The New York Times – Film:
Park Chan-wook’s latest, about a forlorn detective falling for his beautiful suspect, is an exuberant, destabilizing take on a classic film noir setup.
Author: Manohla Dargis
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‘Till’ Review: He Was Someone’s Son, Too
The New York Times – Film:
Chinonye Chukwu’s new film reminds us that before his gruesome murder galvanized a civil rights movement, Emmett Till was a 14-year-old boy with a doting mother.
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‘Pretty Problems’ Review: A Getaway Goes Quirky
The New York Times – Film:
A woman spends a weekend with some wealthy new acquaintances and discovers something (though not nearly enough) about herself.
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‘Amsterdam’ Review: A Madcap Mystery With Many Whirring Parts
The New York Times – Film:
Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington lead a crowded cast of zanies in David O. Russell’s latest screwball outing.
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In 60th Year, New York Film Festival Stays True to Its Mission
The New York Times – Film:
Standouts like “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” and “Descendant” are still on tap in the second half of this marathon of cinematic art.
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‘Blonde’ Review: Exploiting Marilyn Monroe for Old Times’ Sake
The New York Times – Film:
She was an actress of uncommon talent. But once again a director is more interested in examining her body (literally, in this case) than getting inside her mind.
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‘Petrov’s Flu’ Review: Roaming a Grim, Rowdy Underworld
The New York Times – Film:
In this fever dream of a movie by Kirill Serebrennikov, a Russian man wanders a wild urban landscape that he regularly hallucinates his way out of.
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Review: Burning Down the Dollhouse
The New York Times – Film:
Florence Pugh plays a seemingly happy housewife whose world starts to crack apart in Olivia Wilde’s wobbly feminist gothic.
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In Toronto, Films by Women About Women, but That’s Where the Similarities End
The New York Times – Film:
The Toronto International Film Festival returns to business mostly as usual with throngs of excited attendees and some of the year’s most anticipated new movies.