Arts
What's New on Netflix: Five Blockbusters From November
This November, Netflix dropped a plethora of time-tested films, from family comedies to moody dramas.
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Glenn Close (left) stars as Mamaw and Amy Adams stars as Bev in "Hillbilly Elegy" (2020), directed by Ron Howard.
‘Over The Moon’ Underwhelms
Although directors Glen Keane and John Kars tell a sweet, touching story, "Over the Moon" falls short of the high standards set by competing studios like Disney and Pixar.
Too Bad ‘Wag the Dog’ Isn't Fiction; Or, What It’s Like to Live in 2020
Totally absurd until it isn’t, the 1997 film “Wag the Dog” still manages to feel prescient despite its age and thematic distance from current American politics. In the realest sense possible, we are living in the film’s own world — except dialed up many, many notches.
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Dustin Hoffman stars as Stanley Motss in "Wag the Dog" (1997), directed by Barry Levinson.
‘Da 5 Bloods’ Explores the Possibility of Reparations for Vietnam Vets
Starting the film with excessively violent and authentic footage from the Vietnam War (which lacked a much-needed trigger warning), Lee makes himself clear: He has no desire to glamorize the brutality that millions of people endured.
‘Reply 1988’: Nostalgic K-Dramas and the Art of Looking Back
The year is 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. This is the era of choppy bobs, imported Walkmans, and an insatiable obsession with denim
‘Crisis en la gran ciudad’ — Politics and Punk in the ’80s
Where elsewhere, punk had somewhat moved beyond the idea that it had to be created under and necessitated by political turmoil, the scenes cropping up in Latin America were inextricably linked to the politics of the time.
The Unruly Poetics of Sight
The existential anxiety of the past months have challenged our personal and collective sense of sight.
Ballet’s #MeToo Movement: Power and Abuse in the Industry
When the #MeToo movement began to sweep the world, the ballet industry was rocked with overdue discoveries of abuse.
Amor de lejos amor de pendejos
And in my mother’s eyes: a woman who never learned to hug without checking over the shoulder.
From NYFF: ‘French Exit’ is a Rare Disjunctive Delight
It’s eccentric with a capital “E” and a complete tonal mishmash that shouldn’t work on a conceptual level, but director Azazel Jacobs’ absurdist satire “French Exit” salvages a vibrant, beating heart from the unlikeliest of places.
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Michelle Pfeiffer (left) stars as Frances Price and Lucas Hedges (right) stars as her son Malcolm in "French Exit" (2020), directed by Azazel Jacobs.
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Daniel Day-Lewis stars as the titular president in "Lincoln" (2012), directed by Steven Spielberg.
The Search for a More Perfect Union: Revisiting ‘Lincoln’
Spielberg retells Lincoln's story in a refreshing manner, capturing his life as both a national icon and as a private man. Perhaps in tacit acknowledgement of Lincoln’s historical magnitude, Spielberg's two-and-a-half hour epic covers just the final months of Lincoln’s life and presidency.
'Miller’s Crossing': A Crime Flick Worth The Revisit
The cast of mobsters in the Coen brothers’ 1990 film “Miller’s Crossing” are most certainly human. Unless, of course, being human is a question of “friendship,” “character,” or “ethics,” as one murderous mob boss so daintily puts it.
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Gabriel Byrne stars as Tom Reagan in "Miller's Crossing" (1990), directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
‘Reversal of Fortune’ Turns 30: The Gold Star Standard for Courtroom Drama
“Reversal of Fortune” doesn’t just ask whether Claus killed Sunny; it interrogates how judgments of innocence and guilt are made.
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Jeremy Irons stars as Claus von Bülow in "Reversal of Fortune" (1990), directed by Barbet Schroeder.
Movie Trailer Breakdown: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
If you haven’t read August Wilson’s original play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and were hoping to get a taste of the upcoming movie adaptation while avoiding spoilers, the trailer is a bad place to begin.
Movie Trailer Breakdown: 'Happiest Season'
While holiday-themed romantic comedies are a dime a dozen, “Happiest Season” is the first Christmas rom-com from a major studio to center around a queer couple.
‘The Silence’: An Impressionist Representation of Pandemic Living
In DeLillo’s story, there is but a single moment of realism slipping through the cracks of catastrophe. While our main characters fumble for purpose in a dark world, a lone woman still goes out for her run.
Rebecca Roanhorse’s ‘Black Sun’ Crafts a Innovative Fantasy World of Epic Proportions
“Black Sun” is an electrifying read for fantasy fans to sink their teeth into, and the wait is already unbearable for the next installment in the series.