In this bitterly-funny mockumentary set at a drama institute, the actors feel their characters in their bones.
Category: Movies
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‘The Miracle Club’ Review: A Pleasant Pilgrimage
Set in 1967 Dublin, this mild-mannered comedy explores grief and grievances with an ensemble that includes Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney.
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‘Black Ice’ Review: A Troubled Hockey History
The Canadian filmmaker Hubert Davis amplifies the voices of hockey players of color and reveals the sport’s lesser-known pioneers in this smart, sensitive documentary.
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‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Review: Blind Faith
The blindfolds are back in this companion movie to Susanne Bier’s 2018 original as a traumatized man finds horrifying purpose in mass slaughter.
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‘Gray Matter’ Review: Unusual Abilities, the Usual Plot Possibilities
Things don’t go well when a teenage girl with mental superpowers ends up at a secret facility in this Max movie entirely devoid of suspense or character.
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‘Two Tickets to Greece’ Review: Advisory Travel
Former middle-school friends with clashing temperaments take an Aegean excursion in this contrived French fluff.
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Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on Playing ‘Barbie’ and Ken
How do you make dolls with a thorny history into modern movie characters? Run toward the complexity, say the star-producer and her castmate.
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‘Earth Mama’ Review: Savanah Leaf’s Intimate Debut
In Savanah Leaf’s moving, intimate feature debut, a pregnant woman tries to regain custody of her two children in foster care.
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Hollywood Shutdown Looms as SAG-AFTRA Says Contract Talks Collapse
SAG-AFTRA, representing 160,000 television and movie actors, could strike as soon as Thursday, joining screenwriters who have been picketing for over 70 days.
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Tubi Is Streaming Thrilling Films by New Black Directors for Free
In genre films like “Cinnamon” and “Murder City,” new voices are delivering genuine thrills with a loose energy and a generous sense of drama.
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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Fans Are Ready for Their Double Feature
Some of the moviegoers planning on a “Barbenheimer” — seeing both on the same day — are relishing the incongruous subject matter of the two new releases.
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‘Sound of Freedom’ Review: In the Land of Child Traffickers
Starring Jim Caviezel, this movie tells a story of child trafficking and the people combating it. But its muted tone ultimately undercuts its solemn sense of mission.