Carrie Rickey / TruthdigMay 20, 2016
"Maggie’s Plan" marks Rebecca Miller's rowdy comedic debut, and it's so sharp about modern dating and mating that you could dice an onion with it. "Maggie’s Plan" marks Rebecca Miller's rowdy comedic debut, and it's so sharp about modern dating and mating that you could dice an onion with it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigApr 7, 2016
Richard Linklater uses the Carter-Reagan cusp year of 1980 as a backdrop for his peek into the character-forming college experience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigFeb 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 29, 2016
Update: In the show's home stretch, the political moments seemed to happen with about the same frequency that African-Americans were called onto the Oscar stage as presenters Also: Joe's standing O, DiCaprio's climate-change plea and the 88th Oscars' final wins. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigFeb 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigJan 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigJan 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigDec 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigDec 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigNov 19, 2015
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are beautifully balanced in this love story, but Todd Haynes’ overstylized cinematography is downright distracting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigNov 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigOct 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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