‘Moonlight’ Flows Like a Great Blues Song
Barry Jenkins, working from a narrative blueprint laid down by playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue), …
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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Cuts Beyond the Bone
We’ve seen the horrible madness of war portrayed on screen in the random way death strikes in battle — a …
Netflix Debuts ‘The 13th’
The 54th-annual New York Film Festival, sponsored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, opened this year with The 13th, …
Curmudgeon Learns to Care in ‘A Man Called Ove’
Audiences who settle down for the Swedish film A Man Called Ove should forgive themselves for thinking early on that they have …
In Theaters: ‘American Honey’
“American” is such a loaded word in contemporary society. It used to signify a collective consciousness, but now it seems …
Struggling With ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Now the real work begins. Since the unveiling of actor-turned-filmmaker Nate Parker’s feature debut The Birth of a Nation at this year’s …
‘Katwe’ Is a Different Kind of Sports Film
Disney’s Queen of Katwe is a winning international tale about an uneducated Ugandan girl trying to support her family who wanders into …
Toronto Makes ‘La La Land’ an Oscar Favorite
At the just-concluded Toronto International Film Festival, from which I have just returned after nine days, orange shirt-wearing volunteers lurked …
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Bears Strange Fruit
TORONTO – Here at the Toronto International Film Festival, the screening of The Birth of a Nation attracted much attention. With daring …
‘Complete Unknown’ Is an Intimate High-Wire Act
Who hasn’t considered stepping away from the lives we find ourselves in? The daydream washes over us while we’re at …
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