

Lisa Kennedy
Posts

‘Chevalier’ Review: A Black Virtuoso Rocks the Court of Marie Antoinette
A new movie about Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-George, may owe as much to “Bridgerton” as it does the history books.

‘Personality Crisis: One Night Only’ Review: New York Droll
David Johansen, once the lead singer for the New York Dolls, proves a first-rate raconteur in this documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi.

‘Alan Pakula: Going for Truth’ Review: A Hollywood Memorial for a Friend
A heartfelt documentary about the director of such celebrated films as “All the President’s Men” has the feel of an A-list memorial service.

‘Spinning Gold’ Review: For the Records
A son’s tribute to the Casablanca Records impresario Neil Bogart gives short shrift to the art and the artists.

‘The Worst Ones’ Review: The Gazes of Children
In their feature, the directors Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret build a provocative critique of filmmaking practices.

‘Drylongso’ Review: Extraordinary
Cauleen Smith’s 1998 movie, set in Oakland in the mid-90s, remains a vivid and prescient feature debut.

‘Rewind & Play’ Review: Thelonious Monk Dazzles Even When an Interview Falls Flat
Alain Gomis’s documentary uses rushes from a 1969 French TV interview to make a smart indictment of music industry bias and offer viewers a subtle...

‘Rewind & Play’ Review: Thelonious Monk Dazzles Even When an Interview Falls Flat
Alain Gomis’s documentary uses rushes from a 1969 French TV interview to make a smart indictment of music industry bias and offer viewers a subtle...

‘The First Fallen’ Review: A Remembrance of Those Passed
A director crafts an elegiac tribute set during the dawn of the AIDS crisis in Brazil.

‘A Lot of Nothing’ Review: The Cop Next Door
Mo McRae’s feature debut, about a well-off Black couple and their white neighbor, is more of a trauma drama than a satirical thriller.