Category: Movies

‘Loudmouth’ Review: Portrait of Al Sharpton as a Young Man

The New York Times – Movies:
A stirring new biographical documentary about the Rev. Al Sharpton revisits a racially divided New York City and offers a critique of the news media then and now.
‘Empire of Light’ Review: They Found It at the Movies

The New York Times – Movies:
Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward pursue a bittersweet workplace romance in Sam Mendes’s look back at Britain in the early 1980s.
‘One Fine Morning’ Review: The Moments That Make Up a Rich Life

The New York Times – Movies:
Mia Hansen-Love directs Léa Seydoux in a delicate look at a mother, daughter and lover whose quotidian existence is instantly recognizable yet sublime.
‘2/Duo’ Review: Relationship Rituals

The New York Times – Movies:
This spare Japanese drama from 1997 gets a belated New York release.
‘Nr. 10’ Review: A Strange Joke, Too Dryly Delivered

The New York Times – Movies:
The tenth feature from the Dutch auteur Alex van Warmerdam tracks one man’s strange journey into determining the origins of his birth.
‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?’ Review: Wickedly Talented

The New York Times – Movies:
This Disney+ documentary uses a concert set list as a springboard to chronicle Idina Menzel’s musical achievements.
There’s a Lot of Entertainment Content. Where Do Profits Come From?

The New York Times – Business:
A DealBook task force debated where and how the film, television and theater industries can make money from their productions.
How Streaming Has Rewritten the Script for Movies

The New York Times – Movies:
As a business and a cultural pursuit, Hollywood is in a state of chaos that has been growing year by year.
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Review: Puppets and Power

The New York Times – Movies:
This quirky classic has been made all the stranger by the decision to turn it into an ill-conceived metaphor about fascism.
‘The Whale’ Review: Body Issues

The New York Times – Movies:
Brendan Fraser plays an obese writing instructor reckoning with grief and regret in Darren Aronofsky’s latest film.
The Most Memorable Fictional Dinner Parties to Inspire Your Own

The New York Times – T Magazine:
Things to emulate — or avoid: 24 gatherings in films, plays and books, from an enviably bizarre dog-friendly meal to a nightmarish food fight.
Is Sight and Sound’s List of 100 Greatest Films Too Tasteful?

The New York Times – Movies:
To our chief critics, news that “Jeanne Dielman” topped the magazine poll was a welcome jolt. If only there had been more room for the weird and messy.