Why Nicole Kidman belongs in the pantheon of great actresses
Nicole Kidman. The name conjures many images and associations: the tumble of red curls and pert, blue-eyed face of the star as a young newcomer to the screen; the marriage...
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You can learn a lot about Steve Bannon by watching the films he made
The first and last time I ever saw Stephen K. Bannon was last May at the Cannes Film Festival, where his film "Clinton Cash" was screening for overseas buyers. The...
‘Julieta’ review: Almodovar blends style, substance in perfect mix
Awash in color, feminine psychodrama and heightened emotion, "Julieta" is a classic Pedro Almodovar film, or, more accurately, a classicized version of the Almodovar films his fans have come to...
It’s time to kill the myth of the battle between ‘popular’ movies and ‘Oscar’ movies
Are our moviegoing bubbles as impermeable as our political ones? When the nominations for this year's Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, some observers could be heard decrying yet another...
‘Paterson’ review: Everything depends on a poetic N.J. bus driver
"Paterson" arrives like a warm embrace in the midst of winter, its tenderness and compassion first inspiring the viewer to reach out and hug its characters, then the man who...
Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence and the changing definition of stardom
In "Passengers," Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence play two attractive young adults stranded on a deconstructed gyre of a spaceship, contemplating an uncertain fate as they hurtle into intergalactic parts...
‘Things to Come’ review: Isabelle Huppert stars in parable of liberation, renewed self-worth
In "Things to Come," Isabelle Huppert plays a chic, sophisticated Frenchwoman who must re-examine her life and identity when she is confronted with pivotal setbacks. It is a story that...
‘Elle’ review: Isabelle Huppert refuses to be a victim in Paul Verhoeven’s latest
"Elle" is an elegant, nasty piece of work, the kind of twisty, handsomely produced, nominally erotic thriller that plays almost as a parody of French films that mistake pathological disengagement...
‘American Pastoral’ review: Ewan McGregor’s adaptation compresses, flattens Roth novel
The Scottish actor Ewan McGregor makes a respectable if unimaginative directing debut with "American Pastoral," yet another adaptation of a Philip Roth novel that mistakes a book's plot and characters...
‘Cameraperson’ review: A reverent look at those behind the camera and their subjects
In a season glutted with issue-oriented documentaries about everything from criminal justice to the creation of the universe, Kirsten Johnson's "Cameraperson" feels like both a soothing balm and a wake-up...