Film
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Arts
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Review: Puppets and Power
This quirky classic has been made all the stranger by the decision to turn it into an ill-conceived metaphor about…
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Arts
Is Sight and Sound’s List of 100 Greatest Films Too Tasteful?
To our chief critics, news that “Jeanne Dielman” topped the magazine poll was a welcome jolt. If only there had…
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Business
Sundance Unveils an In-Person Lineup Filled With Stories of Anxiety and Urgency
Veterans like Nicole Holofcener and Ira Sachs and first-timer filmmakers like Randall Park made the cut, as did films about…
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Magazine
In ‘White Lotus,’ Beauty and Truth Are All Mixed Up
This season focuses on the willful delusion of the wealthy — and how easily preyed upon people who evade reality…
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Arts
Best Movies of 2022
Amid endless agonizing over the State of Cinema, the actual releases proved a bounty for film lovers, whether fans of…
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News
Julia Reichert, Documentarian of the Working Class, Dies at 76
She took home, to Ohio, a 2019 Oscar for “American Factory,” and in a long career teaching and making films,…
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Business
Could Theatrical Movies Shut Out Streamers for the Top Oscars?
A year after Apple’s historic best-picture win, the lead categories could be filled entirely by big-screen films. But don’t call…
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World
Israeli Filmmaker’s Critique of Popular Bollywood Film Draws Fierce Backlash
The filmmaker, Nadav Lapid, criticized “The Kashmir Files,” a Hindi-language film that depicts a violent chapter in the restive region…
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Arts
How ‘Black Panther’ Builds Complex Characters From the Politics of Colonization
What ingredients make a hero or a villain? Despite so many film franchises’ attempts at bringing nuance to the dichotomy…
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News
Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89
Jean-Marie Straub, a celebrated filmmaker aligned with the French New Wave who sparked critical debate with films he made with…