?Eddington? Review: Once Upon a Time in the Pandemic

Ari Aster returns with a dystopian western farce about a world gone mad that you definitely remember.

?I Know What You Did Last Summer? Review: Nostalgia Is Overrated

This revival of a 1990s horror franchise fumbles its shot.

Why Did the Indie Film Studio A24 Buy an Off Broadway Theater?

The Hollywood upstart has upgraded the Cherry Lane Theater for plays and more. Coming this fall: films chosen by Sofia Coppola, food from Frenchette and the voice of Barbra Streisand.

?Smurfs? Review: Don?t Stop the Music

The lovable blue guys (and one gal) go on a mission to save Papa Smurf in this colorful romp with an impressive voice cast.

?Cloud? Review: Buyer?s Remorse

In this genre-bending thriller, an online reseller?s tale of vengeance becomes a parable of human greed and disconnection.

Christopher Reeve to David Corenswet: The Actors Who Played Superman

There?s more than one way to play the most classic of superheroes. Here?s how six actors have approached the role.

When ?Clueless? Made Movie Fashion History

With grunge reigning in the mid-1990s, the looks of Cher Horowitz and her friends came as a fun shock. The costume designer takes us through her thought process.

How to Watch Hitchcock: 5 Steps to Unlock the Master of Suspense

The director combined camera, sound and perspective techniques to create almost unbearable tension and anxiety for the audience.

How ?Superman? Star David Corenswet Won the Role

The actor has a man-out-of-time quality that makes him surprisingly like his character. But he is hyperaware of the present expectations riding on his performance.

?No Sleep Till? Review: Calm Before the Storm

This gauzy film builds an impression of Floridian malaise by trailing four locals the day before a hurricane.

?Life After? Review: What the End Means

The filmmaker Reid Davenport raises thorny questions about how the option of medically assisted death is presented to disabled people.

?Unicorns? Review: Where Glitter Meets Grit

This movie, directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd, follows Luke and Aysha, who meet by chance at a drag event.

?Finally Dawn? Review: A Night to Remember in Rome

This Italian drama, set in the 1950s and starring Lily James, Willem Dafoe and Joe Keery, sends a star-struck naïf through the looking glass darkly.

Paulette Jiles, 82, Dies; Novelist Evoked the West in ?News of the World?

A poet and memoirist as well, she drew a wide readership with her historical fiction, notably with a post-Civil War tale that was adapted for a movie starring Tom Hanks.

?The Studio? Ties Emmys Record for Most Comedy Nominations in a Season

Past winners like ?Hacks? and ?The Bear? lost some ground this year, making Apple TV+?s Hollywood satire starring Seth Rogen the one to beat.

This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films

Michael Maggart, a high school friend of Anderson?s, has no training or aspirations to be an actor. The director keeps casting him anyway.

When Streaming Won?t Cut It and You Need the DVD

Streaming is dominant for movies and TV shows. But some fans still insist on physical media.

Can ?Superman? Fly Above Today?s Polarized Politics?

The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton ?an immigrant,? thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.

Rebekah Del Rio, Mournful Singer of ?Mulholland Drive? Fame, Dies at 57

Her pivotal role performing a Spanish-language cover of Roy Orbison?s ?Crying? in the 2001 David Lynch movie raised her profile, but her career was marked by misfortune.

Five Action Movies to Stream Now

This month?s picks include desperate fathers, a remorseful MMA fighter and more.

How James Gunn Modeled Superman?s Dog Krypto After His Own Pet

For the furry sidekick, Krypto, in ?Superman,? the director James Gunn found inspiration ? and a physical model ? in his own unruly pet.

9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

Whether you?re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

5 Children?s Movies to Stream Now

This month?s picks include a live-action version of Disney classic and an animated K-pop fantasy musical.

Superman?s Other Secret Weakness? Journalism Ethics.

Writing for The Daily Planet about his heroic alter ego raises thorny issues for Clark Kent. Lois Lane has her conflicts, too.

In ?Apocalypse in the Tropics,? Director Petra Costa Examines Brazil?s Rightward Shift

The director Petra Costa examines a rightward shift in her country by zeroing in on the rise of a televangelist.

?Madea?s Destination Wedding? Review: Hellur, Bahamas

Tyler Perry returns as a series of characters, and this time, the real struggle for the family is boarding a plane.

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