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• ‘The Killing of Two Lovers’: Portrait of a Desperate Dad in Denial — With a Gun
  Actors Clayne Crawford and Sepideh Moafi are stellar conduits for all the pain on display in Robert Machoian’s debut feature
• ‘Riders of Justice’: Mads Mikkelsen Would Like His Revenge Now, Thank You
  The Danish star helps turn this dish-best-served-cold thriller into something thrilling, nutty and completely subversive
• ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’: Angelina Jolie Is the Fiery Heart of This Neo-Western Thriller
  Playing a smokejumper with an apparent death wish, the movie star deploys her gaze of steel to have us believing in her heroic abilities
• ‘The Woman in the Window’: Amy Adams Gets Rear-Windowed
  Adaptation of bestselling thriller about an agoraphobe who witnesses a murder gets the full A-list treatment — and still feels curiously DOA
• ‘Profile’: A Journalist, a Terrorist and a Tale Told Completely Online
  An undercover reporter tries to bait an ISIS recruiter and gets in over her head in this gimmicky it's-all-happening-on-your-computer-screen thriller
• ‘Wish Dragon’ Trailer: John Cho, Constance Wu Voice Animated Fantasy Film
  Movie co-produced by Jackie Chan hits Netflix next month
• ‘The Perfect Candidate’ Reminds You That All Politics Are Local — Even in Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour turns the story of a female doctor who runs for office into a sly, buoyant social drama
• One Night of Free Mayhem Not Enough for Outlaws in New Trailer for ‘The Forever Purge’
  Fifth and final installment of the franchise is set to arrive in July
• ‘Spiral’: Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ Movie Is Less Torture-Porn, More Sheer Torture
  Latest entry in the 'Saw' Cinematic Universe, featuring Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, keeps going down, and down, and down
• From ‘Mortal Kombat’ to ‘Minari,’ These Are the Best New Movie Releases to Stream Online
  Can't get to a movie theater? Studios have made these films available to stream from home

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• 'Spiral' stars explain the film's twist ending and what's next for the 'Saw' franchise
  'Spiral: From the Book of Saw' stars Chris Rock and Max Minghella and director Darren Lynn Bousman explain the film's twist ending.
• 'Things I've never done in private before': Andrew Garfield pushes the 'Mainstream'
  Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke play characters swept up in the world of online influencer culture in Gia Coppola's satirically abrasive 'Mainstream.'
• Review: 'The Djinn' is a taut and tense horror film that delivers requisite chills and shocks
  A grieving boy finds a book of spells, unleashing the titular monster, in 'The Djinn,' written and directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell.
• Review: Banned Iranian filmmaker responds with blistering anthology 'There Is No Evil'
  Made in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof's Berlinale prize-winner 'There Is No Evil' illustrates costs of Iran's history of capital punishment
• Review: Angelina Jolie's star power sharpens the uneven thrills of 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'
  Angelina Jolie's thriller 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' hits HBO Max and theaters.
• Classic movies at local theaters, pop-ups and drive-ins: 'Goodfellas,' 'Top Gun,' 'Toy Story' and more
  Find a flick with our weekly guide to classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing now or coming soon to a theater, drive-in, pop-up or rooftop near you.
• Review: Even with Amy Adams, Netflix's 'Woman in the Window' is a psychological non-thriller
  The long-delayed adaptation of A.J. Finn's controversy-stirring psychological thriller has not been worth the wait.
• 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw.' It's dark. It's bloody. And, yes, it's a Chris Rock movie
  How a Tyler Perry joke led to Chris Rock becoming executive producer and star of 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw.'
• Review: Jihadist investigation drama 'Profile' is high in tension
  "Profile," the fact-based story of a female journalist going undercover to be recruited by Islamic State, is inventive and scary.
• Universal apologizes after using a man to dub Laverne Cox in 'Promising Young Woman'
  Universal Pictures International is 'working diligently to fix' the Italian version of 'Promising Young Woman' after Laverne Cox was dubbed by a male actor.
• Review: A tortured franchise returns in 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw.' The result will make you scream
  Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson revive the "Saw" franchise with humor and contemporary twists in "Spiral."
