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There’s something about Norman Jewison’s 1985 film “Agnes of God,” which just turned 40, that sinks deep into my bones. It brings on a feeling like being stunned. It happens again and again throughout the film, every time I...

Consider this a preview for not just the films you’re going to see in months to come, but reviews you’re going to read on this site over the next ten days. All 20 of these films have been assigned...

“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may” is a phrase a young Ethan Hawke took to heart while filming “Dead Poets Society,” the iconic drama that launched his career as an actor. Thirty years and countless honors later—including four Academy...

Once again it is my pleasure and my privilege to be reporting to you from Venice, where the Cinema Biennale, known to the American trades as the Venice Film Festival, is unspooling, sort of, but not literally, given that...

Ask 100 fans to name their favorite football movie, and you’ll probably get at least 30 different responses, from comedy-dramas such as “The Longest Yard” (both Burt Reynolds and Adam Sandler versions), “Semi-Tough” (1977), “Varsity Blues” (1999), and “The...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX“American Pie““Apollo 13““Clueless““Dazed and Confused““The Departed““Hostiles““Jurassic Park““On Swift Horses““The Texas Chainsaw Massacre““Wet Hot American Summer”7 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD“Bring Her Back“Australian duo Danny and Michael Philippou followed up their breakout hit “Talk to Me” with one of...

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, tearing up the southern states and wreaking singular damage on New Orleans, one of the most diverse and sophisticated US cities, and one of the great nexus points of creativity. The disaster...

It’s all about the Bro Code—and the immutable, devastating, and often tragic consequences that transpire when the Bro Code is broken.If you watched the 2022 Amazon Prime Video action espionage thriller series “The Terminal List,” starring Chris Pratt as...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Slate senior editor Jenny Zhang about the Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2, which broke box-office records even before its U.S. re-release. Source link