‘Étoile’ review: Details and dialogue drive a ballet-world comedy
Near the start of the fifth episode of “Étoile,” a highly enjoyable series premiering Thursday on Prime Video, Jack McMillan (Luke Kirby), executive director of…
How accurate is movie Conclave and what was Catholic Church’s review of it
Following the news of the death of Pope Francis had died, the Vatican will soon select the new leader of the Catholic Church - but…
‘Atavists’ review: SoCal residents navigate the post-pandemic era
Book Review Atavists: Stories By Lydia MilletW.W. Norton & Co.: 240 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
‘The Shrouds’ review: Cronenberg returns, sleek and obsessed with death
Taking in a new David Cronenberg film occasionally evokes the strangeness of a beloved cat bringing a fresh kill to your door: It’s somehow unsettling…
‘Art for Everybody’ review: Exposing ‘Painter of Light’ Kinkade’s dark side
If you think you’ve never seen a painting by Thomas Kinkade, think again. The late artist, who is said to have sold more canvases than…
‘The Teacher’ review: Palestinian educator becomes a beacon of dignity
During a seemingly normal school day, Basem (Saleh Bakri), a dedicated West Bank educator with hypnotizing eyes, encourages his student Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) to get…
‘The Wedding Banquet’ review: Four-way reboot has more plot than heart
Gay marriage was illegal when Ang Lee released 1993’s “The Wedding Banquet,” a New York-set romantic dramedy about a queer Taiwanese man, his white male…
Spain delivers scathing review of ‘certain type’ of British tourists
In a recent series rounding up European sentiment about tourists from across the globe, British tourists received sharp-tongued reviews from Spaniards for excessive drinking and…
‘Gazer’ review: Witnessing a crime in an industrious thriller
A small, hunched New Jersey woman named Frankie with intense eyes and a severe pixie cut is the central protagonist of the low-budget mystery “Gazer,”…
‘Sacramento’ review: Reuniting, awkwardly, on a road trip
From the “Road to” series through buddy action movies and bromances, male friendship as comic fodder has been a constant pull, one that has increasingly…
'The Amateur,' starring Rami Malek, looks the part but can't execute the mission
As spy thrillers go, this one is suspense-free and generic, wasting a decent cast that includes Jon Bernthal, Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Brosnahan. Source link
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ review: Jon Hamm returns as a man in crisis
In “Your Friends and Neighbors,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, Jon Hamm plays Andrew Cooper, called Coop, a well-paid, well-placed hedge fund trader who is…
Oodie pyjama review: I tried these cooling PJs and they kept me cool on the hottest night of the year
AS the nights grow warmer, I've been presented with the perfect opportunity to ditch heavy winter pyjamas for something cooler, lighter and more stylish. Australian-born brand…
The Amateur film review: This tense spy thriller is action-packed but lacks originality
THE AMATEUR(12A) 123mins ★★★☆☆4Malek appears somewhat out of his element in this roleCredit: APAFTER losing wife Sarah in a devastating terrorist attack in London, introverted…
‘North of North’ review: A sunny comedy set in an icy locale
Set in Canada’s northernmost territory among the Indigenous Inuit people, “North by North,” premiering Thursday on Netflix, is a charming small town comedy, with —…
Review: Bruce Nauman’s pensive Conceptual art from the 1970s seems timely again
Out in the back garden of Marian Goodman Gallery in Hollywood, a solid steel square, four feet wide and four inches thick, sits on the…
A quiet couple connects in the shadows of war and national trauma in 'Việt and Nam'
Directed by Trương Minh Quý, the movie isn't your typical queer drama but rather, a more ambitious statement about divisions that are both public and…
‘The Luckiest Man in America’ review: Outwitting a game show
“The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win more than $110,000…
‘Freaky Tales’ review: A Reagan-era Oakland comes to life
“Freaky Tales,” a choppy curio from the writing-directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (“Half Nelson,” “Captain Marvel”), is an ode to the Bay…
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for…