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A Crybaby Year for Men in the Movies
In 2023, male characters pouted elaborately after something they saw as their birthright was put in check.
(The New York Times)
The Tribeca Festival Has a Story to Tell
Documentaries about siblings and baseball are among the slate’s standouts.
(The New York Times)
Mia Hansen-Love and the Hazy Line Where Real Life Ends and Art Begins
The French director translates her experiences into critically lauded dramas like “One Fine Morning,” about her father’s death and her own new love.
(The New York Times)
The Tribeca Festival Returns in Full Bloom
We trawled through the sweeping bill of fare so you can savor the gems.
(The New York Times)
All Together Now for Tribeca Festival’s 20th Anniversary Edition
The event returns in person with a lineup brimming with stories of community.
(The New York Times)
My Favorite Summer Blockbuster
Since we can’t go to the movies, we asked six critics to bring the hits to us
(The New York Times)
This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations?
Critics discuss what many whisper about: that many straight-to-streaming films are just good enough.
(The New York Times)
A.V. Rockwell wants to move people with ‘A Thousand and One’
“This is a story about family,” the filmmaker says of her mother-son drama.
(The Boston Globe)
At Sundance, a spotlight on ‘Eileen’ — and Massachusetts
The film is based on the 2015 debut novel by Newton native Ottessa Moshfegh, who also wrote the screenplay.
(The Boston Globe)
How ‘She Said’ breaks the journalism movie mold
Maria Schrader’s film about the New York Times investigation shines a light on survivors
(The Boston Globe)
Louis C.K. made a Boston movie set in Maine — who’s it for?
‘Fourth of July’ stars comedian Joe List. But this is really about C.K.
(The Boston Globe)
‘Blonde’ is a rare movie with a NC-17 rating. What set it over the edge?
And in the age of streaming, just how meaningful is an MPA rating?
(The Boston Globe)
‘20 Days in Mariupol’ captures the devastating early days of the war in Ukraine
The documentary is constructed out of AP journalist Mstyslav Chernov’s early 2022 footage
(The Boston Globe)
Talking about ‘Women Talking’ with Sarah Polley
The writer-director discusses her latest film, an adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel
(The Boston Globe)
Do Holocaust Stories Belong on Instagram?
Eva Stories wants to tell the Holocaust’s history to the smartphone generation
(Slate)
Notre Dame’s Near-Destruction in ‘Before Sunset’ Is a Comfort and Warning
How true is Ethan Hawke’s legend of Notre Dame’s rescue?
(Slate)
The Horny Movie Review Epidemic
When will we cool it on condoning misogyny in film criticism?
(The Daily Beast)
Yes, Adam Sandler Might Win an Oscar This Year
“Uncut Gems” proves that Adam Sandler has much more left in him
(The Daily Beast)
Hunting Down a Man Who Conned Women Into Marriage
Showtime’s new docuseries “Love Fraud” unravels the pathology of a conman
(The Daily Beast)