Matt Damon headlines as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's latest epic film "The Odyssey."
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Tribeca Festival Movie Review: ‘The Leader’ Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Vera Farmiga, Jim Parsons
In 1997, 39 members of the American cult known as Heaven's Gate "unalived" themselves. "The Leader" tells the story.
Read More »Tribeca Festival Movie Review: ‘The Accompanist’ with Aubrey Plaza, Susan Sarandon
Little in this film is predictable, and the knockout performances sing with hope and unexpected wonder.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’
Layla practices Baha’i while Sasan is Muslim, so the coming societal conflict is predictable and carries heavy emotional weight.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson
When it features its stars singing the Neil Diamond songbook, this biopic delights. Otherwise, it's a depressing slog.
Read More »Movie and Music Reviews: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ plus Pavlov’s Dog and the Dream Syndicate
It's far from the exhilarating, upbeat tale that some fans might expect. Though we see a few snippets of Bruce in concert, rocking out in front of adoring fans, the lion’s share of this movie captures a very different offstage persona.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’
In Bradley Cooper's third outing as director, Will Arnett and Laura Dern portray a couple whose separation leads to an unpredictable midlife catharsis.
Read More »New York Film Festival Review: ‘Anemone,’ Daniel Day-Lewis’ Exceptional Return
'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.
Read More »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: ‘Miroirs No. 3’
Director Christian Petzold explores questions about spiritual consciousness, broken humanity, inner dislocation and the slow road to recovery after trauma.
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