‘The Whale’ Review: Body Issues
Brendan Fraser plays an obese writing instructor reckoning with grief and regret in Darren Aronofsky’s latest film.
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The Most Memorable Fictional Dinner Parties to Inspire Your Own
Things to emulate — or avoid: 24 gatherings in films, plays and books, from an enviably bizarre dog-friendly meal to a nightmarish food fight.
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Is Sight and Sound’s List of 100 Greatest Films Too Tasteful?
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.
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A Cast and Crew’s Commitment to Making ‘Devotion’
The biographical Korean War drama is more about the bonds of friendship than war itself. The film’s director and stars share how they brought the story to life.