• Review: 'The Killing of Two Lovers' is a powerful drama about a family on the brink
  Robert Machoian's Sundance-premiered drama features a powerful performance from Clayne Crawford as a small-town father separated from his wife and children.
• Review: 'Riders of Justice' deftly delivers raucous violence and healing catharsis
  'Riders of Justice' reunites writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen with star Mads Mikkelsen for a modern-day revenge thriller.
• This manager is working toward diversity in Hollywood — and that includes those with disabilities
  A group of creatives and executives with disabilities in Hollywood is pushing employers to start including accessibility as part of inclusion initiatives.
• Review: Young-adult romance 'Finding You' is on a quest for the obvious
  It's unlikely viewers will lose themselves in YA romance 'Finding You.'
• Review: A Saudi woman seeks to drive change in charming 'The Perfect Candidate'
  'The Perfect Candidate,' a new film from director Haifaa al-Mansour ("Wadjda") about the changing roles of women in Saudi Arabia.
• Norman Lloyd, a Hitchcock villain who later saved lives on 'St. Elsewhere,' dies at 106
  One of the oldest living actors, Lloyd's career spanned 70 years on film, theater, radio and television.
• The Golden Globes are gone. Does Hollywood need a replacement?
  Without the Golden Globes' marketing push, Hollywood must deal with a new awards season landscape.
• Where's Leo? Internet turns 'unrecognizable' DiCaprio photo into amusing meme
  After the New York Post decided Leonardo DiCaprio was 'unrecognizable' in a photo from his next film, Twitter has a field day with its memes.
• Hollywood Bowl reserves 85% of seats for vaccinated guests. Everything you need to know
  Vaccinated people will get 85% of the tickets for the Bowl's 2021 season, which includes Christina Aguilera, Yo-Yo Ma and "Black Panther" live.
• 'I said what I said': Tom Cruise stands by that infamous COVID-19 safety rant
  Tom Cruise finally addressed that viral audio clip of him berating the crew of the latest 'Mission: Impossible' movie for violating COVID-19 rules.
• Review: With 'Army of the Dead,' Zack Snyder proves there is life after 'Justice League'
  The director's 'Ocean's Eleven'-style Vegas heist caper on Netflix features zombies and Dave Bautista.
• Marvel fans hungry for more Carnage feast on new 'Venom' sequel trailer
  The new "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" trailer gives fans a first look at Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy and Naomie Harris in the sequel to the 2018 hit film.
• His first movie was shortlisted for an Oscar. What's next for Mexico's overnight star?
  On Netflix, you can watch Juan Daniel García Treviño's star-making role in Mexico's "I'm No Longer Here." Now the actor finds it's not easy to go home as he feels pressure to not screw up his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,
• Scarlett Johansson, citing 'sexist' treatment, calls for Hollywood to 'step back' from Golden Globes
  Scarlett Johansson joins Hollywood callout of Golden Globes, slams 'sexist' questions from HFPA journalists.
• 'Mortal Kombat's' Joe Taslim reveals hidden talents and his dream director wish list
  'The Raid' made Joe Taslim a star. Now, he brings depth to Sub-Zero in 'Mortal Kombat' and dreams of doing more.
• Review: 'In Our Mothers' Gardens' allows Black women to collectively share their stories
  Shantrelle P. Lewis' "In Our Mothers' Gardens" provides a space for Black women, including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, to honor their histories.
• 'Little Mermaid,' 'Big Lebowski' and more: Classic movies at local theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups
  Find a flick with our weekly guide to classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing now or coming soon to a theater, drive-in, pop-up or rooftop near you.
• Review: Lili Taylor struggles with mental illness in 'Paper Spiders'
  The coming-of-age drama 'Paper Spiders' stars Lili Taylor and Stefania LaVie Owen as a mother and daughter dealing with delusional disorder.
• Review: Life on the farm in 'Silo' is quiet, perhaps too quiet
  "Silo," a fact-based drama about a farming accident, doesn't fully commit to the rescue genre or the art house and suffers for it.
• Review: Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, guns and mayhem are lethally reunited in 'Wrath of Man'
  'Wrath of Man' has director Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham right where we want them, wielding guns and seeking revenge.
