Cannes Can't Decide How to Feel About Marion Cotillard's Prostitution Drama
The Immigrant, James Gray's melodrama set in 1920s New York, is finally here—and it's either his magnum opus or a half-baked bore.
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The Immigrant, James Gray's melodrama set in 1920s New York, is finally here—and it's either his magnum opus or a half-baked bore.
ATTN film execs contemplating franchising funny films: Don't. Ever. Please.
The early movies run together in a blur of shiny metal, but in recent years, director Justin Lin has polished the franchise into something inventive and genuinely thrilling.
It's the best installment in Richard Linklater's romantic trilogy because it's the wisest.
Abdellatif Kechiche's film about young female lovers beautifully explores the effects class and upbringing have on romance. Plus: Alexander Payne's new road-trip film is a success.
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Criterion's "Three Reasons" videos distill iconic films into a trio of defining characteristics.
Only God Forgives has received impassioned reviews from both ends of the critical spectrum. Plus: Director Lynne Ramsay shares details from inside the festival's jury room.
Sure, it questions the War on Terror, but J.J. Abrams's politically charged blockbuster sides with the 43rd president when it comes to leadership styles.
Michael Douglas plays Liberace and Matt Damon plays his longtime lover in Behind the Candelabra, which lives up to its buzz.
The brooding Sherlock star and Star Trek Into Darkness villain has a beloved, lesser-known side project: a radio sitcom in which he's—surprise!—magnificently funny.
Inside Llewyn Davis chronicles a '60s folk singer using biting humor—and great tunes.
Among the Cannes Film Festival's highlights thus far have been The Bling Ring and Jeune et jolie, two films about bored adolescents dabbling in criminal activity.
As before, the cast is lively, the plot ridiculous, and the action nearly nonstop.
Noah Baumbach's film about a kind-hearted but directionless 27-year-old woman has warmth, humor, and witty dialogue—without the obligatory kiss at the end.
Critics have noted that the world's most prestigious film festival will spotlight an outsize number of movies from its host country—as well, of course, as from the U.S.
It's not that Gatsby can't be filmed. It's that it can't be filmed by this Hollywood.
The Jackie Robinson biopic paints the Pittsburgh franchise as a laughingstock and a home to bigoted players—without much basis in historical fact.
Tobey Maguire plays Nick Carraway as guileless heterosexual—but in the novel, his sexuality's ambiguous, and he's linked to Gatsby & co. by their shared need for deception.
Baz Luhrmann's adaptation is just the latest example of his tragic attraction to tragedy.
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