Category: Movies

‘What We Do Next’ Review: A Political Morality Play

The New York Times – Movies:
In this three-person chamber drama, an ex-convict, a politician and a white-collar defense engage in tense conversations while pursuing their individual goals.
‘Creed III’ Review: A Franchise Finds New Fertile Ground

The New York Times – Movies:
In his tender and gruff directorial debut, Michael B. Jordan again takes the lead, this time alongside Jonathan Majors as a childhood friend who has reappeared.
France’s Fault Lines Are Exposed in an American Film Showcase

The New York Times – Movies:
The selections in Rendez-Vous With French Cinema at Lincoln Center explore hard truths about the nation in the years since the 2015 terrorist attacks.
‘La Civil’ Review: A Mother’s Desperation

The New York Times – Movies:
The violence of Mexico’s drug cartels is the backdrop for Teodora Ana Mihai’s first dramatic feature.
‘The Forger’ Review: Hiding in Plain Sight

The New York Times – Movies:
This German drama follows a young Jewish man in early 1940s Berlin who survives by falsifying passports and concealing his identity in public.
Growing a Generation of Movie-Loving Global Citizens

The New York Times – Movies:
The selections at this year’s New York International Children’s Film Festival blend fantastical elements with serious real-world themes.
‘The Year Between’ Review: An Easygoing Breakdown

The New York Times – Movies:
In this warm dramedy, a family works together to create a stable routine after their college-age daughter is diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ Review: The Getaway Car Is Stuck on Cruise

The New York Times – Movies:
Guy Ritchie’s latest action-comedy puts Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza in the middle of a rote heist story.
‘Blueback’ Review: A Heart for the Ocean

The New York Times – Movies:
Mia Wasikowska stars in this mournful, stodgy drama about the emotional cost of protecting the planet from its most rapacious predator: the land developer.
‘A Little White Lie’ Review: The Not-So-Great Pretender

The New York Times – Movies:
Michael Shannon plays a handyman who impersonates a famous writer in this grievously unfunny comedy.
Why Willem Dafoe Can’t Slow Down

The New York Times – T Magazine:
For nearly 50 years, the actor has made himself go toward places other artists hardly ever seek.
Asian Oscar Nominees Reflect on Their Work in a Record-Setting Year

The New York Times – Movies:
It was a record year for actors, but directors, musicians and other artists of Asian descent are also up for statuettes. We asked many of the contenders to reflect on their work.