The New York Times – Film:
In a fast-paced sci-fi fantasy, infused with epic intentions and starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colman Domingo, the filmmaker brings the rest of us home.
Author: Manohla Dargis
-
‘Underland’ Review: Subterranean Adventurers
The New York Times – Film:
All over the world, voyagers are descending, legally and not, into the lower depths. This documentary offers a frustratingly abbreviated look at three of them.
-
‘Power Ballad’ Review: Hitting All the Wrong Notes
The New York Times – Film:
There are some promising themes in this comedy-drama about an American musician in Dublin, featuring Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd, but the movie never develops them.
-
Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
The New York Times – Film:
The film, from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, explores the tension between religious conservatism and social liberalism. The award closed a festival that felt comparatively muted to many.
-
James Gray Stands Out at a Disappointing Cannes Film Festival
The New York Times – Film:
James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” is among the stronger titles, which also include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “All of a Sudden” and Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland.”
-
The Brothers Who Made Virginia Woolf the Talk of Cannes
The New York Times – Film:
Arie and Chuko Esiri take a team approach to their filmmaking, and the results with their Nigerian-set adaptation “Clarissa” have wowed the festival.
-
At Cannes, the Specter of Hollywood Always Looms Large (Even in Its Absence)
The New York Times – Film:
The lack of big studio movies is apparent in the festival’s quiet start, though the filmmakers James Gray and Jane Schoenbrun have made an impression.
-
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: A Rhapsody in Cerulean
The New York Times – Film:
In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe.
-
‘I Swear’ Review: Surviving and Thriving Against the Odds
The New York Times – Film:
The British actor Robert Aramayo rises above the clichés in a biographical drama about a man living with Tourette’s syndrome.