Tag: Movies
How Jonathan Larson Taught Me to Become a Better Critic
I watched “Tick, Tick … Boom!,” Netflix’s film adaptation of the Jonathan Larson musical, four and a half…
Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall to Host the Oscars
The Oscars, seeking cultural relevance again after last year’s ceremony hit record low ratings, have a host again.…
‘KIMI’ Review: Sure She’s Paranoid, but Something Really Is Out There
Soderbergh rapidly plots the coordinates of Angela’s life, seamlessly in sync with Kravitz’s precise, sensitively controlled performance and…
Here’s How Each Best-Picture Nominee Could Win an Oscar
But significant year-end support from critics’ groups helped “Drive My Car” crash the Oscar race, where it claimed…
Oscars 2022 Nominations: The Complete List
With two Academy Award bellwethers either postponed (as was the case with the Critics Choice Awards) or diminished…
John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, when film production came to a halt…
‘Jackass’ Stars Tell Us Their All-Time Favorite Stunts
“I was pretty much doubled over laughing the whole time this was going on,” Tremaine, the director, said…
‘The Worst Person in the World’ Review: Oslo, Her Way
Who does Julie think she is?It’s certainly a question that can be asked in the usual rhetorical, judgmental…
‘Jackass Forever’ Review: A Visit From the Goon Squad
The Jackass guys have gotten older but, thankfully, their maturity levels have stayed the same. Over 22 years,…
Jennifer Lopez on ‘Marry Me,’ Fame and Ben Affleck
LOS ANGELES — Of course the fireplace is lit at Jennifer Lopez’s house. It’s a rainy day just…
‘The Exiles’ and ‘Nanny’ Win Top Prizes at Sundance
The horror/drama “Nanny” from the first-time feature filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu nabbed the U.S. Grand Jury prize at this…
Sundance Film Festival: ‘Nanny’ Leads a Parade of Scares
When a character took a severed human leg out of a fridge in the horror movie “Fresh,” I…