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New York Times Movies
May 19, 2025

‘The Order,' ‘The Outrun' and More Streaming Gems
A handful of last year's best (yet overlooked) indies are among this month's hidden treasures on your subscription streamers.

New York Times Movies
May 18, 2025

Greg Cannom, Who Made Brad Pitt Old and Marlon Wayans White, Dies at 73
He won five Oscars as a makeup artist on movies in which characters transformed, like "Mrs. Doubtfire," "White Chicks" and many more.

New York Times Movies
May 18, 2025

Kristen Stewart's ‘The Chronology of Water' Wins Praise, But She's Ready for Battle
Her directorial debut, "The Chronology of Water," has earned good notices, but after fighting to get it made, the filmmaker wouldn't mind a battle with reviewers.

New York Times Movies
May 18, 2025

Jennifer Lawrence Gets Her First Cannes Premiere. (It's a Risky One.)
In "Die My Love" with Robert Pattinson, she plays a mother with postpartum depression. She was four months pregnant then and the hormones helped a lot.

New York Times Movies
May 17, 2025

Theater to Stream: The Tony-Nominated ‘Yellow Face,' ‘Vanya' and More
Watch the Tony nominee Daniel Dae Kim in David Henry Hwang's comedy, and take in cabaret at 54 Below, all from your living room.

New York Times Movies
May 17, 2025

Eiza González Says Legend of Zelda Changed How She Looks at Life
"At first glance you'd be like, ‘Oh, it's a simple game,'" said the star of the new movie "Fountain of Youth." "But it's so much more deep than anyone could imagine."

New York Times Movies
May 17, 2025

What to Expect in a ‘Final Destination' Movie
We have a premonition of the (mostly terrible, often funny) things you're likely to see in any of the films from the long-running horror franchise. Follow along below, and beware.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

Ari Aster's ‘Eddington' Polarizes Critics at Cannes Film Festival
Set in the pandemic's early days, the noted horror director's Covid comedy satirizes the national mood during lockdown. Reactions have been polarizing.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

At the Cannes Film Festival, the Mood Is Uncertain and Unsettled
The threat of tariffs and the struggles of Hollywood have dampened what is usually an international party. Even the early standouts are somber.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a deadly train, a Blaxploitation-coded revenge tale, a serial killer seeking justice, and more.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

Theater to Stream: ‘Yellow Face,' Joaquina Kalukango and More
Watch the Tony nominee Daniel Dae Kim in David Henry Hwang's comedy, and take in cabaret at 54 Below, all from your living room.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

Five Free Movies to Stream Now
In films like "Embrace of the Serpent," you'll find stories about history and power. Here's a rundown of what's currently on Tubi, Plex and PlutoTV.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

New York Times Movies
May 16, 2025

‘Thunderbolts' Director Discusses Movie Ending and Changes Made During Testing
The filmmaker Jake Schreier explains how a test of the film led to a change in the ending and other developments.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Hurry Up Tomorrow' Review: The Weeknd's Overextended Music Video
A filmic companion to the Weeknd's latest album, this meta psychological thriller is all style and no substance.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

Cannes Film Festival 2025: Is This an Early Front-runner for the Palme d'Or?
"Sound of Falling," which tracks four German girls over the course of a century, drew early raves. But it might not go the distance.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

Joe Don Baker, Actor Who Found Fame With ‘Walking Tall,' Dies at 89
His performance as a crusading Southern sheriff made him a star after a decade under the radar in character parts. He went on to play a wide range of roles.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Final Destination: Bloodlines' Review: Born to Die
The sixth installment in the horror franchise might be the most self-consciously silly of the bunch — and it's all the better for it.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Sister Midnight' Review: The Feminine Mystique, but Make It Macabre
A housewife's domestic distresses take a horrifying turn in this dark comedy set in the slums of Mumbai.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Desert of Namibia' Review: Ups and Downs
Yoko Yamanaka's film is a brilliantly observed portrait of a young woman simmering with frustrations and coming to terms with her relationships and place in the world.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘The Kiss' Review: A Romance Without Love?
A young military man asks a woman to dance, but they're in for a bumpy ride in this story adapted from a novel by Stefan Zweig.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Deaf President Now!' and the Biases of a Hearing World
The documentary recalls the 1988 protests that erupted at Gallaudet University when trustees rejected deaf candidates to lead it.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Love' Review: Connection, Oslo Style
A poetic drama weaves together the lives of Norwegians as they pursue connection in their own ways.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘Final Destinations: Bloodlines' Review: Born to Die
The sixth installment in the horror franchise might be the most self-consciously silly of the bunch — and it's all the better for it.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

‘The Damned' Review: Unfortunate Sons
In Roberto Minervini's intimate and impressionistic drama, a group of Civil War scouts faces the harsh realities of the uncharted Montana territory.