• Review: In the midst of disaster, 'The Unthinkable' winningly focuses on relationships
  "The Unthinkable" is an emotion-oriented disaster thriller from the Swedish film collective Crazy Pictures.
• HFPA members vote in favor of proposed reforms. Will it be enough to save the Golden Globes?
  Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. voted in favor of moving ahead with proposed reforms prompted by a Los Angeles Times investigation that raised questions about the group's practices.
• Review: David Oyelowo's ambitious directing debut, 'The Water Man,' runs lukewarm
  British actor David Oyelowo directs 'The Water Man,' a fantasy drama co-starring Lonnie Chavis, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello.
• Review: J Balvin faces a crisis of conscience in bio doc 'The Boy From Medellín'
  A documentary from Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Matthew Heineman, "The Boy From Medellín" profiles Latin music star J Balvin.
• Review: Long-delayed, beautifully crafted 'Monster' is, unfortunately, timelier now than ever
  Netflix's social-justice drama 'Monster' stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright Jennifer Ehle and John David Washington.
• Review: Billy Crystal neglects the other characters in the well-meaning 'Here Today'
  Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish star in "Here Today," a comedy-drama co-written and directed by Crystal, about a famed humor writer facing the onset of dementia.
• Column: Vaccinated and back at the movies, together
  After more than a year, my husband and I have a movie date ("Together Together") and it was very weird and extremely wonderful.
• Review: Pass the ibuprofen — 'The Paper Tigers' may be over the hill but deliver a good time
  Freewheeling indie "Paper Tigers" about rusty kung fu fighters laughs through the injuries.
• Review: 'The Disciple' is already one of the year's best movies. Does Netflix know — or care?
  'The Disciple' review: This excellent film was treated as just another streaming-menu thumbnail, one more negligible tile in Netflix's ever-expanding global content mosaic.
• Hollywood actor indicted for fake HBO and Netflix deals
  Actor known as "Zach Avery" indicted on fraud charges in sprawling Hollywood Ponzi scheme
• 'I did not get a call': Andrew Garfield swears he's not in next 'Spider-Man' movie
  Actor Andrew Garfield says in a new podcast interview that he was not asked to be in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." But fans don't believe him.
• That off-key Oscars ending? Had to be done, says producer Steven Soderbergh
  Soderbergh defended this year's controversial category change-up, saying 'there would be nowhere to go' after a potential Chadwick Boseman win.
• Read the 'Star Wars' poem that brought Kelly Marie Tran to tears on May the 4th
  Right before May 4, the unofficial 'Star Wars' holiday, 'The Last Jedi' actor Kelly Marie Tran received a touching tribute from a young poet.
• Amy Tan on anti-Asian racism and 'Unintended Memoir,' the new PBS film about her life
  James Redford, son of Robert Redford, died before the Sundance premiere of his biodoc on author Amy Tan that's now on PBS. She talks about writing and more.
• Will Smith keeps it real on Instagram: 'I'm in the worst shape of my life'
  Will Smith flaunts his pandemic-induced Dad Bod, earning snark from Questlove and Michael Bay. At least Ava DuVernay and Arnold Schwarzenegger were nice.
• The gang's all here as Marvel Studios announces movie release dates into 2023
  After a year of delays, Marvel Studios has set release dates for its next 10 films, including 'Black Widow' and 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.'
• For Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson, there is immortality in art
  Roy Andersson's 2014 'A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence' won the Golden Lion at Venice. Now he's back with 'About Endlessness.'
• Golden Globes crisis: Our guide to the cast of Hollywood's latest insider drama
  With the group behind the Golden Globes in crisis, here's a playbill of the key actors in the drama that threatens the existence of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
• In evil-robot animated comedy 'Mitchells vs. the Machines,' not all tech is bad. Here's why
  Director Mike Rianda and producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord talk about why technology is both the hero and the villain in 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines.'
• Be among the first to see 'In the Heights' at L.A. Latino International Film Festival
  'In the Heights,' one of the summer's most anticipated movies, will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre in L.A. days before its Tribeca world premiere.
• Review: Addiction drama 'Four Good Days' turns away from the ugliness at a crucial moment
  Starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, 'Four Good Days' wants to portray ugliest parts of addiction but doesn't quite get there.
