What Women Want: ‘Suffragette’ Will Pull at Your Heartstrings
Being won over by the honesty and triumph displayed by the women depicted in it is inevitable.
View Article‘Bone Tomahawk’ Is a Violent Mess of a Western
It's the kind of existentialist Old West thriller you might expect from a Quentin Tarantino
View ArticleReed Birney Shines in ‘The Humans’—and ‘Dames at Sea’ Delights
Everything old is new again.
View ArticleIn ‘Burnt,’ Bradley Cooper Proves There’s More Than One Way to Dissect a Pigeon
If food is better than sex, as some folks insist, there is no better proof imaginable than 'Burnt.'
View ArticleIn ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ Sandra Bullock Channels James Carville
A wildly uneven and commercially doomed vehicle for Ms. Bullock.
View Article‘Brooklyn’ Is a Nuanced Take on an Immigrant Caught Between Two Countries
Already one of this year’s darlings on the festival circuit, Brooklyn now arrives on commercial marquees in time for the holiday season.
View ArticleKeira Knightley Tackles the Stage Prematurely in Zola’s Dark ‘Thérèse Raquin’
A drab and bloodless murder.
View ArticleA Roar of Truth: ‘Spotlight’ Finds the Courage and Tenacity in Journalism
The year is not over, but I’ve already seen my favorite film of 2015.
View ArticleTwo Musicals: Only One Worth Seeing
'Allegiance' tells a moving tale of Japanese-American internment, 'On Your Feet!' withers on the dance floor.
View ArticlePaul Bettany’s Shaky But Moving Directorial Debut Takes on Homelessness in...
To his credit, Mr. Bettany does not wrap things up in a happy Hollywood ending.
View ArticleBryan Cranston Channels Blacklisted Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo
A look at the darkest period in movie history.
View ArticleTheater We Dream About But Seldom See
Mark Strong is unforgettable channeling Arthur Miller, while Bruce Willis gives James Caan a run for his money in 'Misery.'
View ArticleCate, Meet Oscar
'Carol,' the lesbian romance adapted from Patricia Highsmith, features an Academy Award-worthy performance by Cate Blanchett.
View ArticleTom Hardy Times Two
The hunky actor plays a pair of identical twins—real-life English gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
View ArticleAnn Hampton Callaway Celebrates Female Songwriters at Feinstein’s/54 Below
She loves being here with you.
View ArticleEddie Redmayne Gives the Performance of the Year in ‘The Danish Girl’
The actor shows an intense compassion for the daunting psychology of gender transition.
View ArticleNicole Kidman and Julia Roberts Tank in ‘Secret in Their Eyes’
It’s not easy to find a movie where two respected Academy Award winners give the worst performances of their careers.
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