The director Raine Allen-Miller’s debut feature, “Rye Lane,” is self-assured in a way that recent, by-the-numbers rom-coms from the likes of Netflix have shied away from. Whereas some films make the mistake...
Read more“Where’s the tingle?” might be the grouse come the end of “Spinning Gold,” a drama about Neil Bogart, the music-business impresario who founded Casablanca Records. Nearly every music biopic has a moment...
Read moreThe music is mostly notated, but in a large-scale dual cadenza Chase and Spalding improvise together, remarkably responsive, unified and relaxed, creating a miniature universe of sounds — whispery, earthy, otherworldly-woozy, underwater-translucent,...
Read moreIn “Not Strong Enough” the pumping, echoing production summons the new wave 1980s; one verse mentions singing the Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry.” The trio describes a shaky relationship, with a nod to...
Read moreThe brawl at the beginning of Ursula Meier’s “The Line” makes for a fitting start to a film about damage — the kind that only family can cause.In operatic slow-motion, Margaret (Stéphanie...
Read moreIn the earliest decades of Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy-loving role players often hid their passion for the game. To the dominant culture, they were dweebs, then Satanists, then back to dweebs. Things...
Read moreMen will literally contemplate traveling to Mars instead of going to therapy in “Space Oddity,” directed by Kyra Sedgwick.
Read moreThere’s a sense of quietude one may slip into while viewing this documentary made by Gianfranco Rosi. Perhaps it has to do with the serene demeanor of its subject, Pope Francis, the...
Read moreThe top hired gun in South Korea, Gil Boksoon, never worries about the authorities. Instead, Boksoon (a brutal Jeon Do-yeon), a middle-aged single mother, fears the day her detached 15-year-old daughter, Jae-young...
Read moreAs an R&B singer, producer, dancer, music video director, choreographer and fashion designer, Teyana Taylor is no stranger to the spotlight. She’s known for her sultry singing, sexy dance moves and edgy...
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