At a time when A.I.-generated anything sends many of us into a panic, this stop-motion tale from Aardman Animations (“Chicken Run,” “Shaun the Sheep Movie”) hits the spot. It’s been almost two...
Read moreWe’re conditioned to think of nature documentaries as educational — probably because we watch them in school — but I think they’re more properly understood as generators of awe. You can’t easily...
Read moreHi, everyone. My name is Halina Reijn and I am the writer-director of “Babygirl.” So the story of this movie is about a woman who seems to have it all: beautiful family,...
Read moreWhen a former member of an elite tactical unit swoops in on the enemy in this Netflix film, the effect is more ridiculous than climactic — our hero’s on a dorky paraglider,...
Read moreThe globe-trotting caper “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” a sequel to the schlocky 2018 action film, is a convoluted movie bolstered by entertaining set pieces.In “Pantera,” Los Angeles sheriff Big Nick (Gerard...
Read moreJanuary is typically a celebratory time in Hollywood, with A-listers attending awards ceremonies like the Golden Globes while campaigning for Oscar nominations. But as fires continue to ravage Los Angeles, one call...
Read more“‘Darknoon’ has always been there,” confides 17-year-old Apolline (Lila Gueneau) as “Eat the Night” opens. She’s talking about the video game that she and her older brother, Pablo (Théo Cholbi), a small-time...
Read more‘Grandiloquent’Through Feb. 8 at Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street, Manhattan; lortel.org.Wordplay can be fun, funny, even punny. But Gary Gulman takes it to another level with an acuity that few other...
Read moreThe trailer for Netflix’s ultraviolent series “American Primeval” promises to show “America like never before.” But as fans of frontier stories know, there’s really nothing new under the Western sun.The series, which...
Read moreThe Italian director Tommaso Santambrogio shot “Oceans Are the Real Continents” in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, with a cast of nonactors playing like-named characters they had a hand in shaping....
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