“I had been prepared to be awed, intimidated, even terrified,” Ben Brantley writes of meeting the actress in person five years ago.
Category: Movies
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‘Asteroid City’ Review: Wes Anderson and His All-Stars Go Meta
In his latest film, Wes Anderson and his all-stars go meta with a TV show about a theatrical play that, in turn, is about a small town, U.S.A.
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‘Elemental’ Review: In Pixar’s New Movie, Sparks Fly
The latest movie from Disney/Pixar tucks a romantic comedy inside a high-concept premise. It’s smoldering and splashy.
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‘Nobody’s Hero’ Review: Little Desires Everywhere
In this slippery farce, a schlubby coder falls in love with a prostitute and takes in a teenager he suspects is a terrorist.
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‘Menace II Society’ at 30: A Bleak Nightmare Then, a Milestone Now
With a tragic hero at its heart, the Hughes brothers’ debut drama painted nuanced portraits of characters rarely fleshed out in other films.
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Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87
Ms. Jackson was a two-time Oscar winner who walked away from a successful acting career to become a member of the British Parliament, before then returning to the stage.
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‘Extraction 2’ Review: No Escape
Chris Hemsworth returns as an Australian mercenary in this bloated, banal action sequel.
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‘The Blackening’ Review: Race Against a Killer
With more jokes than jump scares, this comedic horror film is as tartly amusing as it is provocative.
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Review: ‘Cadejo Blanco’ Goes Inside the World of Guatemalan Gangs
In this film a young woman searching for her missing sister infiltrates a gang, but the focus is diffuse and the promised thriller never materializes.
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‘Happer’s Comet’ Review: Live by Night
The writer-director Tyler Taormina shot this highly experimental feature, which mostly takes place after dark, during the most restrictive phase of the pandemic.
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‘Maggie Moore(s)’ Review: Body Trouble
Tina Fey and Jon Hamm fail to invigorate this listless murder mystery about two victims who shared the same name.
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‘Maggie Moore(s)’ Review: Body Trouble
Tina Fey and Jon Hamm fail to invigorate this listless murder mystery about two victims who shared the same name.