Tag: Movies
When Motherhood Is a Horror Show
“The Baby” is clever to convert this mode into comedy, though the mood soon darkens. At first, Natasha’s…
How Elizabeth Olsen Came Into Her Powers
Elizabeth Olsen is used to waiting in the wings. When she was an acting student at New York…
What to Know Before Seeing ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
It was already challenging enough to keep up with the 27 films and half-dozen Disney+ TV shows in…
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Review: Who’s Mad?
Strange? Madness? Let’s not get carried away.I’m aware that Strange is the gentleman’s surname — his friends call…
In Bid to Boost Peacock, Universal Will Send 3 Movies Straight to Streaming
“What you’ll see with these films is that they are broadly appealing, but also track towards that young,…
In Echo of Soviet Era, Russia’s Movie Theaters Turn to Pirate Screenings
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Hollywood’s biggest studios have stopped releasing movies in Russia, and Netflix has ceased…
Watch These 12 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in May
‘The Devil’s Advocate’ (May 31)This mash-up of Grisham-esque legal thriller and “Rosemary’s Baby”-style occult horror from Taylor Hackford…
It Took Me 40 Years to Watch the Movie ‘Diva.’ It Was Worth the Wait.
For years, my friend Mark has been urging me to see “Diva.” Unless he was severely mistaken, he…
‘Vortex’ Review: A Split Screen and a Shared Fate
In the abstract, maybe — and also in movies like “The Father,” “Still Alice” and “Amour,” a Paris-set…
‘The Survivor’ Review: Clenched Fists
No one is going to mistake “The Survivor” for Sidney Lumet’s “The Pawnbroker,” but this new film from…
‘The Bad Guys’ and the Crossroads Its Author Faced
The Australian author and illustrator Aaron Blabey gave himself an ultimatum in 2014. The father of two, then…
Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard: What We Know
The defamation trial in Virginia between the actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has become a fierce battleground…