'Anemone' is a family drama about lives upended by political and personal violence. The characters receive a second chance at reconciliation through one brother's love for the other.
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New York Film Festival Review: ‘After the Hunt’ with Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield
In 'After the Hunt,' a professor's life upends after a Ph.D. student accuses another professor of sexual assault.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘Late Fame’ with Willem Dafoe
In 'Late Fame' a former poet (Willem Dafoe) is lured with flattery into a salon of wannabe poets, whose authenticity is suspect.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘The Mastermind’
An art thief heists unremarkable works, only to have cops mistakenly arrest him for protesting the Viet Nam War.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’
Director Christian Petzold explores questions about spiritual consciousness, broken humanity, inner dislocation and the slow road to recovery after trauma.
Read More »Theater Review: Elizabeth McGovern Enthralls in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’
Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood's fading beauty Ava Gardner, interviewed by a journalist for an autobiography that never happened.
Read More »Theater Review: A Superb ‘The Weir’
In Conor McPherson's 'The Weir' locals in a remote pub in Ireland swap ghost stories and achieve empathy and community, in a nod to the past.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Heathers: The Musical’ with Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney, McKenzie Kurtz
Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney backed by a superb ensemble are terrific in 'Heathers The Musical.'
Read More »Theater Review: Jean Smart Shines in ‘Call Me Izzy’
In her return to Broadway after over 20 years Jean Smart gives a bravura solo performance in 'Call Me Izzy.'
Read More »Theater Review: John Krasinski, No Nice Guy in ‘Angry Alan’
A typical John Krasinski "nice guy" character gives us a surprising look at a wounded, angry reality in the solo show 'Angry Alan.
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