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‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ Movie Review: A Peek Inside the Bubble of Wartime Kabul
Mar 3, 2016 As a reporter facing the horrors and absurdities of the Afghanistan War, Tina Fey is reliably funny and at times profound.
Oscars 2016 Review: Chris Rock Pulls Off the Ultimate Balancing Act
Feb 29, 2016 The actor and comedian was tapped to criticize the academy that had hired him, but he walked the tightrope with grace and blistering humor.
Film Review: Hilarious ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Hails and Skewers Hollywood
Feb 5, 2016 The Coen brothers' new movie—a backstage drawing-room Western musical biblical (with a splash of synchronized swimming)—pays tribute to midcentury escapism while dispensing barbs sharp enough to nick both Tinseltown denizens and ordinary folk.
To Make the Oscars More Diverse, Let’s Adopt Football’s Rooney Rule
Jan 30, 2016 Voluntary steps to include more people of color and women should be a priority throughout the entire Hollywood system of moviemaking, from studios’ executive ranks to casting.
Golden Globes: A Contender for Best Comedy
Jan 12, 2016 The scandal-plagued awards show gets a nod for spotting groundbreakers, but the back-scratching nature of the ceremony makes it a little hard to swallow.
The Year in Movies: Superheroines, Superheroes, Singers and Sex
Dec 26, 2015 When it came to the silver screen, 2015 was a curious and contradictory year in many ways. It featured the success of both the legacy franchise and the original script, and it brought together both warrior babes and geriatric macho men.
‘The Big Short’ Film Review: A Morality Play Dressed Up as Modern Farce
Dec 10, 2015 The mortgage and banking crisis of 2007 gets the business in this fast-paced, hilarious and, yes, frightening outline. It's a tale powered by lots of villains and a handful of not-exactly-villains.
‘Carol’ Film Review: The Art Nearly Upstages the Artistry
Nov 19, 2015 Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are beautifully balanced in this love story, but Todd Haynes’ overstylized cinematography is downright distracting.
‘Brooklyn’ Film Review: An Ugly Duckling Soars From New Ground
Nov 6, 2015 Director John Crowley strikes universal chords in this adaptation of a much-praised novel, and Saoirse Ronan paints a remarkable image of transformation as a young Irish woman who finds herself after crossing the Atlantic.
‘Suffragette’ Movie Review: Domestic Terrorist or Proud Feminist?
Oct 22, 2015 The subtlety of Carey Mulligan’s acting is matched by the delicacy of Abi Morgan’s screenplay in this period film about the women's suffrage movement in England. Told through its most vulnerable activists, the story is as timely today as it was a century ago.