Celebrity Life
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Is Proof That Some Franchises Deserve to Die
Rather than providing the salutary effects of recharging your tired brain, 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' saps your will to live.
Andy Señor Jr. on the ‘Cuban Conversation’ Behind His ‘Revolution Rent’ Documentary
The actor and director talks about his family and the power of theater to change lives
In Netflix’s Tender and Exhilarating Skater Girl, a Shy Indian Teenager Takes Flight on a Board with Wheels
Writer-director Manjari Makijany's debut feature, streaming on Netflix, sees a girl in an Indian village find new possibilities in the form of a skateboard
In the Heights Is a Love Letter to a New York City Neighborhood, Led by a Charismatic Star
The appeal of its basic summer-in-the-city vibe apart, In the Heights is an affirmation of all the best things about city life
If TV Is the New Film, We Need More Shows Like Lupin
With its slick visuals, dazzling action scenes and charismatic star, this French-language crime drama is reminiscent of the best stylish, heart-pounding heist movies
Documentary All Light, Everywhere Examines the Limits of Police Body Cameras—and Our Own Perceptions
Theo Anthony’s inquisitive and ambitious documentary instructs viewers to proceed with caution in interpreting anything we see
Stephen King Adaptation Lisey’s Story Is Mawkish, Dull and Too Long by Half
Technical competence can't save a skeletal plot held together by pseudo-psychology or a script pocked with bad lines
Pose Was More Than Just a TV Show. It Changed the Culture, Onscreen and Off
Pose placed several very different Black and Latinx trans characters—all played by trans actors—at the center of its story, obliterating the binary of “positive” vs. “negative” representation
Peacock’s All-Girl Muslim Punk Band Comedy We Are Lady Parts Is a Rockin’ Good Time
It’s possible to tell a culturally specific story without reducing the experiences of so many discrete characters to a constant confrontation with politicized adversity
Peacock’s All-Girl Muslim Punk Band Comedy We Are Lady Parts Is a Rockin’ Good Time
It’s possible to tell a culturally specific story without reducing the experiences of so many discrete characters to a constant confrontation with politicized adversity
Peacock’s All-Girl Muslim Punk Band Comedy We Are Lady Parts Is a Rockin’ Good Time
It’s possible to tell a culturally specific story without reducing the experiences of so many discrete characters to a constant confrontation with politicized adversity
In the Noirish Modern Fairytale Undine, a Mermaid and a Man Find Happiness—for Now
Christian Petzold’s film is a moody reimagining of the myth of the same name, in which a mermaid strikes a bargain with the man she loves