journalists recorded the brutal war, resulting in this essential documentary.
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Hollywood Actors’ Strike Looms as SAG-AFTRA Says Contract Talks Collapse
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When Spider-Man Met Jeff Koons
Our critic spots references to Hilma af Klint and Lichtenstein in “Across the Spider-Verse.” Koons, who inspired the film’s creative team, gets top billing with an animated survey (before his work is destroyed).
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In Guatemala, A Collective of Young Artists Finds Family Through Film
The members of the Desobediencia Perfecta film production house did not see themselves reflected on screen. So they decided to create a space to tell stories of their own.