Milestone Films is a small but mighty distribution company dedicated to discovering works that have been lost to history, restoring them and reintroducing them to anyone willing to watch. It has been...
Read moreKehlmann, the author of other reimagined histories like “Measuring the World” and “Tyll” (the latter also translated by Ross Benjamin), bases key scenes on real life: Riefenstahl not only directed this wildly...
Read moreWhen HBO Max debuted in May 2020, subscribers rightfully expected (and got) the formidable catalog of prestige television associated with the HBO brand. But its movie library drew from a much deeper...
Read moreIf you wondered why there’s an asterisk attached to the title of the new movie “Thunderbolts*,” you won’t have to wait any longer to find out.Sure, you could have satisfied your curiosity...
Read moreWim Wenders, the renowned German film director, is nearly 80 years old, as old as the peace in Europe that followed the capitulation of the Nazi regime.“From my childhood onward, I have...
Read moreA writer rethinks queer history through Abraham Lincoln’s political ambitions, but needs a few present-day edits.
Read moreNone of this is new in entertainment. Entranced by the possibilities that camera trickery allows, double (or more) performances have been part of film and TV almost since the dawn of movies....
Read moreWhen the Netflix series “Wednesday” needed a guillotine recently, it did not have to venture far. A North Hollywood prop house called History for Hire had one available, standing more than eight...
Read moreThe Red Guardian never made the varsity squad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that’s more than OK with David Harbour.“Of the people that do love these movies, we are not the...
Read moreEvery month, Netflix adds movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our picks for some of May’s most promising new titles for U.S. subscribers. (Note: Streaming services occasionally change schedules...
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