This Holocaust drama could have easily passed for a blissful teen romance; instead, it’s an awkwardly rendered portrait of a young Jewish woman in denial.
Category: Movies
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‘Lonesome’ Review: Using Sex, Finding Intimacy
The Australian filmmaker Craig Boreham’s drama credibly depicts characters who feel most comfortable communicating through sex.
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‘Sharper’ Review: The Big Con
The film stars Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore in a baroque but lackluster story of con artists circling a Manhattan billionaire’s fortune.
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‘Unlocked’ Review: A Surveillance Thriller Best Left Offline
A woman experiences paranoia, loss and bodily danger after a serial killer hacks her phone.
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‘Pacifiction’ Review: Trouble in Paradise
Albert Serra’s languorous new film is a dreamy meditation on post-colonial geopolitics.
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‘Devil’s Peak’ Review: The Curse of a Family Name
In this thin drama, Billy Bob Thornton plays a menacing drug kingpin whose son begins to question their way of life.
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‘Hidden Blade’ Review: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Tony Leung stars as a spy chief during a shadowy period in midcentury China, when nationalists, communists and imperialists vied for power and souls.
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Elizabeth Peyton and Taylor Russell on Portraiture and Self-Protection
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the artist and the “Bones and All” actress.
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Raquel Welch’s Enduring Bombshell Status
For better or worse, Raquel Welch was the rare star who maintained her bombshell status, well into her old age.
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Raquel Welch Photos: A Life in Pictures
From cave woman to “Woman of the Year,” Ms. Welch defied expectations.
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Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86
His first film — about two runners, one Christian, one Jewish, who compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics — won four Oscars, including for best picture.
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‘Marlowe’ Review: The Adventures of a Worn-Out Gumshoe
Liam Neeson and Neil Jordan try to breathe new life into Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled hero.