Tag: Movies
‘Great Freedom’: Film Traces Long Shadow of Anti-Gay Law in Germany
BERLIN — A turning point arrives for Viktor and Hans, the central characters in the new film “Great…
‘The Batman’ Review: Who’ll Stop the Wayne?
The darkness in “The Batman” is pervasive and literal. Gotham City in the week after Halloween, when this…
Gérard Depardieu, Friend of Putin, Denounces ‘Fratricidal War’
For the past decade, the French actor Gérard Depardieu has been one of the closest Western celebrities to…
Watch These 13 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in March
‘Interview With the Vampire’ (March 31)Anne Rice’s best-selling, long-running “Vampire Chronicles” finally made it to the silver screen…
Matt Reeves on ‘The Batman’ and Robert Pattinson
So much work still lay ahead. Reeves spent a couple of additional months with his co-writer, Peter Craig…
‘The 2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Small Tales, Big Ideas
With three out of five nominees, Netflix is almost bigfooting this year’s documentary short category, but one of…
Shelf Life: Our Collections and the Passage of Time
Like a lot of other people, I enjoyed Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World,” a young…
The Oscars’ Popularity Crisis
And if ABC is so determined to give comic-book blockbusters a sizable presence on the show, can’t it…
‘Cyrano’ Review: Who Wrote the Book of Love?
Cyrano de Bergerac is a lover and a fighter, but when we first meet him he is indulging…
‘Dog’ Review: Man and Beast Hit the Road
Road comedies that pair an animal and a movie star are a minor genre unto themselves. The best…
First Arabic Film by Netflix Stirs Fierce Morality Debate
CAIRO — In one of the opening scenes, a Lebanese mother confronts her 17-year-old daughter after discovering two…
‘Uncharted’ Review: Steal, Fight, Repeat
At least give Sony credit for recycling. That is the best that can be said for its nitwit…