New York Times Movies
May 15, 2025

Tom Cruise Teaches Cannes About Star Power
Whether in "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" or on the red carpet, the 62-year-old actor ensured that all eyes were on him.

New York Times Movies
May 14, 2025

Nora Aunor, Singer-Actress Called ‘the Superstar' in Philippines, Dies at 71
And her fans were called Noranians for their devotion to a performer who had enthralled her country — onscreen and on the concert stage — since she was a teenager.

New York Times Movies
May 14, 2025

‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' Review: Tom Cruise Defies All
For the eighth installment of this stunt-spectacular franchise, the star returns to fight off A.I. planetary domination, the bends, gravity and maybe mortality itself.

New York Times Movies
May 14, 2025

Morris, Alligator of ‘Happy Gilmore' Fame, Dies at 80 (or More)
The 640-pound, 11-foot gator memorably played a golf-ball-stealing, hand-chomping terror in the 1996 Adam Sandler film.

New York Times Movies
May 14, 2025

Cannes Reacts to Gérard Depardieu Verdict With Soul-Searching and Shrugs
The actor, who was found guilty of sexual assault on Tuesday, was a festival stalwart and had brought nearly 30 movies to the event.

New York Times Movies
May 14, 2025

In Dark Comedies Like ‘Friendship,' Bad Bromance Brews
A spate of recent indie films provide a complicated, sometimes solemn take on male friendship.

New York Times Movies
May 13, 2025

George Clooney and Denzel Washington Power Broadway to Prepandemic Heights
Elphaba helped too. But the good news comes with caveats.

New York Times Movies
May 13, 2025

Robert Benton, Influential Director and Screenwriter, Dies at 92
After collaborating on the script for "Bonnie and Clyde," he went on to write and direct "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Places in the Heart."

New York Times Movies
May 13, 2025

Cannes Film Festival 2025: What to Watch From This Year's Star-Packed Lineup
The event is packed with high-profile English-language movies, including the new "Mission: Impossible" and a Jennifer Lawrence-Robert Pattinson drama.

New York Times Movies
May 12, 2025

Cannes Film Festival: When the Stars Come, a Traverso Is There for Pictures
Gilles Traverso is the third in a line of photographers from his family to capture the film elite every year of the Cannes Film Festival.

New York Times Movies
May 12, 2025

Thierry Klifa on His Fascination With ‘The Richest Woman in the World'
The director Thierry Klifa discusses his new film, "The Richest Woman in the World," based on the true story of the French billionaire Liliane Bettencourt.

New York Times Movies
May 12, 2025

At the Cannes Film Festival, These Screenings Are on the Beach
Cinéma de la Plage is the Cannes Film Festival's free program of nightly film screenings on the beach and under the stars.

New York Times Movies
May 12, 2025

The Actress Anamaria Vartolomei Brings a Fearless Streak to Her Roles
The actress's latest film, "Adam's Interest," will open the Critics' Week showcase at the Cannes Film Festival.

New York Times Movies
May 12, 2025

How a Film Critic Was Lured Back to Literature
A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review.

New York Times Movies
May 10, 2025

‘Thunderbolts*' Star Lewis Pullman Has Become Hollywood's Go-To Bob
In "Top Gun: Maverick" and the latest Marvel movie, the actor has played memorable characters by that name. "I should probably take a breather from playing Bobs," he said.

New York Times Movies
May 09, 2025

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
There's scorched earth with a little bit of hope in this month's sci-fi picks.

New York Times Movies
May 09, 2025

Wunmi Mosaku on Why ‘Sinners' Is the ‘Greatest Love Story Ever Told'
The British Nigerian actress's turn as the hoodoo-practicing love interest has given her a brighter spotlight. She is trying to stay grounded through it all.

New York Times Movies
May 09, 2025

8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

New York Times Movies
May 09, 2025

‘My Robot Sophia': An Unsettling Look Into the Soul of a Machine
This film by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle skirts gimmicks to examine a creator's drive to build a humanoid device powered by artificial intelligence.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Nonnas' Review: Oversauced
Vince Vaughn plays a restaurant owner who hires Italian grandmothers to cook for him in this corn-filled gabagool.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Summer of 69' Review: A Crash Course in Carnal Knowledge
Jillian Bell's feature directorial debut centers on a nerdy teenager who hires a stripper for a sexual education, but the movie favors modesty over vulgarity.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Juliet & Romeo' Review: Tragedy Executed as Farce
This movie musical adaptation of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers is no "& Juliet" — that is, it's no fun.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Clown in a Cornfield' Review: Stalkers
In this underbaked slasher film, killer bozos terrorize teens in the American heartland.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