• In 'Limbo,' a refugee story from an authentic point of view. No white saviors needed
  Director Ben Sharrock and star Amir El-Masry talk about the real-life parallels with their relatable refugee story, "Limbo."
• Review: 'About Endlessness' is another tragicomic marvel from Roy Andersson
  The minimalist melancholia of Roy Andersson's 'About Endlessness' won a directing prize at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival.
• 'Without Remorse' is a revenge thriller. But Michael B. Jordan just wants to give back
  In 'Tom Clancy's Without Remorse,' Michael B. Jordan plays a Navy SEAL out for vengeance. But in real life, the star is just hoping to be of service.
• 'Star Wars,' 'Fargo,' 'Selena': Classic movies at local theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups
  Find a flick with our weekly guide to classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing now or coming soon to a theater, drive-in, pop-up or rooftop near you.
• Review: Hit the road with 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines,' an agreeable Netflix family distraction
  The dysfunctional family road-trip comedy gets a tech-infused makeover in 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines,' a Netflix animated feature.
• Review: 'Cliff Walkers,' a twisty spy thriller from Zhang Yimou
  Zhang Yimou, one of China's great cinema stylists, tries on the espionage genre in 'Cliff Walkers.'
• Review: 'Limbo' is an immigrant story destined to outlive its time
  'Limbo,' a festival favorite that deserves a larger audience, focuses on a young Syrian musician and other refugees on a remote Scottish island.
• Review: Even with Michael B. Jordan, 'Tom Clancy's Without Remorse' shoots blanks
  Routine action and stale Cold War paranoia are on offer in this workmanlike thriller from director Stefano Sollima ('Sicario: Day of the Soldado').
• Still upset by Chadwick Boseman's Oscars snub? Michael B. Jordan shares his thoughts
  Speaking in promotion of his new movie 'Without Remorse,' out Friday, Michael B. Jordan offered his thoughts on Chadwick Boseman's best actor Oscar snub.
• L.A.'s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to reopen with COVID-safe rules: 'You know the drill'
  Los Angeles' Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will welcome moviegoers to its screens late next month for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
• Review: A woman takes on the paternalistic powers foolish enough to test her in 'The County'
  A widowed dairy farmer, in a defiant performance by Arndis Hrönn Egilsdöttir, takes on a monopoly in the immersive Icelandic drama 'The County.'
• Review: A teacher. A student. 'Wet Season' delicately lets the story unfold
  Anthony Chen's drama "Wet Season" carefully navigates a tender relationship between a high school teacher and her male student.
• 5 Black comic book creators with 5 ways of seeing this inclusive superhero moment
  Black superheroes are popular onscreen thanks to the work of Black creators of comic book characters and stories that anticipated this racial reckoning moment.
• Review: Paranormal thriller 'Things Heard & Seen' fails to deliver on its promise
  New York urbanites Amanda Seyfried and James Norton inhabit an upstate farmhouse where terrible things have occurred in "Things Heard & Seen."
• Review: Memorable characters and the power to shock ground indie drama 'Beast Beast'
  In the hyper-charged "Beast Beast," violence connects the stories of three youths in an American town.
• Leonardo DiCaprio to star in English-language remake of Oscar winner 'Another Round'
  Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions is developing an English-language version of Thomas Vinterberg's Oscar-winning film, 'Another Round.'
• Oscars 2021: What worked, what didn't and what's next
  A host might have helped. And showing film clips isn't a bad idea.
• Column: In 2020, I was astonished people forget about the Oscars. This year, the inevitable happened
  I was afraid that watching the telecast at 30,000 feet would diminish the experience. Instead it just enhanced the night's 'What is happening?' vibe.
• The history-making winners at the 2021 Oscars
  There were several historic winners at the 2021 Oscars, from "Nomadland's" Chloé Zhao to "Minari's" Yuh-Jung Youn. Here's the full list.
• HFPA reporter swears she didn't mistake Daniel Kaluuya for Leslie Odom Jr. at Oscars
  A question for Daniel Kaluuya seemed to be intended for fellow Black actor Leslie Odom Jr. The journalist who asked it says she's being misunderstood.
