The New York Times – Film:
Clever sight gags jazz up this “Downton Abbey” sendup about a bookish aristocrat under pressure to marry her first cousin.
Author: Natalia Winkelman
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: An Electric Portrait of Taipei
The New York Times – Film:
The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan.
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‘Cactus Pears’ Review: Finding Intimacy Amid Grief
The New York Times – Film:
This understated Indian drama follows closeted gay man gingerly initiating a romance with an old friend.
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‘Bunny’ Review: Doing the Right Thing
The New York Times – Film:
Ben Jacobson’s caper set in an East Village tenement hinges on the camaraderie of neighbors and teems with energy.
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‘Sarah’s Oil’ Review: The Little Drilling Rig That Could
The New York Times – Film:
A young Black girl learns that her land allotment is rich with oil in this story that aspires to teach us a lesson about white predation.
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‘Hedda’ Review: Sex, Lies and a Country Estate
The New York Times – Film:
Tessa Thompson plays mind games with her guests in Nia DaCosta’s endlessly surprising adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen production.
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‘Regretting You’ Review: Learning to Forgive and Forget
The New York Times – Film:
A mother (Allison Williams) and daughter (Mckenna Grace) reel from a tragedy while looking for love in all the right places in this formulaic melodrama.
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‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: A Captivating and Charismatic Profile
The New York Times – Film:
Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series balances her esteem for the director with a clear eye toward his struggles.
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‘Roofman’ Review: Robbing McDonald’s, Stealing Hearts
The New York Times – Film:
Channing Tatum plays a spree-robber on the lam in Derek Cianfrance’s movie that can’t decide whether to celebrate his antics or denounce them.