In ‘The Studio,' the Powerful Are on Defense
Seth Rogen's cringe-y Hollywood honcho is well-intentioned but ineffectual. The actor's awkward laugh has never been put to better use.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

Sympathy for the Devil, er Boss: In ‘The Studio,' the Powerful Are on Defense
Seth Rogen's cringe-y Hollywood honcho is well-intentioned but ineffectual. The actor's awkward laugh has never been put to better use.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted' Review: In the Deep End
The movie offers full-on immersion, or perhaps submersion, in the singer-songwriter's musical world.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Friendship' Review: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd Hit Maximum Cringe
Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd star in the kind of comedy you watch from behind your hands.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Lilly' Review: She Did It Her Way
Patricia Clarkson plays the equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter in this misty-eyed drama.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Fight or Flight' Review: Conned Air
Josh Hartnett plays a rugged mercenary in an airborne action movie that struggles to stay on course.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Fight or Flight' Review: Josh Hartnett Stars in Bloody Thriller
Josh Hartnett plays a rugged mercenary in an airborne action movie that struggles to stay on course.

New York Times Movies
May 08, 2025

‘Caught by the Tides' Review: Jia Zhangke Sees Constant Flux
The Chinese director shot two decades of footage to for his new film, which captures his country in tumult and one woman living through it.

New York Times Movies
May 07, 2025

‘Forbidden Games': A War Orphan's Sweet, Ultimately Shattering Story
Hailed on its release as the most troubling French film made in the aftermath of World War II, it returns for a week at Film Forum.

New York Times Movies
May 07, 2025

‘Sinners' and Beyoncé Battle the Vampires. And the Gatekeepers, Too.
This moment might call for excessive, imaginative Black art that wants to be gobbled up. That's Ryan Coogler's new movie. That's "Cowboy Carter." Let's throw in some Kendrick, too.

New York Times Movies
May 07, 2025

Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire and Susan Sarandon Talk ‘Nonnas'
Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire and Susan Sarandon discuss playing cooks in a new film, aging in Hollywood and the movies that their grandchildren cannot yet watch.

New York Times Movies
May 06, 2025

Milestone Films Will Be Given Away to Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive
The distributor's owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive.

New York Times Movies
May 06, 2025

Book Review: ‘The Director,' by Daniel Kehlmann
A new novel considers the perplexing life and times of G.W. Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who worked in the shadow of the Reich.

New York Times Movies
May 05, 2025

Newsom Asks Trump to Work With Him on $7.5 Billion Tax Credit for Hollywood
The proposal for a federal program came after the president called for tariffs on movies filmed overseas, causing confusion and concern across the industry.

New York Times Movies
May 05, 2025

Trump Called for Movie Tariffs After a Meeting With Jon Voight
The president's call for tariffs caused confusion in Hollywood, which has seen a steep drop-off in local film and television production.

New York Times Movies
May 05, 2025

The 50 Best Movies on Max Right Now
In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these.

New York Times Movies
May 05, 2025

‘Thunderbolts*' Axes the Asterisk for Surprise Title Reveal
A plot twist that comes in the movie's final moments will now be front and center on billboards. The director Jake Schreier explains the rebrand.

New York Times Movies
May 05, 2025

Wim Wenders on Where the War in Europe Really Ended 80 Years Ago
In a short film and in conversation, the German filmmaker ponders the meaning of freedom, the complacency of peace and the new insecurity from Russia's war and Donald Trump.

New York Times Movies
May 04, 2025

Cora Sue Collins, a Busy Child Actress in the 1930s, Dies at 98
She was in films with Greta Garbo, who became a friend, and Myrna Loy, Bette Davis and others. She ended her career after being sexually harassed.

New York Times Movies
May 04, 2025

‘Sinners' and Shows like ‘Severance' Give an Old Form New Life
Online, onstage and onscreen, performers are playing multiple parts. The effect of watching someone shape-shift can be both thrilling and unnerving.

New York Times Movies
May 04, 2025

Where Would Hollywood Find Its Guillotines or Pay Phones Without Them?
For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on.

New York Times Movies
May 03, 2025

David Harbour Is Conflicted About Becoming a Morning Person
Working on the new movie "Thunderbolts*" and the TV series "Stranger Things," he said, "You're up early at 6 in the morning. But I still have that beast inside me that wants to sleep till 1 p.m."

