Nearly a century ago, this Marion Davies silent comedy anticipated showbiz send-ups from ‘The Player’ to ‘Babylon.’
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In 2010, Boston Globe film critic Janice Page described Diane Lane as “the closest thing we have today to Grace Kelly, with a chaser of Pat Benatar.” This may have seemed like a left-field comparison for Lane’s 21st-century renaissance as a leading lady. With her throaty voice and the mischievous twinkle in her eye, she […]
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She slashes, she slays, she … sings? On ‘M3GAN’ and a musical moment that is more than just another “WTF” head-scratcher.
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This loose and engaging Eugene O’Neill adaptation from John Ford (in the middle of one of cinema’s great hot streaks) was the playwright’s own favorite film take on his work.
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Killer doll movies get a freaky, futuristic new face with this wild — and wildly fun — horror comedy.
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The latest collaboration between director Scott Cooper and actor Christina Bale is a moody and mostly effective Gothic thriller.
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The stories of Alexandre Dumas make for reliably enjoyable cinema, and this 2002 adaptation is a lazy afternoon’s delight.
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When Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the 1975 Broadway show was released 20 years ago, it helped pave the way for a new generation of big-budget movie musicals.
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With Noah Baumbach’s long-awaited adaptation of “White Noise” out now, we look back on the handful of underseen films from the mind of Don DeLillo.
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Our editor-in-chief and contributors share their favorite films and actors of the year, along with some thoughts about the current state of the art.
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Director Sarah Polley evokes empathy and wonder with this spare, dialogue-driven drama filled with rich performances from its ensemble.
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Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s sprawling, brainy novel is ambitious, messy, and kind of brilliant.
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