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Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in 'White Noise'

Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in 'White Noise'

It was early in the pandemic when Noah Baumbach, for the first time in his career, found himself wondering what he was going to do next. 2019 had been a big year, both professionally and in his personal life. He lost his father.
Review: In ‘Corsage,’ a real-life empress gets a new story

Review: In ‘Corsage,’ a real-life empress gets a new story

A winsome young woman marries into the top echelon of royalty, becomes lonely in a passionless marriage, and suffers eating disorders and depression even as she fascinates the outside world.
An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars

An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars

NEW YORK (AP) — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years. Since then, he’s made five widely acclaimed features.
Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in 'White Noise'

Q&A: Baumbach finds a cinematic playground in 'White Noise'

It was early in the pandemic when filmmaker Noah Baumbach , for the first time in his career, found himself wondering what he was going to do next. 2019 had been a big year, both professionally and in his personal life. He lost his father.
'Aftersun,' 'Banshees' lead AP's best films of 2022

'Aftersun,' 'Banshees' lead AP's best films of 2022

The Associated Press’ Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr's picks for the best movies of 2022: JAKE COYLE: 1. “Aftersun” : Rarely does such a delicately crafted tale pack such a wallop .
Review: The silent film era roars again in 'Babylon'

Review: The silent film era roars again in 'Babylon'

“Perhaps the ballyhoo meant nothing,” Kevin Brownlow wrote in his defining history of the silent film era, “The Parade’s Gone By…” It’s probably true that even avid moviegoers have increasingly drifted away from the films of what Brownlow called, wit
Review: Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking’ is a revelation

Review: Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking’ is a revelation

What happens when your home no longer feels like a home? When the rules of your life no longer make sense? When your body is not your own? When your children are not safe and neither are you? Do you look for justice? Revenge? Apologies? Do you make a
Review: ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ is purrfectly fun

Review: ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ is purrfectly fun

Quick, without looking, guess how long it’s been since there’s been a Shrek movie or even a Shrek-adjacent one.
Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley on making 'Women Talking' a cinematic epic

Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley on making 'Women Talking' a cinematic epic

TORONTO — The cinematic canon is replete with stories of great men doing important things, says Canadian director Sarah Polley — from the president faced with tough choices in a time of crisis, to the football team that takes to the field in spite of
Janelle Monáe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'

Janelle Monáe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'

NEW YORK (AP) — To get a sense of Janelle Monáe’s powers of transformation, look no further than her Instagram photos of past Halloweens . Monáe doesn’t just throw something on.
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