Conceived in prison, executed in secret and resulting in exile, Mohammad Rasoulof’s latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” carries significance far greater than what exists on screen. A winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, it sealed the fates of all who worked
Looking for late fall TV recommendations? Here is a rundown of some of the hits and misses of the season.
This fall has been a case of hope springing eternal. Summer releases revealed a dearth of product for mature adults although the box office showed promise with the extraordinary results of “Deadpool vs. Wolverine.”
The bombs are dropping; the sound is deafening; the fires are spreading and the firefighters are engulfed. Thus opens the extraordinary new film by Steve McQueen, “Blitz,” a sequence that is riveting, terrifying, and as close as anyone can come to being in the middle
In “A Real Pain,” Kieran Culkin stars with Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed, as cousins trying to make a connection, both to each other and their family heritage.
He’s thickened a bit in the middle and he’s traded those skinny Levis for dad jeans but he hasn’t lost a beat and that voice hasn’t lost a note.
September and October were the traditional months when broadcast networks premiered their new shows. This week we discuss some of those new entries, but never fear, there are many more to come in November.
Each presents protagonists that are too rarely seen on screen.
The content machine never stops, and this summer is no exception. Get ready for fabulous series premieres with women front and center.
“Janet Planet,” written and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, rotates around the mother-daughter relationship between Janet and 11-year-old Lacy.
