Remembering Jean-Luc Godard, one of the great film directors of our time
He was innovative, influential, and, at times, infuriating
Film
Wednesday
Tuesday
The time trap of Irma Vep
The HBO Max miniseries shows a rare interest in the present moment
Crimes of the Future is David Cronenberg at his best
Which scenes will cause you to walk out or flee in disgust? Caveat emptor
Wednesday
The ongoing farce of Ezra Miller
Why does the actor still have such a hold on film executives?
Monday
Sinking into the pixels
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an important film about the internet
Ukraine in black and white
Recalling the moral clarity of Lillian Hellman’s The North Star
Thursday
Ron Howard: nobody’s favorite Hollywood director
He’s a careful pair of hands but little else
Thursday
How green is your Soylent?
A Seventies sci-fi thriller predicted dystopian eco-nightmare for 2022
Why did no one see The Northman?
The movie may be the last of its kind
Thursday
Is Hans Zimmer a genius or a charlatan?
A Zimmer score is seldom less than a pleasure to listen to, as has been the case for decades
The final word on the millennial generation
The Worst Person in the World’s ticking clock makes it both urgent and sad
Friday
Zelensky is the star of the Cannes Festival
Cannes is back, bébé
Monday
Beach for America
Spring Breakers revisited
Thursday
Time to slay J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Let’s hope the latest film in the series is the last
Wednesday
‘Slow Horses’ is thriller television at its best
It’s not funny, but it’s terrific
Friday
The bitter irony of Bruce Willis bowing out
Wealth and success don’t make one immune to aging
Thursday
Waugh in Hollywood
Seventy-five years ago, Evelyn Waugh headed to Hollywood to sell Brideshead Revisited
Troubles in paradise
Belfast reviewed
Buster’s land stand
Buster Keaton is again of the moment
Wednesday
Why does Hollywood ruin literature’s best characters?
What Kenneth Branagh has done to Poirot borders on literary mutiny