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in May
A new comedy cocreated by Tina Fey and another from Tom Segura are among the highlights debuting this month.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a hit Thai family drama, an Iranian animated film, a trilogy of documentaries about Chinese textile workers and more.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

Russell Brand Is Granted Bail in U.K. Court Hearing on Rape Charges
The comedian, actor and YouTuber appeared before a London courtroom for the first stage of what could be lengthy criminal proceedings.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler Narrates Musical Scene
The writer and director Ryan Coogler narrates a sequence from his film.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

After ‘Another Simple Favor,' Watch These Female-Centered Movies
The filmmaker behind "Another Simple Favor" likes when things get "really, really extra" onscreen.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

5 Children's Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include animals galore and an animated "Addams Family" adventure.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

‘Pavements': A Sly Ode to the Last Band You'd Give the Biopic Treatment
Part spoof and part serious, the film is about mythmaking as much as it is about music. The result is delightfully destabilizing.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

Nicolas Cage's Best Performances Onscreen
Don't reduce his career to his unhinged characters. The actor's work is often more textured and soulful than he's given credit for.

New York Times Movies
May 02, 2025

‘Sinners' | Anatomy of a Scene
Ryan Coogler narrates a musical sequence from "Sinners," in which the past and future of Black music is conjured.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

Russell Brand to Appear in Court on Rape and Sexual Assault Charges
The comedian, actor and YouTuber will attend a London courtroom on Friday for the first stage of what could be lengthy criminal proceedings.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

When Taxpayers Fund Shows Like ‘Blue Bloods' and ‘S.N.L.,' Does It Pay Off?
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has proposed an increase in the film tax credit to stay competitive with New Jersey and other states.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

Martin Scorsese Interviews Pope Francis in Upcoming Documentary ‘Aldeas'
The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between the director and the pontiff, who died last month.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Rust' Review: Alec Baldwin Western Hit by Tragedy Is a Hard Watch
During every scene of this western, I couldn't stop thinking about the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on set in an entirely preventable tragedy.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

Best Movies and Shows Streaming in May: ‘Poker Face,' ‘Murderbot' and More
"Duster," "Summer of 69," "Overcompensating," "‘Deaf President Now!" and more are arriving, and "Poker Face" returns.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Vulcanizadora' Review: Guilt Trip
Two midlife losers reckon with past mistakes on a despairing and oddly haunting trip into the woods and out of their heads.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Words of War' Review: Portrait of a Fearless Reporter
The Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is the subject of a film that honors her bravery.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

Alec Baldwin's ‘Rust' Gets Muted Release, Years After Fatal Shooting
The filmmakers said that they hoped the finished product would honor the work and memory of its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on the set.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Pavements' Blurs Fact and Fiction to Reimagine a Band's Legacy
The director Alex Ross Perry said Stephen Malkmus of Pavement told him to "avoid the legacy trap." The result is a music documentary with made-up elements that really existed. What?

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

'The Surfer' Review: Nicolas Cage Catches Hell at the Beach
Nicolas Cage plays the title role in this punishing beach drama, where an aggressive group of surfers advise him the spot is for "locals only."

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Lavender Men' Review: Daring to Reimagine ‘America's Daddy'
A writer rethinks queer history through Abraham Lincoln's political ambitions, but needs a few present-day edits.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘A Desert' Review: Motel Hell
A washed-up photographer finds himself embroiled in an eerie mystery in Joshua Erkman's strange, singular thriller.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Bonjour Tristesse' Review: Goodbye Girlhood
Durga Chew-Bose boldly reimagines a work once adapted by Otto Preminger in her beguiling first film set on the French Riviera.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Another Simple Favor' Review: Big Hats and Big Intrigue
The sequel to the deranged 2018 comedy finds Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick feuding in the Italian sun.

New York Times Movies
May 01, 2025

‘Electra' Review: Not Exactly a Unicorn
In Hala Matar's stylish if somewhat vacant drama, flair trumps grief.

New York Times Movies
Apr 30, 2025

‘Thunderbolts*' Review: Florence Pugh and Pals Kick Some Asterisk
The actress is the main attraction in Marvel's latest, about a group of ragtag super-types who join forces to (spoiler alert!) save the world.

New York Times Movies
Apr 30, 2025

Ted Kotcheff, Director Who Brought Rambo to the Screen, Dies at 94
His films, including "First Blood" and "Weekend at Bernie's," covered a range of genres. He was later an executive producer of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

New York Times Movies
Apr 30, 2025

Buddy Guy Talks ‘Sinners' Post-Credits Scene
The guitarist and singer, who turns 89 in July, discusses his role in Ryan Coogler's musical horror drama and his promise to Muddy Waters and B.B. King.

New York Times Movies
Apr 30, 2025

Stream These 13 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave in May
A ton of great titles are leaving fast. Catch them while you can.

New York Times Movies
Apr 30, 2025

Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month's picks, a solemn look at the war in Ukraine, plus an ongoing struggle over land and a spirited search for truffles.

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