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Focus Features The Delicate and Demanding World of Emma
The director Autumn de Wilde’s precise aesthetic is an ideal match for the rigid social rules of Jane Austen’s classic novel.
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Bettina Strauss/Netflix P.S. I Still Love You and What Comes After the Happy Ending
Netflix’s sequel to its viral hit To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before doesn’t have the magic of the original film. But that’s part of the point.
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Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog Is No Longer Terrifying
The new film about the super-speedy video-game mascot is actually just dull.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures Downhill Remakes a Movie That Was Already Perfect
The film is a faithful rendering of 2014’s Force Majeure—and Will Ferrell doesn’t belong in it.
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Universal The Art of Shooting a Modern Black Romance
In The Photograph, starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, the director Stella Meghie embraces darker lighting and story lines alike.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters No One Knew Why Eminem Was at the Oscars
“Lose Yourself” was not celebrating any anniversary, nor gaining new relevance. But it did pass the time okay.
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Chris Pizzello / AP How Joaquin Phoenix Disrupted Awards Season
The recalcitrant star—who won his first Oscar last night for Joker—turned industry recognition into an opportunity.
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Chris Pizzello / AP The Best Speech of Oscars Night
When Bong Joon Ho accepted the directing trophy for Parasite, his heartfelt remarks flipped a predictable-seeming ceremony into must-see live television.
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Matt Petit / A.M.P.A.S. / Handout via Reuters Parasite Won So Much More Than the Best Picture Oscar
Bong Joon Ho’s drama became the first South Korean film to nab the top prize. But its success as a global phenomenon was cemented long before last night.
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NEON The Lodge Is an Unsettling but Underwhelming Thriller
The new horror film from the creators of Goodnight Mommy features a nightmarish battle of wills between two kids and a mother figure whom they don’t entirely trust.
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Hulton Archive / Getty When Hollywood’s Power Players Were Women
Female writers, directors, and producers were pioneers of the silent-film era—but were pushed out of the industry as its influence grew.
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Claudette Barius / Warner Bros. Entertainment The Long-Overdue Rise of Harley Quinn
The bombastic new film Birds of Prey helps the popular character build her own legacy apart from the Joker.
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Everett Collection Kirk Douglas Was a Movie Star Ahead of His Time
The film legend, who died at age 103, was a bridge between cinema’s fusty beginnings and its more adventurous future.
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Warner Bros. The DC Comics Universe Is Ready for a Rebound
In Birds of Prey, both Harley Quinn and the studio behind her are reckoning with past mistakes.
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Bleecker Street The Assistant and the Messes Women Clean Up
Kitty Green’s new film portrays the cover-up of abusive behavior as both a menial everyday task and a slow process of desensitization.
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Netflix / NEON / CJ Entertainment / Sony ... “And the Oscar Goes to …”: Our 2020 Academy Awards Predictions
Can Parasite triumph over 1917? Will Brad Pitt win his first acting Oscar? Here is The Atlantic’s forecast.
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Bleecker Street The Assistant Is a Subtle Horror Film for the #MeToo Era
The title character of Kitty Green’s new movie works for a man so nebulously threatening that the camera never shows his face.
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Dan McFadden The Particular Urgency of Sundance’s ‘Issue’ Films
With the 2020 presidential election approaching, this year’s festival featured titles that stressed activism through art.
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Neon / Sundance The Most Crowd-Pleasing Films Coming Out of Sundance
Studios are betting on films such as Palm Springs and Minari to earn box-office success as well as critical praise.
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Focus Features The Most Exciting Films at Sundance Were Made by Women
The festival’s showcase of movies by Janicza Bravo, Eliza Hittman, Kirsten Johnson, and others could be a sign of positive change in an industry struggling to diversify.