• 'A lady her age, doing Da Butt like that?' E.U.'s Sugar Bear on Glenn Close's Oscars rump shake
  Washington D.C. go-go legend Gregory 'Sugar Bear' Elliot turned on his TV just in time to catch Glenn Close do 'Da Butt' at the Oscars: 'She did a great job.'
• Dua Lipa and Elton John light up the virtual edition of his annual Oscars party
  Elton John's 2021 Oscars virtual gala raised $3 million for his AIDS foundation and featured star-studded guests such as Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga.
• 'Minari' and me: What my friend's Oscars journey taught me about being a critic
  From the first moment he heard Lee Isaac Chung was making 'Minari,' Times critic Justin Chang has had a front row seat to the weirdest awards season ever.
• Another Oscars, another round of In Memoriam snubs: Where was Adam Schlesinger?
  Naya Rivera and Jessica Walter were TV actors, hence their absence from the Oscars' In Memoriam. But what about the guy who wrote 'That Thing You Do!'?
• Anthony Hopkins 'really did not expect' to win an Oscar over Chadwick Boseman
  'The Father' star Anthony Hopkins paid tribute to fellow lead actor nominee Chadwick Boseman after his upset win over the late 'Black Panther' star.
• Watch the 6 must-see moments from the 2021 Oscars
  From Daniel Kaluuya's joke about his parents having sex to Glenn Close's dance moves to 'Da Butt,' catch up on the highlights from Sunday's Oscars.
• How the Oscars completely botched the ending
  With its surprising reordering of the final awards, the 2021 Oscars ended in an unfortunate anticlimax.
• Review: This year's Oscars had cinematic flair and a grand setting. Too bad they couldn't reshoot that ending
  The stars were glamorous and the Union Station location was dazzling. But an emotionally unsatisfying ending marred Hollywood's biggest night.
• Where to watch all the 2021 Oscar winners, including best picture
  Here's where you can stream all of this year's Academy Award-winning films, from "Nomadland" to "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
• Why Anthony Hopkins wasn't at the Oscars to accept best actor
  When Anthony Hopkins was not there to accept his historic Oscar on Sunday night, many wondered where the 83-year-old was.
• Too good to be true? Glenn Close doing 'Da Butt' at the Oscars was planned — sort of
  While playing a game of "name that song" during the 2021 Oscars, nominee Glenn Close performed "Da Butt" dance from Spike Lee's "School Daze."
• 'Mr. Brad Pitt, finally': Yuh-Jung Youn celebrates Oscar win with charming speech
  'Minari' star Yuh-Jung Youn name-checked Brad Pitt as she accepted her Oscar for supporting actress at Sunday's Academy Awards.
• The Oscars blocked Union Station for COVID test takers and disabled people. What to know
  Union Station Oscars disrupt COVID tests and disabled people.
• Musician H.E.R. wins her first Oscar while paying homage to Prince
  H.E.R. pays homage to Prince and thanks her dad for his musical taste as she accepts the original song Oscar to go with the Grammy she won in March.
• Key Oscar takeaways: 'Nomadland' wins best picture as Hollywood looks to rebound from pandemic
  Chloé Zhao's 'Nomadland' was the big winner at the 2021 Oscars, while diverse winners made history and Hollywood hoped for a comeback
• In an upset victory over Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Hopkins becomes oldest Oscar winner for acting
  With his acclaimed work in 'The Father,' Anthony Hopkins is now the oldest winner of an acting Oscar in Academy Awards history.
• With 'Nomadland,' Frances McDormand now has more lead actress Oscars than Meryl Streep
  In a tight acting race at the 2021 Oscars, Frances McDormand wins her third lead actress award and nears record-holder Katharine Hepburn.
• How did 'Nomadland' win best picture? A closer look at its road to the Oscars
  Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand's collaboration about a widow coping with grief and finding community resonated during a difficult year.
• 'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho returns to Oscars with interpreter Sharon Choi
  Bong Joon Ho, director of last year's best picture, "Parasite," made his Oscars return alongside his beloved interpreter, Sharon Choi.
• 'Two Distant Strangers' Oscar winner highlights toll of police violence in America
  "Today the police will kill three people, and tomorrow the police will kill three people," said the film's writer and co-director, Travon Free.
• Oscar watchers not happy about lack of film clips
  Though clips of nominated films might seem like one of those pro forma elements of the Oscars broadcast that audiences would be willing to give up, many viewers were not happy to see them go.
