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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The Hollow Trickery of “The Wizard of the Kremlin” by Richard Brody

Olivier Assayas’s adaptation of a novel about a fictionalized adviser to Vladimir Putin reduces politics to personalities and atrocities to anecdotes.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded by Richard Brody

Newly released archival live performances by Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson, and Cecil Taylor illuminate their legacies and the art form at large.

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Friday, March 27, 2026

In "Yes," an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality by Richard Brody

Nadav Lapid's furiously satirical drama, about a musician's willful complicity in a war he reviles, tells a vast story of personal and national degradation.

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Monday, December 22, 2025

"Father Mother Sister Brother" Explores the Mysteries of Family Life by Richard Brody

Jim Jarmusch's three-part drama, set in New Jersey, Dublin, and Paris, casts such notables as Adam Driver and Cate Blanchett in wry, ironic probes of grown children's relationships with thei…

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

"Peter Hujar's Day" Gives the Past a New Life by Richard Brody

Ira Sachs's film, starring Ben Whishaw as the renowned photographer and Rebecca Hall as his interviewer, is a personal memorial for the protagonist and his milieu.

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Nia DaCosta's "Hedda" Shoots Straight by Richard Brody

This compelling adaptation of Ibsen's classic play, starring Tessa Thompson and moving the action to nineteen-fifties England, expands and arguably deepens the original.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Kelly Reichardt's "The Mastermind" Reinvents the Heist Movie by Richard Brody

This action drama, set in 1970 and starring Josh O'Connor, brings political conflict and existential comedy into the finely observed details of crime and escape.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

"Once Upon a Time in Harlem" Is a Film for the Ages by Richard Brody

William Greaves's great historical documentary, centered on a 1972 reunion of Harlem Renaissance luminaries, is still awaiting completion.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

"Honey Don't!" Revives the Spirit of the Coen Brothers' Movies by Richard Brody

Ethan Coen, working with his wife, Tricia Cooke, endows this neo-noir comedy, about a lesbian detective, with dazzle but little more.

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Roman Polanski's Self-Centered "An Officer and a Spy" by Richard Brody

This historical drama, about efforts to clear the wrongly convicted French captain Alfred Dreyfus, brings to mind the director's own legal troubles.

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

In Defense of the Traditional Review by Richard Brody

Far from being a journalistic relic, as suggested by recent developments at the New York Times, arts criticism is inherently progressive, keeping art honest and pointing toward its future.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Video Stores, Revival Houses, and the Future of Movies by Richard Brody

The documentary "Videoheaven" and MOMA's series "A Theater Near You" consider how people watch films and why it matters.

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Friday, June 6, 2025

The Sixties Come Back to Life in "Everything Is Now." by Richard Brody

J. Hoberman's teeming history of New York's avant-garde scene is a fascinating trove of research and a thrilling clamor of voices.

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

The Theatrical Release of "Compensation" Is Cause for Celebration by Richard Brody

Zeinabu irene Davis's 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened.

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Friday, January 24, 2025

The 2025 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Made the List by Richard Brody

In a time of crisis, the Academy is offering a bulwark of humane consensus, though its blind spots remain.

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

Ingrid Bergman in "Stromboli" and the Power of Nonprofessional Actors by Richard Brody

Roberto Rossellini's 1950 film exemplifies the fruitful creative tensions that can arise out of casting ordinary people alongside movie stars.

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Review: Jordan Peele's "Us" Is a Colossal Cinematic Achievement by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews the horror movie "Us," written and directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elisabeth Moss.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

"Bathtubs Over Broadway," Reviewed: Can a Musical Sponsored by a Toilet Manufacturer Be a Work of Art? by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "Bathtubs Over Broadway," a documentary by Dava Whisenant that examines the industrial musical"plays produced by corporations for their employees to enjoy at nationwide…

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Friday, October 12, 2018

What to Stream This Weekend: The Best Version of "A Star Is Born" by Richard Brody

Richard Brody writes about the four versions of the film "A Star is Born""from 1937, 1954, 1976, and 2018"and recommends three for streaming, in addition to the 1932 film "What Price Hollywo…

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Friday, October 5, 2018

The Real Subject of Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born" Is the Star Power of Bradley Cooper by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "A Star Is Born," directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Cooper and Lady Gaga.

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Review: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" Is the Best Secret-Agent Movie in Theatres Right Now by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "The Spy Who Dumped Me," directed by Susanna Fogel and starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

"The Greatest Showman" and the Far More Fascinating Life of P. T. Barnum by Richard Brody

Richard Brody reviews "The Greatest Showman," about the life of P. T. Barnum, directed by Michael Gracey and starring Hugh Jackman.

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Friday, October 13, 2017

What to See in Theatres This Weekend: "Blade Runner 2049," "The Meyerowitz Stories," and More by Richard Brody

Richard Brody and Anthony Lane review films currently in theatres, including "Blade Runner 2049," "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)," and more.

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Friday, October 6, 2017

What to See in Movie Theatres This Week: "The Florida Project," "Faces Places," and More by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review films currently in theatres, including "Blade Runner 2049," "The Florida Project," "Faces Places," and more.

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Friday, September 22, 2017

What to See in Theatres This Weekend: "Mother!," "Battle of the Sexes," and More by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review movies currently in theatres, including "Mother!," "Battle of the Sexes," and more.

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Friday, September 8, 2017

What to See in Movie Theatres This Weekend: "It," "The Unknown Girl," and More by Richard Brody

Richard Brody and Anthony Lane review films currently in theatres, such as "It," "The Unknown Girl," "The Limehouse Golem," and more.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

What to See in Movie Theatres This Weekend, September 1, 2017 by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody review the movies currently in theatres, including "I Do . . . Until I Don's," "Marjorie Prime," "Logan Lucky," and more.

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Friday, August 25, 2017

What to See in Movie Theatres the Weekend of August 25, 2017 by Richard Brody

Anthony Lane and Richard Brody offer suggestions and reviews for movies in theatres this weekend, including "Logan Lucky" and "Beach Rats."

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Friday, July 7, 2017

What to Stream This Weekend: Five Movies That Are Almost Musicals by Richard Brody

Richard Brody recommends five films to stream this weekend, such as "American Gigolo," starring Richard Gere, which is available on HBO Go.

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Revisiting Sonny Rollins's Score for "Alfie," a Musical Masterwork That Transcended the Film by Richard Brody

The attention paid to movie scores"particularly in concert halls, where they're often played live to accompany screenings"doesn't, for the most part, serve movies any better than music. It's…

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

The Empty Exertions of "La La Land" by Richard Brody

The director Damien Chazelle's notion of artistic power isn't merely inseparable from his notion of will power; it's the very embodiment of it"louder, faster, and alone are his standards of …

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