C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Features Movies December 28, 2021 Criterion Corner: The Learning Tree, One Night in Miami… Two astonishing debuts from Black filmmakers populate Criterion's December offerings.
T Categories Movies Reviews December 28, 2021 The Humans finds familiar faces in disquieting places Camera work redeems the film adaptation's revisiting of common ground.
D Categories Movies Reviews July 3, 2021 Do not gaze upon The God Committee Not at all what the doctor prescribed, unless you're looking for a way to feel even worse about health care.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 17, 2020 “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” finds heat in the blues Viola Davis and the late, great Chadwick Boseman turn in impressive performances in George C. Wolfe's vibrant adaptation of the August Wilson play.
& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 30, 2020 “Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one John Patrick Shanley's Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.
& Categories Movies Reviews October 18, 2020 “What the Constitution Means to Me” jumps admirably from stage to screen Heidi Schreck's hit Broadway play transfers to Amazon with admirable verve, thanks to a strong central performance and effortless direction from Marielle Heller.
& Categories Reviews TV October 12, 2020 “Grand Army” portrays teens in a rare realistic light Netflix's ensemble drama treats its young characters as authentic people instead of tiresome stereotypes.
N Categories Festivals Movies NYFF 58 Reviews September 30, 2020 NYFF58: “The Human Voice” turns the empty into intimate Pedro Almodóvar's adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-act play is an expansive, carefully constructed half-hour.
N Categories Movies Reviews September 27, 2020 Netflix gives “The Boys in the Band” a vibrant encore Starring the 2018 Broadway revival cast, director Joe Mantello gives the 1968 gay classic new life.
& Categories Reviews TV May 30, 2020 “Quiz” asks who wants to be a millionaire, and who will lie to get the prize Stephen Frears' new miniseries is a deft three episodes that shifts perspectives and plots with ease, even if it doesn't completely pay off.