• Oscars 2021: Aaron Sorkin, Paulina Porizkova make it red carpet official as a couple
  The screenwriter and the supermodel, who have reportedly been dating for a few months, came forward as a couple Sunday on the Oscars red carpet.
• After 8 Oscar losses, Glenn Close is now tied as the most nominated actor without a win
  Glenn Close earned her eighth Academy Award nomination for her role in "Hillbilly Elegy," but once again saw someone else take the win.
• 'Minari' breakout Yuh-Jung Youn makes Oscars history as first ever Korean acting winner
  Before this year, no Korean performer had even been nominated for an acting Oscar. Now 'Minari' star Yuh-Jung Youn has won.
• What you need to know about 'My Octopus Teacher,' Oscars 2021's best documentary
  The buzzy Netflix documentary 'My Octopus Teacher' wins the 2021 Oscar for documentary feature.
• 'Soul' gives Pixar its 11th feature Oscar. Here's why Kemp Powers was not a nominee
  "Soul" has won the Academy Award for animated feature at the 2021 Oscars. It is the 11th Pixar title to win since the category was introduced in 2002.
• Wait, what? Why Daniel Kaluuya's Oscars speech thanked his parents for having sex
  Daniel Kaluuya, who won the Oscar for supporting actor, raised eyebrows with his acceptance speech. And his mother's reaction was everything.
• Short 'Two Distant Strangers' makes Oscars history. Here's why it's controversial
  "Two Distant Strangers," which won a historic Oscar for live-action short film Sunday, has been criticized for its depiction of Black death.

NY Times©

• What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies
  Seven films that paint a portrait of America in all its contradictions, inconsistencies and outright delusions.
• ‘The Woman in the Window’ Review: Don’t You Be My Neighbor
  Amy Adams plays a reclusive psychologist who witnesses a crime in a glossy new Netflix thriller.
• ‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Review: Slicing Up Bad Apples
  This addition to the “Saw” universe stars Chris Rock as a misanthropic detective pitted against a Jigsaw copycat.
• ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Review: A Desperate Scramble to Survive
  This thriller starring Angelina Jolie takes its time but doesn’t waste any time.
• What to Know About ‘Spiral’ and the ‘Saw’ Franchise
  Not sure if the new horror movie “Spiral: From the Book of Saw” is for you? Our primer will help you decide.
• Stream These 5 Action Films Now
  This month’s picks include the animated “New Gods: Nezha Reborn,” the neo-western “Pixie” and the fantastical “Super Me,” the crime thriller “Adverse” and the comic “Get the Goat.”
• ‘The Killing of Two Lovers’ Review: What Lies Beneath
  Under the veneer of an unusual marriage is an uncontrollable undercurrent to which everyone is susceptible.
• ‘La Piscine’ Review: Pretty, Rich People Behaving Poorly
  Alain Delon, Romy Schneider and Jane Birkin are among the reasons this restoration of a French thriller is worth watching.
• Haifaa Al-Mansour Rocks Out to Punk and Cooks With TikTok
  With her movie “The Perfect Candidate” arriving in American theaters, Al-Mansour, the first Saudi Arabian woman to become a feature-length filmmaker, discusses her cultural essentials.
• A Kevin Spacey Accuser Tried to Sue Anonymously. A Judge Said No.
  As sexual assault cases proliferate, judges must weigh accusers’ requests for anonymity against the tradition of open courts and fairness toward defendants.
• ‘Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm’ Review: Rockers Ripping It Up
  A documentary explores the Welsh farm-turned-studio, Rockfield, where Black Sabbath, the Stone Roses and others made music.
• ‘High Ground’ Review: Two Worlds Collide in the Outback
  Directed by Stephen Johnson, this western set in Australia doesn’t follow the expected narrative.
• ‘The Perfect Candidate’ Review: Paving the Way
  Haifaa Al-Mansour crafts a story that’s part family drama and part parable of female activism, set in Saudi Arabia.
• ‘The Djinn’ Review: A Boy Whose Wish Comes True
  This film by David Charbonier and Justin Powell has the trappings of a fairy tale. Don’t be fooled.
