Category: Movies

‘Hot Spot’ Review: A Baffling Dystopia

The New York Times – Movies:
In this Polish feature, an artificial intelligence system rules over a downtrodden population. Trouble arrives, in the form of Rana (Noomi Rapace).
‘The Snare’ Review: Stuck, With No Good Way Out

The New York Times – Movies:
Written and directed by Merlin Camozzi, the film is a potent critique of the tactics used to fight the war on drugs.
‘The Marching Band’ Review: A Different Kind of Music

The New York Times – Movies:
An orchestra director returns to France and bonds with his working-class brother in this feel-good movie.
‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Review: A Charming Escape

The New York Times – Movies:
The director Ben Gregor wastes no time getting us where we want to be: reveling in the fairies and their vibrant world.
‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Review: Bringing Back the Dead

The New York Times – Movies:
The sixth installment of the horror franchise tries to revamp it, but its reputation has declined with each new attempt at jump scares.
‘How to Divorce During the War’ Review: Trouble on the Home Front

The New York Times – Movies:
In this deadpan Lithuanian comedy set in 2022, a couple finds their values are tested amid the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
‘Franz’ Review: A Delirious Kafka Biopic

The New York Times – Movies:
The work by Agnieszka Holland, starring Idan Weiss, explores the writer’s themes of alienation in a fragmented way.
‘It Ends’ Review: On the Road to Nowhere

The New York Times – Movies:
A taut, efficient thriller about four recent graduates on a road trip delivers existential dread.
In ‘The Invite’ and ‘Camp Miasma,’ Sex Comes With a Mentor

The New York Times – Movies:
In films like “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” and “The Invite,” middle-aged sexual gurus are helping younger characters — and audiences — relearn desire.
‘I’ve Hit My Limit’: Some New Yorkers Opt for Fun at Home to Save Money

The New York Times – On the Runway:
When wages are low and activities are pricey, the frugal find new ways of socializing.
Theater Chains Back Paramount-Warner Deal That States Say Will Hurt Them

The New York Times – Business:
America’s three largest movie theater companies have lined up behind David Ellison’s $111 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Hayden Panettiere: A Life in Pictures

The New York Times – Movies:
The actress was a child star who went on to become a fixture of network TV dramas in the 2000s.