Brazilian cinema has been having an exciting moment in the cultural limelight thanks to the success and visibility of ...
It’s like “The Mighty Boosh” staged a performance of “The Bride of Frankenstein,” with an interactive element and an earnest, ...
One is finally reminded of Kafka’s parable “Before The Law,” embedded in his bleak novel “The Trial.” At the end of that story, the doorkeeper, who has seemingly been denying an ordinary man entrance ...
A previous dispatch from this year’s SXSW highlighted how so many of the horror films here seem to be almost existential in their questioning who we want to be in the 2020s as technology continues to ...
My final genre-centered dispatch of SXSW 2026 features three films that take place mostly at single settings, using storytelling devices made famous by everything from J-Horror to “Black Mirror.” They ...
The screenwriter talks about adapting Andy Weir's novel for the screen, and the challenge of writing dialogue for smart characters.
Lisa Kudrow returns to HBO as the attention-hungry Valerie Cherish in a hilariously bleak depiction of contemporary Hollywood ...
Despite some minor pitfalls in its pacing, the latest season of “Invincible” reaches an undeniable series high..
The buzz around the non-fiction program at SXSW this year has been pretty strong, with many people picking documentaries as ...
The vast majority of “The Sun Never Sets” consists of people talking about what they need and want from a relationship, ...
A workmanlike telecast was a fitting tribute to a troubled, resilient industry whose greatest hope is its visionary auteurs.
With “Project Hail Mary,” the directing duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, working with the star power of Ryan Gosling, ...