• ‘Enfant Terrible’ Review: I Can Sleep When I’m Dead
  The packed biographical film “Enfant Terrible” races to keep up with the blazing life of the filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
• ‘Riders of Justice’ Review: Just Give Me a Reason
  Mads Mikkelsen goes berserk in this gleefully violent, yet gold-hearted deconstruction of the revenge thriller.
• ‘There Is No Evil’ Review: Condemned, One Way or Another
  “There Is No Evil,” which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival last year, is one of the most kinetic films ever made in secret.
• ‘Stop Filming Us’ Review: Wary of Their Close-Up
  The Dutch documentarian Joris Postema’s Congo-set film aims to reckon with neocolonialism.
• ‘Profile’ Review: Screen Sharing With Extremists
  Interactions between a journalist and a recruiter for the Islamic State play out over screens in this hackneyed thriller.
• ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’ Review: A Long-Deferred Duet
  In this documentary, two musician siblings — one who lives in Cuba, the other in the United States — get a chance to tour together.
• 5 Things to Do This Weekend
  Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.
• ‘Oxygen’ Review: The Thrill of Claustrophobia
  Trapped in a cryogenic chamber with oxygen levels dwindling, a woman must learn how to team up with the machine in order to escape.
• Norman Lloyd, Associate of Welles, Hitchcock and Others, Dies at 106
  He was seen in movies and on TV shows like “St. Elsewhere” and worked with some of the biggest names in show business, even though his own name was little known.
• How the Golden Globes Went From Laughingstock to Power Player
  The group that was once assailed by the F.C.C. steadily gained influence in Hollywood over the years until scrutiny of its practices and lack of diversity led NBC to say it would not air its show in 2022.
• Hollywood Might Not Want to Save the Golden Globes
  A comeback may prove difficult to mount, and the Critics Choice Awards or the SAGs could take their place.
• Hollywood Has a New Way to Dramatize Addiction
  Recent films dive into the profound grief experienced by so many families. What do they still get wrong?
• ‘Titanic’ Is My Favorite Movie. There, I Said It.
  A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets; this is mine.
• NBC Says It Will Not Air the Golden Globes in 2022
  The group behind the awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has been under pressure for its lack of Black members and its financial practices.

NPR©

• Filmmakers Discuss New Documentary On 'March For Our Lives' Movement
  The documentary Us Kids showcases the rise of the "March for Our Lives" movement. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the director, Kim Snyder, and two activists, Sam Fuentes and X Gonzalez.
• Andrew McCarthy Recalls His Brat Pack Years In A New Memoir
  The star of movies like St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink writes about his tumultuous 20s in Brat: An '80s Story. Of that era's movies, he says the emotions are timeless, the hair not so much.
• Timur Bekmambetov's Newest Movie Takes Place On The Screen Of A Laptop
  Scott Simon speaks with director Timur Bekmambetov about Profile, a movie set on a computer screen that follows a journalist as she investigates ISIS online.
• Amy Adams Is The Best Thing In An Otherwise Mechanical 'Woman In The Window'
  A woman with agoraphobia becomes embroiled in her neighbor's drama in a new thriller based on Dan Mallory's novel. Adams is very good — but the movie doesn't prove entirely worthy of her.
• Jon M. Chu: Why Does Representation On Screen Matter?
  With his film Crazy Rich Asians, director Jon M. Chu made his mark on Hollywood — opening doors for Asian American representation on screen. He reflects on how his heritage informs his cinematic work.
• Jenkins' 'Underground Railroad,' Balances Beautiful Images With Brutality
  NPR's Noel King speaks to Barry Jenkins, director of the new Amazon series — The Underground Railroad — based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead.
• 'The Woman In The Window' Locks Amy Adams Inside
  The long-delayed film based on the buzzy novel finds an agoraphobic woman doubting her grasp of reality after she sees something disturbing happen to a neighbor.
• 'Nobody Does A Comeback Like The Movies': Beating Drums For The Blockbuster's Return
  As the number of vaccinated Americans rises and the number of cases of COVID declines, Hollywood has started the back-to-cinemas drumroll — with mask-wearing superheroes leading the way.
• NBC Rebukes Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Won't Air 2022 Golden Globes
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