Friday, June 11, 2021
Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical presents an uplifting portrait of a Dominican neighborhood in New York where political strife rarely intrudes.
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A new biography enables us to see beneath the intellectual dazzle of the playwright’s work.
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Few actors rise so effortlessly above poor material, but the implausibilities of John Lee Hancock’s film are a challenge for Washington and his co-stars.
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Anthony Lane reviews Rob Marshall’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” starring Emily Blunt, Ben Whishaw, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Emily Mortimer.
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Anthony Lane reviews Bradley Cooper’s remake, starring Lady Gaga, and David Lowery’s genial tale of an elderly bank robber, starring Robert Redford.
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Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review movies currently in theatres, including “The Meyerowitz Stories,” “Only the Brave,” “Wonderstruck,” and “Marshall.”
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Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review films currently in theatres, including “Battle of the Sexes,” “Stronger,” and more.
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Richard Brody and Anthony Lane review films currently in theatres, such as “First They Killed My Father,” “Ex Libris,” “The Unknown Girl,” and more.
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Richard Brody and Anthony Lane recommend movies to see in theatres, including “Detroit,” “Good Time,” “Dunkirk,” and “Whose Streets?”
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The New Yorker’s film critics Anthony Lane and Richard Brody offer quick takes on current theatrical releases, like “Detroit,” “Whose Streets?,” and “Columbus.”
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Richard Brody and Anthony Lane offer quick takes on current theatrical releases, including “Dunkirk,” “Girls Trip,” “Columbus,” “Lady Macbeth,” and more.
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Recommendations on current films, including “Dunkirk,” “Girls Trip,” “Lady Macbeth,” “Person to Person,” and “War for the Planet of the Apes.”
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Richard Brody and Anthony Lane offer quick takes on current theatrical releases, including “Girls Trip,” “Lady Macbeth,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” and “The Big Sick.”
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Boy meets girl, stuck in a traffic jam, and honks at her. Girl gives boy the finger. Boy drives on. Boy meets girl again, in a bar, and brushes past. Girl thinks boy is a jerk. Boy meets gir…
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It would be too much to say that Mike Nichols contained multitudes, but, whatever was going on in there, it must have been a hell of a party. Now that he has died, those of us who never met …
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There was a moment in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” (1990) when Karen (Lorraine Bracco) went to find Henry (Ray Liotta) after he stood her up for dinner. She confronted hi…
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The long and thunderous film of “Les Misérables” arises from the stage musical, which itself was adapted from Victor Hugo’s enormous novel. Yet the story, at heart, is…
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Just another Saturday night at the Seaside Social and Labour Club. Downstairs, men playing pool and snooker, with soccer on a large TV
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