The New York Times – Film:
In her compelling documentary, “Black Zombie,” the director Maya Annik Bedward explores the dark history of an undead genre.
Author: Lisa Kennedy
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‘Mayday’ Review: Frenemies, a Cold War Story
The New York Times – Film:
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh keep this “Top Gun”-inspired action comedy aloft.
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‘The Marching Band’ Review: A Different Kind of Music
The New York Times – Film:
An orchestra director returns to France and bonds with his working-class brother in this feel-good movie.
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‘Julian’ Review: Getting Married in 22 Countries
The New York Times – Film:
Cato Kusters’ feature debut recounts the abbreviated love story of the Belgian artist Fleur Pierets and her wife, Julian Boom, as they fight for gay rights abroad.
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‘Jimmy’ Review: Inhabiting the World of a Young James Baldwin
The New York Times – Film:
The director Yashaddai Owens took his Bolex film camera to Istanbul and Paris to show glimpses of the gifted author before he became a literary quasar.
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‘They Fight’ Review: It Might Have Been a Contender
The New York Times – Film:
This real-life inspired boxing drama has muscular ambitions, but too little finesse.
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‘Night Nurse’ Review: An After-Hours, Erotic Con
The New York Times – Film:
In this thriller, a phone scam is being run out of an elder care facility. Eleni, a skittish but observant nurse, quickly becomes enmeshed with two others in the grift.
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‘Strung’ Review: A Tease of a Thriller
The New York Times – Film:
Chloe Bailey, Lynn Whitfield and Lucien Laviscount have delivered more of a camp classic than a taut psychological film.